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Background imageCharm Collection: Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Ad

Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Ad
WURLITZER Have your own Wurlitzer installed at home and charm the hours away with the lovliest of melodies

Background imageCharm Collection: Swan Fountain Pens 1932

Swan Fountain Pens 1932
A selection of Swan pens for you to give your friends at Christmas, knowing that the pleasing hues give added charm to fine craftsmanship

Background imageCharm Collection: The Nile is Egypt, Cooks Nile Steamers

The Nile is Egypt, Cooks Nile Steamers
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks Nile Steamers, the best way to explore Egypts ancient splendour and modern charm. Showing an ancient monument with hieroglyphics, with two men in Egyptian dress

Background imageCharm Collection: Hei-Tiki Talisman

Hei-Tiki Talisman
HEI-TIKI TALISMAN jade charm worn by Maoris to bring them good luck

Background imageCharm Collection: England / Milton Abbas

England / Milton Abbas
The distinctive charm of the village street of Milton Abbas, Dorset. Built in the 1780s by Sir William Chambers at the request of Lord Milton; an early English model village Date: 1950s

Background imageCharm Collection: Accessories for Sunshine, 1954

Accessories for Sunshine, 1954
A woman sits enjoying the holiday sunshine surrounded by raffia accessories including a huge coolie hat, natural sandals, red sandals, a cone bag, an Ascher cotton square in diced blue and white

Background imageCharm Collection: Abracadabra Talisman

Abracadabra Talisman
ABRACADABRA TALISMAN This word was supposed by the Gnostics to have magical properties, and it was widely adopted as a charm

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb fine jewellery 1934

Advert for Mappin & Webb fine jewellery 1934
Fine jewellery by Mappin & Webb, showing diamond cluster rings, brooches, earrings, watches, cufflinks and charms. Date: 1934

Background imageCharm Collection: Shoot for the book In Search of Charm

Shoot for the book In Search of Charm
Client: Peter Hatch Partnership - Girl sitting travelling - Shoot for the book In Search of Charm by Mary Young - 1962. A book providing instruction to young girls on how to behave/etiquette

Background imageCharm Collection: WW2 - Mr. Penny And The Cavalcade Of Charm

WW2 - Mr. Penny And The Cavalcade Of Charm
A WW2 children's story book illustration which portrays Mr. Penny looking towards three women wearing swimswuits. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageCharm Collection: The Tile House

The Tile House
A photograph showing the entrance to The Tile House, an English home from the early 1900s, with a flagged pathway, overgrown in areas adding to it's charm. Date: circa 1929

Background imageCharm Collection: The Charm of Beautiful Teeth

The Charm of Beautiful Teeth
An illustration for an article entitled, The Charm of Beautiful Teeth, showing a glamorous woman revealing her pearly white teeth with a smile, behind a decorative fan. Date: circa 1915

Background imageCharm Collection: Nyal's Advertisement

Nyal's Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Nyal's, producers of cosmetics, it is promoting their face cream. Enhances my lady's charm, imparting girlish youth & transparent beauty

Background imageCharm Collection: Kodak Advertisement Illustration

Kodak Advertisement Illustration
This advertisement illustration for Kodak shows a seated mother and daughter, holding a Kodak camera, which creates pictures with special charm. Date: circa 1922

Background imageCharm Collection: Courtaulds Fabrics Advertisement

Courtaulds Fabrics Advertisement
Advertisement for Courtaulds Ltd, promoting their dress and lingerie fabrics of gaiety, modernity, distinction and simple charm

Background imageCharm Collection: Music cover, I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze

Music cover, I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze, words and music by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, from the Paramount Picture, The Charm School, Jack Oakie and Frances Langford. Date: 1935

Background imageCharm Collection: Burmese snake charmers Date: 1916

Burmese snake charmers Date: 1916

Background imageCharm Collection: Comic postcard, Woman with baby in a shop Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman with baby in a shop Date: 20th century

Background imageCharm Collection: Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, The Voice of the Charmer

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, The Voice of the Charmer. 1901

Background imageCharm Collection: Fashionable hats of infinite charm 1937

Fashionable hats of infinite charm 1937
Three models wearing the latest spring styles in hats. Date: 1937

Background imageCharm Collection: Good Luck Card - Penzance - Lawson Wood - Black Cat

Good Luck Card - Penzance - Lawson Wood - Black Cat and Red Horseshoe Date: circa 1937

