Luck Collection

Seven gods of good luck. Drawing shows the seven lucky gods of Japan: Ebisu, Daikokuten, Bishamonten, Benzaiten, Fukurokuju, Hotei, and Jurojin seated in a circle. Date ca. 1878

FORTUNA
Roman goddess of luck and prosperity, carrying a cornucopia full of goodies

The Ladder of Fortune. Industry and Morality bring solid rewards. Idle schemes and speculations yield poverty and ruin. Date: 1875

Hei-Tiki Talisman
HEI-TIKI TALISMAN jade charm worn by Maoris to bring them good luck

Good Luck Talisman
A Chinese talisman featuring the immortal Liu-Hai, used in families for protection and good luck : includes the ying and yang and the eight trigrams

Tarot Card 10 - La Roue de Fortune (The Wheel of Fortune)

Italian Wedding Card
Dancing cherubs on a good luck card, looking forward to the couples silver, gold and diamond anniversaries!

Helston Cornwall Furry
THE FLORAL DANCE takes place during Furry day at Helston, Cornwall At noon, couples in evening wear dance between the houses to bring the occupiers good luck

Springer Spaniel Card
This Springer has had a piece of luck - he went out hunting and scored a duck !

A Run of Luck; Monkeys playing billiards, snooker or pool dressed as humans Date: 1870

Tarot Card 10 - La Roue de Fortune (The Wheel of Fortune)

Good Luck card with two cricket bats, a ball and a wicket. Date: circa 1890s

Advertisement for Horlicks -- Better Luck Next Time. Female model (Julie Bishop) in the foreground, looking with disappointment at a dancing couple in the background. 1959

Superstitions
An interesting instance of the popular aversion to walking under a ladder. A group of superstitious pedestrians find themselves in a bit of a scrum as they attempt to squeeze through the smallest gap

Birthday card, Chimney Sweep Dog. mid-20th century

WW2 greetings card, black cat in helmet
WW2 greetings card, black cat in a helmet marked OK. Date: circa 1942

The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson
A desperate effort to instil good luck into a five-franc plaque before returning to the Casino. Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)

Comic postcard, Men walk past shop window Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two black cats getting married - Good Luck Date: circa 1918

May good luck always cross your path. A black cat crossing the path of a traffic policeman

Geese unhappy at the arrival of Michaelmas
A gaggle of geese are unhappy to read a notice that the season of Michaelmas has begun. Eating goose at Michaelmas was thought to bring good luck, but that did not apply to geese

East End Woman scared of dog making her to walk under ladder
" You never know you Luck." " Hi! Come back, yer Silly! Do yer want to spile yer Luck?" Date: 1892

Sporting Gal and her horse - Dumb Luck
Dumb Luck Sporting Gal and her horse bemoaning the lack of success in the previous race. Dobbin is still the lucky recipient of a chunk of finest Tate & Lyle... Date: circa 1910

Mr and Mrs G. D. Luck in a dinghy
Neat work with a dinghy: Mr and Mrs G. D. Luck being rowed ashore by the younger generation after taking part in a race at the Royal Fowey Yacht Clubs Cornish regatta

New Year Card 1909
January 1st greetings card including pink ribbons and a four leaf clover for luck in the New Year

Such Luck! Black Cat by Louis Wain. 1930

Wheel of Fortune on a tarot card
The Wheel of Fortune, as depicted on a tarot card. Date: 1926

Vintage Retro Christmas Wrapping paper repeating pattern - featuring Father Christmas delivering presents, a small black kitten with a red ribbon, holly and red berries, a snowman

Comic postcard, Black cat sitting inside an old shoe on a Good Luck card Date: circa 1918

Music cover, Annie Laurie or Royal Scots Quadrilles, with a view of Dundee, Scotland. Introducing the Popular Airs of Annie Laurie (Campbells Are Coming, Highland Laddie, Logie O Buchan)

Comic Postcard - Gent and two ladies on a bench - This is what I saw last night
Comic Postcard - Gent and two ladies on a bench - " This is what I saw last night, were you there?" Date: 1910

Lucky black cats
Two lucky black cats with a Good Luck message. Artist: Louis Wain. Date: circa 1910

Royal Navy, HMS Rodney items
MILITARIA, ROYAL NAVY: HMS Rodney items, rum measure, copper ashtray, caddy spoon, oval dish, sweetheart pendant, Vesta case and good luck horseshoe, framed

WW2 - Sixpence For Luck
A WW2 children's short story illustration of a father and son throwing a sixpence into a rockpool for good luck. Date: circa 1940s

Good Luck And The Same To You!
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Good Luck, And The Same To You! Lyrics by Ray Sonin, music by Kenneth J. Alford. Introduced, broadcast and recorded by Al and Bob Harvey

WW2 Royal Air Force Greetings Card
A small WW2 greetings card wishing the recipient good luck. The card is complete with a Royal Air Force blue ribbon and an attached metallic horse shoe. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Greetings Card, Touch Wood!
A small WW2 greetings card wishing the recipient good luck. The card is complete with a red, white and blue ribbon and the shape of a ship made out of wood. Touch wood for luck! Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Spitfire Greetings Card
A small WW2 greetings card wishing the recipient good luck. The illustration shows some crossed Union Jack and Royal Air Force flags, the card has a metallic Spitfire fighter plane attached

WW2 Good Luck Greetings Card
A small WW2 greetings card wishing the recipient good luck through the imagery of a black cat, the card includes a metallic horseshoe to represent the letter C in Luck. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 W. A. A. F. Greetings Card
The inside of a WW2 greetings card, themed on the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, a servicewomen can be seen in the illustration waving towards a fighter plane. May your luck be always sky-high

WW2 Christmas Card, Soldiers Of Good Luck
A WW2 Christmas greetings card, the illustration portrays a pair of British soldiers walking with a black cat between them, symbolic of good fortune. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Christmas Card, Royal Navy Seagulls
A WW2 Christmas greetings card, the illustration shows a procession of seagulls in flight, wearing sailor hats, wishing the recipient good luck. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Birthday Card, Bags Of Good Luck
A WW2 birthday greetings card, wishing the recipient good luck with the presence of black cats. The image shows a smiling General Post Office worker delivering the mail. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Greetings Card, Westland Lysanders
A WW2 greetings card complete with a red ribbon, wishing the recipient the best of luck. The illustration shows a trio of Westland Lysander British army cooperation aircraft in flight

WW2 Christmas Card, Good Luck
A WW2 Christmas greetings card with imagery symbolic of good fortune, the illustration shows some horseshoes nestled amongst some mistletoe and a Union Jack flag. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Birthday Card, A Good Spotter
A WW2 birthday greetings card, a good spotter to bring you luck! The image shows a black cat symbolic of good fortune, that has climbed up the neck of a giraffe to act as a spotter with binoculars

WW2 Birthday Card, Digging Up Good Luck!
A WW2 birthday greetings card, Getting down to it and digging up a bumper crop of good luck for your birthday. The illustration portrays a boy digging up some horseshoes beside a black cat

WW2 Greetings Card, Fire Watchers
A WW2 greetings card, Good luck and best wishes from one fire watcher to another. The image shows two cats sat by a blazing fireplace. Date: circa 1940s

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping