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Compact Collection

Background imageCompact Collection: GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact Pump

GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact Pump
Introduced into London in the mid-1970s, this narrow wheel base pump was not a dual purpose fire engine. It could only carry an extension ladder and not the 50 foot wheeled escape

Background imageCompact Collection: Warpaint by David Wright

Warpaint by David Wright
An attractive woman wearing a fur stole that has slipped to reveal a shapely back, glances behind her as she applies her make up using a compact mirror. c.1950

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1934

Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1934
Ermeto Movado watches a new model at a new price. Built for a life-times service, they have strong outer cases ensuring double glass breakage. Date: 1934

Background imageCompact Collection: Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA

Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
The Pilgrim Monument and Bas Relief Tablet on Town Hill, Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA. It commemorates the signing of the Compact and the first landing place of the Pilgrims on 11 November 1620

Background imageCompact Collection: Computer 1960S

Computer 1960S
A compact modern computer with built in screen

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Tyme, Ermeto Movado ladies pocket watch 1933

Advert for Tyme, Ermeto Movado ladies pocket watch 1933
Tyme, the best pocket watch made. Small and compact, yet absolutely protected against all causes of trouble. Can be carried in any pocket or hand-bag with other articles. Date: 1933

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1933

Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1933
Ermeto Movado watches are the last word in efficiency. The movements are doubly protected against dust, damp, and breakage by an inner and outer case

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Leica cameras

Advert for Leica cameras
This advert for Leica cameras is emphasising their compact proportions. Date: 1939

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1912

Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1912
Ladys real pigskin dressing case, with solid silver fittings. Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904

Background imageCompact Collection: Cut diamond and crystals

Cut diamond and crystals
A cut diamond surrounded by rough crystals. Diamond is comprised of compacted carbon and is the hardest natural substance known on Earth

Background imageCompact 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 imageCompact Collection: The Doggy Bag by Bert Wilson

The Doggy Bag by Bert Wilson
Colour illustration by Bert Wilson showing a 1920s flapper girl powdering her nose. Her compact has come from a small bag in the shape of her dog, which appears to have alarmed her pet cat

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for John Pound & Co cases 1913

Advert for John Pound & Co cases 1913
Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904

Background imageCompact Collection: Kodak compact folding camera with roll film. Date: 1904

Kodak compact folding camera with roll film. Date: 1904

Background imageCompact Collection: WWII Newspaper Headline, Britain and Germany in compact

WWII Newspaper Headline, Britain and Germany in compact never to fight each other, Sir Anthony Eden Date: 1938

Background imageCompact Collection: Avon cosmetics brand gifts, 1927

Avon cosmetics brand gifts, 1927. Gift box with compact and lipstick. Green glass perfume atomiser in front of a purple chrysanthemum

Background imageCompact Collection: Brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927

Brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927. Can of Violet Almond Meal, compact of Trailing Arbutus rouge with puff, can of White Lilac talcum powder, and can of California Rose talc

Background imageCompact Collection: Vernafleur brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927

Vernafleur brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927. Can of bath salts, lipstick, flacon of perfume, jar of tissue creme, duplex rouge compact with mirror and powder puffs, and metal powder case

Background imageCompact Collection: Daphne brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927

Daphne brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927. Septette gift box with derma cream, cerate, face powder compact, rouge compact, talcum powder, bottle of toilet water and flacon of perfume extract

Background imageCompact Collection: Daphne brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927

Daphne brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927. Bottle of toilet water in box, can of Sachet Powder, vanity makeup compact and duplex rouge compact with mirror

Background imageCompact Collection: Jardin d'Amour brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927

Jardin d'Amour brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927
Jardin d'Amour brand cosmetics from CPC. Flacon of perfume with round box, compact with powder puff, rouge and lipsticks, duplex compact with rouge and mirror, and can of talcum powder

Background imageCompact Collection: Mission Garden cosmetics from CPC, 1926

Mission Garden cosmetics from CPC, 1926. Bottle of toilet water or eau de toilette in box, and Threesome Gift Set with flacon of perfume, can of talc and twin rouge compact in oval box

