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Endorsement Collection

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert / Lawrence / Squire

Advert / Lawrence / Squire
Personality endorsement of Whitbreads India Pale Ale: Gertrude Lawrence and Ronald Squire

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Poster advertising Maurice Chevalier Cherry Brandy

Poster advertising Maurice Chevalier Cherry Brandy. Date: early 20th century

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Oxo advertisement - Scott Antarctic expedition endorsement

Oxo advertisement - Scott Antarctic expedition endorsement
Advertisement for Oxo as supplied to Captain Scott on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. The advert quotes a letter from Scott who wrote

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement, Freemans catalogue, featuring Lulu

Advertisement, Freemans catalogue, featuring Lulu
Advertisement for the Freemans of London mail order catalogue, featuring the pop singer Lulu, March 1975. 1975

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert, Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative

Advert, Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative
Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative, claimed to be the best medicine in the world, by royal appointment, with portraits of Queen Victoria and Princess Alexandra in their bridal dresses

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Humber cycles advertisement featuring Edward VII, 1902

Humber cycles advertisement featuring Edward VII, 1902
Advertisement for Humber cycles, endorsed (apparently) by King Edward VII. At least he is pictured riding one. Date: 1902

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Decca portable gramophone 1916

Advert for Decca portable gramophone 1916
Deccas, more Deccas, still more Deccas. Thats the cry of the men at the front of the men of our mighty fleets, and of the convalescent from both sevices. They want music - whenever they go. Date: 1916

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Mellins Food Advert

Mellins Food Advert
Advertisement for Mellins baby food featuring a unique testimonial from the Empress of Germany who has reared all six of her princely sons on the concoction!

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert, De Reszke Minors cigarettes

Advert, De Reszke Minors cigarettes, with celebrity endorsement from the likes of Gracie Fields and George Formby. Date: 1938

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Mark Twain, celebrity endorsement advertising tobacco

Mark Twain, celebrity endorsement advertising tobacco, Player's Navy Cut cigarettes Date: 1909

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Phospherine with Adele Astaire 1923

Advert for Phospherine with Adele Astaire 1923
Advertisement for Phospherine tonic featuring Adele Astaire, sister and dance partner of her brother Fred during the 1920s

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Aquascutum advertisement with Owen Nares & Isabel Jeans

Aquascutum advertisement with Owen Nares & Isabel Jeans
Advertisement for Aquascutum Limited depicting Owen Nares, starring in Counsels Opinion at the Strand Theatre wearing an Aquascutum coat which eventually ends up on his co-star Isabel Jeans

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Fortnum & Mason fashion ad - Mrs Philip Kindersley

Fortnum & Mason fashion ad - Mrs Philip Kindersley
Advertisement for a ready-to-wear suit in pale green wool tweed with white revers from Fortnum & Mason, modelled by society beauty, Mrs Philip Kindersley

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Geraudels Pastilles

Advertisement for Geraudels Pastilles. 1893

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Decca gramophone advertisement, WWI

Decca gramophone advertisement, WWI
Advertisement for the portable Decca gramaphone featuring a British officer carrying his, and an endorsement a 2nd Lieutentant who stresses

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Ponds Cream advertisement featuring Lady Milbanke

Ponds Cream advertisement featuring Lady Milbanke
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by the vivid, gay and utterly charming Lady Milbanke, Australian-born socialite Sheila Chisholm

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream with Countess of Warwick

Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream with Countess of Warwick
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by society darling the Countess of Warwick, formerly Miss Rose Bingham. Date: 1935

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for London Shoe Company 1898

Advert for London Shoe Company 1898
A selection of victorian boots, real whale skin for shooting, ladys field boot made from tan or blacking calf, button or lace, smart toe brogues

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Hotel Cavilla, Grand Square, Tangier, Morocco

Hotel Cavilla, Grand Square, Tangier, Morocco, with a letter of endorsement (dated 1909) from Don Jaime de Borbon, Duke of Madrid (1870-1931). circa 1910

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Ponds Cold Cream featuring Princess Marina

Advert for Ponds Cold Cream featuring Princess Marina
Advertisement for Ponds creams as endorsed by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Marina, daughters of Princess Nicholas of Greece, often seen at the smartest social functions in London

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Tatcho - George R. Sims hair restorer, 189

Advertisement for Tatcho - George R. Sims hair restorer, 189
Tatcho - George R. Sims hair restorer, as endorsed by celebrity actress Cora Urquahart Potter. Prevents hair loss and greying. Date: 1892

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Queen Victoria & Cocoa

Queen Victoria & Cocoa
Advertisement featuring Queen Victoria and her daughter Princess Beatrice enjoying a reviving cup of cocoa (Cadburys of course) while in the royal train

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Ponds Cold Cream Advertisement - Lady Alington

