Trowel Collection

A hobby, c1930, (1945). Winston Churchill building a wall at his home, Chartwell. From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

Trowel used by the Prince of Wales in the completion of Victoria Bridge, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Trowel used by the Prince of Wales in the completion of Victoria Bridge, 1860. To-day, according to a memorandum which has been issued detailing the arrangements made for the tour of the Prince of

Mason Smoking with Companions in a Tavern, c.1675. Creator: David Teniers II
Mason Smoking with Companions in a Tavern, c.1675

Il faut me trouver la dedans trois pièces et une cuisine!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Il faut me trouver la dedans trois pieces et une cuisine!, 19th century. Tenants and landlords. Landlord to builder: I need you to fit three rooms and a kitchen in here!

Motherless, c1883, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Motherless, c1883, (c1902). After a painting in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Victorian graveyard scene: a recently widowed father tends his dead wifes grave while tenderly holding their child

Spade, 1938. Creator: Herman O. Stroh
Spade, 1938

Silver trowel, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Silver trowel, 1844. This superb implement was manufactured for laying the first stone of the New Docks, at Birkenhead, and was used by Sir Philip Egerton

Labor, 1591. Creator: Raphael Sadeler
Labor, 1591

The Earl of Zetland, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Earl of Zetland, 1844. Portrait of Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, Grand Master of the Freemasons of England, holding the silver trowel with which he laid the foundation stone of

Two Bricklayers Holding Bricks and Trowels, 1870s-80s. Creator: Unknown
Two Bricklayers Holding Bricks and Trowels, 1870s-80s

Plasterer Smoking a Cigar, Trowel in Hand, 1860s-70s. Creator: Unknown
Plasterer Smoking a Cigar, Trowel in Hand, 1860s-70s

Three Plasterers, 1870s-80s. Creator: Unknown
Three Plasterers, 1870s-80s

Plasterer with Hawk and Trowel, 1860s-70s. Creator: Unknown
Plasterer with Hawk and Trowel, 1860s-70s

Mason Holding a Trowel, 1850s. Creator: Unknown
Mason Holding a Trowel, 1850s

Mason (?) Holding a Trowel and Sledgehammer, 1870s-80s. Creator: Unknown
Mason (?) Holding a Trowel and Sledgehammer, 1870s-80s

The trowel used in laying the first stone of the new Royal Exchange 17th January 1842.The first stone was laid by Prince Albert

Prophecy figure X from Prognosticatio Eximii Doctoris Paracelsi, 1536. Artist
Prophecy figure X from Prognosticatio Eximii Doctoris Paracelsi, 1536. A small book of 32 prophecies, filled with cryptic and allegorical symbols, by the Swiss astrologer

Bricklayer, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Bricklayer, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Building trade, c1845. A bricklayer working on a wooden scaffold (centre), a brickyard (top), mixing mortar (right), and a labourer carrying a load up a long ladder (left)

Lets Do It!, poster, Russian, 1944. Artist: I Serebriany
Lets Do It!, poster, Russian, 1944. A female worker lifting a pallet of bricks

Putting a Good Face On It, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
Putting a Good Face On It, 1863. Palmerston, (The Plasterer), says: Lor Bless You! A Little Bit O Stucco Will Make It Perfect

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