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Student dissertations
"Fashionable suicide" : the medical misdemeanours of the corset (1850-1900) / Nikki Ramskill.
Ramskill, Nikki.Date: 2006
Books
Advice to single women / Haydn Brown.
Brown, Haydn, 1864-1936.Date: 2015
Books
The absurdities of stays; and the evil effects of tight lacing / By Henry Whitfield.
Whitfield, HenryDate: 1845
Books
Online
Specification of Joseph Amesbury : apparatus for supporting the human body.
Joseph AmesburyDate: 1857
Pictures
Bones of the ribcage and pelvis: two figures, showing the appearance of the ribcage and spine in both its natural state, and when distorted by tight lacing. Etching with watercolour, 1864.
Date: [1864]Reference: 576554i
Books
Stays and body image in London : the staymaking trade, 1680-1810 / by Lynne Sorge-English.
Sorge-English, LynnDate: 2011
Books
Online
Dr. Jaeger's sanitary woollen clothing system : net price list / Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary Woollen System Co., Lim'ed.
Dr. Jaeger's Co.Date: [1890?]
Books
Online
Intemperance and tight lacing considered in relation to the laws of life.
Orson S. FowlerDate: 1852
Books
Online
De thoracibus = Von Schnürbrüsten ... / disputabit Traugott Gerber.
Gerber, Traugott.Date: [1735]
Books
Support and seduction : the history of corsets and bras / by Béatrice Fontanel ; translated from the French by Willard Wood.
Béatrice FontanelDate: [1997]
Pictures
Online
A baroque sculpture forming an allegory of dentifrice at the entrance to an international toothpowder exhibition. Drawing by A. Oberländer, ca. 1900.
Adolf OberländerDate: [1900?]Reference: 659905i
Books
The opposite sexes : a study of woman's natural and cultural history / by Adolf Heilborn ; translated from the German by J.E. Pryde-Hughes.
Adolf HeilbornDate: 1927
Books
My desire : intimate confessions. No. 4.
Date: 1950
Ephemera
The "Hahn" music series : Russia. The national anthem.
Date: [between 1900 and 1909]
Books
Online
S. Th. Sömmerring Über die Wirkungen der Schnürbrüste.
Samuel Thomas von SömmerringDate: 1793
Pictures
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A woman is turning a wheel which is tightening the string around a girl's waist in order to make it smaller. Coloured etching by W. Heath, ca. 1830.
William HeathReference: 35499i
Ephemera
Online
A nutritious food-drink for all ages : Horlick's Malted Milk for the seven ages / Horlick's Food Company.
Date: 1905
Ephemera
W. B. Nuform corsets : the W. B. Nuform corset is a concentration of all the right theories of proper corset support.
Date: 1906
Books
Online
The Strand Magazine : an illustrated monthly. Vol. 1, no. 5, May 1891 / edited by George Newnes.
Date: 1891
Books
Sue and Sally Smith, flying nurses : Symptom of evil.
Date: 1963
Books
Online
Specification of Emily Wymer : abdominal belts.
Wymer, Emily.Date: 1875
Ephemera
The most novel and valuable addition ever made to ladies attire is the patent poro-plastic corset : greatest possible comfort with perfect symmetry of figure / West of England Felt Co. Limited.
Date: 1874
Ephemera
The "very thing" for ladies for an elegant figure & good health : Harness' magnetic corsets : price only 5/6d, post free / The Medical Battery Co., Limited.
Medical Battery Company.Date: [1892?]
Pictures
A dandy being laced into a tight corset by two servants. Coloured etching, 1819.
Date: Jan 26th 1819Reference: 35511i
Books
Online
Specification of Alanson Abbé : preventing and alleviating spinal disorders.
Abbé, Alanson.Date: 1856

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"Fashionable suicide" : the medical misdemeanours of the corset (1850-1900) / Nikki Ramskill.

Advice to single women / Haydn Brown.

The absurdities of stays; and the evil effects of tight lacing / By Henry Whitfield.

Specification of Joseph Amesbury : apparatus for supporting the human body.

Bones of the ribcage and pelvis: two figures, showing the appearance of the ribcage and spine in both its natural state, and when distorted by tight lacing. Etching with watercolour, 1864.

Stays and body image in London : the staymaking trade, 1680-1810 / by Lynne Sorge-English.

Dr. Jaeger's sanitary woollen clothing system : net price list / Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary Woollen System Co., Lim'ed.

Intemperance and tight lacing considered in relation to the laws of life.

De thoracibus = Von Schnürbrüsten ... / disputabit Traugott Gerber.

Support and seduction : the history of corsets and bras / by Béatrice Fontanel ; translated from the French by Willard Wood.

A baroque sculpture forming an allegory of dentifrice at the entrance to an international toothpowder exhibition. Drawing by A. Oberländer, ca. 1900.

The opposite sexes : a study of woman's natural and cultural history / by Adolf Heilborn ; translated from the German by J.E. Pryde-Hughes.

My desire : intimate confessions. No. 4.

The "Hahn" music series : Russia. The national anthem.

S. Th. Sömmerring Über die Wirkungen der Schnürbrüste.

A woman is turning a wheel which is tightening the string around a girl's waist in order to make it smaller. Coloured etching by W. Heath, ca. 1830.

A nutritious food-drink for all ages : Horlick's Malted Milk for the seven ages / Horlick's Food Company.

W. B. Nuform corsets : the W. B. Nuform corset is a concentration of all the right theories of proper corset support.

The Strand Magazine : an illustrated monthly. Vol. 1, no. 5, May 1891 / edited by George Newnes.

Sue and Sally Smith, flying nurses : Symptom of evil.

Specification of Emily Wymer : abdominal belts.

The most novel and valuable addition ever made to ladies attire is the patent poro-plastic corset : greatest possible comfort with perfect symmetry of figure / West of England Felt Co. Limited.

The "very thing" for ladies for an elegant figure & good health : Harness' magnetic corsets : price only 5/6d, post free / The Medical Battery Co., Limited.

A dandy being laced into a tight corset by two servants. Coloured etching, 1819.

Specification of Alanson Abbé : preventing and alleviating spinal disorders.