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Girl in Aeroplane HatA smiling young woman balances on her head a large & unusual aeronautically inspired hat based on a bi-plane. It has an extremely big propellor
Votes for Women SatchelAn extremely useful and practical bag for paper sellers made in the Votes for Women Fellowship, colours of purple, white and red. Date: Apr 10th 1914
Animals at a French Zoo - Springbok - small short-horned antelope. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. Slide 7
Balloon Seller / 1971A balloon seller with an extremely large balloon, annoys a man by trying to read his newspaper over his shoulder. Date: 1971
COSTUME / MUFF / 1799An extremely long tubular fur muff. Date: 1799
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden -this extremely novel Japanese back-to-front fighter first flew on 3 August 1945
W H Goss Peace plate - 1919 - Angel of PeaceAn extremely rare W. H. Goss Peace plate. Multi-coloured design, issued to commemorate Peace in 1919. The highly detailed transfer has the Angel of Peace in a gothic frame
Grafton china figure of a squatting American DoughboyAn extremely rare hand-painted Grafton china figure (No. 452) of a squatting American (Doughboy) smoking a cigar. Commemorative Ware
An extremely rare porcelain coffee cup - WWIAn extremely rare porcelain coffee cup and saucer manufactured by S. A. de Fuisseaux Baddour, Belgique, 1914. Cup inscribed Heroic Tommy in Belgium with the Union Jack and the handle has the black
Grafton china figure of a baby dressed as a WWI TommyAn extremely rare hand-painted Grafton china figure of a baby dressed as a First World War Tommy, standing on a base with a transfer which reads Aberystwyth. Commemorative Ware
German other ranks belt buckle of 105th Saxon RegimentAn extremely rare German other ranks belt buckle of the 105th Saxon Regiment (stamped under base) with the inscription - PROVIDENTIAE MEMOR. Made into the lid of a brass hinged box. Trench Art
Rosa Bonheur PhotoMARIE ROSALIE known as ROSA BONHEUR French artist whose country scenes and cattle remain extremely popular, photographed in 1882. Date: 1822-1899
England / QuaintonAt Quainton, Buckinghamshire, England, is this fine example of a cobbled pavement, extremely rare, in these days of asphalt and concrete. Date: 1950s
Revolution AllegorisedThe extremely popular verses of Beranger express the sentiments of the French man and woman in the street : he is an ardent supporter of the Revolution. Date: circa 1791
Where to eat dinner with chopsticks a la chinoiseScene from 1920 of a Chinese restaurant in Londons Chinatown in Limehouse. The first Chinese to settle in Britain arrived in the late 18th century
Small Cottage GardenEven a small cottage garden. although limited in regard to space, can be made extremely picturesque. This example is in suburban London. Date: 1930s
Cigarette, Old Man? By H. M. BatemanIllustration by H. M. Bateman showing a man smoking an extremely large cigar, offering a disgruntled looking gentleman a comparatively tiny cigarette
Heads Up- Tails Down by Howard K. ElcockAn impression of the famous Roulette Room in the Casino at Monte Carlo. Although baccarat and other games of chance are played
Fire in Clerkenwell, London, 1885Engraving showing an extremely large fire which raged in Clerkenwell, London, 1885. This image shows the moment when a large section of wall fell away and sent firemen running
German Ultra-Heavy Artillery, Second World War, 1945Photograph showing British and American soldiers examining some German gun barrels, each 28 yards long, captured in Essen, Germany, 1945
The Ruins at Kohima, Burma; Second World War, 1944Photograph showing the ruined tennis court and terraces of the District Commissioners bungalow at Kohima, Burma, 1944. Kohima, a vital link in the Manipur Road
Leopold II Takes OathLeopold II takes the constitutional oath and everyone is extremely pleased
Very Tall Man / StreetlampAn extremely tall, long-legged man under a gas street lamp; his companion has to stand on tiptoe
Hydraulic Propellors of HMS Waterwitch, November 1866Engraving of HMS Waterwitch and her hydraulic propellors, from the Illustrated London News, 17th November 1866. Built in 1866 at Thames Ironworks, Blackwall
Selby Abbey, 1906Photograph showing the Nave of Selby Abbey; an extremely fine example of Norman Architecture, 1906
Selby Abbey, after the fire of October 1906Photograph of the Nave of Selby Abbey taken after the fire of 20th October 1906. This 11th century Abbey, an extremely fine example of Norman architecture, was very badly damaged by the fire
The Crimean Tartar Saloon, SY Livadia, 1880Engraving of the Crimean Tartar Saloon on Czar Alexander IIs steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elders shipyard, Govan, in 1880
The Imperial Saloon, SY Livadia, 1880Engraving of the Imperial Saloon on Czar Alexander IIs steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elders shipyard, Govan, in 1880
The Czars Bedroom, SY Livadia, 1880Engraving of Czar Alexander IIs bedroom on his steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elders shipyard, Govan, in 1880. Extremely lavishly fitted out, this yacht was given a radical design
Galloways rotary steam engineEngraving of Galloways rotary steam engine. The machine was extremely powerful for its size
Disinfecting a railway carriage. The carriage is placed in the tube, which was then filled with formalin, an extremely strong disinfectant
Philemon, PlaywrightPHILEMON Athenian comic poet and playwright, author of 97 works which were evidently extremely popular as he frequently won contests over his rivals
Making a Large HaystackFour men, two horses and an extremely long ladder make a very large haystack
Soldier Buying GoodsPhan Rang: a Vietnamese soldier, with an extremely large rifle slung over his back, buys goods from a stall holder
French MarquiseA French marquise at the court of Louis XV, wearing the extremely awkward panier dress
Farmworker in SmockA Wiltshire farmworker in his traditional smock-froke with a gauged yoke an extremely large turned-over collar
Wedding Dress 1868Dress with tight sleeves, a trained double skirt - the over-skirt overlaps at the front & is bordered with a flounce & rows of flat trim. The veil is extremely long
Smoking in the StreetA shorter man stands on tiptoe to light a cigarette from an extremely tall man
Boy Pastes in PhotosAn extremely smart young man pastes photographs into an album
Mary Devotional CardMary depicted as Notre-Dame des Victoires, madonna of the Archeconfrerie of the extremely holy and immaculate heart of Mary, crowned by Monseigneur Pacca. And Jesus
Alexei SurkovALEXEI SURKOV Russian poet and journalist, correspondent during the Patriotic War : his poetry written during the war made him extremely popular
Overgrown FingernailsExtremely long fingernails of Annamite nobles Date: 19th century
Girls at the CinemaA group of extremely well turned-out young ladies, all of them with trendy Marcel Wave hair-dos, wearing headphones to watch a film at the cinema
Street Market DakarAn extremely uninformative photo of a street market at Dakar - almost everyone is turning their back on the photographer and its hard to see what is being sold