Mirrors Collection (#3)

Lyon, France - International Exhibition (6 / 7)
Lyon, France - International Exhibition - The Boudoir of Empress Marie-Louise of France from the Palace of Versailles Date: 1914

Advert for Mappin & Webb hair brush sets
Advert for a fine Morocco leather vanity travelling case, completely fitted with a set of superfine enamel and silver-gilt toilet requisities, beautifuly engraved and cut glass toilet bottles

Pinolis Restaurant, London - the location of the foundation of the Magic Circle in 1905. Location was interestingly: 17 & 21 Wardour Street and 9 Rupert Street! Date: circa 1910s

Same woman in five different poses in the one shot
A rather unusual, almost surreal composite photographic postcard featuring the same woman in five seperate poses, combined together into one image by the clever use of mirrors. Date: circa 1912

Postcard by George Ranstead
One of a large number of postcards hand drawn by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps

Lady and Mirror by George Ranstead
A rather arrogant lady, wearing a fashionable ensemble, gazing at her reflection in a large oval mirror, except, spookily, no reflection appears to be forthcoming

Trying to view the royal wedding, 1947
Enterprising spectators using makeshift periscopes of mirrors on sticks in an attempt to actually see something along the processional route at the royal wedding between Princess Elizabeth

Hair Brush Sets on sale at Mappin & Webb

Edward Vii / Wedding 1863
MARRIAGE to Princess Alexandra Signing of the Attestation Deed Date: 10 March 1863

Bewitched book front cover by David Wright
Front cover of a pulp fiction novel by Louis Charles Royer, featuring an illustration by British pin-up artist, David Wright

Locating mirrors for golfers / W H Robinson
With the simplicity of genius, this apparatus allows swift and sure location of a golf ball beneath the obstacle of a mans expanding midriff, by use of mirrors

Driving on the right hand side / W H Robinson
A difficulty which confronts the British motorist abroad is driving on the right hand side of the road. To master this takes a little practice with mirrors

Office scene with large angled mirror
A futuristic office with a large angled mirrored screen running along one wall, with up to the minute computer systems visible in the reflection. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Time for Reflection by Elsie Harding
A ballerina in a very horizontal tutu skirt pauses by a mirrored door and is reflected along with the colour Chinese lanterns hanging nearby

Japanese hairstyle
A Japanese lady kneels on the floor and examimes her hairstyle using two mirrors

Barbers Saloon, New York, 1870
Engraving showing a sumptuous barbers saloon lined with mirrors, New York, 1870

Womans Bathroom
A womans bathroom; a feminine sheme of delicately engraved mirrors, with maple furniture and radiators under drying cupboards. The new British furniture, a complete home in the modern manner

Japanese lady and mirror
A Japanese lady, keen to make sure she is immaculately dressed, uses mirrors to check her hairstyle and appearance

Distorting Mirror
Photographer takes picture of men and women reflected in a distorting mirror

Dressing Table 1826
Cabinet Dressing Case an ornate dressing table housing a wash basin, mirrors, and a number of convenient shelves and niches for storing toilet articles

Manufacture of Mirrors
A French mirror factory

Lady Shopper 1970
A woman in a green floppy hat and green dress browses in a shop selling various mirrors and ornaments. She holds a rather full wicker basket full of shopping over her arm

Chinese Lightning Goddes
TIAN-MU, goddess & mother of lightning. She uses mirrors to send the lightning to earth

Optical Illusion / Ghost
An optical illusion on stage give the effect of a ghost on stage during a play

Automatic Restaurant
A group of fashionable young women in coats and hats sitting on stools in front of the mirrors of the trendy new Automatic Restaurant, the Strand, London

Boy Tickles Sleepy Girl
A naughty little boy mischievously tickles the ear of a sleeping girl with a long straw. A naughty kitten mirrors his behaviour as it torments a bird in a cage

Archimedes demonstrating reflecting mirrors
Archimedes, Greek mathematician and inventor, demonstrating the use of reflecting mirrors to set fire to enemy ships

Futuristic mechanised barbers shop
A futuristic mechanised barbers shop, where all the barber has to do is press a few buttons on a machine

Futuristic mechanised toilette
A futuristic scene, showing a woman doing her toilette the mechanised way, so that she hardly needs to lift a finger

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