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Chaps Collection

Background imageChaps Collection: Dewars advertisement

Dewars advertisement
Advertisement 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Present Day Types - Week-End Ramblers

Present Day Types - Week-End Ramblers
Two chaps with sturdy walking boots, pipes in mouth, set off on a countryside ramble while consulting their maps. Date: 1914

Background imageChaps Collection: The Peachcomber by Rick Elmes

The Peachcomber by Rick Elmes
A dapper chap in a sharp white suit and cane enjoys the attentions of several young women in bathing suits on a beach. Date: 1927

Background imageChaps Collection: Distinctions with a Difference at Gleneagles

Distinctions with a Difference at Gleneagles
Illustration 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Robin knitting pattern featuring old chap with pipe

Robin knitting pattern featuring old chap with pipe
Cover of a Robin knitting pattern for a fetching tank top for the dapper gent in your life. Date: c.1955

Background imageChaps Collection: Pilot (on his first job) Chaps: I think I ve got a sitter

Pilot (on his first job) Chaps: I think I ve got a sitter
Pilot (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

Background imageChaps Collection: Gymnastics

Gymnastics
Page from Larousse Encyclopedia showing various disciplines in gymnastics showing a selection of intriguing equipment and exercises performed thereon! Date: 1930

Background imageChaps Collection: Things are looking up

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

Background imageChaps Collection: A uniformed group of soldier entertainers - The Glee Party

A uniformed group of soldier entertainers - The Glee Party
Many 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Burns Dr Hornbrook Hornbook Books Poems 1785

Burns Dr Hornbrook Hornbook Books Poems 1785
burns, dr, hornbrook, hornbook, books, poems, 1785, 1780s, death, doctor, ye, ken, jock, i, clachan, deil, mak, king, hood, spleuchan, grown, sae, weel, acquaint, wi, buchan, ither, chaps, history

Background imageChaps Collection: A jolly mens drinking club

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

Background imageChaps Collection: Fancy dress - men dressed up as cowboys

Fancy dress - men dressed up as cowboys
Two men in The Fancy Dress Studio, 37 Oxford Street, London, dressed in cowboy costumes complete with very hairy chaps! Date: c.1920

Background imageChaps Collection: SWISS CHAPS IN HATS

SWISS CHAPS IN HATS
Two young Swiss men, sleeves rolled up, smile for the camera! Date: 1930s

Background imageChaps Collection: LEAPFROG CHAPS 1930S

LEAPFROG CHAPS 1930S
One suited chap leaps over another. Date: 1930

Background imageChaps Collection: Photograph by Joseph Green, Bridge Street, Caversham, Reading showing a group of jolly

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

Background imageChaps Collection: Meakers advertisement

Meakers advertisement
Advertisement for menswear stores, Meakers of London, depicting a dapper chap seated in front a picture of a very crowded Henley Regatta. 1927

Background imageChaps Collection: Man in suit and bowler hat, 1962

Man in suit and bowler hat, 1962
A smart gent in a tailored Heptons suit, carrying a cane and wearing a bowler hat. Date: 1962

Background imageChaps Collection: Lighting up a pipe - Volendam, The Netherlands

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

Background imageChaps Collection: County of London Rifle Shooting Championship

County of London Rifle Shooting Championship - The Competitors and Results. Date: circa 1930

Background imageChaps Collection: Two Gentlemen from Burkovina

Two Gentlemen from Burkovina - a territory now split between Romania and the Ukraine. Date: circa 1907

Background imageChaps Collection: Who said Liar? Confident young chap tells a likely fib

Who said Liar? Confident young chap tells a likely fib
Who 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Four men on a 1931 / 32 Raleigh motorcycle holding beer bottle

Four men on a 1931 / 32 Raleigh motorcycle holding beer bottle
Four young men holding large beer bottles on a 1931/32 Raleigh motorcycle and sidecar in a studio circa 1936

Background imageChaps Collection: Mens knitwear pattern, 1950s

Mens knitwear pattern, 1950s
Front cover of a 1950s knitting pattern featuring two dapper chaps wearing hand knitted pullovers. Date: c.1953

