Advice Collection

WW2 poster, Switch off that Light! Less Light -- More Planes. Date: 1940s

Wartime poster, save bread, serve potatoes
Wartime poster encouraging people to save bread (and you save lives), serve potatoes (and you serve the country). Depicting a loaf of bread inside a lifebelt. 1940s

Poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle
Ministry of Agriculture poster, Keep ceaseless watch for Colorado Beetle, they can destroy our potato crops. circa late 1930s

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dog walking -- a dog on a lead is more likely to want to fight others if you drag him away from every dog you meet. Date: 1927

Rules to be Observed by a Victorian Family -- a typical summary of Victorian values, with advice including: Waste Not, Want Not; Do everything at its proper time; Be punctual, be regular

Evacuation - World War Two - Children Safer in the Country
Evacuation - World War Two - Children are Safer in the Country.... leave them there. Governement advice recommending children stay away from the big cities and targets of the bombers. circa 1942

Coughs & Sneezes Poster
Humorous poster issued by the Ministry of Health during the Second World War and featuring a woman sneezing without catching the germs in a handkerchief

Fire Safety Hop Pickers
Notice to Hop-pickers giving advice as to fire prevention and what to do in case of a fire. Issued by Fire Offices Committee Fire Protection Association

Suffragette to Prison
Go home and wash the kid ! is the advice kindly given to a suffragist as she is led to prison by two policemen

Poster, Don t be afraid of Soap and Water. Showing a little boy welcoming a humanised jug and a bar of soap. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

Butler Advises Wooster
It might be judicious, said Jeeves, " if you were to attempt to persuade his lordship that the spirit in which you embraced Miss Stoker was a purely brotherly one."

Air Raid Shelter Poster
Metropolitan Police poster with information on air raid shelters in Brentford, London, during World War I

Coughs & Sneezes Poster
Humorous poster from the Ministry of Health showing a man sneezing without a handkerchief on a London Underground train during WWII

Nuns in Boat
A group of nuns in the launch from the Christo Rey. When the floating church goes inland the sisters go ashore to administer help and advice

Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases
Ministry of Health poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases -- trap the germs in your handkerchief

Poster, The Magic of Soap and Water. Coo... is that me with the dirt off? Showing a boy admiring his nice clean face in a soap bubble. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. circa 1940s

Poster: Keep on keeping up tyre care, giving advice on how to make your car tyres last as long as possible. 20th century

The Old Hen and the Cock. A hen and chicks peck at food in a farmyard. A young rooster ignores his mother's advice and picks a fight with his reflection in the water in a well

Poster, Telling a friend may mean telling the enemy, WW2. 1940s

Poster, Be Like Dad -- Keep Mum! WW2
Poster, Be Like Dad -- Keep Mum! Careless Talk Costs Lives! Public information, WW2. circa 1940

Poster, The need is growing, Dig for Victory still, WW2
Poster, The need is growing, Dig for Victory still. 1940s

WW2 - R. A. F. Fighter Pilots
This photograph shows a British WW2 Royal Air Force training flight commander giving his final words of advice to a group of fully outfitted fighter pilots, before leaving for fire practice

Fatherly Advice - A young woman leans of her Father and takes his wise words to heart. Date: 1909

Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Nikko, Japan
Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil (Three Wise Monkeys), oak carving outside a Shinto stable, Nikko, Japan - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

A range of DIY ideas for the home, including a vacuum cleaner storage rack, an office area in the kitchen, and a "husband's corner" in a converted larder. Date: 1954

Advice on women's fashions and accessories for an outing by road. Date: 1932

Fashion and accessory advice for women travelling by plane. Date: 1932

Suggestions for hats, luggage, fashions and accessories to take on a train journey. Date: 1932

Some fashion suggestions for women when travelling, perhaps - as here - on the deck of a cruise ship. Date: 1932

Teaching Mothers to Care for their Infants 1907
In a parish in St. Pancras, Battersea, poor mothers being taught how to care for their infants. Date: 1907

SIERRA LEONE UNDERTAKERS
Black humour : The premises of Bungie the undertaker, Sierra Leone, Africa. He is as ready to offer good advice to the living as he is to provide for the needs of the dead! Date: 1930s

Comic postcard, Woman going out to a dance Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boy and girl with book - Advice to Young Mothers Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Women in street with boy Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Gloves, diamonds, drink, fruit, flowers and ink Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, milking a cow Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, milking a cow Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, two policeman in wartime, WW2 - Special Constable in need of some training Date: circa 1940s

Bees, mainly for the beginner, 1941
Bees, mainly for the beginner, by Apis, 1941. Beekeeping advice. Date: 1941

Passed by the censor. Article in Britannia & Eve, 1942, giving advice about writing to men posted abroad in wartime. Date: 1942

Wedding in a hurry, 1944
Wedding in a hurry. Article with advice about speedy marriages in wartime, in Britannia & Eve, May 1944. Date: 1944

The Debs Progress by Molly Bishop
The Debs Progress: No. 1 by Molly Bishop. Invaluable advice to those about to come out - out-dress your rivals at Ascot

Cartoon, The Duke of Edinburgh - So take my advice, and don t go to sea, And you may become ruler of the Queens Navee (a quotation from Gilbert & Sullivans operetta, HMS Pinafore). 1885

