Purchasing Collection

Fleet Air Arm - Grumman Martlet II - AM958
A Grumman Martlet II of the Fleet Air Arm. Ordered by the British Purchasing Commission as Grumman G-36Bs, the Martlet II was powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G engine

Abraham purchasing cave for a burial place
Abraham purchasing the Cave of Machpelah for a burial place - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 23.16. 1787

Judging artistic effect before purchasing / W Heath Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

8x Douglas DB-7A Havoc II aircraft awaiting delivery
Royal Air Force - Douglas DB-7A Havoc II intruder aircraft lined up at the factory before delivery. The nearest aircraft is AH433, the fourth production aircraft

Lever Brothers Sunlight Soap Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Lever Brothers Limited, promoting Sunlight Soap, for cleaning the home. The image shows a woman purchasing the product from a shopkeeper

Mantegna, Virgin and Child
Documenting the purchase of an Andrea Mantagna painting ??the virgin and child, St Joseph and another saint?, bought by M Kleinberger of Paris for £29, 5000

The Village of Waterloo, with travellers purchasing relics
The Village of Waterloo, with travellers purchasing the relics that were found in the field of battle, 1815 (c).Oil on panel, signed lower left Geo Jones, by George Jones (1786-1869), 1821 (c)

Flower seller in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Door to door flower seller in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with a woman buying a bunch of flowers. Date: circa 1930s

Warning Against Non - Kosher Meat
A warning poster to the Jewish public from the Board for the Affairs of Shecheta warning against purchasing and eating non kosher meat. Date: circa 1900

Patriotic poster, Buy British - To provide your wages
To provide your wages some must Buy British - Set a good example yourself. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis

Film bought from a slot-machine 1928
The wide use of mechanical salesmen : A purchaser getting a film from a slot-machine in Copenhagen, this was used outside a merchants shop to maintain the sale of their wares when the shop is closed

Fruit bought from a slot-machine 1928
Shopping by a slot-machine in Copenhagen after closing. This slot-machine selling fruit was situated outside a merchants shop to maintain the sale of food when the shop was closed. 1928

WW2 - English schoolboys buy vegetables from school garden
WW2 - English schoolboys buying vegetables from the school garden. Date: circa 1941

WW2 - Shortage of Potatoes in Britain during the War
Sorry No Potatoes - a British housewife has limited choice for her vegetable purchasing, as potato stocks dry up due to tight rationing control over supply - December, 1941. Date: 1941

British Sailor on shore leave purchasing a souvenir - China
British Sailor on shore leave purchasing a souvenir to take home - Chinese Art shop. Date: circa 1890s

WW2 - We win because we are the strongest - Buy War Bonds
WW2 - " We win because we are the strongest" - Buy French War Bonds. Map showing the comparative strength of the Allies. The Axis powers at this point did not include Italy and Japan

Pet Shop - Hilarious Postcard - Purchasing a Puppy. Lady (after purchasing dog): " And what do you call the little fellow

Gladstone and Purchase
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE He abolishes the system of purchasing commissions, against the wishes of the House of Lords. Date: 1809 - 1898

WW1 - British soldiers canteen
WW1 - A British soldier purchasing a toothbrush from a helper at a canteen. The toothbrush not for use, but "...only for kit inspection." Date: 1915

Assyrian-Babylonian tablet with cuneiform characters. Purchasing contract. 2000 B.C. Babylonian art. Terra-cotta. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Como. Civic Museum

Advert for Drages bedroom furniture 1937
Drages fine funiture. Payable in a small deposit and then pay 50 months installments. Available department stores in Oxford Street, London, Manchester and Birmingham. Date: 1937

Snips from the City in Silhouette by H. L. Oakley
Silhouette sketches observed by the famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley in Padova, Italy during World War One. The scenes show a Mess President purchasing necessaries

WW2 - Cost of a Selfridges 3-piece suit in rationing coupons
WW2 - Cost of a Selfridges 3-piece suit - Cost 8 guineas and 26 Clothing rationing coupons - 17th June, 1941. In 1942, each person had 60 coupons p.a. which reduced down to 24 coupons by 1945

Old Leadenhall Market - Gentleman purchasing a dog
Old Leadenhall Market - A smart Gentleman can be seen purchasing a dog. Date: circa 1906

Japan - Woman buying food from a street vendor, possibly rather grateful to be able to rest his heavily-laden yolk of wares. Date: circa 1906

Cockney Comment on the purchase of a parrot
Two Pals outside a pub looking at a third bargaining for a parrot with a sailor outside a pub. " Why, es Missus jaws enough. Wot ds e want with a bloomin parrot." !! Date: 1895

Humorous Pharmacy postcard
Young Boy: " Gimme three-pennorth of pills. Chemist: " Anti-bilious?" Young Boy: " No Sir - Fathers bilious!" Date: 1905

Hat shopping
Young lady has been on a serious hat-purchasing spree, she has bought so many hats, that she is struggling to carry the large hatbox, so she has decided to put some hats on her head. Date: 1928

The Result of Purchasing a Blind Horse : Dr Syntax causes chaos riding a blind horse in the street, knocking over a woman whose donkey bucks and kicks

Morocco - With the Butcher - Uncertainty
At the Butchers Stall at a Moroccan Market. The customer is unsure which of the finest choice cuts available to buy

Garden Party on Hampstead Heath, 1885
Engraving showing a garden party on Hampstead Heath, given by the Hampstead Heath Extension Committee, 1885. At this time there was a proposal to extend Hampstead Heath by purchasing the adjacent

Apple Seller in Street
An old woman sells apples in the street from a green stall and tries to tempt a crocodile of school girls passing by into purchasing three apples for a penny

Au Printemps, Paris
Ladies consider purchasing a tablecloth from the elegant and spacious store on the Boulevard Haussmann

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