Gents Collection (page 2)

Comic postcard, Man waiting for the public toilet Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Underground Movement Date: 20th century

The gents? cloakrooms during construction c. 1960
The gents? cloakrooms during construction circa 1960. Date: circa 1960

Lighting up a pipe - Volendam, The Netherlands
" Can I light it again?" Two old tars at Volendam, The Netherlands lighting up. Note the fine examples of traditional clothing and footwear in evidence on this card. circa 1913

Six Gents sitting beside Porch of the Caryatids, Acropolis
Six Gents sitting beside the Porch of the Caryatids at the Erechtheion or Erechtheum - an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece which was dedicated to both

Middle-aged man outside Gents toilet. Date: 1970s

Procession, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire
Procession, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, near Stretford, Lancashire, England. Showing W Beardow - Shoe & Bootmaker ands Gregson - Gents Outfitter, Hatter & Hosier Date: 1910s

Westonville, Margate - Two smart gents walk on the Promenade
Westonville, Margate - Two smart gents on the Promenade. The chap on the left we feel is a wealthy farmer/landowner on holiday

County of London Rifle Shooting Championship - The Competitors and Results. Date: circa 1930

Advert for International Fur Store 1889
Gentleman wearing a heavy winter overcoat with fur lining and top hat. 1889

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: Charley Tell-Tale cartoon
Colour plate: Charley Tell-Tale: keeping the P.P. Gents on the broad Grin with his laughable Anecdotes from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage, 1827

Soho, London - sign for Ladies & Gents Tailor
Soho, London - sign for Andrew Sammoutos, Ladies & Gents Tailor. 1973

Advert for International Fur Store mens coats 1898
Quality Gentlemens fur-lined overcoats. 1898

Two Gentlemen from Burkovina - a territory now split between Romania and the Ukraine. Date: circa 1907

Street Scene - Butchers and Hairdresser / Tobacconist
Unidentified London Street Scene - Butchers (London Central Meat Company Limited) and C. Crowe Ladies and Gents Hairdresser and Tobacconist. Date: circa 1920

Who said Liar? Confident young chap tells a likely fib
Who Said Liar? - A red-faced rather-awkward-looking young chaps tells a rather tall tale: " And Bai Jove She fell in love with me on the spot, Doncherknow" ! Date: 1910

Pas Seul - A dancer much admired on the dancefloor
Pas Seul (a dance for one person) - A dancer (who has shed her balck mask) much admired on the dancefloor... Date: 1905

Love in a Garden - a smart lady takes charge of her men
Love in a Garden - a smart lady takes charge of her various men, supervising the tasks required! Date: 1901

Two nervous Edwardian Gentlemen - possibly twins
Tennis Illustrated - Doubles ! Two slightly nervous Edwardian Twins fidget and fluster as they await their female companions for a night on the town... Date: circa 1904

Social / Two Men / Woman
A lady in a bright red coat and hat is escorted by two well-dressed gents Date: 1898

Pair of jolly young chaps off to the pub in Littlehampton, West Sussex Date: circa 1946

Two Chaps stroll along the Littlehampton Waterfront
Two young Chaps stroll along the Littlehampton (West Sussex) Waterfront. Date: 1933

Men at coastal storage hut
Men at a coastal storage hut with figureheads from ships on display. Date: circa 1930s

The arrival of the nuts at Murrays Club, 1914
Arrival of the nuts at Murrays nightclub in Beak Street, London. Nut, or knut was a commonly used term to describe dandyish gentleman swells. Date: 1914

Silhouette artist about town - Burlington Arcade
The Burlington Arcade in Piccadilly depicted in silhouette with a number of dandyish young men, popularly known as knuts parading along or pausing to look in the arcades shop windows. Date: 1914

Wings of Piccadilly advertisement
Advertisement for Thomas Wing of Piccadilly, hosiers and catering to gentlemen since 17777. Advert features a likeness of the famous dandy, Beau Brummell to underline their exacting style. Date: 1927

Advert for Kenneth Durward sports suits 1934
The KD sports suit for comfort and distinction.. The house of Durward has long studied the needs of the out-of doors man. KD sports suit is eloquent, not only of style, quality and fine tailoring

Boy buying food from a travelling shop parked alongside a public convenience. Date: 1920s

Mens Lavatory
A rather dodgy looking gent emerges from a mens lavatory in central London. Date: 1980s

Football Terms Illustrated - Well Collared!. Two smart Gents (Dedicated Followers of Fashion!) in really rather ridiculous starched collars, stroll arm in arm down Park Lane past Marble Arch

Gabon, Africa - Domesticated Zebra and two colonials
Gabon, Africa - Domesticated Zebra (seemingly used for pulling a carriage) and two colonials! Date: circa 1910s

Mistaken translation of saying difficult English surnames Overheard on an Atlantic Liner Colonel Moses R. Hankey - " Theres one thing I kaant understand about your English way of spelling names

A Yorkshireman at the Folies Bergere Show, Paris, France
A Yorkshireman in Paris Mr Watson (thro Leeds) - " Whats this ere Polly Burgesses like?" Date: 1894

Bereavement humour - losing ones wife
Condoling Friend (to recently Bereaved Widower) - " It must be awfully hard to lose ones wife." The Bereaved: " Yes, its almost impossible." !!! Date: circa 1890s

Very tatty sandwichboard man advertises smart Gents suits
Visual irony of a very tatty sandwich board man advertising a Gentleman Tailor and his smart suits, retailing for 12/6. Date: circa 1890s

Discussion on merits of Smoking for Health reasons
First Johnnie: " Aw -why do you make your own cigarettes?" Second Ditto: " My-aw-doctor ordered me some light exercise." Date: 1894

Cricket Illustrated - Bounder-y
Cricket Illustrated - " Bounder-y!" A superb postcard (as ever) by Bradshaw showing three caddish English Bounders of the Top Drawer, ready to cause some larks and pranks at the seaside

Poster no. 3. Latest style clothing & gents furnishing goods. Poster no. 3. Latest style clothing & gents furnishing goods

Susanna and the Elders by Wilmot Lunt
A young pretty actress entertains two mature admirers in her dressing room, hence the play on the Biblical title to the picture. Date: 1927

Try your strength, gents

Taking the Waters and its effect
Taking the Waters - The First Glass ! Nine gentlemen take the waters in a spa town, with the result depicted by a tenth chap at the base of the card, from whom bubbles are issuing forth. circa 1904

Rollerskating Chaps
Two jolly chaps enjoying a spot of rollerskating, wearing fancy dress (the gentleman on the right has a fake beard and moustache painted onto his face!). Date: circa 1906

Shoot, Aim, Fire
Rifle shooting was once a popular lunchtime relaxation. City men are seen here practising at a range beneath the embankment, London. Date: 1932

Daks advertisement, 1951
Advertisement for Daks suits, featuring a couple of chaps sporting checked suits, and smoking pipes. Date: 1951

Disembarking from a ship - Mollendo, Peru. Crew members from arriving ships were lifted from their boat via a crane, the Pacific swell being too great for normal landings! circa 1930s

Two men, Harold and Clarence, having a conversation. Clarence is on his way to see his solicitors to bring a libel action -- someone has been telling people that he deserves the OBE! circa 1916

Summer holiday fashions from Simpson of Piccadilly, 1953
Advertisement for mens beachwear from Simpson of Piccadilly, showing four men wearing outfits that range from the faintly ridiculous to the outrageously camp. Date: 1953

Daks advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Daks suits by Simpson of Piccadilly featuring a well-groomed 1950s chap wearing his suit well. Date: 1953

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