Background imageCharm Collection: Poster advertising Iberia Airlines

Poster advertising Iberia Airlines -- Enjoy the charm of Andalusia. Printed by Rivadeneyra, Madrid. Date: circa 1950

Background imageCharm Collection: THE GRACES

THE GRACES
The CHARITES of Greek myth were daughters of Zeus and Eurynome : AGLAIA, EUPHROSYNE and THALIA personified and bestowed beauty and charm

Background imageCharm Collection: Lady on a 1928 / 9 BSA motorcycle

Lady on a 1928 / 9 BSA motorcycle
Young lady on a1928/9 BSA 250cc side valve motorcycle off road circa 1929

Background imageCharm Collection: 1914 Fums up charm

1914 Fums up charm - a doll-formed charm with wooden head and Registration Number to back 636612. (These charms were often given to World War One soldiers as good luck charms - the wood head for)

Background imageCharm Collection: Fetish Doctor, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Fetish Doctor, Sierra Leone, West Africa - smiling and holding an array of spears. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Edwardian jewellery

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Edwardian jewellery
Selection of novelty jewellery inspired my nature. Date: 1901

Background imageCharm Collection: Ladies on a 1920s New Gerrard motorcycle & sidecar

Ladies on a 1920s New Gerrard motorcycle & sidecar
Three ladies on a 1920s New Gerrard motorcycle & sidecar combination at the seaside in the 1920s

Background imageCharm Collection: The Three Graces by Anotnio Canova (1757-1822). Ny Carlsberg

The Three Graces by Anotnio Canova (1757-1822). Ny Carlsberg
Marble sculpture group of the Three Graces by the italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822). Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark. Copenhagen

Background imageCharm Collection: The Georgian Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

The Georgian Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
The Georgian Hotel, Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, with its own private beach, swimming pool and over 100 rooms of southern charm

Background imageCharm Collection: WWI Fums Up charm

WWI Fums Up charm
First World War, c. 1914, Fums Up charm. A doll-formed charm, with a wooden head and moving metal arms.. Commemorative Ware

Background imageCharm Collection: Fums-up charm - WWI

Fums-up charm - WWI
First World War, c. 1914, Fums Up charm. A doll-formed charm, with a wooden head and moving metal arms.. Commemorative Ware

Background imageCharm Collection: Good luck charms from J. C. Vickery, WW1

Good luck charms from J. C. Vickery, WW1
Advertisement displaying three types of lucky charm or good luck mascots available from J. C. Vickery of Regent Street, London, jewellers to Their Majesties

Background imageCharm Collection: J. C. Vickery advertisement with Fums Up lucky mascot, WW1

J. C. Vickery advertisement with Fums Up lucky mascot, WW1
Advertisement for J C. Vickery, Their Majesties Jeweller, featuring an active service watch with luminous hands and figures and FUMSUP" for luck, a popular lucky charm or talisman for soldiers

Background imageCharm Collection: Lucky WWI bulldog mascot designed by John Hassall

Lucky WWI bulldog mascot designed by John Hassall
A luck-bringer for soldiers at the front designed by the famous poster artist, John Hassall, and showing a British bulldog overturning the German eagle

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb fine jewellery 1935

Advert for Mappin & Webb fine jewellery 1935
Fine jewellery by Mappin & Webb, showing diamond cluster rings, necklaces, brooches and earrings. Date: 1935

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for J. C Vickery lucky jewellery 1916

Advert for J. C Vickery lucky jewellery 1916
J.C Vickery jewellers advertising two lucky jewellery items for soldiers to wear: lucky white heather for parting souvenirs 15ct gold & whole pearl pendent and glod chain or brooch

Background imageCharm Collection: Pola Negri as the Spanish Dancer

Pola Negri as the Spanish Dancer
POLA NEGRI (Barbara Apolonia Chalupiec) in 1924, Polish film actress who specialised in femme fatale roles in silent films

Background imageCharm Collection: 8 Immortals Cross Sea

8 Immortals Cross Sea
The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each using their own particular magic charm. The story is used as a proverb for there being many ways to accomplish a task

Background imageCharm Collection: Batak Charm Book

Batak Charm Book
BATAK, book of charms Natives of Sumatra find here charms to guide and protect them in all their affairs

Background imageCharm Collection: Cover design, Modern Furniture with Charm

Cover design, Modern Furniture with Charm
Catalogue cover design, Modern Furniture with Charm, Case & Sons, Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire. circa 1937