Ponds Cold Cream Advertisement - Lady Alington
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream as endorsed by English aristocrat, Lady Alington, the former Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper. Date: 1931

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Hotel George V featuring Countess of Warwick

Advert for Hotel George V featuring Countess of Warwick
Advertisement for the exclusive Hotel George V in Paris, endorsed by it girl of the day, socialite the Countess of Warwick, formerly Miss Rose Bingham. Date: 1935

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Ponds Cold Cream advertisement - Duchess of Leinster

Ponds Cold Cream advertisement - Duchess of Leinster
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream with an endorsement from the Duchess of Leinster (American socialite, Agnes Rafaelle). Date: 1935

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Ascot knicker elastic advertisement

Ascot knicker elastic advertisement
Advertisement for Ascot knicker elastic, made from artificial silk. Washing won t spoil it - neither will boiling. Endorsed by actress and entertainer Ivy Tresmand who says, I like Ascot elastic

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Rosita Forbes endorsing Mr Willi, plastic surgeon

Rosita Forbes endorsing Mr Willi, plastic surgeon
Explorer and writer, Rosita Forbes appearing in an advertisement endorsing the skills of Mr Willi at the Hystogen Institute, Baker Street, London. 1930

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Edwards Harlene hair product 1902

Advert for Edwards Harlene hair product 1902
Harlene for the hair, the great hair producer and restorer, World renowed remedy for baldness. Endorsed by Mabel Love, British dancer and stage actress, celebrated as a young woman of beauty. 1902

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advertisement for Yvonne Printemps perfume by Isabey

Advertisement for Yvonne Printemps perfume by Isabey. 1929

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Patricia Ellis, Warner Bros star applying Max Factor make up

Patricia Ellis, Warner Bros star applying Max Factor make up
Patricia Ellis (May 20, 1916 March 26, 1970), American film actress of the 1930s pictured in a Max Factor promotional booklet applying the cosmetics companys mascara (called eye-lash make-up here)

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Ginger Rogers, applying Max Factor make up

Ginger Rogers, applying Max Factor make up
Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 April 25, 1995) American actress, dancer, and singer, best known for dance films in which she was partnered with Fred Astaire

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Gieves outfitters advertisement for flying helmets & goggles

Gieves outfitters advertisement for flying helmets & goggles
Advertisement for Gieves of Old Bond Street and Burlington Arcade, London, outfitters to the Royal Air Force, specifically promoting their flying helmets which are endorsed by female aviator

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Anna Pavlova - Cantilever Shoes advert

Anna Pavlova - Cantilever Shoes advert
Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina - Cantilever Shoes advert. circa 1920s

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Caricature of G A Sala, English journalist

Caricature of G A Sala, English journalist
Caricature of George Augustus Henry Sala (1828-1895), English journalist -- What it may come to. A grocer asks him if he might supply something quotable about his brand of tea

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Kolynos toothpaste advertisement Vera Lynn

Kolynos toothpaste advertisement Vera Lynn
Advertisement for Kolynos dental cream featuring Vera Lynn and her daughter, Virginia. Date: 1948

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Become a subscriber to The Tatler, WW1 advertisement

Become a subscriber to The Tatler, WW1 advertisement
Advertisement in The Sphere encouraging readers to subscribe to its sister paper, The Tatler, to avoid missing out during wartime

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Stereoscopic Company

Advert for Stereoscopic Company
Advert for the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company: the twin-lens artist hand camera as used by HRH Alexandra, the Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra, consort of Edward VII)

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for tinned Milkmaid Cream 1914

Advert for tinned Milkmaid Cream 1914
Advertisement for tinned Milkmaid Cream by Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co of Eastcheap, London. Perfect with fresh, stewed, canned or bottled fruit, in tea and coffee

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Marie Lloyd, entertainer, and her 20 hp Austin car

Marie Lloyd, entertainer, and her 20 hp Austin car
Marie Lloyd, born Matilda Alice Victoria Wood (1870-1922), British music hall singer, entertainer and comedienne, seen here getting into her 20 hp Austin car. Date: 1914

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Advert for Ciro jewellery 1934

Advert for Ciro jewellery 1934
Fashionable circle brooch and dress clip designs by Ciro, with two actresses of the time modelling them Gwenllian Gill and Anna Lee. 1934

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Players cigarettes advertisement featuring Mark Twain

Players cigarettes advertisement featuring Mark Twain
Advertisement for Players Navy Cut Tobacco and cigarettes featuring American novelist, Mark Twain together with an endorsement of the beautifully cool and sweet smoking tobacco he has in his pipe

Background imageEndorsement Collection: Hindes hair curlers

Hindes hair curlers
Advertisement for Hindes patent Hair curlers from 1892 with and endorsement by Lily Langtry. Date: May 14th 1892


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