Poster, You can help to build me a plane, WW2. You can learn quickly and you will be working to win. Ask at any employment exchange for advice and full details. A job is waiting for you. 1940s

Front cover of How to be Happy though Married, E J Hardy
Colour front cover of How to be Happy though Married, Being a Handbook to Marriage by Reverend E J Hardy. Published by T Fisher Unwin, London, 1885. Date: 1885

Front cover, Marriage Before & After, by A Dennison Light. Published by Health & Vim Publishing, London. Date: early 20th century

Cupid with cooking guidance on a comic Valentine card
Cupid with culinary guidance, How to Cook a Heart, on a comic Valentine card. Date: circa 1890s

Waiting for Legal Advice

Dos for Public Speakers by H. M. Bateman
Dos for Public Speakersfrom the Public Speaking Club of America visualised by the cartoonist H. M. Bateman. Date: 1912

Poster, He risked an accident just to clean a machine
Poster, Ministry of Labour and National Service, ROSPA, He risked an accident just to clean a machine. Designed by H M Bateman. 1931

Poster, For comforts sake stagger office hours, WW2
Wartime poster, For comforts sake stagger office hours -- how to avoid congestion on the London Underground. Designed by Misha Black and David Langdon. 1942

THE HIKER & CAMPER 1931
Front cover of The Hiker & Camper magazine, giving advice and suggestions to hikers during the 1930s when the hobby was at its peak. Date: August 1931

Advice to a Young Artist by Honore Daumier (1808-1879). Date: after 1860

Young woman hiding a love letter
The Love Letter. A young woman hides a love letter from an older woman who seems to be giving her some unwelcome advice. Date: circa 1832

WOMAN BUYS KNITTED TOP
A shop assistant behind a counter gives a customer some advice about buying knitted tops. Date: early 1960s

TATTERSALLS / HORSE C1820
Tattersalls, London: Tom taking Jerrys advice when buying a horse Date: circa 1820

Page from the Palace of Hope
An illustrated page from the Palace of Hope, from the Documenti dAmore (Teachings of Love) of the Tuscan poet, Francesco da Barberino

WW2 Poster -- Typhus, How Is It Spread?
Information poster on typhus and how it is spread. Colour lithograph, British Army anti-typhus medical information poster, after 2nd Lieutenant Stacey Hopper

WW2 Poster -- Keep mum, shes not so dumb
Keep mum, shes not so dumb! Careless Talk Costs Lives

Ministry of Food poster, WW2, advertising various information leaflets, recipes, etc. Date: 1940s

Road safety poster, Keep a Good Look-Out! Two children take care when trying to cross a country road

Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, WW2
Ministry of Health poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases -- trap the germs in your handkerchief. Help to keep the nation fighting fit. Date: 1940s

Road safety poster, Zebra Crossings
Road safety poster for children -- for safetys sake use the Zebra Crossings. Z is for Zebra, s for his Stripes

Quintus Sertorius
QUINTUS SERTORIUS Roman general and governor, who as independent ruler of Spain is said to have listened to the advice of his pet deer

Comic postcard, Couple about to fly in a monoplane - alarming advice from an expert pilot Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Mother and daughter at station
Comic postcard, Mother giving her daughter advice as she is about to leave on a train Date: 20th century

WW2 poster, Use less Water! Less Water -- More Shells. Date: 1940s

WW1 - League of National Safety - set up to promote the value of rationing, the efforts to avoid wastage

Advertisement for Black & White Whisky
Advertisement for Black & White Scotch Whisky

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey as a monkey
What my beautiful Councils have given me

The Complete Pessimist by H. M. Bateman
" Father, what is life

Fashion advice in The Sphere
The Spheres womens section offers a range of ࠬ a mode style tips: the woman in the top-left has visited Mrs

The First Born by Mary Y. Hunter. A new Mother tenderly cradles her infant son whilst a small girl fairy whispers words of advise (or comfort?). Date: 1912

WW1 - The advantages of using Quinine to treat illness
WW1 - Soldier! Take your daily quinine - the advantages of using Quinine to treat illness, due to its antipyretic (fever-reducing), antimalarial, analgesic (painkilling)

WW1 poster, US Food Administration
Poster, Advice on kitchen waste for recycling, US Food Administration. circa 1918

Boy stuntman on bed of nails
Britains youngest stuntman, 8-year-old Tom Paynton, is encouraged by his father Eric as he practises on a bed of nails in the garden. Date: circa 1960s

WW2 poster, The driver who wouldn t stop for passengers lost his fares and found his number up. Productivity propaganda poster for display at bus depots. Date: 1942

Doctors Advice
A doctor gives a female patient a ticking off. Date: 1960s

Dogs Lay down the Law
Laying down the law A learned dog dispenses information and advice to his fellow dogs. Date: 19th century

A sitting room
Advice on how a girl should do up her sitting room. Date: 1887

Bothered by Relations
A lady is disturbed by the page boy announcing the arrival of her less well-off relations. Her advice: never be at home to them or your social standing may suffer. Date: circa 1850

Golf / Advice from Pro
Advice from the pro Date: 1933

Policeman giving directions
A London policeman giving directions to a member of the public in a crowded street. Date: 1871

The Cost of Coming Out - 1958 Season
Page from The Tatler featuring an article about the cost of coming out as a debutante in 1958, the last year debs were presented to the Queen at court

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