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Dewars advertisementAdvertisement for Dewars White Label whiskey showing four gentlemen smartly attired in evening wear enjoying a game of cards - and a glass of Dewar s. 1934
Present Day Types - Week-End RamblersTwo chaps with sturdy walking boots, pipes in mouth, set off on a countryside ramble while consulting their maps. Date: 1914
The Peachcomber by Rick ElmesA dapper chap in a sharp white suit and cane enjoys the attentions of several young women in bathing suits on a beach. Date: 1927
Distinctions with a Difference at GleneaglesIllustration showing a fashionable trio at famous Scottish golf course, Gleneagles. The chap in the middle wears wide plus fours and a lurid, patterned tank top
Robin knitting pattern featuring old chap with pipeCover of a Robin knitting pattern for a fetching tank top for the dapper gent in your life. Date: c.1955
Pilot (on his first job) Chaps: I think I ve got a sitterPilot (on his first job). Chaps: I think I ve got a sitter here. By Lieutenant George Arthur Hyde, MC, Kings Royal Rifle Corps and 54 Squadron Royal Flying Corps
GymnasticsPage from Larousse Encyclopedia showing various disciplines in gymnastics showing a selection of intriguing equipment and exercises performed thereon! Date: 1930
Things are looking up - two passing Gents are delighted to see their attentions have been spotted by a housemaid cleaning the upstairs windows of a streetside property Date: 1908
A uniformed group of soldier entertainers - The Glee PartyMany entertainment groups were formed in the British Forces and they played an important role in maintaining morale. These chaps are Royal Engineers. WW1 Date: circa 1915
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A jolly mens drinking club - the table is well stocked with beer and glasses and everyone is very smartly-dressed in top hats ans suits, some with additonal badges of office ! Date: circa 1920
Fancy dress - men dressed up as cowboysTwo men in The Fancy Dress Studio, 37 Oxford Street, London, dressed in cowboy costumes complete with very hairy chaps! Date: c.1920
SWISS CHAPS IN HATSTwo young Swiss men, sleeves rolled up, smile for the camera! Date: 1930s
LEAPFROG CHAPS 1930SOne suited chap leaps over another. Date: 1930
Photograph by Joseph Green, Bridge Street, Caversham, Reading showing a group of jolly chaps having a lot of fun in long rowing boats on the River Thames at Caversham. Date: circa 1895
Meakers advertisementAdvertisement for menswear stores, Meakers of London, depicting a dapper chap seated in front a picture of a very crowded Henley Regatta. 1927
Man in suit and bowler hat, 1962A smart gent in a tailored Heptons suit, carrying a cane and wearing a bowler hat. Date: 1962
Lighting up a pipe - Volendam, The Netherlands" Can I light it again?" Two old tars at Volendam, The Netherlands lighting up. Note the fine examples of traditional clothing and footwear in evidence on this card. circa 1913
Four men on a 1931 / 32 Raleigh motorcycle holding beer bottleFour young men holding large beer bottles on a 1931/32 Raleigh motorcycle and sidecar in a studio circa 1936
County of London Rifle Shooting Championship - The Competitors and Results. Date: circa 1930
Two Gentlemen from Burkovina - a territory now split between Romania and the Ukraine. Date: circa 1907
Who said Liar? Confident young chap tells a likely fibWho Said Liar? - A red-faced rather-awkward-looking young chaps tells a rather tall tale: " And Bai Jove She fell in love with me on the spot, Doncherknow" ! Date: 1910
Mens knitwear pattern, 1950sFront cover of a 1950s knitting pattern featuring two dapper chaps wearing hand knitted pullovers. Date: c.1953
Ladies Read at TableBored with male-dominated conversation, women find their own diversions in cards, books and magazines; the chaps seem rather peeved... Date: 1927
Military Style 1790A French soldier in uniform - and a fashionable dress which echoes the military style, enabling revolutionary ladies to demonstrate their solidarity with the chaps Date: 1790
Pair of jolly young chaps off to the pub in Littlehampton, West Sussex Date: circa 1946
Two Chaps stroll along the Littlehampton WaterfrontTwo young Chaps stroll along the Littlehampton (West Sussex) Waterfront. Date: 1933
The arrival of the nuts at Murrays Club, 1914Arrival of the nuts at Murrays nightclub in Beak Street, London. Nut, or knut was a commonly used term to describe dandyish gentleman swells. Date: 1914
