Candle Collection (page 9)

Three Children Reading
Three children reading a book together by the light of the candles in a Christmas wreath on the table. Date: 1950s

Ten million new members by Christmas Join the Red Cross, and on Christmas Eve a candle in every window, a service flag for every home

Christmas design
From a magazine advertisement -- the opening bars of Silent Night. 1927

Mozart performs for Kaiser Josef II c. 1780
Mozart performs at the piano for Kaiser Josef II, patron of the arts and music lover, c.1780. Date: c. 1780

She didn t know what to do
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, she had so many children, she didn t know what to do -- an illustration to the nursery rhyme, showing the old woman not knowing where to start

Little girl asleep, dreaming of her soldier father
A little girl asleep in an armchair, dreaming of her soldier father who is away fighting in the First World War. The caption is written in English and French. 1915

Dunderpate goes up the stairs to bed with a candle in his hand, whistling happily. Date: 1938

Amazing Thread Trick
How to put a thread into a candle flame without burning it! The silk thread is a good conductor of heat, so it passes the heat to a key and does not get burnt - wow! Date: 1930s

Beagle Puppy with Candle
A beagle puppy with a candle and holder, about to retire to bed, with a doll under one arm. Date: early 1930s

Just Engaged
Just engaged! A young woman admires her engagement ring, following her acceptance of a marriage proposal from her lover over a romantic candlelit dinner for two. Date: 1960s

Stylish Table Setting
An idea for setting out your table ready for your bridge or card party. The candle may be left lit for the use of smokers. Date: 1930s

Two models in elegant nightwear, blue and pink. 1923

Reading by Lamp
A young boy reads a book by lamplight Date: 1940s

Girl & Doll Off to Bed
A girl in her nightdress about to take her doll to bed 1915

Sleeping Child / Greenaway
Mother checks on her sleeping child Date: 19th century

CANDLE FLY
The Candle Fly from Ceylon. Date: 1901

Goodnight Hug
Mama gives her daughter a goodnight hug Date: circa 1900

Santa up Chimney / C20Th
"...& laying his finger aside of his nose, & giving a nod, up the chimney he rose". Date: First published: 1823

Britannia and Eve Christmas cover 1939
Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine, December 1939 featuring an illustration of a sweet little boy blowing out a candle

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Save-all
Save-All. A man frugal with his money, possibly Scottish judging by his outfit, sits by candle light with his feet in a tub of water eating an unappetising bowl of something

Origin Species, CH Bennett, grieving man - crocodile
A crocodiles tears. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a crying, grieving man from a crocodile. Fresh from the funeral of a friend this mans tears conceal an ulterior

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Wit - owl
An owl to wit. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a wit, from a candle, via a porcupine and owl

Bear asleep in bed after a long day
A bear asleep in bed after a long day. His slippers are on the floor at the foot of the bed, and a jar of honey sits ready for his breakfast

Miner cutting coal in a narrow seam, South Wales
A miner undercutting or holing the coal in a narrow seam, Plas y Coed Level, South Wales. A solitary candle provides him with light

Timber supports in a South Wales mine
Timber supports in a mine in South Wales

candle snuffer / W H Robinson
And so to bed. A simple, but typical Heath Robinson design for a candle snuffer. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

Well, I m Blowed
The Heath Robinson Mark VII Extra Special Pneumatic Candle Flame Extinguisher, specially devised for blowing out the candle when the dressing table is a long way from the bed

Car cross section 2 / W H Robinson
Cross section through Mr Heath Robinsons 2 cylinder, four seater saloon showing such engineering as a candle to heat the petrol

Tombs of Sultans Ahmed I & Murad IV
The Tombs of Sultans Ahmed I and Murad IV

Delineator Christmas Number 1927
Festive front cover design by Helen Dryden featuring a woman with fashionably cropped blonde hair clutching a heap of wrapped up Christmas presents against a candlelit background

Locksmith Opens Door
A locksmith opens a door with a master set of keys

View up Putney High Street, London
A photograph taken from the top of the tower of Putney Church (on the south bank of the Thames, London) looking up Putney High Street

March: The Candle Burns a Little Lower by Mackenzie
A black and white illustration of a fantasy scene depicting the month of March

Jablochkoffs electric light apparatus
Diagrams showing Jablochkoffs candle lamp. Paul Jablochkoff (1847-1894) was a Russian telegraph engineer who would rise to the post of director of telegraphs between Moscow and Kursk

Dinner Date
A sulty raven-haired woman in a halter-neck evening dress looks seductively into the eyes of her dinner guest opposite during a candle-lit meal for two

Flower Arranging 1922
A stylish woman arranges arum lilies in a glass vase

Niagara Burning Spring
The burning springs at McGill Mills, Bridgewater, above the Niagara Falls, are a popular tourist attraction : they are due to natural gas and can be ignited with a candle

Candle Light at Bedtime
A mother checks on her 2 sleeping children by candle light while they sleep

A Victorian Office
A Victorian office - high desk, high stool, candle-lit, books and papers anywhere and everywhere

Candle Lights the Way
A girl uses a candle to light her way

Evening Gown 1823 / Candle
A bewitching young lady in white holds a candle to illuminate her path. The hemline is wadded & decorated with 2 rows of lace. Her headdress is gold & red

Living / Gebhard 1929
A well designed living room by Fr.Gebhard

Susanna is Three 1930S
Susanna is three years old

Fever Hallucination
Fever victim hallucinates an unknown woman

Bismarck / Rohling / Page 7
While still a student, Bismarck wagers that some day Germany will be united

Christmas Tree & Toys
A little boy and girl sit underneath the Christmas tree with all their new toys

Candlemaking / 19Thcentury
Man manufacturing drip candles

Girl Asleep in Bed 19C
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