1938 Collection (page 36)

March / Pension Increase
30 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

Zeppelin Lz 130 / Postcard
LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin (II)

Derry and Toms Sale
Ladies persue the bargains on offer in the frock department at a Derry & Toms shop sale, London

FORD V6 FOR 1938
Smart people on a terrace say hello - or is it goodbye ? - to smart people in a Ford V-8

Gas Masks Fitted 1938
Two wardens for the Air Raid Precaution Scheme fitting children with gas masks during a house to house visit in Beckenham, Kent

Fall / Siamese Kittens
A group of three sweet Siamese kittens sitting together

Social / Picnic at Shoot
A well dressed shooting party, in tweeds, plus-fours and trilbies, stop for a spot of luncheon in a pleasant rural setting

Social / Sporty Types 20C
A group of sporty types arrive at a country club for a game of tennis

Raincoat / Burton 1938
Loose fitting, rain-proof, raglan raincoat in waterproof gabardine with diagonal side pockets, storm collar & fly front fastening

Belted Coat / Burton 1938
A 3/4 length Four-in-one belted, double-breasted coat in waterproof gabardine with various linings, some detachable, designed specially for motorists & outdoor wear

Ready to Wear Suit 1938
A single-breasted, blue pinstripe suit with lounging jacket from the ready-to-wear department of Burton menswear. Date: 1938

Evening Dress Suit 1938
Evening dress suit worn with white waistcoat & bowtie. Perfect the formal evening functions

Dinner Jacket Suit 1938
A Dinner Jacket suit - a more casual version of dress suit consisting of a short jacket fastening edge to edge with a single button. Worn with wing collar & black tie

Golfing Suit / Burton 1938
Highland tweed sports suit of single-breasted jacket & plus- fours worn with a matching flat cap. Perfect for golfing and other outdoor pursuits

D-B Suit / Burton 1938
A businessman in smart grey, striped double-breasted suit with broad, long lapels & loose fit trousers

Lounge Suit / Burton 1938
A businessman in smart brown lounge suit with single- breasted lounging jacket, creased trousers & tie. Just the thing for the office

TOPCOAT 1938
Single-breasted, loose fitting topcoat in a window-pane check with large patch pockets. This gent wears his with leather gloves & a trilby hat

Camel Overcoat 1938
Belted, double-breasted camel overcoat with pocket flaps & decorative over-stitching

Overcoat / Burton 1938
Smartly attired city gent models the double-breasted Pinnacle overcoat with broad, long lapels in a herring bone tweed with window pane check. N.B trilby hat

Schiaparelli Hats 1938
Two hat designs by the eccentric and inventive Elsa Schiaparelli (Sciaparelli). One has a large pink hat-band, the other a short black veil

Shoes by Lotus 1938
Hand-fashioned Spring shoes for women by Lotus: a high heeled suede court shoe, a shoe with punched out designs & two styles of heeled lace- up

CHARLES CRUFT 1852-1938
CHARLES CRUFT founder of the largest and best known dog show in the world. Also a pet food magnate selling dog cakes

Eyston Thunderbolt 1938
Dunlop tyres pay tribute to George Eyston who this year drives his Thunderbolt on Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, at a speed of 536 km/h

The Snail & the Frog
Behind you! Has anyone seen this snails friend, the frog?

Ocelot Trim Coat 1938
A woollen & fur costume from the Hershelle Model Collection with military pocket effect, full circle skirt & trimmings in ocelot peluche (imitation or fake fur)

Working on Treasure Ship
Divers discover the wreck of a Spanish treasure-ship, sunk in 1632, off the coast of San Domingo in the Caribbean : they also find that it is infested with sharks

Connaught and Fiancee
ARTHUR PRINCE OF CONNAUGHT and his fiancee, Princess Alexandra, duchess of Fife, in 1913

Watching TV 1930S
The cover of Marconis catalogue shows a family huddled close round their set, which has a picture size of 10" x8" (25x20cm) : prices range from 29 to 200 guineas

Frances Ctess Warwick
FRANCES EVELYN countess of WARWICK with her son

Fox Collar 1938
Fox collar, very smart and fashionable

Fur Revers 1938
Revers in Grey Indian Lamb

Fur Collar 1938
Collar in Sable Australian Opossum with bow fronts

FUR TIE 1938
2-skin tie in stone marten fitch, with head, one fitch (= polecat) and two squirrel tails and six real paws. Silk- lined, 44 inches (112 cm) long

Dredging a Canal
Canals must be periodically dredged to keep them free for riverboat traffic

Cable Railway on Site
Quarried material is raised by a crane to a cable railway which will carry it away

Excavator at Work
Using an excavator to clear a construction site

Bulding - Using Hoist
Using a rail-mounted hoist to drop metal girders into place on a building site

Steel - Converter
THOMAS CONVERTER

Steel - Casting
CASTING

Steel - Forge
THE FORGE

Steel - Blast Furnace
Foundry worker at the blast furnace

Steel - Electric Oven
High-Temperature Electric Oven

Steel - Rolling Mill
ROLLING MILL

Tuberculosis Stamp - 4
French postage stamp promoting washing and cleanliness to fight tuberculosis

Yoga Meditation
Yogi Vithaldas in the PADMA-ASAN (Lotus pose), one of the meditative postures

Plate Glass Polishing
Machine for polishing plate-glass

Countess of Warwick
Frances Evelyn Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick, here as Lady Brooke in a brocade fur-trimmed gown

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