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Childs Collection

Background imageChilds Collection: The House that Jack Built

The House that Jack Built
Promotional postcard for The House that Jack Built, Howard and Wyndhams Royal Pantomime, at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, 14th December 1911

Background imageChilds Collection: The Bull in the China Shop

The Bull in the China Shop Date: 1891

Background imageChilds Collection: Advert for Peter Robinsons boys clothing 1902

Advert for Peter Robinsons boys clothing 1902
Winter sale for boys outdoor clothing, tweed and cheviot overcoat, boys Eton suit and tweed Buckingham suit. 1902

Background imageChilds Collection: Tuesdays Child by May Bowley

Tuesdays Child by May Bowley. A fortune-telling song telling a childs character or future based on the day they were born and help young children remember the days the week. Date: circa 1903

Background imageChilds Collection: Advert for Chas. Baker & Co. gentlemen & boys clothing 1887

Advert for Chas. Baker & Co. gentlemen & boys clothing 1887
Gentlemens and boys clothing for 1887. Date: 1887

Background imageChilds Collection: Merthyr Tydfil boys playing

Merthyr Tydfil boys playing
Two boys play on a bench above the steel works (now closed) at Merthyr Tydfil. Vintage black and white image. First published The Sunday Times c1989 1989

Background imageChilds Collection: Childs Place Restaurant - 42 East 14th Street, New York City

Childs Place Restaurant - 42 East 14th Street, New York City
Childs Place Restaurant - The Main Office - 42 East 14th Street, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1905

Background imageChilds Collection: Child's Hill Shooting Club, London, in 1894

Child's Hill Shooting Club, London, in 1894 Date: 1894

Background imageChilds Collection: Theatrical and vaudeville presentations, December 1923

Theatrical and vaudeville presentations, December 1923
Three photos from theatrical and vaudeville presentations, December 1923: the 8 Embassy Girls in vaudevile; the Childs brothers in London Calling

Background imageChilds Collection: The Heir Of All The Ages

The Heir Of All The Ages
A sketch of a baby child's head, with a fixated glare. Date: circa 1920

Background imageChilds Collection: Child's Head

Child's Head
A portrait painting study of a child's head, evidently wearing a blue outfit and hat, although lacking in definition. Date: circa 1916

Background imageChilds Collection: The Tan Yard, Leather Factory

The Tan Yard, Leather Factory Date: 1874

Background imageChilds Collection: Pottery Making scenes

Pottery Making scenes Date: 1874

Background imageChilds Collection: Paper making from rags

Paper making from rags Date: 1874

Background imageChilds Collection: Child's Light Ale

Child's Light Ale

Background imageChilds Collection: Page of fashion adverts - June 1921

Page of fashion adverts - June 1921
Page of four fashion adverts for womenand children's clothing, from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, June 1921

Background imageChilds Collection: Late Victorians children's fashion 1899

Late Victorians children's fashion 1899
Girls and boys linked hands, wearing the latest in Victorian clothing

Background imageChilds Collection: CHILD'S FUNERAL, PARIS

CHILD'S FUNERAL, PARIS
A child's funeral passes along the rue de la Roquette, Paris Date: 1860

Background imageChilds Collection: Victorian girl's clothing 1875

Victorian girl's clothing 1875
Selection of girl's clothing from 1875. Date: 1875

Background imageChilds Collection: CHILD'S FUNERAL, FRANCE

CHILD'S FUNERAL, FRANCE
A child's funeral, Paris Date: 1883

Background imageChilds Collection: FUNERAL/CHILD, 1861

FUNERAL/CHILD, 1861
A rather sad scene of a child's funeral ('The Tolling Bell') Date: circa 1860

Background imageChilds Collection: Childs Primer

Childs Primer
A page from a childs cloth primer depicting a high-chair, rattle, sponge & soap, mug plate, ball and a perambulator. Artist: Ethel Larcombe Date: 1914

Background imageChilds Collection: Advert for Chilprufe childrens wear 1934

Advert for Chilprufe childrens wear 1934
Chilprufe underwear for children. Date: 1934

Background imageChilds Collection: Advert for Chinese Lantern Plant 1897

Advert for Chinese Lantern Plant 1897
Ornamental window or garden plant, (Physalis alkekengi), giving you a delicious fruit, growing freely during the summer and winter months

Background imageChilds Collection: Advert for Peter Robinson, Eton suits 1897

Advert for Peter Robinson, Eton suits 1897
Ready to wear, with black or grey trousers to fit young gentlemen of eight to fifteen years. Date: 1897

Background imageChilds Collection: Advert for Debenham & Freebody little girls coats 1924

