Bed Time Collection

Advert / Gossage Soap 1900
Gossages Soap - the right sort

The Evening Prayer: There is a dog who loves his Master so, He always goes with him wherever he may go, And even when he kneels to say his Evening Prayer, This faithful friend is by his bedside there!

Good-Night, Everybody! by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl heads off to bed. 1936

Bedtime by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration depicting a very sweet little girl with straight bobbed hair and a pot belly warming her toes by the stove before bedtime

The Bath Parade by Muriel Dawson
Three children dressedin pyjamas, dressing gowns and slippers march in a procession towards the bathroom armed with towels and soap

His Share by Muriel Dawson
A tiny child with a shock of red hair struggles up to bed in a dressing gown carrying as many toys as he possibly can

Getting out of Bed 1950S
Pretty brunette, with arching eyebrows, climbs out of bed upon waking. Her bedtime reading lies on the floor next to her bed

Wynken, Blynken & Nod
Wynken, Blynken and Nod is a popular poem for children written by American writer and poet Eugene Field and published in 1889

Good Housekeeping front cover, December 1933
Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine for December 1933 depicting a small boy in a dressing gown lighting a candle on a window sill. The things they used to let kids do on their own

Nursery at Childrens Home, Ashley Down, Bristol
Children and nurses at an unnamed orphanage or childrens home in the Ashley Down area of Bristol, perhaps one of the Muller Homes established by George Muller. Date: early 20th century

Two children saying their prayers before bed
Two children kneeling to say their prayers before going to bed

Young girl watches a falling star
A young girl watches a falling star through her bedroom window

Advert for Ladye Jayne slumber helmet 1934
Beauty sleep every night. Always wear a Ladye Jayne during sleep and especially after a wave-set. It will keep your hair continually in good trim

A Story at Bedtime

The Berth of Venus by Wilmot Lunt
A pretty young woman wearing striped pyjamas prepares to climb into a bunk bed. Date: 1927

A little girl getting dressed into a one-piece dress
A little girl getting dressed after a bath into a one-piece dress. 1928- 1929

Silhouette, Early to Bed, Early to Rise
Early to Bed, Early to Rise -- silhouette showing a little boy standing in front of his bed, stretching and yawning

Luvisca blouse
A mother reads a bedtime story to her children, wearing a jumper blouse of Courtaulds Luvisca, reinforced with a basque and with a V shaped neckline. 1931

The Truth About Grown-Ups by William Heath Robinson
A baby, who should really be fast asleep in his cot, instead regales a gathered group of elves and pixies in his bedroom with tall tales about the deeds of his parents

Bedtime by Molly Benatar
Charming illustration to accompany a short poem about bedtime, showing sweet children in their pyjamas making their way to bed

And sent them to bed

Dunderpate goes up the stairs to bed with a candle in his hand, whistling happily. Date: 1938

A charm against Fairies by M. Reed
A rather alarming illustration (at least to any new parents) depicting a baby being spirited away by fairies who leave a wizened changeling of their race in its place while its mother sleeps

Mother Story-Telling
A mother tells a bedtime story to her daughter` Date: 1931

Bedtime Story 1930S
A loving mother reads a bedtime story to her child beside a table lamp. reflected in a dressing table mirror. Date: 1930s

Jumbo Jet Bedtime Story

Mother and two little girls at bedtime
A mother and her two little girls at bedtime. 1917

Sleep, Babies, Sleep. A little girl puts her toys and dolls into a cradle and kisses them goodnight. 20th century

Girl & Doll Off to Bed
A girl in her nightdress about to take her doll to bed 1915

Sick Girl in Bed
A sick girl in bed drinks a bowl of hot broth with a marked lack of enthusiasm Date: circa 1900

Little girl asleep on her mothers lap at bedtime
A little girl asleep on her mothers lap at bedtime, watched by her elder sister. The photograph is entitled Hush Lightly Tread

Sleepyhead by Muriel Dawson
A little blonde girl, yawning and rubbing her eyes, wanders up to bed in her dressing gown, laden with soft toys

Two Little Sleepyheads by Muriel Dawson
Two children make their way to bed wearing dressing gowns and with their arms around each other

Sentimental Postcard - Mother and daughters

Balloon Barrage by Renee Charron
A young woman, rumpled stockings just visible, hides beneath an eiderdown quilt with a bunch of balloons while a baby Cupid flutters above her bed waiting to strike. Goodness knows what is going on

The Sand Fairy / Jacobs
A small girl is either woken up, or helped with her insomnia by a sand fairy who appears in her dormitory unobserved by anyone else

Campbells Veg Soup
Advert for Campbells canned condensed vegetable soup showing a trio of healthy young children indulging in a pillow fight

Children / Bedtime 1883
Mother takes her three children up the stairs to bed at 8 o clock

Girls & Dogs at Bedtime
Four little girls in the nursery at bedtime, playing with their two dogs - they re not going to get to sleep at this rate

Husband / Wife / Disgruntled
A thin husband and rather well-built wife having a disagreement at bedtime

Candle Light at Bedtime
A mother checks on her 2 sleeping children by candle light while they sleep

Exotic bedtime
A man wearing just a loincloth gently covers a woman with long blonde hair with her bed sheets

Mother Tucks Son In
A rather glamorous mother looks dotingly at her son whom she has just tucked into bed with his cuddly koala bear for company

Mother Tucking Son In
A mother tucks her rather excitable-looking son into bed

Girl Asleep in Bed 19C
FAST ASLEEP !

Child / Mother / Praying
A mother teaches her child to pray

Twin girls and their nanny at bedtime -- even Nanny can t tell them apart

Bedtime Undressing 1884
The maid helps Margery get undressed and ready for bed

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