From My Scrap Collection
For some time, I have been collecting Victorian scraps of tradesmen and street characters, and putting them in a drawer. So these damp days at the end of January gave me the ideal opportunity to search through the contents and study my collection in detail. I am especially fascinated by the mixture of whimsical fantasy and social observation in these colourful miniatures, in which even the comic grotesques are derived from the daily reality of the collectors who once cherished these images.
Street Photographer
Exotic Birds
Sweets & Dainties
Acrobat & Performing Dog
Performing Dogs
The Muffin Man
Street Musician
Street Musician
Baker
Smoker
Butcher
Waiter
Itinerant
Sweep
Naturalist
Lounge Lizard
Dustman
Costermonger
Spraying the roads
Milkman
Knife Grinder
Scottish Herring Girls followed the shoals around the East Coast, gutting and packing the herring.
Herring Girl
You may like to see these other scraps from my collection
On this freakishly-frigid night in the deep South of the U.S. (Mississippi), I have been spending sweet time going through my collection of old books, playbills, scrapbooks, and 19th century advertising and post-cards. What wonderful synchronicity to view your collected “scraps,” as well, and so beautifully photographed! These are remarkable images to cherish. Thank you.
These are really interesting, and all in such good condition – great collection. Valerie
The colours in the dresses of the herring girls are wonderful.
thank you so much , great pictures , you are a winner , please keep them coming
Gorgeous illustrations in their own vintage print quality!
Love & Peace
ACHIM
These are wonderful and, as your first commenter said, really beautifully photographed. I especially love the herring girls. The street musician seems to be beating his drum with a beetle!
A wonderful collection.
I was interested to note the milkman.
When I was a child in the 1930’s our milkman came round in one of the chariot shaped carts as illustrated in your collection. I can see him now, Mr. Sutton from Sutton’s Dairies with four big churns on his cart. His milk was creamy, none of the skim dried liquid that we drink today.
Gary
This one is truly fascinating.
Have just been taking turns of talking about one of our ancestors’ jobs in family history group meetings. Must show them this!
Your daily posts are always so unexpectedly diverse. I have no idea what the next may be like.
What period of time do these scraps represent?
One of your best – just beautiful