Blowing Collection (page 5)

Familiarising horses with the sound of music, to avoid adverse reactions during important state ceremonies. Date: circa 1960s

Fireeater in a circus. Date: circa 1963

Happy Families Animals - Master Seal. circa 1940s

Happy Families - Miss Parker. circa 1940s

Never mind... flakes provided they have drink
A drunken couple after a night out celebrating the New Year. Date: 1928

Two Girls Blowing Bubbles, c. 1880, by Jacob Maris (1837-189
Jacob Maris (1837-1899). Dutch painter. Two Girls Blowing Bubbles, c. 1880. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

The Moor Fountain by Giacomo della Porta. 1576. Rome
Italy. Rome. The Moor Fountain by Giacomo della Porta. 1576. Navona Square. Detail

The Golden Horns of Gallehus. North of Mogeltonder, Southern
The Golden Horns of Gallehus, discovered in Gallehus, north of Mogeltonder, Southern Jutland, Denmark. The horns date to the early 5th century, the beginning of the Germanic Iron Age

Little Folk Misfitz - Little Boy Blue. Date: circa 1910

Prices Candles, Christmas Specialities. 1906

Cartoon, Launching the New Boat, Youth. A reference to a new play, Youth, co-written by Augustus Harris and Paul John Merrit, first performed at Drury Lane, London, on 6 August 1881. 1881

Caricature of W E Gladstone and John L Toole
Caricature of W E Gladstone (1809-1898), Liberal Prime Minister, and John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906), English comic actor, actor-manager and theatrical producer. Politics and Comedy. 1882

Woman blowing the Lure, Vasterbotten, Sweden (now Finland)
Woman of Westrobothnia, Vasterbotten, Sweden (now in Finland) blowing the Lur (Lure, Lurr), a long horn, from a hilltop. Its purposes included signalling and calling cattle. circa late 18th century

Book of Trades, The Glass Blower. 1841

Grasshopper riding a moth on a Christmas card
Grasshopper riding on the back of a moth on a Christmas card -- Fairy Queens messenger. Date: circa 1890s

George Ernest Studdy -- Bonzo blowing up balloons, a cartoon which first appeared in Tit-Bits Magazine in 1925. Date: 1925

Fairies in the rushes on a Christmas card
Two fairy ladies watching a fairy huntsman riding an insect in the rushes on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies boating on a river on a Christmas card
Two fairies boating on a river with the aid of dragonflies on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Abraham Duquesne - 4
ABRAHAM, marquis DUQUESNE French naval commander, pointing to the enemy, or to where he wants to sail or which way the wind is blowing, or where to find the heads. Date: 1610-1688

Barrage Balloons 1939
Barrage balloons being inflated from gas stored in bottles. Trailers attached to the motor unit are connected to the inflating hose. Date: November 1939

Cartoon, Sheltering from a squall
Cartoon showing a couple sheltering from a squall under a leafless tree. The wind blows her skirts up, giving him a revealing view of her legs. Date: 1916

Windy weather 1882
Two children hold their umbrellas, while getting pushed down hill by the wind. Date: 1882

German Country Chalet
A country chalet home in Germany by the mountains with sunflowers in the fenced garden and curtains blowing at the window Date: 1904

GUARD (1860S)
The guard stands on the platform, raising his left arm and blowing his whistle, informing the driver that the train may leave. Date: circa 1860

Air-Sea Kite Device
A combination of raft and kite, this device should be able to take you anywhere so long as theres a wind and that its blowing in the direction you want to go. Date: circa 1890

Cartoon, The peaceful ex-scarecrow, WW1
Cartoon, the peaceful ex-scarecrow, a satirical comment on the mistake of believing in a peaceful relationship between France and Germany during the First World War. Date: 1915

French Nobleman 1650
Cesar Phebus d Albret in full wig, chest and arm armour, boots and spurs, his sash blowing in the breeze Date: 1614 - 1676

German Newspaper 1804
Front page of the HALLESCHE KURIER, with a nice woodcut of a courier blowing his horn as he brings the news to the patrons of a country tavern. Date: 3 May 1804

Austrian New Year Custom
EIN SYLVESTERSABEND An Austrian youth goes from house to house, blowing his trumpet and bringing the glad tidings of the New Year Date: circa 1870

Bessemer converter in a steelworks
A Bessemer converter in a steelworks -- a process designed for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron, removing impurities by oxidation by blowing air through the molten iron

Newsvendor
A newsvendor of 1813 blowing his horn to attract attention. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1902

Cupid Takes the Plunge - Two Aqua show stars get hitched. High-diver Roy Walsh from Blackpool, a former British Olympic Star (at the 1954 Melbourne Olympic Games) (25)

Victorian horn player in a street. late 19th century

Music cover, Trifles Light As Air, sung by Harry Clifton. circa 1870

Music cover, The Fire Bell Galop, composed by Charles Blamphin. circa 1860

Music cover, Bubbles at the Comedy Theatre, Your Sympathetic Smile, words by Eric Blore, music by Philip Braham. 1917

The wind blowing a ship onwards
The wind blowing a ship on the sea while the sun looks on. Date: C.1700

Old Testament bible scene: Siege of Jericho
The Israelites process round Jericho, blowing trumpets, much to the annoyance of the inhabitants, especially when their walls start tumbling down

The Walls of Jericho by Alfred Sutro
Promotional postcard for The Walls of Jericho by Alfred Sutro. First produced Garrick Theatre, 31st October 1904. The walls of London Society crumble in the background as the angel blows his trumpet

Blowing bubbles
Young girl blowing bubbles with a china pipe. Artist: May Bowley Date: 1911

Three musical dogs and a clown on a greetings card
Three musical dogs and a clown conducting them on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Family opening hamper on a Christmas card
Family opening a hamper on a three-part Christmas card, with holly and mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s

Children skating and sledding on a New Year card
Children having fun skating and sledding on a New Year card, with a sentimental verse. Date: circa 1870s

Two cherubs with flowers on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Fanning hair to add strength and beauty
Edwardian beauty routine for the hair - using a fan to waft strength and beauty into ones locks! Date: 1904

WW2 poster, In a raid, keep your gas mask always with you
WW2 Civil Defence poster, In a raid, keep your gas mask always with you. Date: early 1940s

Cartoon, German communique, WW1
Cartoon, German communique, a satirical comment on a German claim that their squadron has sunk a Russian torpedo boat with the loss of 15, 000 lives

Double page illustration, Mrs Ticklers Caravan, showing what happens when Mr Tickler blows his nose on his new magic handkerchief. Date: 1934

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