Detective Collection

Sherlock Holmes / Reverie
the great detective surrounded by memories of his greatest triumphs

Christie Poirot Cover
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, featured on the cover of the Strand magazine containing Christies story The Crime in Cabin 66

Cid Officers as Dockers
C.I.D officers cunningly disguised as dockers during investigations into drug smugglers at Limehouse Docks, London. One man (r) has a hook for a hand!

Hercule Poirot
HERCULE POIROT the Belgian detective, hero of many of Christies books

Hercule Poirot, 1923
Portrait of the fictional Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, published in The Sketch in 1923. At that time Agatha Christie was regularly published in The Sketch and this painting of her character

Arrested by an undercover police officer
An undercover female police officer springs her Honey Trap on an unsuspecting criminal, who goes from a jolly evening with a fetching lady to staring down the barrel of a revolver!

Poe / Purloined Letter
THE PURLOINED LETTER " Dupin stepped to the card rack & took the letter."

Beatrice Lillie in the comedy film Are You There? - appearing as an acrobat in Bagdad Daddies: the lady detective in a wonderful disguise. Date: 1931

A desperate character. A woman detective pupil at the Baker Street school for lady sleuths, run by Mr Kersey, in disguise as a man puts the finishing touches to her character in order to further a

Cartoons, Conscientious Charles, A Story of the Census - trying to complete the census form accurately, he tries to discover his mother-in-law's true age Date: 1891

New York police identifying criminals using different methods, known as the Bertillon System. Face and head measurement were taken to ensure identity

Fritz Lang's M
Images from Fritz Lang's 1931 film M, including Peter Lorre (1904-1964) as Hans Beckert in his first major film role. Date: circa 1931

Alec Guinness (1914 - 2000) portraying G. K. Chesterton's sleuth Father Brown in the 1954 film of the same name. In the United States the film was marketed under the title "The

News stand in Central London
A news stand in Central London, with a wide variety of magazines and newspapers. Date: circa 1960

The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle from his own short story. First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, 4 June 1910, this production at the Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

Woman tecs of Baker Street: a college for feminine undergraduates of crime investigation run by Mr Kersey for lady sleuths. Date: 1927

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Miss Peel. circa 1935

DI Jill McTeague, Arts & Antiques Squad, with necklace
DI Jill McTeague of the Arts & Antiques Squad of the Metropolitan Police, holding a stolen necklace which has been recovered

Retirement Certificate
A decorative testimonial presented to Mr Samuel Cartledge upon his retirement from the Racecourse Detective Staff, Nottingham, July 1926

The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace. This poster by theatrical artist Albert Morrow advertises Wallaces detective thriller of 1905

The Face at the Window by L. Vernon Wyrall. For the R. Amos Jones Co. touring to Royal West London Theatre. A play with this title by F

Cartoon, Horace Wigan, actor, dramatist and manager
Cartoon, Horace Wigan (c.1815-1885), actor, dramatist and theatre manager, best known for his detective roles. A very amiable gentleman, though he doesn t always look cheerful. 1884

Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), British writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. 1897

Group photo, male and female police officers, London
Group photo, male and female police officers on a Met Police CID training course for detective constables, taken on 13 March 1948

Le Pendu De Londres
LE PENDU DE LONDRES (The hanged man of London) (Pierre Souvestre & Marcel Allain) - the seventh adventure involving Fantomas and detective Juve Date: circa 1911

A Life For A Life
Promotional postcard for A Life For A Life. The photo shows Chas. H. Lester and Little Irene as Josh Harker and His Baby Detective. Date: circa 1910

London Life cover page
" You never know whos watching you". London Life cover page for an issue focussing on the world of the private detectives. Date: 26 Ferbuary 1966

Arthur Wontner (1875 1960), British actor best known for playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyles master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937. Date: 1935

Raffles, The Amateur Cracksman
A scene from Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman, at the Comedy Theatre, London. Based on the stories by E.W.Hornung, the play showed a series of incidents in the life of the gentleman thief

Pedro - The Sexton Blake Bloodhound Date: 1911

Marin Sais - Movie star of the silent film era
Marin Sais (1890-1971) - Movie star of the silent film era - starred as The Girl Detective in The Closed Door for Kalem in 1915

Marie Francois Goron - French Detective
Marie Francois Goron behind his desk - Detective - renowned chief of the Paris S�, the citys investigative unit. Date: 1902

The game of detective. The game of the wild west. Game of attack

Arabia the equine detective. Motion picture poster for Arabia the Equine Detective shows two men and woman standing next to a horse. Date c1913. Arabia the equine detective

Interpol, Paris, 1960S
A drug-smuggling map of the world, with lines showing the routes by which narcotics are taken from country to country. Date: 1960s

Inspector Dew leaving the Laurentic
The End of a Dramatic Chase. Inspector Walter Dew leaving the ocean liner SS Laurentic and about to embark on the pilot steamer that took him to the SS Montrose

Conan Doyle as Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the guise of his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes

Locksmith Opens Door
A locksmith opens a door with a master set of keys

Francois Vidocq
FRANCOIS-EUGENE VIDOCQ French detective

Father Brown in Court
THE WISDOM OF FATHER BROWN The priestly detective gives evidence in court

William Gillette / Holmes
William Gillette in the role of the famous detective; famous for bringing the character to the stage at the turn of the century

Reading Invisible Ink
Invisible ink may be detected by chemicals or heat

Shocked Man 1930S
A man with dark hair looks shocked or even incredulous, as he reads something on a card he has picked up from a table

Emile Gaboriau
EMILE GABORIAU - French writer, a pioneer of the detective story : his Mystery of the Yellow Room remains one of the finest tales in the genre

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