Sixpence Collection (#3)

Front cover, The Lady, Winter Double Number 1895
Front cover, The Lady magazine, Winter Double Number 1895. 1895

Cover design, Girl and Cupid by Herbert Pizer
Cover design, Pan magazine, Girl and Cupid by Herbert Pizer. 1920

Advertising poster, The Ladys Realm, 1896
Advertising poster, The Ladys Realm, new magazine, 1896. 1896

Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco
Music cover, Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco, words by Gus Kahn, music by Kaper and Jurman. 1936

Gold Rush, 1932
Gold Rush - in 1932 Britain left the Gold Standard and the price of scrap gold soared. 1932

Stationery, Kitchen Ironmongers, Shipston-on-Stour, with handwritten details, total account eleven shillings and sixpence. 1905

Musicians - Audience - Tree
Sheet music cover illustration: Sixteen Songs for Sixpence, I. L. P. Publication Department, circa 1930 Date: circa 1930

Advert for Birds Custard Powder 1905
Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye a dish of dainty CUSTARD improves an apple pie. Advertisement for Birds Custard Power, without eggs. Date: 1905

Sing a song of sixpence - Traditional nursery rhyme. From The Land of Nursery Rhyme published by JM Dent Date: 1930

VARIOUS ENGLISH COINS
A selection of British coins, including a half crown, a sixpence and a penny. Date: 1960s

OLD ENGLISH COINS
Old (pre-Decimalisation) British coins (left to right): Top - penny, half penny, threepenny bit. Bottom - half crown, two shillings, one shilling, sixpence - heads. Date: 1960s

GIRL IN PHONE BOX
A young woman puts 1/- (a shilling) into a public pay phone in a telephone box. Only 6d (sixpence) or 1/- coins accepted. Dial 100 for the operator. Those were the days. Date: 1960s

C16 BRITISH COINS
A selection of British coinage dating from Queen Elizabeths reign. These include a Gold Rial, Gold Angel, Crown, Shilling, Sixpence, Groat and Penny. Date: 16th Century

LONDON OYSTER SELLER
A street oyster-seller offers his wares at sixpence a dozen - and observes that they are going strong ! Date: 1896

SONG OF SIXPENCE C1885
The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes Date: Circa 1885

Music cover, Save Your Sorrow, sung by Florrie Forde
Music cover, Save Your Sorrow For To-Morrow, lyric by B G de Sylva, music by Al Sherman, sung by Florrie Forde. 1925

Music cover, Say it with a Ukulele, words and music by Art Conrad, sung by Miss Gwladys Stanley. 1923

Music cover, I m an Airman ! (And I Fly, Fly, Fly, Fly, Fly). By Thomas McGhee and Hal Russell, sung by J W Rickaby. 1925

There Was a Crooked Man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse

Readers Digest vending machine, Exeter station
A vending machine dispensing copies of the Readers Digest at Exeter St Davids station in Devon. At this date, before decimalisation of the currency

Homeless women in an East End doss house
This is the basement of a doss house for women in Duval Street, in the East End. A bed costs sixpence a night and lodgers provide their own meals

The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo: Thursdays Good Deed: Bonzo saves the sixpence, but spoils the pudding. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Gym Tunic 1920S
A gym tunic (aka gym slip) like this costs from ten shillings and sixpence, and is available in brown or navy, other colours to order

Southend Beach 1950S
Holidaymakers on the beach at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. A sign offers boat trips for adults at 1s (shilling) each and children at 6d (sixpence) each

Camping booklet, Know the Game, price two shillings and sixpence. 1952

Advertisement for Modern Woman magazine, gift pattern of autumn frock, helps and entertains. Price sixpence. circa 1927

Music cover, I ve Never Seen a Straight Banana, words and music by Ted Waite 1926

Music cover, Rags, words by Allan Flynn, music by Jack Egan, featured by Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra. 1935

Music cover, Puppchen, two-step intermezzo by Jean Gilbert. 1913

Music cover, For an A1 Nation Beer is Best, words and music by Nat Travers and Will Hyde, performed by Nat Travers, King of Coster Comedians. 1935

Music cover, Sunday School Stories, words and music by Richard Spencer, George Garnet and Harry Weston. 1933

Music cover, Make it a Party, by Raymond Wallace
Music cover, Make it a Party, words and music by Raymond Wallace, featured by Stanelli and his Stag Party. 1935

Music cover, Waltz Medley, piano solo with arrangement for piano accordion, the most popular waltz melodies of the past 50 years. 1935

Music cover, Leetel Frenchee, by Fred Weatherly
Music cover, Leetel Frenchee, a song with words by Fred E Weatherly and music by Garnet Wolseley Cox. 1905

Music cover, The Generals Fast Asleep, words and music by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr. 1935

Music cover, Alone, Marx Brothers
Music 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 Payne
Music cover, The Twilight Waltz, by Jimmy Kennedy and Walter Dobson, featured by Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra. 1931

Music cover, Goodnight My Love, Shirley Temple
Music cover, Goodnight My Love, words and music by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, sung by Shirley Temple in the film Stowaway, 1936

Music cover, So Many Memories, Jack Payne
Music cover, Jack Payne, Round the Dial -- So Many Memories, by Harry Woods. 1937

Poster, Nufix tonic dressing for mens hair. circa 1930s

Cover design, A Look at London Airport. 20th century

Filming of Half a Sixpence, Eastbourne, Sussex. Date: mid-1960s

Cover design, London Magazine, April, sixpence, depicting a woman in an orange raincoat and a man in naval uniform, with a battleship at sea in the background

Music cover, Tiddlywinks by Michael Carr and Lewis Ilda, broadcast by Lou Preager and his band. 1934

Music cover, The Old Kitchen Kettle Keeps Singing a Song! By Harry Woods, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly. 1932

Music cover, The Chocolate Soldiers Daughter, words and music by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr. 1938

Music cover, Ivys Album of Sousas Marches, arranged by Fabian Scott. 1903

London Cries - Sixpence a pound, fair cherries! 1827

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