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Poster, Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, WW1American poster, Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, designed to raise money for the war effort during the First World War. Showing a menacing German with bloody fingers and bayonet. Date: 1917-1918
Palmistry map of the handA palmistry map of the hand, labelling the different areas
Diagrams of the bones of hand and armDiagrams of the bones of the left arm and hand, showing the position of the radius and ulna when the thumb is turned inwards. The shoulder blade and part of the collar bone can also be seen
Drawing the cork, illustration by William Heath RobinsonHow to draw the cork when you can t find the corkscrew, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
Stanislawa Tomczyk demonstrates psychokinesisStanislawa Tomczyk, Polish medium, demonstrates psychokinesis while under hypnosis, to Ochorowicz, at Wisla, Poland, raising small objects. Date: 1909
WW2 Poster -- Women of Britain Come Forward NowWomen of Britain -- These scientific instruments demand nimble fingers and quick brains. Come Forward Now. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service
Shame Flute - German punishment for being a poor musicianA Shame Flute ( Schand Flote ) - German punishment for being a poor musician - you had to face the public wearing (around the neck) a heavy iron flute
Buddhist Priest, Hai Phong, VietnamHai Phong (Haiphong) in Tonkin - Northern Vietnam. A Buddhist Priest gives a sermon Date: circa 1910s
Female Type / Long NeckArt deco style womans face, with long neck and slender fingers
Arthur Rackham / St IvesARTHUR RACKHAM English illustrator: self-portrait in his own illustration to As I was going to St Ives Date: 1867 - 1939
Gulliver kisses the Queen of Brobdingnag's hand Date: 1900
ComparisonA portrait sketch of a smiling lady holding a miniature mannequin or figure between her fingers, a happy young man is sharing the moment. Date: circa 1901
KittyA portrait oil painting of Kitty, a seated girl wearing a patterned blue dress in a green room interior. Her fingers are loosely intertwined. Date: circa 1921
The RoseA side profile portrait watercolour painting of a young ballet dancer, seated, holding a rose head between her fingers. Date: circa 1917
Letter written by Ida Stanton on board RMS CarpathiaHandwritten letter written on board RMS Carpathia dated 15 August 1912 with original Cunard envelope. Dear Papa and boys... we were delayed by boarding a large cargoe (sic) of spaghetti
Armour. Gauntlet. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883Armour. Gauntlet. Gloves of metal plates which protected the hand. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019
Photograph of New York buildings, showing double image of skyscrapers. Captioned, With eager fingers straining at the stars... A Study in Perspective and Double Exposure'. Date: 1933
My Word! We caught THIS wandering here. Two young women mock a rather daft-looking young man, possibly trying to use his facial dexterity to gain their attention/affection?! Date: 1910
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Rub lightly together with the finger tips, let the air into it. Date: 1907
King Henry VIII - counts his wives on his fingersOriginal Artwork - King Henry VIII (1491-1547) - counts the number of his wives on his fingers! Date: circa 1937
Daisy Kennedy the violinist by Madame Yevonde" An artist to her fingertips". Daisy Kennedy (Mrs. John Drinkwater), 1893-1981, Australian-born concert violinist. Date: 1931
Men playing the ancient game of Morra, Italy. It involves one player extending their hand, with any number of fingers, and the other player calling out a number
Games unknown, 14th century. A variant of hide and seek, and boys playing a guessing game where one holds up a certain number of fingers and his colleagues have to show the same, similar to scissors
Indian jugglers in Paris, 1816Indian jugglers, 1816. The man in the centre balances a whip between his eyes, spins rings on his toes and fingers, and threads pearls on a rope with his tongue
Magnificent feather duster, dead mans fingersMagnificent feather duster, Sabellastarte magnifica 1, dead mans fingers, Alcyonium digitatum 2, and scrupocellaria, Scrupocellaria scruposa 3
Okra, Abelmoschus esculentusOkra or ladies fingers, Abelmoschus esculentus (Hibiscus esculentus). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley
Advertisement for Gala of London nail colour. Date: 1949
Poster, Foire de Paris, Paris Fair. Date: circa 1930s
Car Trouble Date: 1950
Dead mens fingers, Alcyonium digitatum.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1797
That School-Girl Complexion! by Topham 1926A picture of a girl with pen ink on her face and fingers. Date: 1926
BANG BANGFull-length portrait of a model in a checked shirt and cropped jeans poses with her fingers making a gun. Date: late 1960s
SPECIAL THIMBLEA boon to all bachelors who sew, this simple device, fitted to a thimble, makes it impossible to lose the needle, and saves time, temper and trouble. Date: 1930s
Two Lovers - ShamisenTwo Japanese lovers play the shamisen. The girl touches the cords, whilst her lover determines the sounds by the pressure of his fingers on the strings. Date: 18th century
POINTING FINGERS 1933Villagers suspect a girl of sin : Cast off by the husband she loved, Margaret stumbled past the prying eyes of the neighbours : they, too, believed the wicked lies Date: 1933
Bagh-nakhBagh Nakh, Tigers Claw. Two brass rings (for the fingers) attached to a brass plate with four steel claws. For the left hand. Obtained from a dacoit in Belgaum District, india, 1945
Poster, anti-smoking campaignPoster for an anti-smoking campaign, showing a hand with tobacco stains on the fingers. Date: circa 1960s
Magician Chung LooColour illustrated poster advertising magician Chung Loo, drawn by Clyff, dated 13 November 1922. HPF/5B/3
New Year card in the shape of a gloveNew Year card in the shape of a yellow glove. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas and New Year card in the shape of a gloveChristmas and New Year card in the shape of a pink glove. Date: circa 1890s