Background imageCharm Collection: Kitchen cabinets with Pilkington glass

Kitchen cabinets with Pilkington glass
Kitchen Cabinets with Pilkington glass (Armourplate). circa 1937

Background imageCharm Collection: Cartoon, Ellen Terry, English actress, in America

Cartoon, Ellen Terry, English actress, in America
Cartoon, Ellen Terry (1847-1928), English actress, during her visit to America. Will Ellen win Jonathan? 1883

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for John Bennett jewellers, novelty jewellery 1901

Advert for John Bennett jewellers, novelty jewellery 1901
Variety of Christmas gifts for the Edwardian lady; novelty brooches with mother of pearl, rubies, turquoises, sapphires, amethyst. 1901

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths jewellery 1901

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths jewellery 1901
Selection of Edwardian novelty jewellery for Christmas gifts. 1901

Background imageCharm Collection: Hat seller at a market, Suffolk, England

Hat seller at a market, Suffolk, England
Hat seller working his charm at a market in Suffolk, England. circa 1969

Background imageCharm Collection: Two ladies on a 1914 Triumph motorcycle & sidecar

Two ladies on a 1914 Triumph motorcycle & sidecar
Two young ladies posing for a photograph on a 1914 Triumph Model H & sidecar combination on the beach at the seaside circa 1915

Background imageCharm Collection: Advertisement for Henry a la Pensee perfume

Advertisement for Henry a la Pensee perfume. 1929

Background imageCharm Collection: A smart, rather foppish German Military Officer - 1900s

A smart, rather foppish German Military Officer - 1900s
A satirical illustration of a smart, rather foppish German Military Officer - 1900s. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for Asprey christmas presents 1938

Advert for Asprey christmas presents 1938
Christmas gifts by Asprey including; rhinestone diamond set brooch, ear-clips and bracelet, key watch, gold fob watch, gold charm bracelet and clutch bags. Date: 1938

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for Eugene permanant hair 1938

Advert for Eugene permanant hair 1938
The secret of beautiful dressing is largely hair dressing! 1938

Background imageCharm Collection: Cartoon, French relations with the Middle East, WW1

Cartoon, French relations with the Middle East, WW1
Cartoon, French relations with the Middle East, showing a French soldier being charming towards two ladies of the harem. Date: 1918

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for Colleen cream

Advert for Colleen cream
Colleen toilet cream for womanly charm Date: 1919

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for John Bennett jewellers, novelty jewellery 1905

Advert for John Bennett jewellers, novelty jewellery 1905
A seletion novelty animal style charms, scarf pins and brooches by John Bennett, jewellers, Cheapside. 1905

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for Alexander Clark novelty jewellery 1901

Advert for Alexander Clark novelty jewellery 1901
Edwardian novelty jewellery, aromatic scented lucky pigs and spheres containing a woollen pad saturated with a fragrance, leaving a beautiful odour, comes in gold

Background imageCharm Collection: Hotel and Old Tavern, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Hotel and Old Tavern, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Hotel Northampton and Wiggins Old Tavern (The Old Country Store), Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, described as an inn of colonial charm. circa 1910

Background imageCharm Collection: Advert for Lacloche jewellery 1936

Advert for Lacloche jewellery 1936
Advertisement for Lacloche jewellery, diamond cluster brooches, bracelet and charms. 1936

Background imageCharm Collection: Lloyd George tries to charm unemployment, cartoon

Lloyd George tries to charm unemployment, cartoon
The Charmer. I trust I have not overrated the mollifying power of music, says Prime Minister Lloyd George as he tries to charm the cobra of unemployment

Background imageCharm Collection: Touch-wudcharm - WWI

Touch-wudcharm - WWI
First World War, c. 1914, Touch Wud charm, for luck. With silver arms and legs and a carved body, with Touch Wud carved on reverse.. Commemorative Ware

Background imageCharm Collection: Eve charms and bracelet, WW1 jewellery

Eve charms and bracelet, WW1 jewellery
Advertisement for the Eve charm, based on the Tatler gossip columnist illustrated by Fish. Charms of various designs were popular gifts to exchange during the First World War

Background imageCharm Collection: The Eve charm, WW1 advertisement

The Eve charm, WW1 advertisement
Advertisement for the Eve charm, based on the Tatler gossip columnist illustrated by Fish. Charms of various designs were popular gifts to exchange during the First World War

Background imageCharm Collection: Good luck charm & regimental ribbon rings, WW1

Good luck charm & regimental ribbon rings, WW1
Advertisement for J. C. Vickery, jewellers to Their Majesties the King and Queen, , , promoting their good luck charm in solid gold and enamel with a horseshoe and the phrase, Bonne chance

