Game Collection

Mr Foxs Hunt Breakfast on Christmas Day
Mr Foxs Hunt Breakfast by Harry Bingham Nielson (1861-1941), showing a group of foxes dressed in hunting garb, sitting down to a breakfast of game birds

Real Tennis & Racquets
The racquets used to play the game are depicted below a match in progress. Date: 1771

Aerial view of University, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Aerial view of the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA, with the sports field and spectators clearly visible on the right. Date: 1939

Suffragette Board Game PANK-A-SQUITH
A suffragette board game called Pank-A-Squith which was first advertised in the pages of Votes for Women, October 1909. It was described as a highly artistic TABLE GAME that helps to spread

Hockey - Footwork, Dribbling and Passing demonstrated. Date: circa 1910s

Match at Hambledon / 1777
A cricket match at Hambledon, Hampshire. The club was founded in 1750, and beat a strong All-England team in 1777. The early matches were played on Broadhalfpenny Down

Poster advertising Holland America Line
Poster advertising the Holland America Line from Rotterdam, calling at Le Havre, Southampton, Cobh in Ireland, New York and Canadian ports

Early jigsaw puzzle showing Kings & Queens of England
A highly instructive jigsaw puzzle from the early nineteenth century, bearing representations of the Kings and Queens of England from William I to George IV. Date: 1937

Pitt Stadium, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aerial view of the Pitt Stadium, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, full of spectators, with a football game taking place. Date: 1935

Borley Rectory 1890S
Borley Rectory at the time of Harry Bulls occupancy : the garden front, the Bull family enjoying a game of tennis

A Game of Bowls, Britain, 1903
Photograph showing an English gentleman about to deliver his bowl during a game of lawn bowling, 1903. Fellow players and spectators closely watch his technique

Hows That? By William Heath Robinson
Clock cricket- A new and exciting summer game for the seaside. Illustration showing a unique game of cricket. Please note

Sidney Sussex College
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & gardens, the kitchen & formal gardens. N.B ball game being played

Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cr
Photograph of Don Bradman going out to bat, during his last first-class cricket match; a game between Bradmans XI and L. Hassetts XI, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1948

Playing Table Tennis - Edwardian - Etiquette
I am not sure whether it is my turn. (to write the postcard or to serve!!) A smart Gentleman makes a courteous enquiry to his glamorous young female table tennis companion. Date: circa 1904

A Common Pheasant alarmed
A Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) flies up in alarm. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

A Selection of Game
Various game birds: wood pigeon, wild duck, woodcock, black plover, snipe, pheasants, hare, teal

Play the Game Football book cover
Front cover of a book depicting a young boy kicking a football on the front cover. Date: c.1941

Rugby match, South Africa v Somerset
A rugby match between South Africa (the Springboks) and Somerset, probably at Taunton, UK. A Somerset player is picking up the ball

Three Japanese Geisha girls playing Go
Three Japanese Geisha girls in Kobe, Japan, playing the popular boardgame Go in their beautiful Kimonos

SPORT / SHINTY / 1840
A wild game of shinty in Scotland

Alice in Wonderland, Alice at the croquet game, with flamingo (mallet) and hedgehogs (balls). Date: early 20th century

Girl playing Nurse
A young girl in her nurses outfit, tends to her teddys injuries with copious bandaging, whilst a pet cat watches on. She seems to be getting her medical knowledge from the First Aid manual in her

Mahjong
Pa & Ma Jongg playing Mah- jongg

1930S Snooker Game
A snooker player prepares to play a shot as his partner looks on. Their smart attire reflects the gentlemanly traditions of the game

Rugby School with pupils playing rugby
Exterior view of Rugby School with pupils playing rugby in foreground

Teddy bear playing football. Date: circa 1900s

Native US Lacrosse Game
A large crowd of Native Americans play lacrosse

Cheery Families - Mr Butt the Brewer. 1890s

Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Tulane Stadium (known as The Sugar Bowl), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The annual sugar bowl American football game was played here from 1935 onwards. The stadium was demolished in 1979-1980

Fire Station Billiards Room

A Baseball Game
Grand match for the championship at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, New Jersey

Men playing billiards in a club. Date: circa 1910s

A Little Impression by H. M. Bateman
Someone elses table - a little impression, by H. M. Bateman. A game of billiards descends into raucous laughter as one player accidentally rips a hole in the green baize. Date: 1918

Blackheath versus London Scottish Rugby match
A rugby match between Blackheath and London Scottish rugby clubs. The picture shows Harry Coverdale of Blackheath being collared at the end of a great run

Clifton College, Bristol, 1867
Engraving showing a game of cricket in the grounds of Clifton College, near Bristol, with the Guthrie Memorial Chapel on right, 1867

Fletts Happy Families - Mr Marmalade - Has A Big Future. circa 1930s

Gibbs Happy Families - Master Tooth the Dentists son. 20th century

Kay Snap - Mr Bobby the Policeman. 1930s

Cheery Families - Master Butt the Brewers Son. 1890s

Cheery Families - Mrs Butt the Brewers Wife. 1890s

1909 FA Cup Final: Manchester United beats Bristol City 1-0
The Football Association Cup Final at the Crystal Palace, where Manchester United beat Bristol City by one goal to nil. Players including A. Turnbull, C. Roberts, W

Fortuna by Ernest Board
Painting depicting a blindfolded woman playing a fateful game of cards. Date: 1911

Percy H Fawcett, British explorer
PERCY H FAWCETT British explorer who disappeared while exploring the Matto Grosso of Brazil

Toulouse geese with dewlap, cock and hen. Oie de Toulouse a bavette, Anser anser domesticus. Bred by James Watts, winners of five first prizes

Aerial view of Stamford Bridge football ground, London
Aerial view of Stamford Bridge football ground, home of Chelsea Football Club, SW London, with a match in progress and a large number of spectators. Date: 1922

Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917) was one of the most famous big game hunters of his era. He spent much of his life in Africa, but also hunted in North America and Asia Minor

England vs. Scotland rugby 1894
England v Scotland Rugby International, Edinburgh, 1894 Date: 1894

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