Background imageCompact Collection: Mission Garden cosmetics from CPC, 1926

Mission Garden cosmetics from CPC, 1926. Flacon and bottle of perfume with boxes, Single and Twin rouge compacts with mirror and powder puff

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for W. Thornhill & Co cases 1897 Advert for W. Thornhill & Co cases 1897

Advert for W. Thornhill & Co cases 1897 Advert for W. Thornhill & Co cases 1897
Selection of travelling dressing bags and cases, available from W. Thornhill & Co, in New Bond Street. Date: 1897

Background imageCompact Collection: The Blood Compacts ceremony between Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

The Blood Compacts ceremony between Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1503-1572). Spanish admiral and governor. The Blood Compacts ceremony between Legazpi and Sikatuna, king of Philippines. Engraving. Colored

Background imageCompact Collection: Ocean Liners - clock, propeller ashtray and compact

Ocean Liners - clock, propeller ashtray and compact
Ocean Liners - RMS Queen Mary Smiths Empire clock, maiden voyage 1936 commemorative ashtray in the form of a propeller, and RMS Queen Mary Stratton compact. Date: 20th century

Background imageCompact Collection: Helena Rubinstein Advertisement

Helena Rubinstein Advertisement
Advertisement for Helena Rubinstein Ltd, a cosmetics company. Images show various make up products, including lipstick, powder or rouge compact

Background imageCompact Collection: Scene in a fancy Paris restaurant, 1913

Scene in a fancy Paris restaurant, 1913
Scene in a fancy Paris restaurant with waiter in tails and women diners. From the menu to Restaurant Larue, 27 rue Royale

Background imageCompact Collection: Portable darkroom - Instructions

Portable darkroom - Instructions
Written instruction for creating a portable darkroom to develop photographic prints. Date: 1905

Background imageCompact Collection: Breadcrumb sponge, Halichondria panicea

Breadcrumb sponge, Halichondria panicea (Compact tubular sponge; Spongia compacta)

Background imageCompact Collection: French folding bicycle 1899

French folding bicycle 1899
Illustration showing a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, with two straps so it could easyly carried on your back, used by French army for infantry use. Date: 1899

Background imageCompact Collection: American advert for a compact pocket Kodak camera. Date: 1916

American advert for a compact pocket Kodak camera. Date: 1916

Background imageCompact Collection: Caught in the Act Date: 1950

Caught in the Act Date: 1950

Background imageCompact Collection: Famous Golfers Caught In The Act. No. 18. Thomas Philip Perk

Famous Golfers Caught In The Act. No. 18. Thomas Philip Perk
Who recently won the Amateur Championship

Background imageCompact Collection: Engagement party of Margaret Whigham & Charles Sweeny

Engagement party of Margaret Whigham & Charles Sweeny
A group at the engagement party of socialite Miss Margaret Whigham and American golfer, Charles Sweeny at the Embassy Club in London

Background imageCompact Collection: RMS Franconia - yellow metal compact

RMS Franconia - yellow metal compact
RMS Franconia, ocean liner - yellow metal compact

Background imageCompact Collection: Shipboard souvenir - butterfly compact

Shipboard souvenir - butterfly compact

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Tangee make-up (1926)

Advert for Tangee make-up (1926) - CrÞ¡Ñ rouge, rouge compact, lipstick 1926

Background imageCompact Collection: Russia - a compact woods kolok ( kolki for plural)

Russia - a compact woods kolok ( kolki for plural) consisting of birch only (Betula sp.). forest steppe near town of Chelyabinsk - Russian

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Kodak folding pocket cameras 1909

Advert for Kodak folding pocket cameras 1909
Take a Kodak with you. Try to recall the details of your holiday of five, even two years ago. You remember that you went to this place or that, enjoyed the change, and that is all

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Wilson & Gill, Ermeto ladies pocket - bag watch

Advert for Wilson & Gill, Ermeto ladies pocket - bag watch
The most practical and stylish watch ever introduced, commencing the third chapter in the history of the watch. Shock-proof, dust-proof and damp-proof; protected against glass breakage

