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Cutout birthday card, age 6, with two children pulling paper crackers. Date: circa 1920s
Victor G Ginn catalogue, Christmas Crackers. 1939
Label, Cherub with Love Letter riding in a roseChristmas Cracker Label, Cherub with Love Letter or Valentines Card riding in a pink rose pulled along by butterflies. 19th century
Christmas Cracker Label with Snow Scene. 19th century
Cat and kittens with a tree on a Christmas postcardCat and four kittens with a decorated a tree on a Christmas postcard -- Temptation. Date: circa 1900s
Edwardian lady bursting from a Christmas CrackerEdwardian lady (likely to be a stage star or popular singer) bursting from an exploding Christmas Cracker. Date: 1907
SEALYHAM / MOLTEN CRACKERNORTH MOLTEN CRACKER Date: 1914
CRACKER ADVERTISEMENTTOM SMITHS CHRISTMAS CRACKERS Date: 1922
Brother and Sister pulling a Christmas Cracker by the Tree. Date: circa 1906
Girl with a basket of toys on a cutout Christmas cardGirl with a basket of toys and gifts on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Two robins pulling crackers on a New Year card -- Popping the Question. Date: circa 1890s
Cecil Aldins dogs go to join him in MajorcaA group of dogs belonging to the famous animal and dog artist, Cecil Aldin, pictured with Aldins daughter, Mrs Mason on board a ship
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dogs eager for a walkIllustration by Cecil Aldin, Micky, Cracker and two other dogs eager for a walk, having spotted the signs. Date: 1927
Bull terrier and dachshund puppy sleeping in a chairA bull terrier and a dachshund puppy sleeping in a chair -- Turps or Tirpz (short for Tirpitz or Turpentine) finds a new use for bull terriers (Aldins own dogs). Date: 1930
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Micky and Cracker, an Irish Wolfhound and a Bull Terrier. Seen here behind his desk, growing bored by the story about the monkey. Date: 1927
Cecil Aldin with two dogsCecil Charles Windsor Aldin (1870-1935), British artist and illustrator, with two of his dogs, Cracker, a bull terrier, and Mickie, an Irish wolfhound. Date: 1932
Party hats at the dining table - Christmas Day 1950sA superb photograph showing a Father and Grandmother wearing conical (and comical!) party hats at the dining table on Christmas Day, early 1950s. Date: early 1950s
British Legion Childrens Christmas Party, Walton, EssexThe British Legion Club members children were annually treated to a Christmas party at the Walton-on-the-Naze Club in Essex
Childrens party, 1953Four children enjoy a charming (if a little sparse) looking Christmas tea party. The girls are wearing smocked party dresses by Lindsay Maid
G Sparagnapane Novelty Christmas crackersPage from a catalogue advertising the various ingenious novelty Christmas cracker boxes available from G Sparagnapane and Co in the form of a piano, cottage, tram, submarine, train and fire engine
Parlour Firework CrackersA colour illustration from a Christmas cracker box
Mansells Christmas CrackersColour illustration taken from a Christmas cracker box
Tricks and Puzzles Christmas CrackersA colour illustration Tricks and Puzzles Christmas cracker box
Susi - with kitten and party food. 1950s
Two children and dog enjoying a Christmas tea partyUnusual Friends - two children and a boxer dog enjoying a Christmas tea party. 1950s
Kitten and puppy with Christmas crackerUnusual Friends - tabby kitten and puppy with Christmas cracker. 1950s
Scrap - girl dressed as a nurse. late 19th century
Susi - with Christmas items. 1950s
The Sketch Christmas Number front cover, 1938Front cover of The Sketch magazines Christmas number featuring an illustration showing a toy shop or toy makers workshop with a fairy leaping out of an oversized Christmas cracker. Date: 1938
Doll and pierrot on a Christmas card decorated with crackers. Date: circa 1890s
Boy on a cutout card in the shape of a Christmas crackerBoy playing double pipes on a cutout card in the shape of a Christmas cracker. circa 1890s
Fletts Happy Families - Mr Mince Meat - The Life of the Party. circa 1930s
Christmas card in the shape of a cracker in blue, orange and gold. Date: circa 1890s
Woman with box of crackers on a Victorian Christmas scrapWoman with a box of crackers on a Victorian Christmas scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Cheery Families - Miss Goody the Grocers Daughter. 1890s
Batgers Christmas Crackers, Noahs Ark. circa 1930s
Batgers Christmas Crackers, Fun of the Fair. circa 1930s
Christmas card, Clown and lady with crackerChristmas card, Clown and lady pulling a cracker. early 20th century
Boy and girl pulling cracker on a New Year cardBoy and girl pulling a paper cracker on a New Year card. circa 1890s
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a cracker. Date: circa 1890s
Fairies pulling a paper cracker on a Christmas cardThree fairies pulling a paper cracker on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Merry Christmas - couple pulling a Christmas Cracker. circa 1890
Girl with Christmas cracker on a New Year cardGirl with Christmas cracker and paper hat on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Two kittens pulling cracker on a Christmas cardTwo kittens pulling a cracker on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Boy and girl pulling cracker on a Christmas cardBoy and girl pulling a cracker on a Christmas and New Year card, watched by a white cat. Date: circa 1890s
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker running with horseIllustration by Cecil Aldin -- Cracker running in and out of the legs of Aldins horse. Date: 1927
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker organising a dog showIllustration by Cecil Aldin -- Cracker the bull terrier organising a dog show for mongrels at Porlock Weir, Somerset. Date: 1927
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker under a tableIllustration by Cecil Aldin, his bull terrier, Cracker, sitting under a small table, before he learned to lie down properly. Date: 1927