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12014903LSD (pounds, shillings and pence in pre-decimal days, but here standing for Luck, Success and Delight) with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Cover design, The Sunny Mag, price seven pence -- All Hands on Deck! circa 1927
Girl and boy in knitted cardigans. The price of the pattern is shown in both old and new currencies (one shilling equalling five pence). circa 1971
British coin, George V silver threepenny bitBritish coin, a George V silver threepenny bit, with oak leaves and acorns on the reverse. Date: 1932
British coin, George VI silver threepenny bitBritish coin, a George VI silver threepenny bit. Date: 1938
British coin, Queen Victoria silver threepenny bitBritish coin, a Queen Victoria silver threepenny bit. Date: 1891
News vendor poster, Pegs PaperNews vendor stand poster, Pegs Paper -- How Could She Know? circa 1927
Advertisement for Modern Woman magazine, gift pattern of autumn frock, helps and entertains. Price sixpence. circa 1927
Cover design, The Golden West -- 12 complete stories for seven pence. circa 1927
Cover design, Womans Life, price three pence, free balloon with every copy. circa 1927
Cover design, The Humorist, price two pence, August 1927. 1927
Music cover, I ve Never Seen a Straight Banana, words and music by Ted Waite 1926
Lady on vintage motorcycle at the seasideLady posing for photograph at the seaside on a prop motorcycle, ice cream & drinks hut in background
Music cover, The Generals Fast Asleep, words and music by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr. 1935
Music cover, Alone, Marx BrothersMusic cover, Alone, words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown, as sung by Allan Jones and Kitty Carlisle in the MGM film A Night at the Opera, featuring the Marx Brothers. 1935
Music cover, The Twilight Waltz, Jack PayneMusic cover, The Twilight Waltz, by Jimmy Kennedy and Walter Dobson, featured by Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra. 1931
Find the Fault card No. 15 -- three pence coin. circa 1930s
Milk Cart (Scrap)Milk cart - Fresh milk at four pence a quart, fresh from the cow three times a day ! Date: late 19th century
Carriage InteriorThe interior of a carriage of the Central London Railway, known as The Twopenny Tube because you can travel to any station for two pence. Date: circa 1890
Two women and a girl in ponchosTwo women and a girl in knitted and crocheted ponchos. 1960s
Woman in a chequered design cardiganWoman in a green chequered design cardigan. 1960s
Young woman in a blue and white knitted top. 1960s
Bestway pattern for Delightful Necklets, easily made from oddments. 1940s
Cover design, Master Humphreys Clock, a weekly periodical edited and written by Charles Dickens, published from 4 April 1840 to 4 December 1841
Man in knitted waistcoat by Stitchcraft knitting patterns. 1960s
Advertisement, Fruit Spangles. 1954
Invoice from Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, to Mr Frank Blackley, for the supply of one hundred greetings cards, total cost ten shillings and ten pence. Date: circa 1891
Leaflet, Crimson Tide vs Fighting IrishLeaflet advertising an American Football event, Crimson Tide (University of Alabama Field Artillery) vs Fighting Irish (Notre Dame Engineers), on 8 May 1943 at the White City Stadium, West London
Two boys emptying a piggy bank onto a table. The coins seem to be mostly penny and threepenny pieces (pre-decimalisation). Date: circa 1960s
9d special value shop price signA point of sale card indicating that an item is special value at 9 d. c.1920
Real Turtle SoupAn illustrated advert by Freemans table delicacies offering turtle soup, made with West Indian turtles in compressed tablet form. A cheap alternative at two pence per plate. Date: 1915
British coin, Elizabeth II threepenny bitBritish coin, an Elizabeth II threepenny bit. Date: 1963
British coin, George VI threepenny bitBritish coin, a George VI threepenny bit. Date: 1943
Bailiwick of Jersey coin, ten new penceBailiwick of Jersey, Elizabeth II coin, ten new pence. Date: 1968
Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits are soldSold Again! -- Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits are sold for a penny each, although their mother had told them that they were worth their weight in gold. Date: 1912
British coin, George V silver three penny bitBritish coin, a George V silver threepenny bit, minted during the First World War. 1917
Cover design, Holiday Haunts, showing a father carrying his little girl on his shoulders at the seaside. Date: 1933
Cover of Home Chat Magazine, showing a young woman putting up lanterns for some New Year entertaining. She is wearing a red and blue patterned party dress
Labourer aghast at the cost of his young sons education Youngster: " Father, Teacher says I ve gotten ter bring a penny wi me to school termorrer ter buy a slate pencil wi
Japanese Cards CustomAn ancient Spring custom which enables Japanese men and women to buy small wooden cards for a few pence, which are placed before the gods to absolve the offerer from all sins. Date: 1930s
Cover design, Aero & Marine ExhibitionCover design, catalogue of Aero & Marine Exhibition, 16-25 March 1914, at Olympia, west London, under the patronage of His Majesty the King
Official programme cover, The London AerodromeOfficial programme cover for the London Aerodrome, Hendon, 7th London Aviation Meeting, 9-13 April 1914 (weather permitting)
Shock Proof Car ClockA shock proof car clock (with luminous figures), which adheres to the dashboard by means of its rubber casing. Only 7 shillings and 9 pence from Harrods of London. Date: 1930s
Working mens lodgings, Commercial Street, East LondonThe No. 1 Victoria Home for Working Men at 39-41 Commercial Street in the East End of London. Beds were on offer at 4d per night, or 5d for single bedded cabins
Wave Lodging House, Canning Town, East LondonThe Wave Lodging House for working men at 235 Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town, East London. Beds and baths are on offer for 4d (four pence) or 6d (six pence) a night
Ace of Spades / CardAce of spades with three old pence duty notice printed as part of the design
Prospective CustomersTwo girls - one rich, the other poor - admire a display of dolls outside a shop, offered at the bargain price of eleven pence and three farthings
Advertisement for the Empire Cinema, Derby -- The House that is Different. Proprietor Edgar Duckworth, General Manager Jos. Ferguson. Continuous performance daily from 2.30 to 10.30