Cries Collection (page 3)

Street cutler
Knives and scissors to grind. Street cutler. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Writing ink seller
Fine writeing ink. Street vendor of writing ink. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Pet food seller
Cats and dogs meat. Pet food street seller. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Flower seller
Buy my sweet roses. Street flower seller.From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Balladier
and buy the fair ballads I have in my pack. Street balladier selling his wares. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Seller of iron wares
Buy a fork or a fire shovel. Street seller of iron wares. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Earthenware seller
Any earthen ware; buy a jug or a teapot. Street seller of earthenware. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Bird seller
Buy a fine singing bird. Street bird seller. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Doll maker
Buy a doll Miss. Dollmaker selling her wares. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Street egg seller
New laid eggs, eight a groat. Street egg seller. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Street news vendor
Great News!. Street news vendor. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Goose seller
Buy a live goose. Street goose seller. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Suffragette Votes for Women Don t Force Me. A dog wearing a ribbon in purple, white and green, the colours of the W.S.P.U, cries, Don t Force Me D-!! You

Suffragette Attacks Soldier, Not Letter Box. A short-sighted suffragette mistakes a soldier in a red uniform for a letter box and splatters ink intended for the mail all over his uniform

When Women Vote Weddings. Poor old Tom at the altar has to swear to obey (his) wife faithfully in everything. A young lady cries, I m the best man

Suffragette Girl Protests Trafalgar Square. Little girl stands on a barrell, VFW placard beside her, and cries, Down with man-made laws! Date: circa 1908

On the Cromer Beach. A Scene on a beach when alarmed mother cries Children!! The tide is coming in! You will be swept away! Children - (reassuringly), Oh no Mummy, Don

Various fetal skeletons displayed
Anatomical display. Scene depicts various fetal skeletons, one holding a necklace of pearls, another holding a miniature scythe, another cries into a membrane

London Street Cries - Muffin Man
London Street Cries - The Muffin Man crying " Muffins and Crumpets!" " Do you know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man

A variety of pistols, including Colts Deringer pistol
Masterful Reinecke. Silhouette of a wailing fox (or a wolf), in pain from a sore (and bandaged) foot, howling his angst to a goose, which he has swatted out of a tree and an observant perched owl

The Wailing Bear
Silhouette of a wailing bear, in pain from a sore (and bandaged) foot, howling his angst to the moon (and a perched owl). Date: circa 1910s

Kindy Old lady asks if a little lost girl is alright
Kindly Old Woman - " Poor little fellow. Are you lost?" " No - boo hoo. But me Muvver is." !!! Date: 1895

Result of losing a game of Buttons
The Game of Buttons - a philosophical response from victor to loser. Winner (to the ruined one) - " Well, dash it all, old man

A little girl loses her beau to a prettier model
The Jilt. A little girl loses her beau to a prettier model. She is dreadful upset and even her dolly is sharing her pain and loss! Even her puppy seems to be off! Date: circa 1890s

Young lady cries after receiving a retort from her boyfriend
Taking a Hot Return - cricket analogy used on a humorous(ish?) postcard showing a girl upset after receiving a harsh retort from her beau. Date: 1908

Twins in a Christmas basket
" A Merry Christmas" Twins in a Christmas basket - one of whom is not enjoying the experience... Date: 1906

Baby with German Measles - WWI connection
Screaming baby with German Measles - both a reference to this childhood ailment and a reaction to the state of European relations during World War One! Date: circa 1915

Egyptian Water Seller
An Egyptian water seller sells water to a young woman and her child on the streets of Cairo. He cries oh may one refresh thy heart as he goes about his vital business. Date: 1930s

Scottish laddie wails for his porridge
" I Want Ma Porridge" A wee Scottish laddie bawls his eyes out, hoping for an extra portion of porridge... Date: 1910

The Evolution of the engagement ring
Humorous postcard showing the The Evolution of the engagement ring from Ring... to Wrung... then Sting... to Stung! An engagement ring transforming swiftly into a screaming baby! circa 1904

New Baby card - humorous
Humorous new baby greetings postcard, featuing a screaming little darling, bearing a label featuring the note To the owner - this side up with care - FRAGILE! 1911

Knives and Scissors to Grind Oh
Old Street Cries -- Knives and Scissors to Grind Oh!! 20th century

Muffins and Crumpets
Old Street Cries -- Muffins and Crumpets. 20th century

Will you buy any milk today?
Old Street Cries -- Will you buy any milk today? 20th century

Sweep! Sweep
Old Street Cries -- Sweep! Sweep!! 20th century

Commandeered - postcard by Lawson Wood
Commandeered - A postcard by Lawson Wood showing two solid-looking British soldiers commandeering a (now very upset) young lads toy horse

A line of crying babies
A line of babies and toddlers sitting on chairs, in various states of distress; not a dry eye in the room, apart from the angry little child second from the right who seems rather annoyed by

A Wireless Upset. A wireless enthusiast cries as his set doesn t work as his wife is using the aerial as a washing line. Please note

Broken Doll
A little girl cries in despair, while sitting on a door step, at her broken doll lying forlornly on the ground

Racial / Pueblo Child 1908
A child of the Pueblo people of Arizona cries for the loss of her candy

Apple Seller & Customer
A street trader selling Coxes Pippins apples; she assures her lady customer they are choice fruit madam

Merry-Go-Round Man 1804
A seller of gingerbread nuts; a boy flies a kite in the backgound

Broken China Doll
A little girl with a jagged fringe, cries her eyes out over her broken china doll, with its smashed head and limbs

Muffins / Cries of London
Any muffins or crumpets?

Strawberries / Cries
A woman sells scarlet strawberries in the street on a hot day (it must be hot, theres a camel in the background)

Hot Apples / London Cries
Selling hot spiced apples in winter

Gooseberries / Cries
A woman sells Gooseberries, a penny a pint from a pavement wheelbarrow

Oranges / Cries of London
Oranges, fine oranges

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