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W Barratt & Co Ltd shoe catalogue, shoes and boots. mid-20th century
W Barratt & Co Ltd shoe catalogue, shoes. mid-20th century
W Barratt & Co Ltd shoe catalogue, boots. mid-20th century
Obituary notice form, Daily Express newspaper, LondonBlank obituary notice form, Daily Express newspaper, Fleet Street, London EC4. Date: circa 1930s
Music cover, Why Wasn t It Me? by Ramon Newton, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly, featured and broadcast by Ramon Newton and the Savoy Havana Band. 1918
Music cover, The Lilac Domino, For Your Love I am Waiting, J L Sacks, Empire Production by Charles Cuvillier. 1918
Music cover, Bubbles at the Comedy Theatre, Your Sympathetic Smile, words by Eric Blore, music by Philip Braham. 1917
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
Advertisement voucher for Witchcraft Perfume by Parfums Ricard - save six shillings and sixpence. Mail order from Estelle, Walthamstow, London. (1 of 2) 1971
Poster, youth club trip to BrightonPoster advertising a youth club coach trip to Brighton, costing nine shillings, including a visit to The Downs for lunch. Date: circa 1960s
Advertisement for Johnsons dry cleaners, MaidenheadAdvertisement for Johnsons dry cleaners, High Street, Maidenhead, with some amazing temporary reductions to three shillings and sixpence, and a four-day turnaround. Date: 20th century
Licence for a mechanically propelled vehicle, otherwise known as a road tax disc, issued by Surrey County Council and valid until 31 December 1951
Cover design, Laugh It Off Annual for 1945, bubbling with sparkling wit and humour. Showing a fun-loving young woman in a giant glass of champagne. Date: 1945
WW1 poster, War Loan, Invest TodayWW1 poster, War Loan, five shillings, Invest Today, apply at nearest Post Office. Date: circa 1916
WW1 poster, War Loan, subscriptions here, five shillings upwards, with a 4.5 per cent interest rate. Date: 1914-1918
WWI Poster, Crush the GermansWWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, Lend Your Five Shillings to your Country and Crush The Germans. Date: circa 1916
WWI Poster, Help Your CountryWWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, Help Your Country, Invest 5 - Today in the War Loan. Date: circa 1916
WWI Poster, Pay Your 5 - and Help Crush the GermansWWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, Pay Your 5/- for this [War Loan] and Help Crush the Germans. Date: 1916
Scouts with Coronation programmesTwo Scouts with supplies of Coronation programmes and collection tins at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953
British coins, two Elizabeth II shillings for 1956 and 1963. With two different lion, shield and crown designs on the reverse. Date: 1956, 1963
British coins, two George VI shillings for 1945 and 1948. With a lion and crown on the reverse, showing two different styles. Date: 1945, 1948
British coin, George VI florinBritish coin, a George VI florin (two shillings). Date: 1948
Money and munitions by G. H. DavisMoney and munitions: an illustrated armament catalogue. Pictures showing the various costs of the weapons used during the Second World War, ranging from a battleship at 8, 000
British coins, three George V shillings for 1923, 1926 and 1929. With a lion and crown on the reverse, showing a slightly different style for 1929 compared with the earlier two. Date: 1920s
British coins, three George V florins (two shillings) for 1921, 1922 and 1923. Date: early 1920s
Cartoon, British father wheeling pram, WW1Cartoon of a British father wheeling a pram past a Post Office during the First World War. He is looking at the War News of battle casualties, and comments: What a life
Liberty shawlShawl in Liberty colourings from their own works at Merton Abbey. Georgette ground with embossed design in velvet, hand coloured
Liberty jumperJumper in hand-printed crepe de chine, with collar and facings of plain silk, from Libertys own works at Merton Abbey. Available in a variety of designs and colours, costing 3
Liberty silk shawlSilk shawl hand printed at Liberty & Cos own works at Merton Abbey. Reproduction of an old Indian design, 56 inches square, including fringe, costing 2, 17 shillings and sixpence. Date: 20th century
Advertising material displayed on a car, with a man sitting alongside. One poster reads: Stop this car for a free drive, and the other reads: See the seaside from the air
This ticket will admit one person into the... on the day of Mr. Lunardis ascension, price three shillings. Admission ticket to one of Vincent Lunardi early balloon ascensions, probably from London
Advertisement for silhouette portraits, LeicesterAdvertisement for silhouette portraits by silhouette artist H.L. Oakley MBE, at Joseph Johnson and Company Limited, Market Street and Belvoir Street, Leicester
Advertisement for silhouettes, Jenners of EdinburghAdvertisement for Jenners of Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, offering silhouette portraits by the well-known silhouette artist H. L. Oakley MBE
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
Workhouse Teachers Salary Receipt, WhitehavenA receipt for the quarterly salary payment of twelve pounds and ten shillings. It is from the Whitehaven Union, signed by workhouse teacher William Benson on 24 December 1856
TIN MOULDSTin moulds were quite a lot cheaper than copper moulds, around 5 shillings apiece; though even that is quite a lot by todays standards
Emigrants waiting to board ship, Liverpool, 1907Illustration showing European emigrants, waiting on the quayside at Liverpool to board a ship to America, 1907. These majority of these emigrants travelled third class
Ready-To-Wear SuitFor the swift service of those who want something supreme and smart at a moments notice - and it costs only 55 shillings !
The Strawberry Trade - pottlingEngraving by Ebenezer Landells showing a rural scene with women pottling strawberries. Pottles were small, basket-like containers which would be carried in great quantities by women from Middlesex
Glover Makers 1932Two cottage glove makers in the Cotswold village of Ashton Keynes, working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and earning a mere 28 shillings a week during the 1930s Depression
Tom Thumb Cash RegisterThe handsome " Tom Thumb" cash register is priced at twenty- one pounds and ten shillings
Gas Light Cooker 1935NEW COOKERS FOR OLD : Mr Therms Special Christmas Offer for the latest enamel cooker with Regulo control for 20 quarterly payments of 12 shillings
Maple Brass BedsteadA brass bedstead from Maple s, Londons best-known furniture store : cost, 38 shillings to 52s 6d according to width : you tighten the mattress with a handle
March / Pension Increase30 old age pensioners marched from St Pauls to the House of Commons to demand an increase from 10 shillings to 1 a week. Here they gather for a chat before the march
Surburban SemiAn English suburban semi- detached house in Dudding Hill, Neasden, north London, available for 10 down and 10 shillings 7 pence per week for 15 year"
Mens CombinationsPassion-killers for men ! Picture your boy-friend in these Aertex combinations (open all down front) down to either knees or ankles. Prices from 7 to 14 shillings
Mens Vest and DrawersAertex half-sleeve vest and trunk drawers - this two-piece garment suit is priced from seven shillings and sixpence
Using a Good CompanionThis lady is using an Imperial Good Companion Model portable, which cost her nineteen pounds and fifteen shillings, including the carrying case