Coats Collection (#23)

Slum Cricket
A group of boys play a game of cricket on waste ground. A piece of wood propped up with coats serves as a makeshift wicket, while the ball is composed of who knows what?

Xmas Shopping / Ties 1924
Three women intent on buying their menfolk ties for Christmas

French Orphans School
French orphan children going to school in Nemours

Sears Roebuck Coats 1914
American winter coats: double- breasted coat with astrakan fur collar & cuffs & a quilted lining; herringbone tweed overcoat with a half-belt at the back & pocket flaps

Djighitoffka Cossacks
DJIGHITOFFKA COSSACKS They ride standing upright on horseback. They wear long red coats and tall fur hats and are armed with whips, knives and swords

Country Clothes C. 1890
Boys: deerstalker hats, knickerbockers, covert coats. Girls: cloth Tam-O Shanters, pleated skirts, gauntlets, reefer jackets, fur coat & high crowned white bonnet

Social / 2 Frenchwomen
Two fashionably dressed women walking in the snow

Sheep and Shepherd 1867
S for the sheep, with their coats of soft wool

Disraeli / Vanity F 1879
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Statesman and writer, with Corry

Sailors in Duffles
Four crew members on the deck of the torpedo boat destroyer Sturgeon, wrapped up against the elements in duffle coats

Show of British Force
A FRIENDLY POWER IN EGYPT The Welsh Regiment (Late 41st) marching through the Metwali Gate in the Main Street of the native part of Cairo

Coat of Arms George VI
The official souvenir programme, commemorating the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth, with the Royal Coat of Arms

1911 Silhouette Gose 2
Silhouette of 1911: kimono style evening mantle with eastern style embroidery & cocoon silhouette. These coats were based on Japanese Kabuki costumes

Ship Passengers 1927
A party of cheerful travellers pose on the deck of a steamship for a souvenir photo; the third from the right carries a curious doll, perhaps a goodbye gift

Country Clothes 1927
Fernie Hunt horse show, Market Harborough: Lord Stallbridge, Master of Hounds (left) & friend wear bowler hats, gaiters & water-proof coats

Women Reeling Thread
Women reeling thread into skeins at J & P Coats, Paisley

Women Winding Yarn 1920
Women winding yarn at J & P Coats, Paisley

Women Twisting Yarn 1920
Women twisting yarn into thread at J & P Coats, Paisley

Women Working 1920
Woman testing yarn at J & P Coats, Paisley

MENs COATS 1943
Two men off to catch a train wear coats in window pane check wool, trilby hats and trousers with turn-ups. One man carries his wire-haired fox terrier in a zip-up bag

Cossack Stands on Horse
Djighitoffka Cossacks: They ride standing upright on horseback. They wear long red coats and tall fur hats and are armed with whips, knives and swords

Children with their Toys
Boy: tweed hat & D-B coat cut with the newly fashionable long lapels. Girls: woollen coats with flared skirts, wrap over fastening with velvet or fur trim & a hat or bonnet

Oriental Fabrics 1924
Coats in fabrics with an Oriental feel by Coudurier: wrap over coat with funnel sleeves, white fur all round stand collar, cuffs & skirt; coat with hood & tassels

MENs COATS OF 1855
Frock coat with funnel or pagoda sleeves in imitation of the current female fashion shown from the rear & front on. One coat has a naval air with embroidered stand collar

Soldier & Civilians 1854
Pantaloons -1 pair in a diaper pattern, neckties, top hats, shirt with pleated cuffs, pumps with bows, Newmarket or cutaway coats, a brown coat cut square across the front

MENs COATS 1853
Three sobre looking French gentlemen in top hats, strapped trousers & double- breasted coats: one with a fur collar, one like a frock coat but without the waist seam

Frock Coats 1854
Three French gentlemen in frock coats with minor variations. A view is also given of the seams & vents at the back. Also trousers, shoes with bows, bowties & top hats

Fashion / Doucet 1924
Dresses & coats by Doucet: fur, handkerchief hemline, dentate border, chinese print, plaid, two-piece dresses, slash necklines, court shoes with bars, high stand collars

Gaming Fashions / Alken
Gentlemen wear top boots, top hats with the crown wider at the top, cossacks, coats with roll collars, tails & cut-away at the front & strapped pantaloons. One wears glasses

Fashionable Duellers
Pleated or cossack trousers (one pair strapped & striped), top boots, coats with roll collars, top hats, Wellington hat, blue coat braided & frogged with a stand collar

Costume Men / Gronow
Top boots & Wellingtons, top hats, frock coats, striped trousers, lace up shoes, cut-away coats & breeches. Townshend the Bow Street Runner looking less fashionable than the others

Game / Kissing / France 1811
Men have adopted English country clothes & wear cut-away coats with roll collars, the women wear white cotton robes with sleeves that extend over the knuckles

Coats for Children 1926
American blouse (sailor blouse), double and single- breasted short coats in plain or plaid fabric, boys suit with shorts

Costs / Men & Boys 1926
A selection of single & double-breasted coats including raglans, sacs & slim-fitting models with fly fronts

Coats & Suits for 1926
Coats: single or double- breasted raglans, double- breasted slim-fitting coat. Suits: single & double- breasted including a smoking costume with black tie

Coats for Man & Boy 1926
Man: double breasted 3/4 length coat with long lapels, white muffler & trilby. Boy@ sac coat with vertical pockets, white muffler & flat cap

Fur Coats & Muffs 1914
Fur coats: rounded borders, long lapels & contrasting collar or with a diagonal wrap-over front & collar & cuffs trimmed with ermine tails; flat fur muffs

3 Fur Muffs with Roses
Two flat white fur muffs ornamented with pink or yellow roses & a fur-trimmed pink muff with flounce & red rose trim worn with a fur coat or coats with fur collars

Claude & Sister 1912
Girl: blue pelisse with cape & fur trim with matching muff & hat. Boy: fur lined coat with brandenbourgs & a fur hat. Both children wear gaiters

Coats by Worth 1923
Orientally inspired coats by Worth based on a Kimono: orange with voluminous hanging sleeves & fur trim & collar; puce wrap over coat with fur lining & embroidered panels

Family Coats of Arms 16
The coats of arms of twelve British families

Family Coats of Arms 15
The coats of arms of twelve British families: note that of the Tranby Pack, with a fox at the top

3 Elegant Men 1844
Blue lined sleeved cloak or mantle (Mantaeau Catalan), striped or plaid trousers, waisted S-B & D-B coats with pocket flaps worn as top coats & collarless waistcoats

Applying Mascara 1940S
One of the greatest flaws in your make-up can be badly applied mascara. Apply it with a clean brush and give the tips of your eyelashes two light coats

Portugese Wine Pruners
Portuguese vine pruners in traditional straw coats and hats, which throw off the rain like a thatched roof, Douro Valley, Portugal

3 Becoated Boys in Snow
Three cherubic little boys, all wrapped up against the winter chills in heavy double- breasted coats and hats, go for a walk in the snow

Automatic Restaurant
A group of fashionable young women in coats and hats sitting on stools in front of the mirrors of the trendy new Automatic Restaurant, the Strand, London

Using a Spinning Wheel
A young woman spinning wool on a spinning wheel to be woven into very light summer coats

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