Background imageCharm Collection: H. L. Oakley silhouette advertisment Bournemouth

H. L. Oakley silhouette advertisment Bournemouth
Advertisement for the silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley, setting up a studio at J. E. Beale in Bournemouth where he cut silhouette portraits in the Art Salon on the 2nd Floor. Date: 1920

Background imageCharm Collection: Snake charmer, North Africa

Snake charmer, North Africa. Date: circa 1870

Background imageCharm Collection: The Charm of a London Night Fog

The Charm of a London Night Fog - amazing lighting effects as the beam of a street light diffuses through the shape of a roadside tree. Date: 1919

Background imageCharm Collection: Algerian Moorish beauty

Algerian Moorish beauty " Antinea la Charmeuse", dressed in headscarf, earrings and not a lot else... Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCharm Collection: Cursed amethyst

Cursed amethyst
When the Mineralogy Department received this amethyst in 1943 they found a note inside the box: this stone is trebly accursed and is stained with the blood

Background imageCharm Collection: Acacia sp. babul tree

Acacia sp. babul tree
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge (1858-1949). From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Natural History Museum in 1952

Background imageCharm Collection: Blanche Augusta Bury

Blanche Augusta Bury
BLANCHE AUGUSTA BURY, daughter of the rev Edward and lady Charlotte Bury, a female aristocrat with no claim on our attention beyond her personal charm. Date: CIRCA 1839

Background imageCharm Collection: A charm against Fairies by M. Reed

A charm against Fairies by M. Reed
A rather alarming illustration (at least to any new parents) depicting a baby being spirited away by fairies who leave a wizened changeling of their race in its place while its mother sleeps

Background imageCharm Collection: Lucky charm mascot pendant worn during WW1

Lucky charm mascot pendant worn during WW1
A lucky charm mascot pendant containing a loved ones hair, worn by a serviceman during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCharm Collection: Lucky charm mascots worn during WW1

Lucky charm mascots worn during WW1
Two lucky charm mascot pendants worn by servicemen during the First World War. One is in the shape of an anchor, the other in the shape of a heart with a cross in the middle. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCharm Collection: Lucky charm mascot cross worn during WW1

Lucky charm mascot cross worn during WW1
A lucky charm mascot in the shape of a cross, worn by a serviceman during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCharm Collection: Lucky charm mascot (bone), WW1

Lucky charm mascot (bone), WW1
A lucky charm mascot which looks like a piece of bone, kept by a serviceman during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageCharm Collection: Voodoo Charm

Voodoo Charm
A Louisiana planter finds a Voodoo charm, much to the alarm of his black workers who tell him if he takes the steamboat to New Orleans, it will surely sink (it didn t !) Date: 1886

Background imageCharm Collection: Poster advertising Binaca toothpaste

Poster advertising Binaca toothpaste
French poster for CIBA advertising Binaca toothpaste. Your teeth are your charm

Background imageCharm Collection: British Sailors meeting Greenland Women, Disco Island, 1875

British Sailors meeting Greenland Women, Disco Island, 1875
Engraving showing the scene as the Royal Navy sailors, of the British Arctic Expedition, attempt to charm some of the female inhabitants of Greenland, 1875

Background imageCharm Collection: The Trossachs

The Trossachs
The charm of the Trossachs. The road which curls around Loch Ard, near Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland, with the lofty peak of Ben Lomond in the distance

Background imageCharm Collection: England / Poole

England / Poole
The white beauty of the ever- changing cloud shapes adds to the charm of the scene across Poole Harbour, one of Dorsets gems of beauty and the distant Isle of Purbeck

Background imageCharm Collection: Jell-O Advertisement

Jell-O Advertisement
The Butler serves and the Housewife too, for the charm of the Jell-O dessert is felt in every home - isn t it evident from the butlers face that he is proud of the dish?

Background imageCharm Collection: Children with Calf 1880

Children with Calf 1880
A little boy plays a penny whistle to charm a calf, while a little girl watches

Background imageCharm Collection: Admiring Japanese Prints

Admiring Japanese Prints
A French girl exposes herself to the charm of Japanese prints

Background imageCharm Collection: FISH CHARM

FISH CHARM
FISH TALISMAN Because the Greek word for fish, ICHTHYS, is a monogram for Jesus, early Christians perceived the fish as a magical sign



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