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Armchair Collection

Background imageArmchair Collection: Jeeves and Wooster, 1922

Jeeves and Wooster, 1922
P.G. Wodehouse story in The Strand, March 1922, entitled Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch

Background imageArmchair Collection: Birthday Greetings postcard - A family of Cats at home

Birthday Greetings postcard - A family of Cats at home, sitting and playing around the fire. Date: circa 1922

Background imageArmchair Collection: This Weeks Woggles! XV. - Affection by Cecil Aldin

This Weeks Woggles! XV. - Affection by Cecil Aldin
Number XV in a series of illustration by artist Cecil Aldin starring his pet Sealyham Terrier, Woggles. Here, Woggles enjoys a little snack slipped to him by his female owner who sits in an armchair

Background imageArmchair Collection: Advertisement for the Western Electric vacuum cleaner with a women patiently cleaning

Advertisement for the Western Electric vacuum cleaner with a women patiently cleaning the carpet around her snoozing husband. Lets hope that cigarette falls into his lap and wakes him up. Date: c.1924

Background imageArmchair Collection: Cover design, Dombey and Son

Cover design, Dombey and Son
Cover design, Part XI of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, August 1847, with illustrations by Hablot K Browne. 1847

Background imageArmchair Collection: Birthday card - Man relaxing in a chair

Birthday card - Man relaxing in a chair
Birthday card, Man relaxing in a chair. circa 1930s

Background imageArmchair Collection: Gilbert Harding, English journalist - radio & tv personality

Gilbert Harding, English journalist - radio & tv personality
Gilbert Charles Harding (19071960) - English journalist and radio and television personality. His many careers included schoolmaster, journalist, policeman, disc-jockey, actor

Background imageArmchair Collection: Find the Fault card No. 20

Find the Fault card No. 20 -- woman knitting a sock. circa 1930s

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, couple viewed through a keyhole Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, couple viewed through a keyhole Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Mezzotint

Mezzotint
Hand-coloured mezzotint print depicting a woman seated on an upholstered armchair with a bed visible through a door in the background, in a moulded frame painted black and gilded

Background imageArmchair Collection: Police officers socialising at a Section House, London

Police officers socialising at a Section House, London
Police officers, male and female, socialising in a sitting room at a Met Police Section House in London. By the fireplace on the left is WPC Doreen Lyess

Background imageArmchair Collection: Men's Wear Advertisement Illustration

Men's Wear Advertisement Illustration
An advertisement illustration promoting men's wear, the image portrays a man relaxing in his armchair wearing a spotted bath robe, casually blowing smoke rings into the air. Date: circa 1939

Background imageArmchair Collection: Advert, Trust Beecham's Pills to keep you fit

Advert, Trust Beecham's Pills to keep you fit Date: 1920

Background imageArmchair Collection: Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross
A portrait painting of a lady wearing a light dress, sat in an armchair with her chin resting on her hand, she has a gold satin blanket over her lap. Date: circa 1917

Background imageArmchair Collection: Waring and Gillow Advertisement

Waring and Gillow Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Waring & Gillow Ltd, London based furnishers and decorators. The image shows a grand music room, furnished with comfortable purple cushioned armchair and stool

Background imageArmchair Collection: Mahogany restaurant chair with cast iron base from liner

Mahogany restaurant chair with cast iron base from liner
Mahogany restaurant chair with cast iron base, from a cruise liner Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: RMS Queen Mary, State Room in Cabin Section

RMS Queen Mary, State Room in Cabin Section Date: 1930s

Background imageArmchair Collection: Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre (1832-1916). Spanish engineer

Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre (1832-1916). Spanish engineer, playwright, politician and mathematician. Leading of the Spanish dramatist of the last quarter of the 19th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Melachrino Advertisement

Melachrino Advertisement
Advertisement for Melachrino, importers of Egyptian cigarettes throughout Australasia. Image shows a man, smoking whilst seated on a comfy armchair, with the phrase

Background imageArmchair Collection: Suffragette political cartoon, Louis Wain

Suffragette political cartoon, Louis Wain
Suffragette political cartoon, Comical Cats, by Louis Wain. Date: 1914

