Fit Collection (page 2)

Edward VII's yacht, Britannia
The Royal yacht, Britannia taken in 1909 during the reign of Edward VII. Originally commissioned by Edward when he was Prince of Wales from G

SAMUEL LAMAN BLANCHARD English journalist and author, much liked and respected ; tragically, when his wife dies of illness, he will take his own life in a fit of delirium. Date: 1804 - 1845

Lyttelton Warning Paranormal Apparitions Lord
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Comic postcard, Little girl exercising Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy keeping fit Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Soldier in the British Army, WW2 - They only issue two sizes of shirts in the Army, large --- and very large! Date: circa 1940s

Young, muscular man on the beach
insertcaption Date: circa 1920s

Man sitting down on a startled cat in his chair and being scolded by an old woman. Miseries Domestic. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Cartoon, A Tight Fit (Northcote and John Bull)
Cartoon, A Tight Fit -- Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, Stafford Northcote, depicted as a tailor, measures John Bull with a tape measure labelled Budget 1876

Sketch cover, Binnie Hale in Sunny at the Hippodrome
Binnie Hale pictured on the cover of The Sketch in the gym costume she wore in the title role of the hit comedy musical, Sunny, at the London Hippodrome in 1926. Date: 1926

Advertisement for CPV - Beatniks - Austin A7
Advertisement for CPV (Colman Prentis & Varley) - group of Beatniks (some holding musical instruments!) trying to squeeze into an Austin A7. Date: 1960

Advertisement for CPV - People in Mini
Advertisement for CPV (Colman Prentis & Varley) - group of People (an extended family of a variety of ages) trying to squeeze into an Austin (Mini) (1/4). Date: 1960

Yer At Don t Fit Yer Very Well, by F Allsop and C Yorke
Promotional music, sheet for Yer At Dont Fit Yer Very Well music hall song of 1894 by Fred Allsop and Charles Yorke. The singer, Harry Champion is pictured. Date: 1894

Exercising in bed
A woman exercising on her bed, using a Cush-up, patented by Marian Jacks of Old Bond Street who specialised in corrective anatomy

League of Health & Beauty class at Ministry of Health
An exercise class of members of the League of Health and Beauty, comprising staff at the Ministry of Health in Whitehall. They were allowed to use one of the conference rooms for an out of hours

League of Health & Beauty demonstration in Hyde Park
Page from The Sketch reporting on the fourth annual demonstration in Hyde Park by the Womens League of Health and Beauty, led by Prunella Stack, whose mother, Mary Bagot Stack

If Unhealthy, Be Healthy by William Heath Robinson
If Unhealthy, Be Healthy: If Healthy, Be Healthier! Keep Fit Exercises: 1. The Bathroom Window Sill Bite - for strengthening the front teeth and developing the muscles of the legs and back

Sketch cover - Prunella Stack (Lady Douglas Hamilton)
Ann Prunella Stack OBE (1915-2011), President of the Womens League of Health and Beauty, founded by her mother Mrs Bagot Stack pictured when she was Lady David Douglas-Hamilton with her baby son

England goes to it - womens fitness during WWII
" Let us start with a simple one, slowly, thus!" An enthusiastic keep fit instructor demonstrates an exercise for her less than perky looking class. Date: 1941

Advert for Vigors home rower 1895
A Perfect Chest & Muscle Developer. To maintain the heath and form of men and women. 1895

Advert for Vigors exercise horse at home 1895
Exercise on this saddle, three speeds trot, canter or gallop and claims to help with; creates appetite, cures dyspepsia, quickens the circulation, stimulates the liver, relieves hysteria, insomnia

Canadair CL-215 CF-TUW (msn 1030, call-sign 23') of the Ministere des Transports, Gouvernement du Quebec. Date: 1979

Aichi AB-3 reconnaissance seaplane, ordered by the Imperial Japanese Navy, for use on the Chinese Navys new warship ordered from the Harima shipyard in Japan

MASS Air National Guard - Lockheed YF-94B Starfire 51-5500
Massachusetts Air National Guard - Lockheed YF-94B-5-LO Starfire 51-5500 (msn 780-7453) of the 101st Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS)

A group of Royal Academicians looking through a pile of doubtfuls for a painting to fit a space on the walls of the annual Royal Academy Exhibition, London. Date: 1887

A young woman exercising with a pair of oars. Date: 1940s

Girl Plays with Doll Date: 1941

Sporty Italian couple on holidy jog through the surf Date: 1905

Hungry Peter dressing as the Fat Boy in Pickwick
Hungry Peter dressing for a fancy dress ball as the Fat Boy in Pickwick -- he is finding the breeches rather tight, but then that is the general idea. Date: 1914

America. American Drink Glasses 1850
Prototype for the cocktail shaker, 2 glasses, that fit together, used to shake ice, flavourings and alcohol. The drink depicted is a mint julep with lemon peel, ice

Paviors at work, England 1867
While his mate uses a small pick to fit the paving stones in place, this pavior rams them tight with a massive paving hammer. Date: 1867

Going to the Pantomime 1853
Dear papa takes his family off to the panto - they all fit into one enormous cab ! Date: 1853

PERSIAN GYMNASTS
Persian athletes exercise to the accompaniment of music Date: circa 1835

Ecole Saint-Nicolas School Gymnasium
Le gymnase at the Ecole Saint-Nicolas, Paris (a Catholic school) Date: circa 1880

Handstand on the beach Langrune Sur Mar, Normandy, France
A teenage girl does a hand stand against a beach hut in Langrune Sur Mar, Normandy, France Date: 1988

Sculpture of a Male Swedish Swimmer Date: circa 1900s

Vancouver, Canada - Cadillac 8 - Big Tree, Stanley Park Date: 1919

Dressing doll. Dolly Dimple
Dolly Dimple. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the doll character. Date: 1921

Dressing doll. Mary Mary Quite Contrary. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921

Dressing doll. Little Miss Muffett. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921

Start-rite shoes advertisement, 1961
Advertisement for Start-rite shoes of Norwich, THE choice of classic shoe for children (the one bar style seen at the bottom of this advert is still being sold in various colours today)

Patent Triplex Grate F Pattern with close-fitting mantel Best Grey Porcelain Enamelled finish Date: circa 1920s

WWI Poster, If the cap fits you, join the Army today
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, If the Cap fits you, join the Army today. Date: 1915

Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, WW2
Ministry of Health poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases -- trap the germs in your handkerchief. Help to keep the nation fighting fit. Date: 1940s

Sharron Davies and Neil Adams
Sharron Davies (b 1962), Commonweath and Olympic swimming champion, with Neil Adams (b 1958), European, Olympic and World judo champion

Gym Class in Progress
Physical Exercise - gym class in progress at Danesfield County Primary School, Buckinghamshire

Women's League of Health
The Women's League of Health and Beauty presenting an exercise demonstration in Hyde Park. The League was founded in 1930 by Mary Bagot Stack. Date: 1932

Soldiers trying on uniforms on a comic French postcard by Poli. Date: circa 1930s

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