Background imageCompact Collection: Royal Gurkha Rifles, Helmand, Afghanistan

Royal Gurkha Rifles, Helmand, Afghanistan
Photograph from a compact disc of multimedia. Associated with Royal Gurkha Rifles, Helmand, Afghanistan (2001-2014), 2006. Date: 2006

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Asprey dressing case 1935

Advert for Asprey dressing case 1935
Lightweight cases by Asprey. Obtainable in a variety of coverings and with a wide range of high quailty fittings, made from chinese lacquer. Also supplied unfitted. Special design to order. Date: 1935

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Asprey dressing case 1934

Advert for Asprey dressing case 1934
Asprey dressing cases Date: 1934

Background imageCompact Collection: Solid Fuel Stove

Solid Fuel Stove
A solid fuel burning stove, which provides heating and is also a cooker and is neatly built into a tiled recess in the corner of a compact cottage kitchen. Date: 1930s

Background imageCompact Collection: Practical and compact wardrobes for men 1929

Practical and compact wardrobes for men 1929
Mahogany or oak wardrobe, with sections for all of mens attire. Date: 1929

Background imageCompact Collection: Compact with Open Fan

Compact with Open Fan
Compact & fan with diamante decoration & silk tassel. The open fan has pierced sticks of ivory or imitation ivory. The compact has lipstick, powder puff & a mirror. Date: circa 1915

Background imageCompact Collection: Woman in 1911

Woman in 1911
Edwardian woman powders her chin with a powder puff, while holding a hat box in one arm and a handbag in the other. 1911

Background imageCompact Collection: Powdering before taking plunge in swimming pool

Powdering before taking plunge in swimming pool
A member of the cast of the Paramount film, The Garden of Weeds, powders her face before taking part in a bathing party scene

Background imageCompact Collection: Carter advertisement 1965

Carter advertisement 1965
Cartier advertisement from 1965 featuring (top) diamond pieces including earrings with a pearl centre, brooch and bracelet

Background imageCompact Collection: Fashionable woman with hand mirror

Fashionable woman with hand mirror
A fashionable young woman checking her makeup in a hand mirror. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCompact Collection: Vickers FB 19 Mk II single seat fighter

Vickers FB 19 Mk II single seat fighter
Vickers FB19 Mk II, a compact single seat fighter introduced in June 1917. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageCompact Collection: Firefighters with fire engine and appliances, WW2

Firefighters with fire engine and appliances, WW2
Firefighters (LFB and AFS) with a fire engine at HQ, showing how the various appliances and equipment are stored compactly, 16 July 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageCompact Collection: SOME wear in England! by Katie Mayer

SOME wear in England! by Katie Mayer
A fashionable woman in a checked dress and flamboyant hat checks her face in a compact mirror - her short skirt and matching accessories quite the thing for 1918. Date: 1918

Background imageCompact Collection: Gooch hat, WWI

Gooch hat, WWI
A lady checks her reflection in a compact mirror and powders her nose while wearing a black panne hat embellished with an osprey feather by Gooch. Date: 1915

Background imageCompact Collection: The everlasting fuel, atomic power, by G. H. Davis

The everlasting fuel, atomic power, by G. H. Davis
The everlasting fuel: atomic power replacing the consumption of hundreds of thousands of tons of coal

Background imageCompact Collection: Making sea water drinkable by G. H. Davis

Making sea water drinkable by G. H. Davis
Making sea water drinkable: a simple system for castaway airmen during the Second World War. A life-saving apparatus, compact and very simple to use

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb dressing case 1935

Advert for Mappin & Webb dressing case 1935
Morocco dressing case, with sterling silver fittings. 1935

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1920

Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1920
Advertisement John Pound & Co brown hide empty dressing case, tobacco pouch and ladys wrist bag. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for J. C. Vickery dressing case 1920

Advert for J. C. Vickery dressing case 1920
J. C. Vickery dressing case, for wedding gifts. Blue morocco dressing case, fitted with a beautiful solid tortoiseshell toilet set inlaid with sterling silver. Date: 1920

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1914

Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1914
Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904

Background imageCompact Collection: Chocolate box design, lady in fancy dress

Chocolate box design, lady in fancy dress
Chocolate box design, featuring a lady in fancy dress holding a mirror, with a geometrical background. Date: 20th century

