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Chainmail armour 12th & 13th centuryChainmail armour of the twelfth and thirteenth century. Date: 12th & 13th century
Anchor and flowers on a paper lace greetings card - May Happiness be ever Thine. Date: circa 1890s
Birthday card for a child, Hot Water Bottle. 20th century
Advert, Birch and Gaydon clocks and watchesAdvert for Birch and Gaydon, Fenchurch Street, London, manufacturers of chronometers, watches and clocks, goldsmiths and jewellers, dealers in precious stones. circa 1880
Carte de visite - young man, Croydon. late 19th century
Closeup of white horse in bridleCloseup of a white horse in a bridle, probably with the Devon and Somerset Staghounds at Cloutsham, near Porlock, Somerset. Date: circa 1960s
Alderman J C Buckwell, Mayor of Brighton (1902-3). circa 1902
Advert for Debenham & Freebody little girls coats 1924Exclusive designs of little girls Spring coats, available from the childrens outfitting department at Debenham & Freebody, Wigmore Street. Date: 1924
Cromer Express railway train wreck, Witham, Essex, 1 September 1905. Date: 1905
Making a poppy chainA group of young children in a field making a poppy chain. Date: 1912
Cycle lever chain works in France 1896English inventor William Spears Simpson invented the cycle lever chain that we still use today. It was such a success that they were unable to keep up with demand
William Spears Simpson, English inventor of the cycle lever chain, similar to the one cyclist use today, formed by linked triangles with two levels
Miss Lily Brayton and Mr Henry AinleyMiss Lily Brayton, Actress (1876-1953). In the role of Rosalind in the William Shakespeare play As you Like It, alongside Henry Ainley (1879-1945) in the role of Orlando. Date: 1911
Advert for Mappin & Webb luxury items 1916Varity of sterling silver luxury Christmas gifts for the homefront. 1916
A mastiff on a chain Date: circa 1870
A sturdy chain tie-ring for mooring boats at a quayside. Date: 1950s
The Duchess of York given a teddy by Dr. Barnardos childrenThe Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) given a large teddy bear for the infant Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) by the small children from the Dr
Prince of Wales - acceptance to the Masons 1875EDWARD VII (Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841 - 1910). Eldest son of Queen Victoria, as a Freemason. Date: 1875
Advert for W &s Summerscales & Sons household machines 1888 Advert for W & SDouble page spread of a selection of Victorian free-standing machines for household use, available in W &s Summerscales & Sons catalogue, including The Colonial mangle, chain washer and Gardner
Lord John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792-1840), British Whig statesman and colonial administrator. He served as Ambassador to Russia (1835-1837). Date: circa 1832
10938118Battle armour in chain mail and plate armor from the 15th century.. Gravestone of Ludwig von Hutten, 1414. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes
W. E. Gladstone watching a steam-driven saw, Tulse Hill, 1878Engraving showing William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), the English Liberal statesman, watching a trial of a new patent steam tree feller, near Tulse Hill, South London. Date: 1878
Carried Away on SiteA man clings on for dear life as he is carried aloft on a building site, high above the rooftops. Date: 1915
Frock Coated Gent 1909Sir A Osmond Williams wears a frock coat, chalk striped trousers with front creases, spats, a fawn coloured waistcoat with watch chain, all round collar & black tie. Date: 1909
PEPPERCORNS OFF LICENCEPeppercorns off licence in Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, South Harrow. This shop later became Fosters and then the well-known chain, Peter Dominic. Date: JUNE 1934
DANCE FLOOR FASHIONSDance floor fashions include winklepickers, suits and liberal amounts of brilliantine, bouffants, stilettos, chain belts & abstract print frocks. Date: 1962
LAVEROCK EFFIGYAn effigy of a member of the Laverock family buried in a church at Ash, Kent. He wears chain mail, his hands are arranged in prayer & his feet rest on a lion
EFFIGY COMPTE DETAMPESEffigy of Charles, Compte DEstampes Date: circa 1336
EFFIGY OF EARL OF OXFORDEffigy of Robert De Vere, Earl of Oxford ( -1221), found on the north side of the chancel of Halfield Broad Oak Church Date: 1221
Chinese court, early 19th centuryAwaiting the verdict in a Chinese Court. Date: Early 19th century
London Shoppers - 1908London shoppers during the sales. Date: 1908
Reynards TriumphREYNARDS TRIUMPH Wearing a chain of office, cape and laurel wreath Reynard enjoys the adulation of the other animals - swans, frogs, mice, monkey, donkey, lion etc
CARATACUS EXHIBITEDCARATACUS British Chieftain Resisted the Roman invasion of Emperor Claudius. He is defeated and exhibited in Rome, where he is pardoned. Date: 51 AD
Suffragette woman in the stocks, unsympathetic cartoonUnsympathetic comment on Votes or Women Date: 1913
Convict chain, FranceA chain of convicts welcome a new arrival at La Tournelle: Jean-Francois Gruet, a tax collector condemned to the galleys for life for appropriating public money. Date: December 1716
Chain Bridge, BrightonThe Royal Suspension Chain Bridge, Brighton. Built in 1823, destroyed in a storm in 1896. Date: 1885
Tucks Great Postcard Competitions - Sandwich Man and VendorLondon Life - Raphael Tuck and Sons " Great" Postcard Prize Competitions - Sandwich Man and News Vendor. Prize pot of 6
A forester cuts logs with a chain saw during tree felling opertations in Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1991
Blue door with chain, Nefta, TunisiaOrnate studded blue door with chain, Nefta, Tunisia Date: 1987
Avintes, Portugal - Striking girl in traditional costumeAvintes, Portugal - Striking girl with long wavy dark hair in traditional costume Date: circa 1905
Duchess of York in Mansfield, Notts, pictured with the MayorElizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) in Mansfield, Notts, pictured with the Mayor. Date: 1929
Fishing boat, Sweet Promise, St Ives harbour, CornwallFishing boat, the Sweet Promise, in the harbour at St Ives, Cornwall. 1970s
East African Tribesman - Extensive Scarification, Nose ChainA postcard produced by Consolata Missionaries, an Italian Roman Catholic missionary congregation operating in Africa. Dramatic scarification on the shoulders of this East African tribesman
Egypt. Edfu. Temple of Horus. Horus in battle with god SethEgypt. Edfu. Temple of Horus. 3rd century B.C. Relief depicting the god Horus standing on a boat and avenging his fathers murder in a battle with his Uncle, the god Seth
Tank crew protective helmet with chainmail, WW1Tank crew protective helmet with chainmail, used during the First World War. Seen here on display, probably in a museum. Date: 1914-1918
Marshal-Admiral Marquis Togo Heihachiro, Japanese Naval HeroMarshal-Admiral Marquis Togo Heihachiro (18481934) - a gensui or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japans greatest naval heroes
Zanzibar, Tanzania - ConvictsZanzibar, Tanzania - Shackled convicts Date: circa 1910s
Portrait of King James I, by John de Critz the ElderHalf length portrait of King James I, by John de Critz the Elder (c.1552-1642)