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HMS Jervis Bay attacking the Admiral Scheer, Second Worl
Illustration showing the Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay (centre) steaming towards the German pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer, North Atlantic, November 1940

Brockwell Park, Herne Hill : a movement is now on foot to buy this land, and keep it as a public park for the people

Liberty Loan / Wwi Poster
Against a backdrop of the American flag and fighting US troops, the American public are urged to buy US Government war bonds

ASCOT 1910
Black Ascot - due to the recent death of Edward VII, racegoers at Ascot dress in black, though for most ladies this is no more than the excuse to buy a new dress

Ww2 Clothing Coupons
Two CLOTHING BOOKS containing coupons without which you couldn t buy clothes : note the date - two years after the end of the war !

Help to Buy an Aeroplane
Help to buy an Aeroplane - poster explaining that any Army War Savings Association contributing £ 1000 can have an aircraft named after themselves! 1914-1918

Who will buy my sweet blooming lavender?
Old Street Cries -- Who will buy my sweet blooming lavender? 20th century

Pick an English Apple ! the greengrocers customers are urged to buy English fruit, rejecting imported stuff

Old mother hubbard: dog standing head and smoking pipe
She went to the hatters to buy him a hat, but when she came back he was feeding the cat. She went to the tavern for white wine and red, but when she came back the dog stood on his head

Huntley Girl Umbrella
A young girl ventures out at Christmas to buy a box of Huntley & Palmer Dessert biscuits

Buy National Savings Certificates
Poster urging the reader to Buy National Savings Certificates: Lend to defend his right to be free featuring an angelic boy constructing something with meccano

Tanks / War Bonds Poster
World War One poster featuring a tank, encouraging the public to buy war bonds to help fund the war effort

Patriotic poster, Buy British, keep the home fires burning
Patriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- Buy British and keep the home fires burning. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis

Poster encouraging people to Buy Singapore Products, depicting a prowling tiger. Issued by the Empire Marketing Board. C.1930

Queen Alexandra and Crown Prince Olav, London
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her grandson, Crown Prince Olav of Norway (1903-1991), leaving the newly opened Whiteleys Store in Bayswater, West London

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Britain Always First
Britain Always First - poster celebrating Britihs achievements in breaking speed records on land, water, air and rail. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis

Patriotic poster, Team Spirit, Buy British
Patriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- It is the Team Spirit that gets there. Buy British and pass your wages to another member of the British team

Illegal Night Club 1934
During Prohibition, Cooks tourists in New York are given a glimpse of an illegal night club where only millionaires can afford to buy a drink. Date: 1934

Selling Fish by Docks
The fish-market alongside the quays where the fishing-boats dock - housewives and cooks come to buy fish fresh from the sea

Dryden / Bugatti / 27
Three types of Bugatti are shown with the kind of person the artist thinks would be likely to buy this sort of car

Telegraph Parrot
No one told this poor parrot on a telegraph pole that it would need to buy a telephone before it could chat to its mates

Parading the Guy
Boys parade their Guy - - if all gave a penny, I wonder how many Wheels, crackers and squibs They ll be able to buy ?

Margaret Whigham & Mrs Colclough, Best of Everything Ball
Miss Margaret Whigham and Mrs Colclough displaying British gloves, stockings and scarves at the Best of Everything Dinner

USA at War with Germany and Italy, 11 December 1941 - WW2 American postal cover envelope Date: 1941

Uncle Sam delares War on Japan, 8 December 1941 - WW2 American postal cover envelope Date: 1941

This is Inflation, WW2 American War Bonds postal cover
This is Inflation, Take a Good Look, WW2 American Buy War Bonds postal cover envelope Date: 1944

Romania Bulgaria And Hungary Europe European
romania, bulgaria, and, hungary, europe, european, at, war, with, usa, america, december, 13, 1941, 1940s, 40s, forties, postmark, postmarked, washington, typewritter, name, address, chicago

Buy War Bonds and Stamps, WW2 envelope
Buy War Bonds and Stamps - WW2 American postal cover envelope Date: 1945

Buy a Doll, Miss? Cries of London Date: 19th century

Hoover advert, A millionaire could not buy a better cleaner
Hoover vacuum cleaner advert, A millionaire could not buy a better cleaner Date: 1947

Wesleyan & General Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for an Ideal Homes Exhibition stand for Wesleyan and General Assurance Society, promoting a safe way to buy houses. Date: circa 1936

Cartoon, The Children's Lead, Little Tommy at the Stores, don't buy me toys, buy me War Bonds Date: 1919

Music cover, The Bavarian Girl's Song, Buy a Broom, words by D A O'Meara, arranged by Alexander Lee, sung in character by Madame Vestris, with a view of Mayhew's Music Shop

Underwood Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for the Underwood Typewriter Company Ltd, featuring a professional woman using the product, quoted, The machine you will eventually buy. Date: circa 1914

Advert for Terry Anglepoise Lamps - currently unavailable to buy, due to the war. Date: 1943

Thomas Cook Vesuvius Postcard pictures & map
Cook had the Funicular built for their growing tours. Travellers rushed to the kiosk at the top to buy and then post right there a postcard

Victory Parade in London 1940
Victory of the Battle of the River Plate, where HMS Ajex, Exerter Achilles fought in the South Atlantic on 13 December 1939, as the first naval battle of the Second World War

AMERICAN WAR LOAN POSTER
This American poster exhorts citizens to Buy more liberty bonds with the heartrending slogan Must children die and mothers plead in vain? Date: circa 1917

Black Ascot 1910
Black Ascot, King Edward VII, who was a great supporter of racing, died shortly before the event. It was deemed appropriate that the races be conducted in mourning

MOTHER HUBBARD/DOG DEAD
She went to the baker's to buy him some bread, But when she came back The poor dog was dead Date: 1890s

Old Mother Hubbard: went to the cupboard
Old mother hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone, but when she came there the cupboard was bare, and so the poor dog had none

OLD MOTHER HUBBARD
She went to the baker's to buy him some bread, but when she came back the poor dog was dead. She went to the joiner's to buy him a coffin

Comic postcard, The Price of a Kiss Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Chauffeur buying petrol Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Buying rounds in a pub - or not Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man buying sixpenny postal order in the Post Office Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Vicar and woman in the street Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman drinking in a pub Date: 20th century

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