Background imageChaps Collection: Ladies Read at Table

Ladies Read at Table
Bored with male-dominated conversation, women find their own diversions in cards, books and magazines; the chaps seem rather peeved... Date: 1927

Background imageChaps Collection: Military Style 1790

Military Style 1790
A 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Pair of jolly young chaps off to the pub in Littlehampton

Pair of jolly young chaps off to the pub in Littlehampton, West Sussex Date: circa 1946

Background imageChaps Collection: Two Chaps stroll along the Littlehampton Waterfront

Two Chaps stroll along the Littlehampton Waterfront
Two young Chaps stroll along the Littlehampton (West Sussex) Waterfront. Date: 1933

Background imageChaps Collection: The arrival of the nuts at Murrays Club, 1914

The arrival of the nuts at Murrays Club, 1914
Arrival 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

Background imageChaps Collection: The Bystander Christmas Number, 1929

The Bystander Christmas Number, 1929
Inside 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Willss tobacco advert by H. M. Bateman

Willss tobacco advert by H. M. Bateman
Advertisement 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Silhouette artist about town - Burlington Arcade

Silhouette artist about town - Burlington Arcade
The 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

Background imageChaps Collection: What Piccadilly Circus looks like in the early morning

What Piccadilly Circus looks like in the early morning
A 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)

Background imageChaps Collection: Antelope Trapper

Antelope Trapper
Tom 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

Background imageChaps Collection: A Yorkshireman at the Folies Bergere Show, Paris, France

A Yorkshireman at the Folies Bergere Show, Paris, France
A Yorkshireman in Paris Mr Watson (thro Leeds) - " Whats this ere Polly Burgesses like?" Date: 1894

Background imageChaps Collection: Discussion on merits of Smoking for Health reasons

Discussion on merits of Smoking for Health reasons
First Johnnie: " Aw -why do you make your own cigarettes?" Second Ditto: " My-aw-doctor ordered me some light exercise." Date: 1894

Background imageChaps Collection: Rollerskating Chaps

Rollerskating Chaps
Two 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Daks advertisement, 1951

Daks advertisement, 1951
Advertisement for Daks suits, featuring a couple of chaps sporting checked suits, and smoking pipes. Date: 1951

Background imageChaps Collection: WWI officer on a hand drawn postcard by George Ranstead

WWI officer on a hand drawn postcard by George Ranstead
A 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Wilmot Breeden advertisement

Wilmot Breeden advertisement
A 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Summer holiday fashions from Simpson of Piccadilly, 1953

Summer holiday fashions from Simpson of Piccadilly, 1953
Advertisement for mens beachwear from Simpson of Piccadilly, showing four men wearing outfits that range from the faintly ridiculous to the outrageously camp. Date: 1953

Background imageChaps Collection: Special Coronation Moss Bros advertisement

Special Coronation Moss Bros advertisement
A Moss Bros advertisement commemorating the coronation, featuring two smartly dressed gentlemen and a lady viewing the coronation procession from a balcony. Date: 1953

Background imageChaps Collection: Daks advertisement, 1953

Daks advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Daks suits by Simpson of Piccadilly featuring a well-groomed 1950s chap wearing his suit well. Date: 1953

Background imageChaps Collection: Warmlite advertisement

Warmlite advertisement
Robert Hirst & co advertisement for " Warmlite", a dual purpose weathercoat with a " zipp-in" warmer of quilted " Tropaline." Date: 1953

Background imageChaps Collection: Then - And Now by Leslie Marchant

Then - And Now by Leslie Marchant
Four 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Faroe Islands, Denmark - Thorshavn

Faroe Islands, Denmark - Thorshavn
A 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

Background imageChaps Collection: Unusual small car and chaps

Unusual small car and chaps
Three lads with a bizarre-looking small vehicle, possibly a toy car or kit car?

Background imageChaps Collection: Roadside Picnic with Lanchester

Roadside Picnic with Lanchester
Five chaps have a roadside picnic alongside their parked Lanchester (10 HP) car



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