Cracker Collection (page 3)

Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a cracker. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies pulling a paper cracker on a Christmas card
Three 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 card
Girl with Christmas cracker and paper hat on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Two kittens pulling cracker on a Christmas card
Two kittens pulling a cracker on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Boy and girl pulling cracker on a Christmas card
Boy 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 horse
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Cracker running in and out of the legs of Aldins horse. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker organising a dog show
Illustration 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 table
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, his bull terrier, Cracker, sitting under a small table, before he learned to lie down properly. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, bull terrier lying down
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a bull terrier lying down (probably Aldins own dog, Cracker). Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dogs at supper time
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Micky, Cracker and other dogs at supper time, waiting for their name to be called individually before they rush forward to their bowl of food. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, bull terrier head study
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- head study of his own bull terrier, Cracker, with his chin resting on the edge of a table. Date: 1927

Inscription by Cecil Aldin, Dogs of Character
Inscription by Cecil Aldin in Dogs of Character: " To Jessie, from Mickey & Cracker in grateful memory of all the lovely dinners she has made for them Dec 11 1928" (signed) Date: 1927

Title page illustration by Cecil Aldin, with bull terrier
Title page illustration by Cecil Aldin, with a bull terrier (his own dog, Cracker). Date: 1927

Cover design by Cecil Aldin, Dogs of Character
Cover design (hard cover) by Cecil Aldin, Dogs of Character, with a head portrait of Cracker, Aldins own bull terrier. Date: 1927

Bull terrier standing on a wall
Bull terrier (Cracker) standing on a wall. Date: 1930

Bull terrier relaxing in an armchair
A bull terrier relaxing in an armchair -- Cracker as a silly ass (Aldins own dog). Date: 1930

Bull terrier with hare
A bull terrier running with a hare in its mouth -- Cracker catches the hare (Aldins own dog). Date: 1930

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Exmoor pony and dogs at play
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- an Exmoor pony named Jackie and dogs at play in the yard. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker the bull terrier
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Cracker the bull terrier resting his chin on the desk and reminding his master that the book is about dogs, not monkeys. Date: 1927

Little girl with Christmas cake
Little girl with a Christmas cake and crackers in front of her on a table. Date: circa 1960s

Cracker Ball released by electromagnet to crush scrap metal
Steel Cracker Ball released by electromagnet to crush scrap metal Date: circa 1920s

Pulling an Xmas cracker
Young girl anticipates the crackers loud bang as she pulls it with her brother. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1915

Suffragette Votes for Women Cracker Label. A christmas cracker label from a box made by Tom Smith, makers of crackers since 1847

Burglar in disguise - not the most convincing transformation
Extract from an interview with a celebrated burglar - " The Old style of Crib Crackers is all done away with now-a-days

Grandma peering at the Christmas Cake - 1950s
Grandma peers at the Christmas Cake - Family Christmas Dinner, 1950s. Note the lack of icing on the cake - sugar was still being rationed at this time. Date: early 1950s

Family Christmas Dinner - 1950s. The young boy (front left) is wearing his Christmas present - a Martian Space Outfit. Date: early 1950s

Wizard Crackers
Hovells The Wizard Christmas Crackers, 1888 Date: 1888

Cracker label
Cabaret Girl Christmas Crackers label, 1933 Date: 1933

Does Polly want a cracker?

Personalised family Christmas card, c. 1900
Brilliant Christmas card from the late Victorian/early Edwardian era, showing a Christmas cracker being pulled to reveal the four faces of a family who send their greetings from Craig-Gowan

Bob Manchesters The Cracker Jacks a 20th century idea. Date c1900

The Graphic Christmas Number 1927
Front cover of the Graphic Christmas Number for 1927 featuring a figurine of a couple on a windowsill while outside, people scurry through the snow. Date: 1927

Bob Manchesters Cracker Jacks everything new. Date c1899

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