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Plymouth Rock chickens, Sir Thomas and Irene, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Mrs. Ainsworth and first and second at Birmingham 1886
Black frizzled fowl, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by J. W. Ludlow and third prize in any variety class at Oxford 1872
Sultan fowls, Gallus gallus domesticus. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W. Ludlow from Lewis Wrights The Illustrated Book of Poultry, Cassell, London, 1890
Gold-laced bantam and silver-laced bantam cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Matthew Leno and winner of first prizes at Crystal Palace and Birmingham 1871
Guinea fowls, helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris. Property of J. W. Ludlow. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
Aylesbury ducks, Anas platyrhynchos. Bred by Mrs. Mary Seamons and winner of the cup at Aylesbury 1870. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
Carolina ducks, Aix sponsa, and Mandarin ducks, Aix galericulata. Portraits of Matthew Lenos celebrated prize pens. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
Henny or hennie game birds, Gallus gallus domesticus. Cock and hen. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
Houdan or Poule de Houdan cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Robert B. Wood Young Champion and Lady. Cock won first prize at Birmingham, Crystal Palace and Manchester 1870
Varieties of game bantams bred by W. F. Entwistle. Brown reds, first prize at Leeds 1886, black reds, cup at Windsor 1886, duckwings, cup at Windsor 1885, and piles, cup at Birmingham 1885
Rose-combed Dorking cock, Gallus gallus domesticus, John Martins Champion, cups at Stroud and Newport 1870, Cheltenham Southampton and Crystal Palace 1871, Dublin 1872
Wild American turkey cock, Meleagris gallopavo. Sent over specially for portraiture by Mr. Simpson, Treasurer of the New York State Poultry Society
Single-combed Dorking hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, bred by John Martin, first prize at Warrington 1871. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
Partridge cochin cock, Gallus gallus domesticus, E. Tudmans Talbot, first prize at Birmingham 1870, Kendal 1871. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
Pile game, cock and hen. Bred by Joseph Colgrove. Cockerel first prize at Crystal Palace and Birmingham 1886. Hen first prize at the Dairy Show 1885
Brown-breasted red game birds, Gallus gallus domesticus, bred by C. W. Brierley. The Statue, winner of the challenge cup at Birmingham 1886 and Little Queen, winner of the cup at Liverpool 1887
Black-breasted red game birds, Gallus gallus domesticus, bred by Captain Heaton, winners of the two challenge cups at Birmingham 1886
Duck-winged game birds: Simon and Miss EttyDuck-winged game birds, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by John Goodwin. Simon, cup winner at Birmingham 1885 and Miss Etty, first prize at the Dairy Show 1885
Silver Pencilled Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, H. Pickles pair, cock first and cup at Birmingham 1871 and hen first at Kendal
Silkie or Silky cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Lady Gwydyrs pair, first prize in any variety class at Bristol 1871. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
White leghorns or Livorno cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. From birds sent over specially for portraiture by Mr. Simpson, Treasurer of the New York State Poultry Society
White cochin cock and hen, Julius Sichels Champion and Queen, Gallus gallus domesticus, winners at Birmingham and Manchester 1871, cup at Dublin 1872
Golden spangled Polish cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Henry Beldons pair, cup at Crystal Palace, first prize at Birmingham 1871
Dark Brahma cockerel, Gallus gallus domesticus, Lady Gwydyrs Sultan, cup at Middleton 1871, winner at Crystal Palace, Birmingham, Bristol
Silver spangled Polish cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Henry Beldons pair, first prize at Crystal Palace 1871 and Dublin 1872
Dark Brahma pullet, Gallus gallus domesticus, Lewis Wrights Psyche, first prize at Birmingham 1871. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
Buff cochin hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W. Ludlow from Lewis Wrights The Illustrated Book of Poultry, Cassell, London, 1890
Buff cochin cock, Gallus gallus domesticus. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W. Ludlow from Lewis Wrights The Illustrated Book of Poultry, Cassell, London, 1890
Portrait of Lucy Meredith, niece of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Young pre-teen girl in white dress with pink ribbon belt. Hand-tinted engraving by Frederick Christian Lewis after an illustration by Sir
Contract Bridge Contest, 1932Scenes at the Anglo-Dutch-German contract bridge contest played at Grosvenor House in January 1932. Crockfords Club, one of the best-known bridge centres in London
Cartoon, En Balloon - a satire on the ballooning craze. circa 1846
Peggy O Neill, actress, with Pogo SticksPeggy O Neill, actress, with the latest craze, the Pogo Stick. 1922
Contract bridge craze - Ely Cuthbertson, USAContract bridge swept America in 1929 and 1930 - seen here is an expert player, Ely Cuthbertson, taking part in a tournament in New York. 1932
Newest craze - dirt track motorcycle racingThe newest craze from Australia, introduced to Britain - dirt track motorcycle racing. 1930
Women in a gymnastic wheel, a new craze. 1930
The CharlestonCouple energetically dancing the Charleston, the latest dance craze that would define the roaring twenties. 1928
Waiter wearing beret and Oxford bags, 1926Will it ever come to this? The President of the National Federation of Merchant Taylors is responsible for this awful suggestion
Cambridge students wearing Oxford bagsThe youth of Cambridge displaying the latest university craze for excessively wide trousers, called Oxford bags, originating at Oxford University in the mid-1920s. Date: 1925
The Turkey Trot, 1912Dancers Oscar and Suzette demonstrating the new dance craze, the Turkey Trot, presented minus the objectionable features which caused the teaching of the measure to be prohibited by the Bureau of
Advert for Hamley Bros fortune-telling game 1905Edwardian adults sitting around a table playing a game of Vishnu, fortune-telling game, where it will spell the answers to any questions you wish to know. Date: 1905
Harem skirt or harem pantsThe fashion that was to cause a scandal: daring harem pants or Turkish trousers. Date: 1911
Two teams with eight players pushing a enormous 6 ft ball made from nine hides of horses which took two hours to be inflated
New craze for artistic posters 1896A private view of one of the collections, hobby that came into fashion, enthusiasts are giving up large rooms for the purpose of properly displaying the posters
Pigs on HoneymoonTwo pigs go for their honeymoon on a tandem bicycle - a comment on the current cycling craze Date: circa 1900
Satire on the blue and white china craze, 1880The six mark tea-pot: satire on the mania for blue and white china. An aesthetic young lady examines a teapot and exclaims to her gentleman friend(who bears a remarkable likeness to Oscar Wilde)
Miners at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall -- leaving at the end of the last shift, before the mine was closed. Date: circa 1986
Music cover, In the Mood, Glenn MillerMusic cover, In the Mood, The Jitterbug Craze, words by Andy Razaf, music by Joe Garland. Performed by Glenn Miller and his orchestra. 1939
The Water-wave! by G. E. StuddyIllustration by G. E. Studdy showing a small dog being forced to have a bath, watched smugly by Ooloo the cat. Ooloo later gets a shock when the bath water spills all over him