Holder Collection (#5)

Cunard Line R. M. S. Mauretania
Cunard Line R.M.S. Mauretania. Holder of the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing (1907- 1929)

Captain Holder, Fusilier Guards. Captain Holder, full-length portrait, standing, with gabions at feet. Date 1855

Christmas in the 1930s - Dicky Bird by Val Soey
Two jolly looking friends, wrapped up warm against the cold, sit on the dicky seat of a convertible car as it zooms through the snow

The Vamp by Tony Castle
An aloof and fashionable young woman reclines on a chaise longue, with a cigarette holder in her mouth, as a number of opened letters, presumably professing love for her

Advert for Asprey cigarette cases
Asprey of Bond Street displaying a wide variety of Christmas present ideas for the woman, including lots of cigarette cases, cigarette holder, vanity case and powder boxes. Date: 1930

Advert for Yardleys Old English Lavender, with a couple sitting down for an evening meal, while the waiter is lighting up a mans cigar. 1927

Pocket Chess & Draughts
Pocket chess and draughts, combined with a metal holder to fix on the board, to keep it steady in its leather case. Date: 1930s

Art Nouveau scene with Handwalking greek girl
An Art Nouveau picture depicting a young handwalking greek girl along with an accompanying musician, playing a set of pipes

Beagle Puppy with Candle
A beagle puppy with a candle and holder, about to retire to bed, with a doll under one arm. Date: early 1930s

Ragnhild Hveger
Danish swimmer RAGNHILD HVEGER (b. 1920), who was the holder, in 1941, of no less than 19 world records at one time. 400 metre Silver medal winner at 1936 Olympics. Date: 1930s

Shagreen Cigarette Case
A cigarette case of silver and shagreen, painted wood matchbox and a wooden cigarette holder. Date: 1930s

Cigarette Accessories

Maximilian Ct. Boussu
MAXIMILIAEN van HENNIN, grave van BOUSSU Flemish statesman, Stadt- holder over Hollandt, West- Vrieslandt and Uytrecht. Date: 1542 - 1578

Dress by Henri Gowns, 1953
A romantic picture frock of grey-blue wild silk. The skirt is worked in huge petals and the rose which decorates the very plain strapless bodice is in muted shades of mauve, pink and grey

Two sleeveless evening dresses by Doeuillet
Two fashionable sleeveless evening dresses by Doeuillet. On the left, a v-necked green dress with gold speckles. On the right, a black crepe dress with embroidered scoop neck

Poster, Theres Health in the Bath Tub, showing a happy baby splashing about in the bath. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

Dapper Gent with Monocle
A woman sipping coffee, with pinkie held aloft, eyes a young mans waistcoat critically. Fortunately he is wearing a Catoir waistcoat - the choice of the discerning. Date: 1926

Cigarette Holder 1928
A womans hand holding a cigarette holder and cigarette which produces two perfect smoke rings Date: 1928

1927 by Lewis Baumer
A quintessentially twenties young woman with an Eton crop, a short skirt and a cigarette holder, posed nonchalantly by a stylised picture of Adam and Eve hanging on the wall

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Save-all
Save-All. A man frugal with his money, possibly Scottish judging by his outfit, sits by candle light with his feet in a tub of water eating an unappetising bowl of something

The Motorists companion / W H Robinson
The Motorists companion: a Swiss army knife of usefulness, including small hammer for tapping a bent crankshaft into shape, and a cigarette holder

Little boy brushing his teeth
A little boy brushes his teeth -- he can only just reach over the washbasin. (2 of 2)

A free water vendor, Turkey
A free water vendor, who nonetheless would always receive a token payment for his liquid provision

Street coffee House - Constantinople
A street coffee house in Constantinople (Istanbul). The gentleman seated on left is smoking a pipe of great length, whilst the standing coffee house owner on the right holds a coffee cup

Dacia with glass cigarette holder by Yevonde
Dacia, the popular " Chu Chin Chow" dancer demonstrates her new spiral glass cigarette holder. Photograph by Madame Yevonde

Patent Office Curiosities and Ingenuities
Some Curiosities and Ingenuities of the Patent Office! These include a popelling device, a helmet-mounted gun, a submersible lifesaving apparatus, a cool pipe

Gas Holder of Imperial Gas Company, Bethnal Green, London

Advertisement for Westminster cigarettes
This advert is trying to appeal to the female smoker

Bagages - Grands et petits by Douglas Wales
Woman sitting among a large a variety of luggage

Egyptian Lemonade Seller - Cairo
Egyptian Lemonade Seller with a shoulder strap ewer - Cairo

Overture by Leo Bates
A Spanish senorita, with an off the shoulder, fringed dress, a flower in her hair, a fedora hat and a cigarette holder, glances back at a potential suitor

A THRILLER
A young women, cigarette holder perched artfully between her lips reads a sensational novel, her eyes wide at the contents

Dapper Man / Dryden
A very dapper looking gentleman wearing a cape and smoking a cigarette in a holder

Tobacco Holder
A carved, polished wooden tobacco holder in the shape of a dog (possibly a bulldog)

Bas Le Bourget Stockings
Concealed by a large armchair, the head, hands & stockinged legs of a dangerous looking blonde, can be glimpsed

William Holder
WILLIAM HOLDER English churchman, canon of St Paul s, London

Swimwear / Abdulla Advert
A bright young thing in bangles, belted bathing costume & bathing cap leans on a car to enjoy a cigarette

Soldier Buying Goods
Phan Rang: a Vietnamese soldier, with an extremely large rifle slung over his back, buys goods from a stall holder

Anna Sten / Postcard
ANNA STEN (Anjuschka Stenski Sujakevitch) Russian actress in American films

Flapper in Shawl Dress
Flapper posing seductively in a fabulous multi-coloured oriental patterned shawl dress with a long fringe border, smoking a cigarette from a holder. Date: 1926

1928 Flapper / Fantasio
A flapper in a green dress dances in front of a group of men in evening dress

Ivor Novello / Smoking
IVOR NOVELLO (Ivor Davies) Welsh actor of stage and screen, playwright and composer

LINER UNITED STATES
A number of small tugs alongside the liner United States, holder of the Blue Riband of the Atlantic, at Southampton

Compositor at Work
A compositor at work in pre- mechanical days, picking out the individual letters to make up the text held in the holder beside him

Glamorous Smoker 1942
American film star Joan Bennett smokes a cigarette from a holder as she poses seductively for a promotional photo for her latest picture. Note the star hair slides!

Lace Frocks 1929
Feminine dresses with uneven hemlines using lace, silk & satin in tiered flounces, chevron shaped inserts & in gathered side panels & capes

Coats & Suits for 1926
Coats: single or double- breasted raglans, double- breasted slim-fitting coat. Suits: single & double- breasted including a smoking costume with black tie

Smoking through Holder
Actress Anna Sten looking glamorous smoking a cigarette through a long holder

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