Origin of DIY

 

DIY is traditionally seen to have its roots in the 1950s and 60s, and many factors coincided in making this time a busy one for DIY. But doing it yourself was by no means a new phenomenon. Detail from Southern Rail poster, 'To your Hobbies, Handiwork Classes, Boy's Clubs', 1930s.The 19th century saw many other books describe practical projects in detail, and they weren’t only aimed at men. Mary Gascoigne published her Handbook of Turning in 1842, explaining the art of woodturning using a lathe. She commented: Before the invention of the car, anyone who wanted to play with machines would most likely buy themselves a lathe.

They were expensive machines, so ownership tended to be among the well-off. Holtzapffel of London were their foremost builders, and as well as the basic lathes they produced a whole range of accessories so that increasingly complex projects could be undertaken. The finished products could be highly decorative—to our modern eyes, maybe a little too much so.

But the objective was to show off the turner’s skill at their hobby. In our collection we have many of the specimens made by Holtzapffel’s to show customers what was possible.
 
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