Background imageArmchair Collection: Woman at home with baby elephant Date: circa 1960s

Woman at home with baby elephant Date: circa 1960s

Background imageArmchair Collection: Ogden Nash, popular American poet

Ogden Nash, popular American poet
Frederic Ogden Nash (1902-1971), American poet popular for his light verse. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, Boy and girl, birds and bees Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boy and girl, birds and bees Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, Boy reading Home Doctor book Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Boy reading Home Doctor book Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, Two women chat about men Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women chat about men Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, Dress rehearsal of wedding Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Dress rehearsal of wedding Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, Couple in an armchair Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple in an armchair Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Original Artwork - Family around the fire on Christmas day

Original Artwork - Family around the fire on Christmas day
Original Artwork - Family sitting around an open fire on Christmas day, with a holly wreath hanging above the hearth. Date: circa 1937

Background imageArmchair Collection: Original Artwork - Design for a novelty Christmas card

Original Artwork - Design for a novelty Christmas card - Invitation - sprig of mistletoe hanging over a comfy armchair Date: circa 1937

Background imageArmchair Collection: Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse

Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse. A nurse approaches a sickly child bearing a LARGE bottle of medicine. Date: circa 1937

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, Man listening to the radio Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man listening to the radio Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, Two women chatting in underwear Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women chatting in underwear Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, Little boy meets his godmother

Comic postcard, Little boy meets his godmother Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, Lonely boy sitting in an armchair Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Lonely boy sitting in an armchair Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, Two men drinking and chatting

Comic postcard, Two men drinking and chatting Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, Mother and daughter discussion Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Mother and daughter discussion Date: 20th century

Background imageArmchair Collection: Frederick III German Emperor and King of Prussia

Frederick III German Emperor and King of Prussia
Vintage 19th century photograph: Frederick III 18 October 1831 - 15 June 1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for ninety-nine days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors

Background imageArmchair Collection: Charles Windermere presents Grumpy, Burton-on-Trent

Charles Windermere presents Grumpy, Burton-on-Trent
Charles Windermere presents Grumpy, at the Opera House, Burton-on-Trent, by arrangement with Cyril Maude. A play by Horace Hodges and T Wigney Percyval, a great success in London and New York

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, family wearing gas masks, WW2

Comic postcard, family wearing gas masks, WW2 - beans for dinner! Date: circa 1940s

Background imageArmchair Collection: Comic postcard, wife wearing gas mask, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Comic postcard, wife wearing gas mask, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Background imageArmchair Collection: Advertisement for Van Heusen, the worlds most economical collar - a soft collar with

Advertisement for Van Heusen, the worlds most economical collar - a soft collar with the smartness of a stiff one. Date: 1924

Background imageArmchair Collection: Isobel Violet Hunt (1862 - 1942), British author and literary hostess

Isobel Violet Hunt (1862 - 1942), British author and literary hostess; writer of feminist novels. She founded the Women Writers Suffrage League in 1908

Background imageArmchair Collection: Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (1853 - 1931), writer, pictured in a charming Arts

Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (1853 - 1931), writer, pictured in a charming Arts and Crafts room at his home in Wimbledon. Part of a series in The Tatler of photographs of literary figures at home

Background imageArmchair Collection: An old printer sits in an armchair contemplating the fact that modernisation has made him

An old printer sits in an armchair contemplating the fact that modernisation has made him redundant. An appropriate illustration for Printers Pie which was a charitable magazine published by The

Background imageArmchair Collection: Woman having her feet treated painfully by a chiropodist

Woman having her feet treated painfully by a chiropodist in her bedroom. Her husband offering her a glass of wine. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Background imageArmchair Collection: Neo-Greco-style wall hanging, circa 1900

Neo-Greco-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilded pelmet, decorated cream drapes, satin curtain, and painted wall decoration. Planche 2. Croisee Neo-Grecque

Background imageArmchair Collection: Woman in evening gown of ash blue satin with Irish lace

Woman in evening gown of ash blue satin with Irish lace. Manteau du soir en satin bleu cendre avec garnitures d Irlande. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imageArmchair Collection: Young people at an evening party

Young people at an evening party. 1926



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