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Rolex wrist watch advertisement, 1931
Advertisement for iconic watch brand Rolex, the worlds most accurate wrist watch. Date: 1931

British 25-pounder field gun by G. H. Davis
Considered at the time to be the best field gun in the world: the British 25-pounder. Diagrammatic drawings of a famous British weapon

Advertisement for Triumph Renown motor car
Advertisement for the Triumph Renown motor car -- all thats best in Britain. Featuring a traditional cricket match on a village green on a sunny Saturday afternoon. 1951

North American P-51D Mustang -the adoption of the Rolls-Royce Merlin transformed the P-51 into the best US fighter of World War 2

The Last Caravan by A. E. Bestall
A colour illustration by Alfred Bestall showing a fantasy scene where a group of travellers are being spied on from woodland by a centaur and female imps

Sir Robert Peel, c. 1846
Engraving of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister. Peel was a Conservative MP who held strong views on Irish Catholicism and Free Trade vs Protectionism

THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL One of the greatest of best- sellers, the cover shows Leslie Howard in the best of the film versions, produced in 1935

Errol Flynn / Warner
ERROL FLYNN Irish-American film actor, best known for his swashbuckling roles

Tatler cover - Ronald Colman and his Sealyham Terrier
Film star Ronald Colman (1891-1958) pictured on the front cover of The Tatler with his Sealyham Terrier in 1931. Date: 1931

Poster, British Seagull outboard motor
Poster, British Seagull, The best outboard motor in the world, Every dinghy a motor dinghy. circa 1950

Fruit Label -- best Jaffa grapefruit
Fruit Label -- Ruth best Jaffa grapefruit, packed by Z A Chelouche, produce of Palestine. Depicting a smiling woman with a tray of fruit balanced on her head. Date: 20th century

Islington Angel
The Angel at Islington is one of North Londons best- known landmarks at the site of one of its busiest crossroads. Date: 1895

Advert / Whitbread Pale A
WHITBREADs PALE ALE ashore or afloat, the best summer beverage

The Nile is Egypt, Cooks Nile Steamers
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks Nile Steamers, the best way to explore Egypts ancient splendour and modern charm. Showing an ancient monument with hieroglyphics, with two men in Egyptian dress

Advert / Umbrellas / 1930S
Umbrellas from Parapluie- Revel, Lyons, France - the very best umbrella manufacturer

Vesta Tilley / Piccadilly
VESTA TILLEY Music hall entertainer, best known for her male impersonations, singing Algy, the Piccadilly Johnny (with the little glass eye)

Ransomes Lawnmowers Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for an Ideal Homes Exhibition stand for Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies Ltd. promoting Ransomes Lawnmowers. The image shows a decorative green model on a tidy lawn

Oxton House, Devon, seat of Rev. John Beaumont Swete. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1827

Silhouette of barmaid and customer in a pub
The best drink is the last drink -- scene at 10pm in The Crown, Harrogate, with a barmaid, a customer and his dog

Beer is Best
A satisfied looking man wearing a trilby and smoking a pipe holds a glass of beer while propping up a pub bar. Beer pumps just visible

Advert / Camp Coffee 1890S
Camp Coffee is still the best

The Royal Lincolns in Malaya
A photograph of officers of the 1st Battalion Royal Lincolnshire Regiment taken at Taiping. Back row: Lt. J. Mills, 2/Lt. M.H. Best, Lts. E.C. Whitby, A.F. Townsend, 2/Lts N.L. Williams, W.C

Eve Before The Fall. By A. E. Bestall
A scene beside a waterfall of four girls in their bathing costumes. The girls are watching the waterfall, prehaps resting after swimming

Overton World Map / 1670
A new and accurate map of the world drawn according to the best and late discoveries of 1670

Jesus Teaches to Pray
Jesus teaches his disciples how best to pray

Fashionable Passengers
In their creations by Drecoll and Martial et Armand they can look their best while en voyage... travelling in a train carriage Date: 1924

Primus Stove
THE PRIMUS STOVE North, South, East or West Primus is best

England / Hedingham Castle
One of the best preserved Norman keeps in England, Hedingham Castle was built by the de Veres, the Earls of Oxford, in 1140

The First Rolls Royce
The first Rolls-Royce is already a distinguished looking vehicle with claims to be the best car in the world

Fest / Britain / Guide Cover
The cover of an official guide. Following the war, the festival aimed to raise the nations spirits whilst promoting the best in British art, design and industry. Date: 1951

Advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano
An advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano, the best that British craftsmanship can produce, with a pure singing tone and beauty of finish. Payment by instalments can be arranged... Date: 1913

Michelin Tyre Advert
The Michelin Man sits atop Olympia and makes sure all the exhibits for the 1913 motor show are equipped with the best tyres. Date: 1913

The Tune That He Loved Best by David Wright, showing a woman sat listening to a gramaphone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Cid Officers Sunday Best
C.I.D officers (who can be seen in disguise as dockers in the other picture in this set) sit proudly in their Sunday best, no longer sporting fake hands and eye-patches!

MAPS / BRITAIN / 1763
An accurate map of Great Britain and Ireland from the best authorities

Samuel Smiles Vanity Fr
SAMUEL SMILES Scottish author, best known for his book Self-Help of 1859

Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith 1897-1935
Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, 1897-1935. This photo is regarded by his family as the best and most typical ever taken of Smithy. Date: 1935

SON OF THE SHEIK
Valentinos last film, and one of his best, matches him with dancing girl Vilma Banky in George Fitzmaurices sequel to The Sheik, a classic of Hollywood exotica

Meat Mincer 1889
The Enterprise meat chopper, or mincer, is apparently the best in the world

Healing on Sunday
The priests aren t best pleased when Jesus heals on Sunday, but he explains that the sabbath was made for man and not vice versa

Rolls Royce Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Rolls Royce Limited, The Best Car In The World, the image showcases a yellow model of the car, from the front, pulling up to the entrance of a grand venue

FALL / CRUFTS WINNER / 1930
LUCKY STAR OF WARE Breed: Cocker Spaniel Owned by H. S. Lloyd Bred by M. Ottley Blue roan, born 15.09.28 Sired by Joyful Joe Date: 1930 - 1931

Poster, Rudge, Britains best bicycle, a product of Raleigh Industries, Nottingham. Date: circa 1950

Lady Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck marries
The marriage of Lady Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck, younger daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Portland, to Principe Gaetano Parente

Fall / Crufts / 1958 / Pointer
CHAMPION CHIMING BELLS CRUFTS BEST IN SHOW 1958 Owned by Mrs M Bowman Bred by Mrs W Parkinson Liver & white, sired by Ch. Herewithim Royal Flush

Glenwood Cooker Advert
Gas or coal does its best work in this remarkable Glenwood range - five burners for gas and four covers for coal... the Thermolator automatically controls the oven heat

Advert, Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative
Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative, claimed to be the best medicine in the world, by royal appointment, with portraits of Queen Victoria and Princess Alexandra in their bridal dresses

Wedding of Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong Jones
The Royal Wedding - 6th May 1960 - The Wedding of Princess Margaret (1930-2002) and Anthony Armstrong Jones (1st Earl of Snowdon 1930-), pictured with the Best Man Doctor Roger W

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