Symbols Collection (page 4)

Masbadges - 5. The Scots Guards Robin
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one. No. 5 is the robin of the Scots Guards. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 12. The Swabbit
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one. No. 12 The Swabbit representing the South Wales Borderers. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 4. The Koyli Terrier
Masbadges! Regimental Mascots and badges in one! In this case the terrier of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 11. The Jellaphant
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one! No. 11 is the elephant of the Somerset Light Infantry. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 9. The RFC bird
Masbadges! The regimental mascots and badges in one! No. 8s the Canadian Maple Bar. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 5. The South Staffordshire Owl
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one! No. 5 is the owl of the South Staffordshire regiment. Date: 1918

Maxine Elliott as Britannia, WW1
Maxine Elliott (1868 - 1940), American actress, reputed lover of J. P. Morgan and later, the New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Wilding who was killed in 1915

Tatler Coat of Arms, WW1
A symbolic coat of arms for The Tatler magazine from the First World War period. Its motto, The Unique Paper, is flanked by the image of the Tatler 18th century mascot in tricorn hat

British coins, two Elizabeth II sixpences for 1966 and 1967, with a design on the reverse representing England (rose), Scotland (thistle), Wales (leek) and Ireland (shamrock). Date: 1966-1967

Patriotic tableau at the Alhambra, Defenders of Europe WW1
A scene from the patriotic revue, Not Likely, at the Alhambra theatre in Leicester Square, showing the Defenders of Europe, - Russia (Madge Thorpe), Britannia (Hilda Dick)

Coronation of King Henry IV
An impression of part of the Coronation procession at the time of King Henry IV (1366 - 1413), showing knightly attendants in procession up the nave bearing the mace, the helmet

The Sketch Coronation Number, 1937
Front cover of The Sketch, special Coronation issue for the Coronation of King George VI, featuring a rather glamorous and statuesque Britannia

St. Patricks Day Postcard
Fair as the Lily White Is My Irish Sweetheart St. Patricks Day is a Delight O Erin may we never part. Date: circa 1907

Royal investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castl
Prince Charles in full regalia as he is presented to the Welsh people at Queen Eleanors Gate. His coronet weighs only three pounds and is of pure gold crystals

Bridge Illustrated - Gone on Diamonds
A pretty young lad and her adoring (and rich, although perhaps the Pawnbroker sign top right may mean he isn t all he appears) husband spend some of (his) money on something sparkly at the Jewellers

German Infantry Flag - 68th Pomeranian Division Date: circa 1909

Spain. Francos dictatorship. Camarada ahorra
" Spain. Francos dictatorship. " Camarada ahorra!" (Comrade, save). Poster by P. Clapera. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)."

Cursus Cometae, treated on the location and trajectory of the comets in the years 1664-65, work by Johannes Hevelius

Nautical symbols

Promised relief

Master mason

Everybodys Magazine - Coronation Number
Front cover of Everybodys Magazine, Coronation Number showing Britannia, in a carriage pulled by a lion and unicorn flying through the skies, holding her trident and shield

Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia
Elizabeth, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia, daughter of James I, wife of Friedrich V, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia. Date: 1596-1662

Archbishop Germanus, Metropolitan of the Greek Church in Western and Northern Europe, taken specially for The Sphere, showing him crowned and wearing his elaborate and beautiful gold-stitched robes

On Closer Inspection - Kaiser and King George
The Kaiser: " Why, I always thought your Lion was showing his teeth; I see, now, its been intended for a genial smile

Maori Chief - New Zealand, with a spectacular tattoo on his face and wearing a smock made of tiny seashells. Date: 1904

Silver Wedding anniversary silhouette portraits
A Silver Wedding Anniversary picture with silhouette portraits of an early 19th century couple, together with various emblems symbolising marriage. Date: c.1805

Corn Dollies at Dymock church, Gloucestershire, England. This pagan symbols are still used in modern Christian churches as thanks for a fruitful life. Date: August 1963

Sanchi Southern Gateway
The Southern Gateway at Sanchi, India, where the Buddha is represented in a series of symbols, as was the tradition in early Buddhism. Date: 1930s

Genealogical Table - King George VI
Genealogical table showing the descent of King George VI. Date: 1937

Memorial to Ruskin - Coniston, Cumbria
Memorial to John Ruskin - St Andrews Churchyard, Coniston, Cumbria. The large carved cross was made from green slate from the local quarry at Tilberthwaite. It was carved by H.T

Granpops Lodge of Instruction
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood showing his orang-utan character, Granpop together with a monkey and a pig attending a Freemasons meeting at a makeshift Lodge! 1934

Decorated Camel - Syria
An opulently-decorated camel from Syria - covered in decorative symbols related to the Turkish Ottoman Empire Date: circa 1910s

Turkey and Pumpkin
Turkey, pumpkin, food and drink - symbols of Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November) Date: circa 1910

Garter banner of Queen Mary
The garter banner of Queen Mary, made at the Royal School of Art Needlework (now the Royal School of Needlework) in South Kensington, London

Bible presented to King George V
Detail of the cover of a Bible presented to King George V by the British and Foreign Bible Society

Garter banner of King George V
The garter banner of King George V, made at the Royal School of Art Needlework (now the Royal School of Needlework) in South Kensington, London

Book plate used by Harry Price for books in the Harry Price Library of Magical Literature, containing the illustration " Abomination des Sorciers", with small actually used version

Harry Price and C. E. M. Joad on the Brocken
Photograph of Harry Price and C.E. M. Joad examining the preparations for the reproduction of a magical scene in connection with the Goethe Centenary celebrations on the Brocken, 18 June 1932

Magician Mr Philippe, the Chinese Physicis
Undated print of lithograph of magician Mr Philippe, the " Chinese Physicist" (Physicien Chinois) with Scottish assistant, Domingo, behind him. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxi)"

RMS Carpathia medal
The silver RMS Carpathia medal (image side) presented to Thomas Alfred Holmes, 3rd Engineer on the ship that rescued survivors from the Titanic disaster in April 1912

Temperance Friendly Society Postcard - Juvenile Section - savings and assurance benefits for men, women and children

Various Japanese Flags
The Flags of Japan

Turkish Student Club - German University
A Turkish Student Club at a German University. A very unusual postcard that such an occurance as this should have been recorded at all!

Egyptian Writing
Egyptian hieroglyphs developed the scope of visual symbols to an extraordinary degree, graphic as well as decorative

Anarchist Outrages 6
Churches, perceived as symbols of repression and the old regime, are a legitimate target for anarchists : the eglise Saint-Joseph at Paris is victim of a bomb attack

Anarchist Outrages 7
Churches, perceived as symbols of repression and the old regime, are a legitimate target for anarchists : the eglise Saint-Joseph at Paris is victim of a bomb attack

Missionary Teaching Pic
A reduced facsimile of a Romish picture used by Catholic Missionaries amongst Native American Indians. The picture represents Earth, Heaven, Hell and Purgatory

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