Benefits Collection

Geo Roes Irish Whisky
This advert extols the medicinal benefits of whisky quoting the British Medical Journal for authority

French Brochure
L INDOCHINE FRANCAISE a propaganda booklet issued by the French, showing the benefits of colonisation

Lloyd Georges Maternity Insurance Benefit
In the early twentieth century a free National Health Service did not yet exist and the poor could not usually afford medical services

Newman's Fortreviver Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Newman's Fortreviver, a liqueur tonic for palates of refinement, composed of concentrated fruit juices, it is said to have many health benefits

British Commercial Gas Association Advert
An advertisement illustration for the British Commercial Gas Association promoting the benefits of the gas water heater, a man is happily relaxed in a hot bath. Date: circa 1917

Colinated Coconut Oil Advertisement
An advertisement illustration promoting the benefits of using Colinated coconut oil, over normal soaps and shampoos. The image shows a woman with shining hair, reclining on a chaise lounge

Advertisement for Hillman Wizard car. Captioned, You owe it to yourself, with a description of the benefits of the car. With Art Deco style illustration of the car and man driving

Advertisement for Lifebuoy Soap, captioned, Not coddled, but cared for'. Showing children, mothers and Lifebuoy soap. With description of mother as the health doctor

Robin Cook and Margaret Beckett, Labour politicians
Robin Cook (Robert Finlayson Cook, 1946-2005) and Margaret Beckett (Margaret Mary Beckett, nee Jackson, b 1943), both of them British Labour politicians and MPs

Two butter tokens in a Butter Token Book, part of a social security benefit scheme, for half a pound of butter at a reduced price. (2 of 2) Date: 1975

Booklet cover, Butter Token Book, part of a social security benefit scheme, for half a pound of butter at a reduced price. (1 of 2) Date: 1975

Cartoon, The New Years Gift (old age pensions)
Cartoon, The New Years Gift - 1909 brings in the Old Age Pension. Date: 1909

Two young ladies out for a countryside walk
Two young ladies enjoying the health benefits of a good walk in the countryside on a hot summer day. What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? (From Leisure by W. H)

National Health Insurance Stamp - Take a bit of licking
This Stamp will take a bit of licking - the introduction of the National Health Insurance stamp under the 1911 National Insurance Act

Postcard illustrating the merits of Free Trade - Larger Loaf
Postcard from 1906 issued as part of the campaign to elect the Liberal politician Sir Robert Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet (18361928) to office

Ladies Sunbathing 1905
German ladies sunbathing for reasons of health : the Germans are pioneers in appreciating the health benefits of fresh air and sunlight

Cartoon, C W Thompson -- This is the gentleman who has done so much for actors benefits. 1883

Cartoon, postwar benefits. Two elegant French ladies are pleased that winning the war has allowed them to get out their low-cut dresses again, to dance the foxtrot, to eat cakes and dragees

Emigration / A Spinster
A spinster here... Image 3 of a series on the benefits of Australia over England & encouraging emigration. Date: 1863

CHARLES IV of Luxembourg (1316-1378). King of Bohemia (1346-1378), Holy Roman Emperor (1355-1378) and Elector of Brandenburg. Book of Rural Benefits

WWI Poster, Soldiers Separation Allowances
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Soldiers Separation Allowances, details of increased rates. Date: 1915

Poster, Britain Today, showing the benefits and freedoms available

WW2 - Propaganda - parachuting safely back to his girl
WW2 - Propaganda - the benefits of being a member of the Italian Airforce! Relief on the girls face as her man parachutes safely from his stricken plane to join her back on the ground

To mary for love or for money?
A pretty young girl is undecided whether to marry for love or for money... (see 10803887) Date: 1895

Benefits of a Mud Bath - Slimming Success
See what the Mud Baths are doing for me at Byron Hot Springs, California. The benefits of a bit of mud therapy - a shrinking waistline!! Date: 1910

LCC-LFB Serious fire at Prudential building, Holborn
Two firefighters view the fire poster at the Prudential Assurance Company building in High Holborn WC1, shortly after extinguishing a major fire there

Maternity Grant Poster
Maternity grant poster, 1973 Date: 1973

Temperance Friendly Society Postcard - Juvenile Section - savings and assurance benefits for men, women and children

Street Banners
There are banners everywhere to remind the passer-by of the benefits of the Bolshevik regime

English Journal
The first issue of The Communist International, an english-language periodical intended to inform the world about the achievements and benefits of the Soviet regime

Electric brush
A detailed advertisement from 1883 for Dr. Scotts Electric Hair Brush, claiming to cure a variety of ills, from headaches to deafness, baldness to a weary brain

Ralston Wheat Cereal Ad
Two little boys combine muscles and it looks as if one hasn t been enjoying the healthy, nutritional benefits of Ralston Wheat Cereal

Saint Johns Fire
In Bretagne (Brittany) fires are lit in the public square at the summer solstice, on St Johns eve (21 June), couples leap through them, acquiring certain benefits

Privileges Abolished
Satire on the abolition of privileges, whereby nobles more or less voluntarily relinquished their hereditary benefits

Wonders of the telephone
Advertisement from 1925 by the Telephone Development Association illustrating the benefits of having a telephone to counteract that womanly feeling of loneliness

National Insurance
The beginning of the Welfare State : a booklet issued by the Ministry of National Insurance, explaining the benefits of the scheme which gives us all sickness benefits

Cat Benefits from Will
Mlle. Dupuy, noted harpist who believed that her skill came from her cat, leaves most of her property to him in her will

Sons of Temperance 1 / 2
THE ORDER OF THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE friendly society - unsurpassed sick and assurance benefits for men, women and children (1 of 2)

European Culture / Ethiopi
The Italians, having conquered Ethiopia, bestow the benefits of European culture, such as the trappings of Roman Catholicism

Ivan Michurin
IVAN MICHURIN Russian botanist, noted for his work in plant selection, improving fruit and vegetable varieties with great benefits to Soviet horticulture

Le Code Civil
Under Napoleons consulship, the Code Civil becomes law, assuring all citizens the legal benefits brought by the Revolution

Scouting Benefits
Before joining the scouts, a boy gets into all kinds of trouble : when he joins, he becomes resourceful, plucky and keen as mustard

The Ufton Dole, near Aldermaston, Berkshire, England. A custom dating back to 1583, whereby two pillow slips and one blanket are distributed every 5 years

Fashionable Duel
Todays fashionable duels are fought in a public location, wth all the benefits of hygiene and progress

Using a Sunlamp
A lady enjoys the benefits of the ultra-violet rays emitted by the Homesun sunlamp - and it costs her only 18 pounds !

Sons of Temperance 2 / 2
THE ORDER OF THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE friendly society - unsurpassed sick and assurance benefits for men, women and children (2 of 2)

Conch Shell Talisman
CONCH SHELL TALISMAN favoured by Buddhists who believe it confers many benefits on the wearer

Alcohol Advertising 1896
Aperal - aperitif which may be drunk on its own or mixed with your coffee; either way it excites your appetite & benefits your excretory organs

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