WW2 Valentines Day card, RAF plane flying over houses. Date: circa 1942
CHAMELEON - on human finger, to show scale. (Brookesia minima ). Madagascar
Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey as a monkeyWhat my beautiful Councils have given me! Sultan Mehmed V Reshad as a monkey representing Turkeys involvement in World War One
Long fingernails of a High Class Chinese ManThe extraordinarily long fingernails of a High Class Chinese Man
Chimney demolition at Hayle, Cornwall. circa 1980s
Baby in a wickerwork pram, Delaware, USABaby in a wickerwork pram, appearing to wave at the camera. She is Helen Cochran Foard, daughter of Julian and Helen Foard, age 8 months, outside Holy Trinity Church, Middletown, New Castle County
Cadburys Happy Families - Mrs BiscuitCadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mrs Biscuit the Bakers Wife. circa 1950
Letterhead design - Graham Bros, HuddersfieldLetterhead design - Graham Bros, Manufacturing Tobacconists, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. 1936
WW1 poster, Liberty BondsPoster, The Hun - his Mark, Blot it Out with Liberty Bonds. circa 1917
Greetings card in the shape of a winter glove. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Monkey casting a shadow on a Christmas cardMonkey casting a shadow (shaped like a young mans profile) on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Illustration, Ride A Cock Horse to Bambury Cross to see a fine lady get on a white horse. With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, she shall have music wherever she goes. Date: 1895
Foot case for a mummy. Roman Period. 1st century ADFoot case for a mummy. Gilded feet with sandals and a checker pattern depicting basketwork. Linen with plaster, painted and gilded. Roman Period. 1st century AD
Greetings card in the shape of a gloveGreetings card in the shape of a bright pink glove, lying on an open envelope. Date: circa 1890s
New Year card in the shape of a gloveNew Year card in the shape of a blue glove. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a gloveChristmas card in the shape of a brown leather glove. circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of glovesChristmas card in the shape of a pair of overlapping orange gloves. Date: circa 1890s
Boy does Maths HomeworkBoy wears a summer sailor suit of white sailor blouse with pale blue turn-over collar & cuffs, white & blue striped knickerbockers or short trousers & ankle strap shoes. Date: circa 1890
Destructive boy demolishes radioA destructive little boy prepares to demolish a radio - a little girl sticks her fingers in her ears to deaden the noise. Date: 1933
Henry BecqueThe writer Henry Becque signals for more of the same Date: circa 1890
A Japanese Koto player. A Koto is a type of Zither with 13 strings, played by plucking the strings with ivory plectrums attached to the fingers. Date: 1932
Toddler in a playpen in a garden. Date: circa 1960s
WWI Poster, Liberty BondsDesign by F Strothmann, Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, American poster. Date: 1918
Dutch boy scout scrubbing his fingernails, HollandA Dutch boy scout scrubbing his fingernails, Holland
Christmas Feasting in the 14th centuryArtists impression of a banquet of the 14th century. The tables were narrow and movable, consisting of boards resting on trestles
Cartoon, The Glad Hand, WW1Cartoon, The Glad Hand -- Brother Jonathan (representing the USA) tells Kaiser Wilhelm to wash his hand first, before shaking it
Nursery Rhymes -- Ride a Cock HorseNursery Rhymes. An unidentified one (above), showing a man with a brush running into another mans bedroom. Below is a scene illustrating Ride a Cock Horse, showing the fine lady on her white horse
Motorcycle StuntA stunt involving a motorcycle driving off rocks above a girl crouching on the beach below! Date: early 1930s
Advertisement for Daxaids -- a hand with a white pill. 1959
Rich Turkish Woman in fine clothing with veil and many rings on her fingers. Date: circa 1910s
Shwedagon Sacred Pool - Rangoon - filled with stagnant green water, being dribbled into eyes, ears, and mouth from dipped fingers. Date: 1952
Lady fingers
Drawing of a hand and arm, possibly from a sculpture. 19th century
Butchers shop display, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexA Prestcold refrigerated display cabinet at C R Harris Butchers in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, with advertising material for Birds Eye and Frood foods. 1965
British Legion Childrens Christmas Party, Walton, Essex
Advert for Esse cookersIn the first place The Esse looks makes a contented cook.... One... her cooking is better than ever before. Two.... no smoke, fumes, soot, grime, blackleading. Three... clean kitchen. ect 1937
Cartoon - Two lads having a joke about their FathersTwo young lads trade insults, each one trying to belittle each others Father. " Your Father couldn t pass the Doctor!" " Garn, yours can t pass a pub." Date: circa 1915
Greek Spinning GirlA Greek girl in traditional costume, using an old- fashioned spiining rod with her nimble fingers. Date: 1930s
Varnishing NailsNail varnish should be applied very carefully, with a small brush, first horizontally from left to right, then vertically from the fingertips downwards. Do not smear the varnish! Date: 1930s
Grave in a shell hole, Belgium, WW1A Belgian grave in a shell hole, with a makeshift cross, Belgium, during the First World War. A human hand appears to be sticking out of the soil. Date: 20 November 1914
Macaroni, NapoliSelling macaroni in the streets of Naples - note that it seems to be eaten with the fingers ! Date: circa 1880
Girl stretches over a low tableA young girl - pictured with arms stretched out over a low table. Pencil and wash sketch by Raymond Sheppard
Factory worker operating control boxA worker, standing at a control device, signals for a part of the production process to proceed. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