The Bystander Christmas Number, 1929Inside front cover of The Bystander Christmas Number 1929 featuring a page of vignettes showing entertainment and nightlife scenes, while in the centre, two dandyish chaps sip champagne. Date: 1929
Willss tobacco advert by H. M. BatemanAdvertisement by H. M. Bateman for Willss Cut Golden Bar tobacco featuring a gent seated in a comfortable armchair wearing a smoking jacket in a state of pipe smoking ecstasy. Date: 1929
Silhouette artist about town - Burlington ArcadeThe Burlington Arcade in Piccadilly depicted in silhouette with a number of dandyish young men, popularly known as knuts parading along or pausing to look in the arcades shop windows. Date: 1914
What Piccadilly Circus looks like in the early morningA typical early morning scene in Piccadilly Circus, showing a a smart gentleman in a hansom, heading westward towards Piccadilly, perhaps from a club (the caption suggests the Garrick)
Antelope TrapperTom Redford of Fort Davis, in charge of the antelope trapping project, seen here on horseback on a hilltop overlooking the drive, U.S.A. Date: 1930s
A Yorkshireman at the Folies Bergere Show, Paris, FranceA Yorkshireman in Paris Mr Watson (thro Leeds) - " Whats this ere Polly Burgesses like?" Date: 1894
Discussion on merits of Smoking for Health reasonsFirst Johnnie: " Aw -why do you make your own cigarettes?" Second Ditto: " My-aw-doctor ordered me some light exercise." Date: 1894
Rollerskating ChapsTwo jolly chaps enjoying a spot of rollerskating, wearing fancy dress (the gentleman on the right has a fake beard and moustache painted onto his face!). Date: circa 1906
Daks advertisement, 1951Advertisement for Daks suits, featuring a couple of chaps sporting checked suits, and smoking pipes. Date: 1951
WWI officer on a hand drawn postcard by George RansteadA stereotypical view of a British officer in uniform, with breeches, puttees and monocle. Drawn by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead. circa 1916
Wilmot Breeden advertisementA Beefeater stands guard on the right-hand side of this illustration, which features a lady in an elegant evening gown and fur stole, accompanied by a gentleman in ornate period naval uniform
Summer holiday fashions from Simpson of Piccadilly, 1953Advertisement for mens beachwear from Simpson of Piccadilly, showing four men wearing outfits that range from the faintly ridiculous to the outrageously camp. Date: 1953
Special Coronation Moss Bros advertisementA Moss Bros advertisement commemorating the coronation, featuring two smartly dressed gentlemen and a lady viewing the coronation procession from a balcony. Date: 1953
Daks advertisement, 1953Advertisement for Daks suits by Simpson of Piccadilly featuring a well-groomed 1950s chap wearing his suit well. Date: 1953
Warmlite advertisementRobert Hirst & co advertisement for " Warmlite", a dual purpose weathercoat with a " zipp-in" warmer of quilted " Tropaline." Date: 1953
Then - And Now by Leslie MarchantFour cartoons comparing how a young Victorian woman would be watched while sea bathing (by several stout and stern chaperones) to the modern girl of 1925, who breezes to the beach on her motorcycle
Faroe Islands, Denmark - ThorshavnA typical town on the Faroe Islands - Thorshavn - with wooden boarded houses and a couple of cheeky chappies always to be found in shot around the world when a photograph is being taken
Unusual small car and chapsThree lads with a bizarre-looking small vehicle, possibly a toy car or kit car?
Roadside Picnic with LanchesterFive chaps have a roadside picnic alongside their parked Lanchester (10 HP) car
Three-wheeled sports car in the countryTwo chaps in full driving attire park their sporty three-wheeler in a field
Two chaps in a sporty 20s motorTwo chaps in full driving attire park their sporty three-wheeler in a field
Drinking by an Austin 7 car on the beachTwo gentleman (one in full-length swimming costume) share champagne in front of an Austin 7 car on a Middle Eastern beach. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Cycling Hijinx 1930SFour cyclists take a break from their ride and stop at a stocks for a bit of high- spirited fun; the two chaps pelting their companions seem to be rather enjoying it
Sailor and ArsonistSailor and arsonist : in the closing days of the Commune, many public buildings were fired by chaps like this, using a mixture of petrol, turpentine and liquid tar
Tobacco Satire 1630Three elegant chaps sit smoking around a table, as a man in the garb of a jester vomits profusely
