Quality Collection (#2)

Two young couples sharing a seaside cuddle
It's a bit crushy here but I rather like it. Two amorous young couple sharing some quality time at a British coastal resort. Date: 1909

Poster, It's a Hurricane - woman riding a bicycle, with an aeroplane flying overhead. Date: circa 1950

Poster, Ride a Raleigh, the all-steel bicycle - Effortless. Date: circa 1925

Poster, Desmoulins for good quality shoes, 11 Rue Thiers. Date: 1912

Poster, Cycles Saving, Grand Premier Prix, Gold Medal, 13 Rue Corbeau, Paris. Safe enough to strap your baby onto the handlebars! Date: circa 1900s

Poster, De Dion Bouton Cycles - it's the Parisian's bicycle! Date: circa 1905

A selection of women's loose jackets for sale. Date: 1921

Advertisement ornate wedding cake. Date: 1910

Advertisement for extensions made from finest quality human hair. Date: 1910

1969 1960s 60s Sixties Electric Man Men Electricity
1969, 1960s, 60s, sixties, electric, man, men, electricity, council, appliance, appliances, testing, laboratories, laboratory, leatherhead, surrey, lab, labs, test, experiment, quality, electrical

Woman inspecting peas in Birds Eye factory
Woman inspecting peas in a Birds Eye factory before they are quick-frozen. Date: circa 1970s

Campaign for Real Ale event
Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) event, 6 September 1976. CAMRA was set up in 1971 because of dissatisfaction over the general quality of beer being marketed by a small number of breweries who were

CEGB linesmen doing maintenance work, Kent
CEGB (Central Electricity Generating Board) linesmen doing routine maintenance work on the Supergrid transmission line between Northfleet and Canterbury, 24 July 1961

Electricity Council appliance testing lab, Leatherhead
Electricity Council appliance testing laboratories, Leatherhead, Surrey. A new extension was opened on 16 May 1969. Showing the Housecraft Department

Advertisement for a range of fur winter coats, made from seal musquash, white fox fur and seal musquash coat with skunk collar and cuffs. Date: 1915

Signing a contract at Simpsons of Piccadilly, London
A group of men signing a contract at Simpsons of Piccadilly, a large retail shop in Central London selling quality clothing for men which opened in 1936. Date: mid 20th century

Lea Hurst, home of Florence Nightingale
Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father. Although it was not deemed suitable for ladies of Florence's social standing to become

Florence Nightingale's carriage
The nursing carriage that accompanied Miss Florence Nightingale through the Crimean War. Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father

Comic postcard, Bitter and port in a pub Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man and waiter in restaurant - chicken soup? Date: 20th century

Brochure cover for Rolls Twin Tub washing machines, featuring the smiling face of a happy early 1960s housewife... Date: 1961

A beautiful and highly-detailed chromolithograph scrap portrait of Victoria (1819-1901), Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death

Advert for earrings from the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Ltd, London, 1925 Date: 1925

Advert for Jewels of Quality from The Goldsmith and Silversmith Company, London, 1926 - pearl, diamond and platinum earings, sapphire

Old Tennis Court
The old Tennis court near the Haymarket, London, appears to have formed part of Piccadilly Hall, a celebrated gaming house established about 1635

Made like a Rolls Royce by G. H. Davis
Tests that render this phrase a world-wide standard of efficiency. Secrets of Rolls-Royce perfection A few of the rigorous tests applied to every new car, and the making of the famous radiator

Thomas Minton, founder of Mintons China Thomas Minton, founder of Mintons China
Thomas Minton, founder of Mintons China, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. 1793

Advert, T E Turner, Bakery, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey
Advert, T E Turner, High-Class Baker, Richmond Road, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey. 1901

Advert, Atwater Kent Model 35 Radio. 1926

Roasting top grade tea over a fire, China. Date: 1851

Advert, Fisher Body Craftsmans Guild and Corporation, model making for boys, including a miniature model Napoleonic coach, with university scholarships available via a competition

Advert, Empire State Building, New York City, USA
Advert, Empire State Building, Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, New York City, USA -- acres of sunlit office space available. Date: 1931

Advert, Ethyl Gasoline motor fuel, compared to the power of a sailfish. Produced by the Ethyl Gasoline Corporation, New York City, USA. Date: 1931

Advert, Sterling Engine Company, Modern Fishing Boat
Advert, Sterling Engine Company, Buffalo, New York State, USA - Modern Fishing Boat with Sterling Dolphin 6 cylinder 300 hp engines. Date: 1931

Advert, Canadian Pacific, Empress of Britain sailings and cruises, from Southampton, Cherbourg and Quebec, and a round the world cruise from New York. Date: 1931

Advert, Firestone car tyres
Advert, Firestone high speed heavy duty car tyres - Most Miles Per Dollar. Manufactured by the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Date: 1931

Advert, Reo-Royale Convertible Coupe car, a distinguished sport vehicle. Date: 1931

Advert, Chrysler Eight De Luxe car, available in five different body styles: Coupe, Roadster, Sedan, Convertible Coupe, and Phaeton. For those who enjoy luxurious travel. Date: 1931

Advert, La Salle V-8 two-door Coupe car, made at the Cadillac plant in Detroit, USA. Date: 1931

Photographs of sub-standard safes -- Not Ratner. Showing safes which were too easy to break into, or were not fireproof, compared with the superior quality of Ratner safes. Date: circa 1920s

Young lady of quality, demoiselle de qualite, 1586. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 128

Young lady of quality at a masked ball, demoiselle de qualite, France, 1586. She holds a mask in her right hand and a cantenance (muff) in her left. A mirror and fan hang from her belt

Poster, Veritas Mantles and Burners, British Made -- Gosh! them Veritas beat all. circa 1910

Advert, Carrs Ladder Tapes for Venetian Blinds - An Up-to-Date Policeman. 1897

The Dry Stane Dykes of Galloway, Scotland - Quality and Quantity: Mr Cs Jardine standing alongside the excellent dyke he built in four hours to win both a special award for speed

Paper bag design, The Master Baker, 100 Years, service & quality from your local baker. 20th century

Leetakoo Chief and Lady of Quality
A Leetakoo Chief and a Lady of Quality, from Litakun, Litakoo, or Lattakoo, now Dithakong, South Africa. 1839

SERVANTS HALL / FOOD
A scene in the Servants Hall - a Footman complains to the master of the house about the quality of the food provided Date: 1846

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