Articles Collection

Book of patterns: Women & War - How to knit and crochet
Book of patterns: Women & War- How to knit and crochet, articles neccesary to the Health and Comfort of our Soldiers and Sailors. Associated with World War One, Home Front (1914-1918). Date: 1918

Mystical Fog in Fairyland envelopes a Princess
At any moment, in fairyland, mysterious mists are apt to descend and enshroud the Princess and, next thing she knows... well, if you re a Princess, ANYthing can happen - by Florence Mary Anderson

Children are wafted in a magic bubble or sphere
The children are wafted in a magic bubble or sphere - by Florence Mary Anderson

RMS Titanic items in a frame: models of the ship and of a lifebelt, a nameplate, and various newspaper articles (including New York Times) and photographs

Making articles of pottery by machinery, Alfred Meakin
Making various articles of pottery by machinery Date: 1913

Cunard Steam Ship Company's Ocean Times newspaper
Front page of Cunard Steam Ship Company's Ocean Times newspaper, 26 July 1953, RMS Mauretania, North Atlantic edition Date: 1953

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Tank made in Sant Sadurni d'Anoia by the Commission of War Industries of Catalonia

THE MAGIC CUP
When the Little Folk offer you a MAGIC CUP, beware ! It may contain Love, or Sleep, or Oblivion, or even Death : but it is unlikely to be dietary, and certainly not organic

A man forming articles upon the potters wheel: a thrower. Date: 1913

Polar Expedition
The Boys Own Paper published many articles about Polar exploration. This is a cartoon highlighting the interest in the subject at that time. Artist: Louis Wain. Date: 1907

1883 one cent postal card for Joseph Gosselin
A very very early American one cent postal card printed for messages/orders to be sent to Joseph Gosselin, Importer of lace pictures and religious articles, 198 Grand Street, New York City, USA. 1883

NEW CUT ITEM SELLER 1872
A dishevelled man sells household articles at Londons New Cut market. Date: 1872

SELLING BROOMS
Selling brooms and other household articles outside Shoreditch Church, London Date: circa 1800

Europe. Middle Age. Construction of a gothic Cathedral. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. August
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Act passed in France by the Constituent Assembly on August 26, 1789 with seventeen articles that define the rights of citizens and the nation

Glass blower. Illustration of Tractatus de Herbis, 15 c. of the work De Materia Medica. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. EMILIA-ROMAGNA. Modena. Estense Library

Gertrude Atherton, American author
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857-1948), American author of novels, short stories, essays and articles. circa 1900

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

WW2 poster, War Work Pictorial -- United We Stand! Poster sheet with news articles designed to encourage those doing essential work on the Home Front. Date: circa 1941

Spectators at Birchington Sports Day
VAD Hospital patients watching the Three-legged Race for hospital staff at the Sports Day organised by the Quex Park VAD Hospital and its Annexe at St Michaels in Birchington

Cock Fighting at Birchington Sports Day
Two VAD Hospital patients taking part in an event called Cock Fighting at the Sports Day organised by the Quex Park VAD Hospital and its Annexe at St Michaels in Birchington

Sack Bumping Race, Birchington Sports Day
VAD Hospital patients taking part in the Sack Bumping Race at the Sports Day organised by the Quex Park VAD Hospital and its Annexe at St Michaels in Birchington

Birchington Sports Day, Egg & Spoon Race
In conjunction with Birchington War Weapons Week in late May 1918, the Quex Park VAD Hospital and its Annexe at St Michaels in Birchington organised a Sports event

VAD patients at the Birchington Sports Day
VAD Hospital patients at the Sports Day held at Woodford House School field in Birchington during War Weapons Week. The Quex Park VAD Hospital

Clara M Codd - 1
CLARA M CODD Writer of thoughtful articles. Date: CIRCA 1914

Fairy tale, Jack the Giant Killer
An illustration to the fairy tale, Jack the Giant Killer -- Jack blows his horn at the door of the Giants castle. Two dragons lurk round the corner, breathing fire, while a lizard

Advert for Frank Havilands tableware 1912
Tasteful advertisement for Frank Havilands shop, Paris, where you can purchase tableware, things for making coffee and tea, and toilet articles 1912

Industry / Smith 1827
" A smith is one who works on iron, and who from that metal manufactures a vast variety of articles useful in the arts of life, and of great importance to domestic comfort". Date: 1827

Household Articles
A broom-seller and a vendor of cooking pots Date: early 19th century

Old Tower Gateway & 39 Articles, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Old Tower Gateway & 39 Articles, St Davids, near Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Date: 1920s

A Chinese Woman darning, Qianlong Period (1736-96) (gouache on paper). Chinese art. SWITZERLAND. Bern. Bernese Historical Museum

A Chinese Woman making a bobbin, Qianlong Period (1736-96) (gouache on paper). Chinese art. SWITZERLAND. Bern. Bernese Historical Museum

Tile representation of handicrafts. Catalan school, 17th-18th c. Ceramics. Proc: SPAIN. CATALONIA

WW1 by Winston Churchill in the Sunday Pictorial
Advertisement for the Sunday Pictorial and its series of articles by Winston Churchill, The Four Chapters of War in 1916. Date: 1916

Francis Place
FRANCIS PLACE English self-made businessman and reformer; activist for the right to strike. Author of pamphlets and articles on social and economic questions. Date: 1771 - 1854

Spain (1810-1814). Box decorated with articles of the Cadiz Constitution (1812). SPAIN. San Fernando. Municipal Historic Museum

Spanish Civil War of 1820-1823. Pack of cards

Thomas Edward Bowdich
THOMAS EDWARD BOWDICH English traveller in Africa, making important discoveries in West Africa, writing about them in books and articles. Date: 1791 - 1874

Seven-League Boots - 2
The hero crosses the ocean wearing his wonderful SEVEN-LEAGUE BOOTS

General Francis Pittie / Gill
General Francis Pittie (born 1829) chief of the Elysee Military Cabinet and an officer of culture who produced a novel, a volume of verse, and numerous review articles

Articles worn by the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo
Photograph showing some of the clothing and weapons used by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, at Waterloo on display in Apsley House, London, late 19th century

Boiling Clothes
A photograph demonstrating the boiling of " collars, cuffs, laces, and such-like small articles" in a calico bag during the arduous process of washday

The first articles in Requisition at Amsterdam or the Sans Culotts become touts culotts

Dressing Table 1826
Cabinet Dressing Case an ornate dressing table housing a wash basin, mirrors, and a number of convenient shelves and niches for storing toilet articles

FRANCIS PLACE 1771-1854
FRANCIS PLACE English self-made businessman and reformer; activist for the right to strike. Author of pamphlets and articles on social and economic questions

Earthenware for Sale
Earthenware articles for sale at a street crockery stall

Board Game Seller 18C
A French tabletier: dealer in fancy goods of ivory, ebony, etc, including chess and backgammon sets

Shotukos Innovations
Shotuko-Taishi, prince regent of empress Suiko, introduces Chinese culture to Japan in 17 Articles, initiating the Fujiwara Era which includes Buddhism as the state religion

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