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Cat and two kittens on a greetings postcardCat and two kittens in a box filled with straw on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Santa Claus holding a teddy bear on a Christmas postcard. Date: 1913
Santa Claus holding presents on a Christmas postcardSanta Claus holding an armful of presents on a Christmas postcard. Date: 1913
Santa Claus with presents on a New Year postcard, with a village in the distance. Date: circa 1890s
Santa Claus with trumpet on a Christmas postcardSanta Claus with a trumpet in the snow on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Santa Claus on a house roof on a Christmas postcardSanta Claus on a house roof with presents on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Santa Claus in a chimney on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Santa Claus bringing presents on a Christmas cardSanta Claus bringing presents to a house on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Elegant couple on a cutout romantic greetings cardElegant couple in 18th century costume on a cutout romantic greetings card. Date: early 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a gift box -- to Elsie. Date: circa 1890s
Boat with flowers on a German greetings card. (3 of 3) Date: circa 1890s
Santa Claus with children and windmill on a Christmas cardSanta Claus with children, windmill and snow scene on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Advert for Coca-tonic, Champagne - nerve tonic 1897Sold in wine merchants stores and chemist. The highest class natural champagne and coco leaf extract, the most powerful nerve tonic. 1897
Advert for International Fur Store 1897Christmas and New Year gifts for Gentlemen and women at International Fur Store, Regent Street. Date: 1897
Advert for Ciro pearls 1922Give her a necklet of Ciro pearls. A recognizable illustration by Maurice Milliere of a woman opening up a gift of pearl necklace. Date: 1922
Advert for Mappin & Webb sterling silver xmas gifts 1927Mappin & Webbs range of sterling silver Christmas gifts. 1927
Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens pyjamas 1927Womens day and evening bags for xmas gifts. 1927
Christmas present - wooden raven 1909Xmas gift for Christmas, novel moving wooden raven on wheels, when drawn alone its head sways, eyes roll and beak opens. 1909
Christmas present - Lucky silver devil cigar lighter 1909One way of giving-up smoking! This terrifying lucky silver devil cigar lighter, available from Mappin & Webb. 1909
Advert for Parkins & Gotto 1895Selection of novelty Christmas presents. 1895
Christmas present - Monkey Jug 1893Monkey Jug, to put on your Christmas list! In finest crystal glass with chased hall marked silver mounts. Date: 1893
Christmas present - Dragon, smoking set 1922The Dragon, original galalithe smoking set, made in various attractive colours. 1925
Christmas present - gong and matchholder 1927Everybodies must have! Unusual looking duck gong and matcherholder insect, available from Marshall and Snelgrove s. 1927
Christmas present - Dutch doll sugar tongs 1922Novelty sterling silver Dutch doll sugar tongs with enamelled face, available by Vickery of Regent Street. 1922
Advert for Elkingtons fireproof dish 1909Round and oval Limoges fireproof china. Date: 1909
Stand and lamp for making toast 1909Christmas gift for any table! Elkington plate stand and lamp for making toast for breakfast table, also forming a stand for the kettle. 1909
Advert for Serck coffee percolator 1908A Useful Xmas present, 1920s coffee percolator that makes a delicious cup of coffee, with just the right strength. 1922
Christmas present - Miniature Barnum Great Menagerie 1908Edwardian children would have loved this gift for Christams, miniature wild animal figures in captive cages, for the nursery. 1908
Christmas present - blackbird headdress 1938Womens unusual evening headdress, with five blackbirds mounted on velvet-cover, available from Dickens and Jones, " nice to be given something really frivolous
Father Christmas distributing toys by Angusine MacgregorFather Christmas distributing toys from his sack to a queue of small children dressed in their nightwear. Date: 1917
Picking up sixpences at Smithfield 1902Centuries-old tradition, when 21 sixpences were placed upon a flat gravestone in the churchyard at St. Bartholomew in Smithfield, London, on Good Friday morning
Advert for Hamleys Christmas toys 1929Various toys for girls and boy s, a clockwork Rolls-Royce model car, with four doors that open and rubber tyres. Six electric models to build, for any boy
Advertisement for Hercules Bicycles - a smart lad in his school uniform is delighted with his new racing bicycle, as is his proud Mother
Advert for Mappin & Webb luxury items 1916Varity of sterling silver luxury Christmas gifts for the homefront. 1916
A Christmas Gift paper cut-out Project, 1914 Date: 1914
The Bats Wing - Godshill, Isle of Wight, HampshireThe Bats Wing - Tearoom and Gifts and Antiques shop at Godshill, Isle of Wight, Hampshire. circa 1930s
Guests Bearing Gifts Date: 1940
Dress Watch in Gift BoX Date: 1948
Receiving Special Gift Date: 1948
Woman Dons New Watch Date: 1950
The Duchess of York given a teddy by Dr. Barnardos childrenThe Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) given a large teddy bear for the infant Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) by the small children from the Dr
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visiting McVitie & Price Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visitingElizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) visiting the McVitie & Price factory in Edinburgh, Scotland
Christmas Greetings - Australian War Contingent AssociationChristmas Greetings from the Australian War Contingent Association - London, 1916. The group sent out gift boxes to Australian servicemen in action abroad, along with these cards. Date: 1916
Advert for Manfield shoes 1920Advertisement for shoes and slippers for the Christmas season. Date: 1920
GOLDEN TEMPLE OF JEHOLThis replica of the Golden Temple of Jehol, China, the Chinese Lama temple, was the gift of millionaire industrialist Vincent Bendix to the 1933 World Fair Exhibition, USA. Date: 1933
Cartoon, The New Years Gift (old age pensions)Cartoon, The New Years Gift - 1909 brings in the Old Age Pension. Date: 1909
PROVERB / GIFT HORSENever look a gift horse in the mouth Date: circa 1880
Greece - Wedding GiftTwo women with a wedding gift Date: circa 500 BC