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HMS Jervis Bay attacking the Admiral Scheer, Second WorlIllustration 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 PosterAgainst a backdrop of the American flag and fighting US troops, the American public are urged to buy US Government war bonds
ASCOT 1910Black 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 CouponsTwo 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 AeroplaneHelp 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 pipeShe 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 UmbrellaA young girl ventures out at Christmas to buy a box of Huntley & Palmer Dessert biscuits
Buy National Savings CertificatesPoster 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 PosterWorld 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 burningPatriotic 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, LondonQueen 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 FirstBritain 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 BritishPatriotic 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 1934During 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 DocksThe fish-market alongside the quays where the fishing-boats dock - housewives and cooks come to buy fish fresh from the sea
Dryden / Bugatti / 27Three types of Bugatti are shown with the kind of person the artist thinks would be likely to buy this sort of car
Telegraph ParrotNo 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 GuyBoys 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 BallMiss 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 coverThis is Inflation, Take a Good Look, WW2 American Buy War Bonds postal cover envelope Date: 1944
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Buy War Bonds and Stamps, WW2 envelopeBuy 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 cleanerHoover vacuum cleaner advert, A millionaire could not buy a better cleaner Date: 1947
Wesleyan & General AdvertisementAn 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 AdvertisementAn 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 & mapCook 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 1940Victory 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 POSTERThis 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 1910Black 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 DEADShe 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 cupboardOld 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 HUBBARDShe 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