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Asprey dressing case 1928

Advert for Asprey dressing case 1928
A seletion of dressing vanity travel cases, made from crushed morocco and pigskins and fittings in silver gilt and enamel. 1928

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert by Asprey compact dressing case 1937

Advert by Asprey compact dressing case 1937
Cases for light weight travel complete and compact. Date: 1937

Background imageCompact Collection: Green & Gold Compact

Green & Gold Compact
Green circular compact with diamante (paste) decoration, gold cord and tassels containing a mirror, powder and two lipstick holders. Date: circa 1920

Background imageCompact Collection: Compact / Lipstick Holder

Compact / Lipstick Holder
Ingenious comapct with the mirror concealed in the lid and space for two lipsticks within the large silk tassel. Date: circa 1920

Background imageCompact Collection: Celluloid Compact C. 1918

Celluloid Compact C. 1918
Celluloid compact with paste decoration, decorative clasp and tassels in a mock tortoise shell finish. Date: circa 1918

Background imageCompact Collection: Sandstone

Sandstone is formed by loose grains of quartz compacted and cemented together

Background imageCompact Collection: Geyser Washing Machine

Geyser Washing Machine
Geyser Electric Washer - compact - propelling a Geyser of Suds Date: 1921

Background imageCompact Collection: Cricket - The Perfect Maiden by H. H. Harris

Cricket - The Perfect Maiden by H. H. Harris
A 1920s lady inspects her face in a compact mirror, attracting the attention of a handsome cricketer as a match goes on in the background. Date: 1927

Background imageCompact Collection: The pilgrims signing the compact, on board the May Flower, N

The pilgrims signing the compact, on board the May Flower, Nov. 11th, 1620. Print showing the Pilgrims, below deck on the Mayflower, signing the Mayflower Compact. Date c1859

Background imageCompact Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb compact dressing case 1937

Advert for Mappin & Webb compact dressing case 1937
Advertisement for Mappin & Webb compact dressing cases: Including Ladys Morocco leather dressing case, containing a lift out tray

Background imageCompact Collection: FIAT 500

FIAT 500
Usefully compact for the crowded streets of Milano and Torino, the Fiat 500 convertible saloon is an ideal 2-door urban runabout. Date: 1937

Background imageCompact Collection: Powdering her Chin

Powdering her Chin
A brunette with a centre parting powders her chin with a powder puff and a stylish powder compact. Date: 1940s

Background imageCompact Collection: Two women in outfits by Bernard and Premet

Two women in outfits by Bernard and Premet
Two fashionable women one wearing a navy dress coat with multicolored lining and matching brimmed cloche hat and handbag, by Bernard

Background imageCompact Collection: Three Ramblers

Three Ramblers
Three ramblers make their way through a wood along a path, carrying compact rucksacks on their backs. Date: 1930s

Background imageCompact Collection: Britannia and Eve front cover

Britannia and Eve front cover
Front cover illustration featuring a blonde woman applying make up while looking in a compact mirror

Background imageCompact Collection: David Wright woman in cream coloured coat

David Wright woman in cream coloured coat
Elegant woman with blonde hair, wearing a tight-waisted cream coloured coat. She is checking her lipstick in a hand-held mirror

Background imageCompact Collection: Painted Ladies

Painted Ladies
Woman admiring herself in her compact mirror with a butterfly by her side

Background imageCompact Collection: The Power of Make-up

The Power of Make-up
Little Bits of Powder - Little Bits of Paint - Make a Girl with a Face like this - Look like what she ain t

Background imageCompact Collection: Savage Automatic Pistol

Savage Automatic Pistol
Savage automatic pistol

Background imageCompact Collection: Meyerbeer / Robert Liebig5

Meyerbeer / Robert Liebig5
Act 4 scene 2 : Robert is torn between Bertram (the Devil) and Alice : she saves him from signing a compact, the clock strikes twelve, Bertram vanishes back to Hell

Background imageCompact Collection: Small Manual Engine / 1870

Small Manual Engine / 1870
A small manual fire engine constructed by the well-known firm of fire engineers, Messrs. Merryweather & Sons of Greenwich. Date: 1870



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