Chain Collection (page 4)

Chain stores, Woolworths, Boots, Liptons, etc
Chain stores making an inroad into towns in the thirties, including Woolworths, Boots, Freeman Hardy & Willis, and Liptons. Date: circa 1930s

Christmas postcard, Drunken man going home with goodies from the Goose Club Date: 20th century

The 24 Mangan-Tillerettes - an English dancing troupe appearing on the European Paramount Film Theatre chain, 1930 Date: 1930

Nosegays, Watercress girl, Brewers Dray, Twopenny-Post
Nosegays, Watercress girl, Brewers Dray and Twopenny-Post Boy. Itinerant sales girls selling nosegays 19, and watercress on the street 20

Henry VIII of England meeting Francis I of France on horseback at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, 7 June 1520. Coats of arms hang from trees and knights in armor and heralds gather for a tournament

Landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, 54BC
A standard-bearer of the 10th legion in bearskin leads Roman infantry onto a beach at Sandwich, 54BC. Julius Caesar in breastplate and coat stands on board an anachronistic steamboat

Stained glass window portrait of a lady with armorial
Stained glass window portrait of a lady in hennin hat with tiara, next to unknown states armorial shield, helm and crest, 1495. Shield shows a wicker fence

Spanish costumes from the 14th century. Men hunting lions with spear and sword, ladies with a knight. From ceiling fresco paintings in the Alhambra Palace, Granada

Decorated casket, probably for bridal goods 13th century
Decorated wooden casket, probably for bridal goods 13th century. Knights with heraldic shields climbing ladders to storm a castle defended by women

Chain Pier, Brighton, East Sussex. 1880s

Model S-2 Pole Trailer and accessories -- when one half of the load is to be carried on the motor truck. Date: early 1920s

Three Type D Cable Reel Trailers, designed by American Telephone and Telegraph Companys engineers. Loading reel onto trailer, pulling loaded trailer with motor truck

Five Type D Cable Reel Trailers in actual service. Date: early 1920s

King Henry VII, the first of the Tudors - seen here granting a charter to John Cabot to sail in search of new lands. Date: circa 1497

HMS Foresight, British light cruiser (Forward class). Date: circa 1908

Sir Henry Guildford, English courtier, by Holbein
Portrait of Sir Henry Guildford (1489-1532), English courtier, by Hans Holbein the Younger. He was Master of the Horse and Comptroller of the Royal Household. 16th century

Five guinea jewels: brooch, pendant, locket and chain in pearl, diamond, gold, enamel. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Gold muff chains with amethyst beads, enamel bars, etc. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Medieval trained bears: Anglo-Saxon gleemen with sticks and horns peforming over a trained bear, 10th century (top), juggler with bear and drummer with chained bear, 14th century (middle)

Orders of Chivalry
Chain of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George 363, chain of the Order of Cyprus (Orden des Stillschweigens) 364, chain of the Order of cross of the Order of St

Medieval weaponry
Spears of the Franks, 168, 169, crossbow 170, arrow 171, flails or chain maces 172-174, hatchet 175, and Morgenstern (morning star) or spiked club 176

Native woman of Erikub Atoll, Ratak chain, Marshall Islands, with rolled pandanus-leaf earrings, necklace and tattoos. Woman of the Tchichagoff Islands

Native man of Radack Islands, Marshall Islands
Native man of Radack Islands (Ratak chain), Marshall Islands, with tattooed chest, blue beard and rolled pandanus-leaf earrings

Native woman from the Saltikoff Islands, Marshall Islands
Native woman from the Saltikoff Islands, Ratak chain, Marshall Islands, with headdress, flower earrings, tattoos and sarong

Rarick, chief of the Island of Otdia (Radack
Rarick, chief of the Island of Otdia (Wotje Atoll, Radack Chain, Marshall Islands). With headdress of shells and flowers, rolled green-leaf earrings, necklace and tattoos

Tayadaneega, Mohawk chief and leader
Tayadaneega, Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (1743-1807), Mohawk chief and leader. He wears a feather headdress, metal gorget, shirt, and chain earring

Ancient Roman jewelry
Chain necklace, ring, earrings and pins from a head found in a sarcophagus outside the Porta San Lorenzo. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his

Mosaic of a guard dog on a chain from the Casa del Poeta Tragico, House of the Tragic Poet, Regio VI, Insulae 8, 3, 5. Chromolithograph by Victor Steeger after an illustration by Geremia Discanno

Lady in mask at a ball, reign of King Henry III of France, 1573-1575. She wears a hat decorated with pearls, a full-face black mask

Anne of Pisseleu, Duchess of Etampes, mistress of King Francis I, 1508-1580. She wears a chaperon headdress, velvet surtout with lace ruff collar, jeweled choker

Louise of Savoy, Regent of France, mother of King Francis I, 1476-1532. She wears a French hood and wimple, velvet brocade surtout with long train and fur sleeves, and chain belt

Paula of Viguier, La Belle Paule, 1518-1610
Paula of Viguier, Paule de Viguier, La Belle Paule, renowned beauty of Toulouse, 1518-1610. She wears her hair tied back under a velvet cap with feather

Anne of Britanny, wife to King Charles VIII and King Louis XII of France, 1476-1514. She wears a cape bretonne headdress over a white cap, brocade robe trimmed with ermine, and gold chain belt

The entrance of a street defended by a chain in grooves in posts and raised by a windlass at right. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English

Helmet, prick spur and suit of chainmail armour
Two views of a singular helmet in the Tower of London 1, 2, a curious antique pryck spur 3 and a suit of chain mail 4. Copperplate engraving by J

Effigy of Ulrich Landschaden, Heidelberg, 1369. Knight in suit of chainmail with tight cote-hardie or jupon, moveable nasal bascinet, gauntlets, knee armour and chest chain

Types of hydraulics systems and pumps: Persian wheel or sakia, Tantalus or Pythagorean cup, Ctesibiuss ancient pump, and sucking, forcing, lifting and chain pumps

Different types of chains and clay mills. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Metamorphosis of honey bees, honeycomb, queens, drones and chain of worker bees. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, Bowl Fittings. Date: 1922

Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, Electroliers, with a range of shades. Date: 1922

Illustration, Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare. Cast list with decorative border of chains, a sword, a crown and a hooded cloak. Date: 1840

T O Callaghan, Chief Commissioner, Victorian Police Force
Thomas O Callaghan (1845-1931), Chief Commissioner (1902-1913), Victorian Police Force, Australia. Date: circa 1900s

Patriotic poster, Buy British, British Business
Patriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- How Bills new boots bucked up British Business! Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis

Daisy Chain, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY State, USA
Daisy Chain, a tradition at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1915

Electrical Apparatus - No. 1. Date: 1804

A pet cheetah in Paris, 1909
A pet cheetah affectionately licking the head of its young owner. The Sketch magazine reports that cheetahs are supposed to make excellent pets and are very fond of children. Date: 1909

Infant feeding and management, 1925
Front cover from a manual on infant feeding and management, produced by Allen and Hanbury s. Date: 1925

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