Bill Collection (page 9)

Threskiornis aethiopicus, sacred ibis skeleton
Plate 52 from a paper published by Georges Cuvier in 1804

Pyrrhula pyrrhula, Eurasian bullfinch
A male Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in flight, U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway

Ensifera ensifera, sword-billed hummingbird
Plate 233, hand coloured lithograph from A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861) by John Gould

Serinus canaria, island canary
Specimen of an island canary (Serinus canaria)

Eriocnemis vestita, glowing puffleg
Plate 275, hand coloured lithograph from A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861) by John Gould

Anastomus lamelligerus, African open-bill
Watercolour and pencil by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies (1918). This species is a member of the stork family and mainly hunts in marshes and wetlands

Milk delivery men and carts, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Ws Baker & Son Victoria Dairy milk delivery men pictured with their carts at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Milkman Bill Whittle (left)

William McAdam Bill 1861
William McAdam, potter and bottle maker, of Glasgow

Bill Sykes and Dog
Bill Sykes, an unlovely character in Dickenss Oliver Twist, with his dawg

Reform Bill - Disraeli as friend of the working man
The new Friend of the Working Man or the Party who may bring in a Reform Bill next Session after all. Benjamin Disraeli as Chancellor of the Exchequer for the Conservative party caricatured as a

Buffalo Bills Wild West Show - Mexican Cavalry - Paris
Buffalo Bills Wild West Show - The Mexican Cavalry - passing The Galerie des machines (officially Palais des machines ) was a pavilion built for the Exposition Universelle (1889) in Paris

A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform
Reform Bill - A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform - showing King William IV, the Duke of Sussex, Lord John Russell, Lord Grey (Prime Minister), Lord Althorpe, Lord Brougham

Reform and Anti-Reform
Reform Bill - Reform and Anti-Reform - depiction of a naval battle between two ships, with the Reform ship winning. " The Portraits of the King, Lords Brougham, Russell, Grey

Old Bill and Co. July 1940
Old Bill prepares a shield wall of defences to protect the English coast from German invasion: " Thats enough about ow Arold did it at Astings. I m doing it now!" 1940

Old Bill and Co
As Old Bill looks ready to fend off a German invasion, an officious old woman asks, " Shouldn t a great, grown, hulking man like you be doing something towards the defence of his country

Bill Webb. Cpl Brown. Tpr Blumenson
Photograph: Bill Webb. Cpl Brown. Tpr Blumenson. Shows three men sitting in the back of a truck, one of the men is holding a mounted Bren gun. Truck has a rhino logo on the back left hand side

Old Bill and Co. September 1940
" No, you were wrong, Bill! That wasn t another warnin you eard." Bruce Bairnsfathers cartoon makes light of the repeated air-raid warnings civilians were subjected to during the Battle of

The Bill by Douglas Mackenzie
" The Bill" : An old comedy in one act. Covent Garden Ball Supper. Time: 2 A.M. Naughty Old Gentleman (between his teeth): Dear me

Cartoon, William Tinsley, British publisher
Cartoon, William Tinsley (1831-1902), British publisher -- A Bill " Of the Play" (Not Shakespeare but Tinsley). Together with his brother Edward he he founded the firm of Tinsley Brothers

Bruce Bairnsfather Fragments from France exhibition, 1916
Advertisement in The Graphic for an exhibition of drawings by the popular soldier cartoonist Bruce Bairnsfather. The pictures were exhibited at the Graphic Galleries, 190 Strand

Lillian Smith shows Queen Victoria her rifle
Lillian Smith (1871-1930), American sharp shooter, pictured showing Queen Victoria her little rifle at a Wild West Show at the Great American Exhibition held at Earls Court, West London in 1887

Strangling of the Beer Bill by Lord Brougham
Newspaper article, Strangling (with a misprint!) of the Beer Bill by Lord Brougham and other peers in the House of Lords. The writer claims that many families will be ruined as a result

Hotel Bill - Helpful Service. circa late 18th century

Hotel Bill - Escape from Care. circa late 18th century

Hotel Bill - Catering for All Types. circa late 18th century

Hotel Bill - Fresh Victuals. circa late 18th century

Hotel Bill - Convivial Cocktails. circa late 18th century

Hotel Bill - A Setting for Romance. circa late 18th century

Things I Should Like To See I by Bateman. A profiteering greengrocer obliged to buy his household vegetables at an exorbitant price from another shop

Slate with pen and comic greeting on a Christmas card -- May you never have to chalk it up! Date: early 20th century

Cutting Osiers With a Hook, near Lough Neagh - a view of a man in a field of osiers cutting with a bill hook. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Lough Neagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Our Flying Clubs No. 1 - Brooklands Aero Club
A view of the modern clubhouse of Brooklands Aero Club, the first in a series of illustrations and caricatures by Mel, documenting the rising popularity of aviation both as a sport

King, the football-playing stallion
King the football-playing stallion was bought by Essex farmer Bill Foyle from a Midlands slaughter market in 1963 for 35. Bill soon discovered that the seven-year-old enjoyed a game of football

Stuntman attempts to fly car over river
Stuntman Bill Johnston of Destruction Squad was supposed to fly his car over a river in the English Midlands, but failed to achieve sufficient speed due to the wet ground

Greylag geese on a lake
Greylag geese (Anser anser) on a lake. circa 1970s

Bill of a one peseta. 1953. Spain
Bill of a one peseta of 1953. Reverse. Spain

Ledger. Bills of exchange
Acceptance of bills of exchange among merchants of Barcelona and Florence. 1411. Ledger. Diocesan Archive. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Anti home-rulers in action: the First Lord mobbed
Illustration by Cyrus Cuneo, showing the hostile reception to Mr and Mrs. Churchill, on Mr. Churchills visit to Ireland to outline the Governments forthcoming Home Rule Bill. Date: 1912

Cartoon, acrobats advised to emigrate
Cartoon showing acrobats being advised to emigrate, possibly with their livelihoods under threat because of the Dangerous Performance Bill

Music cover, You Are Always Sure to Fetch Them with Wst, Wst, Wst, written by Henry Pettitt, sung by G H MacDermott. circa 1880s

Caricature of Frank Toole, theatrical manager
Caricature of Frank (Francis) Toole, theatrical manager to his actor brother John Lawrence Toole. Seen here pasting up a poster -- What a good brother he has been! 1881

Caricature of W E Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister
Caricature of W E Gladstone (1809-1898), Liberal Prime Minister -- Mr Gladstone has passed a quiet night, and the Coercion Bill (resulting in the Irish Coercion Act). 1881

Cartoon, Father Christmas and theatre people
Cartoon, Father Christmas asks a group of theatre people what they have done for him this year (probably in terms of Christmas entertainment). 1880

Christmas card, Santa Claus as bill sticker. 20th century

Book of Trades, The Bill Sticker. 1841

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