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British soldier cleaning up debris, Western Front, WW1A British soldier cleaning up debris on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Advert for Asprey mirror glass bedroom furniture 1934Exclusive productions reflecting the latest trend in fashionable modernity. The craftsmanship is all that the name. Dressing table, tip mirror, drawers lined with washable leather
Bottles in the ruins of Termonde, Belgium, WW1Bottles in the ruins of Termonde (Dendermonde), Belgium, during the early stages of the First World War. The town had been badly damaged during a German attempt to advance. Date: September 1914
Scene from Miss Hook of Holland, an English musical comedy with music and lyrics by Paul Rubens, book by Austen Hurgon and Rubens
Smelling fragranceAn elegant lady brings her nostrils close to a scent bottle proffered no doubt by a persuasive sales assistant at a beauty counter. Date: 1955
Advert for Revelation travel wardrobe 1937Gifts by Revelation. A range of Revelation suitcases, from holders for your bottles of creams and lotions. To a travel case to hang your dresses straight from your wardrobe into your Rev-Robe with no
Advert for Mappin & Webb dressing case 1935Morocco dressing case, with sterling silver fittings. 1935
Advert for J. C. Vickery dressing case 1920J. C. Vickery dressing case, for wedding gifts. Blue morocco dressing case, fitted with a beautiful solid tortoiseshell toilet set inlaid with sterling silver. Date: 1920
Pinocchio -- ill in bedPinocchio -- The doctors came immediately... a Crow, an Owl, and a Talking Cricket. Date: 1911
Business card design, man carrying bottlesBusiness card design, depicting a smiling man carrying several bottles of wine in two baskets. Date: 20th century
Advert for hot water bottles for wounded soldiersPresents, practical and seasonable, for your invaild friend or wounded soldier. Hot water bottles, with H. & G. C. C. mark - recognised as the mark of reliability in foremost hospitals in the world
Advert for Asprey dressing case 1928A seletion of dressing vanity travel cases, made from crushed morocco and pigskins and fittings in silver gilt and enamel. 1928
Advert by Asprey compact dressing case 1937Cases for light weight travel complete and compact. Date: 1937
Advert for Royal Vinolia perfume 1912Royal Vinolia perfume, essence of flowers and sweet grasses. 1912
Blindfolded Wine TastingGuess the vintage : a lucky blindfolded woman gets to taste six bottles of wine in a cellar lined with bottles of wine! Date: early 1930s
Wine Tasting SessionGuess the vintage : a lucky young woman gets to taste six bottles of wine in a cellar lined with bottles of wine! Date: early 1930s
Beauty ProductsA young woman applying beauty products at her dressing table. The bottles are labelled Skins Food, Plaster etc. Date: early 1930s
Saab J29A takes-off during tests with the aid of JATO bo?Saab J29A takes-off during tests with the aid of JATO bottles
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak takes off assisted by four ?Republic F-84F Thunderstreak takes off assisted by four JATO bottles
Advertisement for McVitie biscuits -- models posing as mother and two children (Jane Hancock, Merrill Colbrook and John Moulder Brown). 1959
Cockney Couple on Hampstead Heath reading a magazine" The Upper Ten" - being read by a Cockney Couple (and their bulldog) under a tree on Hampstead Heath. A few bottles of ale have been consumed. Date: 1901
Street Dealers in Leeches - Thessaloniki, Greece Date: circa 1916
Duty-free Cigarettes and Alcohol - NorwayTwo women and a man pose on the deck of a Norwegian ferry boat wit their duty free spirits and cigarettes. Following WW2 there was still considerable rationing of food and drink in the UK
Christmas card in the shape of a jug in a basketChristmas card in the shape of a jug in a wickerwork basket. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of medicinesChristmas card in the shape of a bottle of medicine and boxes of pills for various ailments. circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a basket of wine bottlesChristmas card in the shape of a wickerwork basket full of wine bottles. circa 1890s
Delivery manPeople You See. Delivery man. From Teddy Bear (14 September 1968)
Advert for 4711 Eau de Cologne 1931Let the inspiration of 4711 guide your choice this gift time.... let the inimitable fragrance of this really genuine Eau de Cologne pay sincere tribute to beauty. Date: 1931
Wine bottles stored in a cellar, gathering dust. France
A cave carved out of rock to store Champagne in France
Kia-Ora advertisement, 1936An advertisement for Kia-Ora Barley Lemon and Lime Cordial drinks. " These handsome modern bottles are full of good health-ideal for the sideboard and cocktail cabinet." Date: 1936
Lavender BouquetBottle containing Lavender Bouquet, the pure product of the flowers of the celebrated Mitcham Lavender Fields, prepared by Curtis and Company, Phamaceutical Chemists, Baker St, London. Date: C.1895
Pub bar and landlord, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexMr Bert Lindsell, the landlord of The Victory Pub in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, standing proudly behind his well-stocked bar. circa 1966
Eau de Cologne Tooth Powder prepared by Curtis and Company pharmaceutical chemists, London. Date: C.1895
Cockatoo undergoing surgeryA Japanese cockatoo in the hands of a surgeon at the Animals Hospital, Pimlico, London. The bird suffered from the inconvenience of an abnormally long beak. (NB: this is not a dead parrot) circa 1911
Cucumber creamCucumber Cream with lanoline for soft white hands, made by the Maioline Toilet Co. Date: C.1900
Crinisma hair preparationBottle containing Crinisma hair preparation, a substitute for oil, pomade and brilliantine. This preparation combines in itself the double properties of both a hair grease and stimulating wash
Resorcin hair tonicBottle containing Resorcin Hair Tonic for promoting a luxurious growth of the hair, made by Lewis and Burrows Ltd. Date: C.1900
Eau de Quinine ToniqueBottle containing Eau de Quinine Tonique, for care and preservation of the hair. Made by Lewis and Burrows, London. Date: C.1900
Wine at the Berlin royal wedding, 1913A very important arrival at the wedding of Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, only daughter of the Kaiser, to Prince Ernst of Cumberland: wine for the royal wedding banquet. Date: May 1913
The Princess Royals dressing case, a wedding gift to the bride from the Duchess of Kent, on the occasion of Victoria(Vicky)s marriage to Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858
Viennese ResraurantOwing to the high price of electricity in Vienna, Austria, consumers have gone on stike, dining out in restaurants with candles burning from bottles! Date: 1933
Crosse & Blackwell - Vinegars and OilsAn assortment of condements mainly the bottles of vinegar and Oil made by Crosse and Blackwell, the illustration also shows various ingrediants of a salad such as tomatoes
Advert for Mappin & Webb hair brush setsAdvert for a fine Morocco leather vanity travelling case, completely fitted with a set of superfine enamel and silver-gilt toilet requisities, beautifuly engraved and cut glass toilet bottles
A Load of RubbishLooking down into a metal dustbin full of cans, bottles and other rubbish. 1960s
Advert for Christmas gift 4711 Eau de CologneThe gift of many gifts. Genuine 4711 Eau de Cologne, blue & gold label. Date: 1934
Chinese Balloon TrickA group of children watch a street entertainer perform a trick involving bottles and balloons! Date: 1930s
Prohibition RaidCustoms officials of the motor boat Marjorie seizing bottles of contraband champagne off Mont Auk Point, Long Island, New York, U.S.A. during the Prohibition. Date: 16 December 1929