Bargain Collection

Pheasant shoot 1912
PHEASANT - covert shooting. A good bag of pheasant and a few brace of hare into the bargain

Petticoat Lane, 1940s
A busy scene at historic Petticoat Lane market in the East End of London in the late 1940s. 1940s

Faust and Mephistopheles
The ageing Faust uses his knowledge of magic to summon up Mephistopheles, who agrees to restore his lost youth in exchange for his soul : its a bargain

Jamaica - West Indies - Mandeville - Market Day. Date: circa 1910s

Antiques market, Bromyard, Herefordshire
People at an antiques market in Bromyard, Herefordshire. Date: 1969

Alfriston Antiques
The wonderfully jumbled interior of an antique shop at Alfriston, Sussex, England, where dealers have known for years that bargain hunters love a rummage! Date: 1960s

Robertson Light Bulbs
Long life bulbs are nothing new - the Robertson incandescent electric lamp promises you long life and a saving of current into the bargain !

3d off Surf Washing Powder, advertising flyer
3d (three pence) off Surf Washing Powder, advertising flyer in shape of 12-sided threepenny coin Date: 1958

Hoover advert, A millionaire could not buy a better cleaner
Hoover vacuum cleaner advert, A millionaire could not buy a better cleaner Date: 1947

Illustration, The Bargain Sale, A K MacDonald
Illustration, The Bargain Sale, with description had Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) been a modern, he would, very likely, have painted dozens of versions of Helene Fourment in a bargain-sale

Comic postcard, Woman escaping from department store Date: 20th century

Jays Furnishers, London
A London branch of Jays bargain furnishers. Date: circa 1950s

The late Duke of Cambridges carriage which was put up for auction in 1904 fetching a price of just 21. The carriage was bought by Fred Karno and his entertainment troupe. Date: 1904

Advert for American Shoe Company 1907
Bargain sale at American Shoe Company, Regent, Street. Date: 1907

HURRAH FOR THE SALES
Always Merry and Bright - Hurrah for the Bargain Sales ! Date: circa 1910

Market below Ely Cathedral
An elderly couple in the market at Ely, Cambridgeshire, England - the cathedral towers can be seen in the background. First published in The Sunday Times. Date: 1990

The Bargain Stone, Wolverhampton, England. In bygone days men would seal deals by shaking hands through the hole seen in the top part of the stone! Date: 1950s photo

Flowers on a saw-shaped Victorian scrap, with the words: Greatest Bargain I Ever... Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, A Bargain, WW1
Cartoon, A Bargain. A man asks the owner of a junk shop if he has any rare war-related items. The shopkeeper seems to have plenty to choose from. Date: 1916

Advertisement for Johnsons dry cleaners, Maidenhead
Advertisement for Johnsons dry cleaners, High Street, Maidenhead, with some amazing temporary reductions to three shillings and sixpence, and a four-day turnaround. Date: 20th century

Paris, France - Barriers, Octroi General. Date: 1828

A page of adverts from The Tatler, dated 22nd July 1914
A page of advertisements from The Tatler, dated 22nd July 1914. D.H Evans adjustable ninon Motor Veil, life assurance policy from The Standard Life Company

Advert for Barkers winter corsets 1916
Special bargsins in Royal Worcester corsets. Full figure corsets for sale. Available from Barkers Kensington High Street, London. Date: 1916

The Autmn Sale Scramble
A policeman doing his hardest (!) to control a baying horde of women at the Autumn Sale. Date: 1906

Tube Ticket Machines
London underground tube ticket machines, in the days when you could travel for only 30p = bargain! Date: 1978

Woman selling house
Woman with a fur muff standing by a sign saying this property for sale, a bargain, selling house in Winter

Settling the Bargain- Fishmongers shop in St. Petersburg
Freezing conditions at a market stall showing fish being weighed and the fishmonger totting up the total on an abacus

Bargains for all
Typical morning scene on the verandah of the hotel at Jaipur. Sellers come and sit on the edge of the verandah as they display their colourful wares in the bright morning sunlight

East of Suez by Webster Murray
An exotic scene showing British tourists examining fabrics in a bazaar somewhere in the Middle East

Prospective Customers
Two girls - one rich, the other poor - admire a display of dolls outside a shop, offered at the bargain price of eleven pence and three farthings

Social / Bargain Sales 20C
Always merry and bright - Hurrah for the Bargain Sales !

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