Double Collection (page 17)

Unripe fruit, sections of the double coconut or Seychelles Island cocoa-nut, Lodoicea sechellarum.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan

Doble Excelente (Double Excellent) coined in Seville. 1480. Obverse of gold coin with the representation of the Catholic Monarchs. Coin

Advert for Burberry winter coats 1924
Heavy wintert overcoats, provide comforting warmth through the soft, luxurious qualities of fine woola and thus they combine. Date: 1924

Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace, London
The London Season of 1912: the Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace. A diagrammatic view showing the progress of the debutante from the moment she enters the building to the time she leaves. 1912

Identification of enemy aircraft by G. H. Davis
A guide to the identification of enemy aircraft during the Second World War: German fighters, bombers and troop carriers. Including the Dornier flying pencil and Heinkel III. 1940

Tram crossing Putney Bridge
View of a tram and a horse drawn cart crossing Putney Bridge over the River Thames, London. Date: C. 1910

Glasgow to Oban bus, with crew and passengers
A Glasgow to Oban bus, with crew and passengers, on a country road somewhere in Scotland. Date: 1929

Avro Lancaster heavy bomber 1943
A skeleton view of a Lancaster heavy bomber, which has more than 50, 000 parts. 1943

Disused tram, Blackpool St Annes & Lytham Tramways
A disused tram of the Blackpool St Annes & Lytham Tramways, damaged and rusting in the open air. It still carries advertising for Hovis, Lifebuoy Soap, Hudsons Super Soap

Mary Dees
Mary Ella Dees (1911 2004), American stage and screen actress. Showing Mary Dees, stepping in and finishing the roll played by Jean Harlow, how died that year. Date: 1937

The Desideratum shotgun by Cogswell & Harrisons new hammerless gun Date: 1882

Barlow?s patent double-action Jaquard loom, 1851. Exhib. Cat Date: 1851

SEU D URGELL, Master of (12th century). Altar

Double mina from Chios with an harpy. Coin. SPAIN

Advert for Kensitas Cigarettes, 1929
Its better to be fit than fat Kensitas Cigarettes marketed as a appetite suppressant in 1929, recommending substituting snacks between meals with a cigarette instead

Brown Horse with double-reined pelham bit
A fine equestrain portrait of a brown horse wearing a double-reined pelham bit. Date: 1910s

Two Horses and a pair of dogs
Fine portrait of two Horses and a pair of dogs. Date: circa 1910s

A Christmas Menu by A. K. Macdonald
A double page spread illustration featuring various illustrated vignettes showing nymph-like young ladies representing various festive food stuffs and cocktails. 1934

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - pitching tent
The double tent used by Captain Scott on the last journey of his ill-fated polar expedition to the South Pole, 1910 - 1912, shown in a photograph by Lieutenant H. R. Bowers on the upper plateau

E Richards. Dunce, dunce, double d
Dunce, dunce, double D, he can t say his A B C. Children in a classroom, with a boy wearing a dunces hat, standing on a stool. 20th century

Costume: Lunardi Hat
Masculine influenced double- breasted jacket with large lapels; large gauze & wire framed hat (balloon or Lunardi hat); simple white muslin dress with sash... Date: 1787 - 1792

Double Jacquard at the Great Exhibition, 1851 Date: 1851

Elysee Restaurant, Coventry Street, London
The lavish interior of the Elysee Restaurant, Coventry Street, London. " Booking tables early is advisable" !!

Lilac & Black Dress 1870
Black & lilac polonaise: double-breased jacket bodice with revers, under-skirt with broad, single flounce. The over-skirt is arranged to produce an apron front

Brown Suit 1910
John McAusland Denny wears a brown suit with a short double-breasted jacket & trousers with a front crease, brown boots & an all round collar & tie

Regent Street / 1960S
Two women crossing the street in opposite directions, next to two routemaster buses

Town Ulster Coat 1913
A bowler hatted businessman in a double- breasted coat with velvet collar described as a Town Ulster - but unlike the Ulster has no cape. His narrow trousers have turn-ups

Matchlocks and other firearms
Various firearms -- an English Matchlock, a 1615 Spanish Matchlock, a Spanish Wheel Lock Rifle, a Tuscan Double Wheel Lock, plus bandoliers and spanner

Entrance to the docks, Portsmouth
Entrance to the docks at Portsmouth, where Lieutenant Commander Lionel Kenneth Phillip Buster Crabb (1909-1956) disappeared on 19 April 1956

Patricia Rose, former girlfriend of Lionel Buster Crabb
Patricia Rose, former girlfriend of Lieutenant Commander Lionel Kenneth Phillip Buster Crabb (1909-1956), British Royal Naval frogman and MI6 diver

Coal strike: movements towards an offical settlement 1926
Fillings in many of collieries was that the Genaral strike was coming to the end; a flow of men returning back to work steadily increased

Comic postcard, woman and policeman in a street -- Could you see me across the road, Mr Policeman? -- Why, bless yer Mum, I could spot you a mile off. Date: circa 1900s

Comic postcard, railway station platform
Comic postcard, scene on a railway station platform - the young woman is waiting to have her ticket punched. Date: circa 1910s

The Dalrymple Orchestra, photographed in a garden
Members of the Dalrymple Orchestra, photographed in a garden. Date: 1907-1908

The Old English Halbert Exercise, Plate 4, Double Armed Men &c. 1794

British Empire Exhibition of 1924, West Indian Regiment Band
Wembley, London - British Empire Exhibition of 1924, West Indian Regiment Band Date: 1924

Tarragona Cloister Door - Black and white ornate double doors, curved porch roof, vaulted ceiling Date: circa 1890s

Wintry Weather and British Railways
Wintry weather and British Railways: some causes of the delays; and measures taken to prevent them. A detailed diagrammatic illustration showing various reasons why trains may be delayed during

How to be unsuccessful in modern society - 4
The debutante treats a double blue with indifference. Date: 1929

Marchioness of Douro and Lady Anne Wellesley by Yevonde
Lady Douro, wife of the 5th Duke of Wellington (from 1934), hostess of Strathfieldsaye in Berkshire, pictured in a twin portrait (very popular at the time)

Capital depicting a siren-fish with double tail. West
Spain. Girona. Sant Pere de Galligants. Benedictine abbey. Cloister. 12th century. Detail of a capital depicting a siren-fish with double tail. West gallery. Catalonia

Double-bottomed cups with geometric incision. 700-301 BC
Age of metals. Iron Age. Talayotic culture. Double-bottomed cups with geometric incision. 700-301 BC. From the Cerro de Biniet, Mahon (Minorca, Balearic Islands). National Archaeological Museum

Advert for Goochs winter clothing 1915
Winter double breasted tweed coats for little boys. 1926

Fashion for fur trimming 1913
Women models wearing the lastest fashionable winter jackets with fur trim. 1913

View of 5th Avenue, North from 46th Street in New York City
Fifth Avenue, north from 46th Street in 1913. The intersection is even then described as a congested business centre and fashionable thoroughfare. Date: 1913

Iberian frieze relief depicting a woman or auletris dressed with tunic tied at the waist playing a flute named aulos. In the hair, double braid around the head

Normandy: The advance to Troarn
Photograph: Normandy: The advance to Troarn. Although thick mud is holding up operations in the Caen sector, a double blow by British and Canadian tanks

A diagram of the proposed Charing Cross Bridge
Plans for a new double-decker bridge at Charing Cross, designed by Sir Owen Williams and at the time recently approved by a royal commission

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