Advert for Debenham & Freebody little girls coats 1924
Exclusive designs of little girls Spring coats, available from the childrens outfitting department at Debenham & Freebody, Wigmore Street. Date: 1924

Background imageChilds Collection: Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove childrens footwear 1927

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove childrens footwear 1927
Selection of childrens footwear from 1927. Date: 1927

Background imageChilds Collection: Advert for Shoolbred & Co. girls frocks and coats 1905

Advert for Shoolbred & Co. girls frocks and coats 1905
Girls blue-grey or navy dresses and coats for 8 and 9 year olds, available from Jas. Shoolbred & Co in Tottenham Court Road. 1905

Background imageChilds Collection: Advert for Gamages model pedal cars 1925

Advert for Gamages model pedal cars 1925
Selection of kiddies model pedal cars with lamps, windscreens, motormeters and metal imitation radiators. Date: 1925

Background imageChilds Collection: Christmas present - Miniature Barnum Great Menagerie 1908

Christmas present - Miniature Barnum Great Menagerie 1908
Edwardian children would have loved this gift for Christams, miniature wild animal figures in captive cages, for the nursery. 1908

Background imageChilds Collection: French fashions for December 1860

French fashions for December 1860
Latest womens fashion. Date: 1860

Background imageChilds Collection: Costume April 1870

Costume April 1870
French fashions for women and boys. Date: 1870

Background imageChilds Collection: Children seaside costumes 1879

Children seaside costumes 1879
Selection of childrens clothing for the seaside. Date: 1879

Background imageChilds Collection: Advert for Hamleys Christmas toys 1929

Advert for Hamleys Christmas toys 1929
Various toys for girls and boy s, a clockwork Rolls-Royce model car, with four doors that open and rubber tyres. Six electric models to build, for any boy

Background imageChilds Collection: Women & girls fashion 1890

Women & girls fashion 1890
Selection of fashionable clothing for women and girls. Date: 1890

Background imageChilds Collection: A selection of Barkers well known economy values girls suits for Autumn school wear

A selection of Barkers well known economy values girls suits for Autumn school wear. Date: 1918

Background imageChilds Collection: Children wearing Swimeesy Buoy, invented two before in 1907

Children wearing Swimeesy Buoy, invented two before in 1907. Date: 1909

Background imageChilds Collection: Little Lady Hops Aboard Date: 1948

Little Lady Hops Aboard Date: 1948

Background imageChilds Collection: Red Robed Santa with Boy

Red Robed Santa with Boy

Background imageChilds Collection: Advert for Amorphophallus Campanulatus, plant seeds 1891

Advert for Amorphophallus Campanulatus, plant seeds 1891
Amorphophallus Campanulatus, two or three feet across, with spotted stem which rises several feet and unfolds at the top an umbel of beautiful palm-like foliage which spreads out several feet like an

Background imageChilds Collection: National Waifs Association 1900

National Waifs Association 1900
National Waifs Association for destitute boys in Stepney Causeway, London. Photograph showing Dr. Barnardos giving boys a chance to learn a trade in blacksmithing. Date: 1900

Background imageChilds Collection: Twelfth Night - Childs Dream 1854

Twelfth Night - Childs Dream 1854
Child dreaming of characters from the Twelfth Night, dancing at the bottom, including the King and Queen. Date: 1854

Background imageChilds Collection: Adert for Dollie Daisie Dimple 1886

Adert for Dollie Daisie Dimple 1886
Dollie Daisie Dimple. Endless amusement for one shilling! English dolls for Englands daughters! Sold with a trunk and dollies accessories. Date: 1886

Background imageChilds Collection: INDIAN BUTTER CHURNERS

INDIAN BUTTER CHURNERS
Indian men using a primitive wooden butter churner, the pole is twisted with ropes in a similar manner to a childs spinning top. Date: 1930s

Background imageChilds Collection: STEVENSON / POEMS

STEVENSON / POEMS
Picture Books in Winter: Summer fading, winter comes; Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs, Window robins, winter rooks, & the picture story books. Date: First published: 1885

Background imageChilds Collection: STEVENSON / POEMS / FLOWERS

STEVENSON / POEMS / FLOWERS
The Flowers: All the names I know from nurse: Gardeners garters, Shepherds purse... Date: First published: 1885

Background imageChilds Collection: Girls paddling clothes 1885

Girls paddling clothes 1885
A girl paddling wears a half Scottish half nautical costume of tartan kilt & Tam-OShanter teamed with a sailor blouse. Two ribbon rosettes are pinned to her kilt. Date: 1885

Background imageChilds Collection: NIT-PICKING, CATALONIA

NIT-PICKING, CATALONIA
A Catalan woman searches a childs head for lice (pediculis capitis) and nits (eggs or young lice) at Amelie-les-Bains Date: 1904



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