Glasses Collection

Mahatma Gandhi spinning at his wheel
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, spinning at his wheel (Charakha) in 1931, demonstrating his strong work ethic

Mazawattee Tea Advert
The Old Folks at Home enjoy a cup of MAZAWATTEE TEA

Harrys New York bar in Paris. Patrons attempting to break the world record for drinking two litres of beer in seventeen seconds. C. 1947

Seagers Gin Advert
A red-headed woman in a fetching pink party dress gets into the party spirit by mixing some cocktails with Seagers Gin

1950s Cinema - Childrens Saturday Matinee. Boys and girls looking up at the screen and laughing. Two of the boys are wearing ABC badges -- the name of the cinema. Date: 1954

Scottish Toast 1893
Scotsmen make a toast with thistle shaped glasses full of John Robertson & Sons whisky Date: 1893

Stylish Horse Race by Victor Hicks
A stylised illustration showing an elegant lady leading a racehorse in the paddock

Dmitry Shostakovich
DMITRY DMITRIYEVICH SHOSTAKOVICH Russian Composer Date: 1906 - 1975

Huntley and Palmers Cocktail biscuit tin lid
Biscuit tin lid for Huntley and Palmers cocktail assorted biscuits. Just the thing to have with some...cocktails. Date: c.1935

A Picture WITH Words by Chloe Preston
A studious looking little girl with spectacles balanced on her nose, sits among dictionaries as she works on countless crosswords

Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall
Teenage barmaid at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Barclays London Lager advertisement with tennis
Advertisement for Barclays London Lager, showing two refreshing looking glasses ready and waiting for some tennis players who can be seen on a grass court in the distance. Date: 1928

Paris Cafe Ext. 1928
Customers enjoying themselves reading newpapers and drinking glasses of red wine outside a typical Paris Cafe

Mahatma Gandhi sailing from Boulogne to Folkestone
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, sailing from Boulogne to Folkestone on 12 September 1931

Elderly woman making lace in an open doorway
An elderly woman making lace in the open doorway of her home, with a large number of bobbins on display. Date: 20th century

Ale Cures the Flu
Two men, one in a flat cap, the other in a bowler hat, drinking glasses of ale, while looking at the punning pub sign: Try Our Old Ale: knocks the L out of FLU

Old Maid card - Old Maid. circa 1940s

British Actress Margaret Rutherford
Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, DBE (1892-1972) - British character actress of stage, television and film, probably best known for her later career as Agatha Christies character Miss Marple

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Producer. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Mr Pastry, aka Richard Hearne, with lion
Mr Pastry, aka the comic actor Richard Hearne (1908-1979), with a lion. Date: circa 1960s

Franz Schubert / Nowak
FRANZ SCHUBERT Austrian musician, taking a walk in the countryside

Three people at a table, photographer reflected in mirror
Three people at a table with a roast dinner and wine bottles, possibly for Thanksgiving, North America. The photographer and camera on a tripod are reflected in the mirror behind them

Child and dog lifeguard
Young child wearing red swimming costume sitting on the beach with her black scottish terrier, both wearing sun glasses. Date: 1929

Cheery Families - Miss Switch the Schoolmasters Daughter. 1890s

Pinocchio -- father in wheelchair
Pinocchio -- He constructed an elegant little wheel chair in which he could take his father out on fine days. Date: 1911

Tatler cover photoshoot focusing on sunglasses. A variant shot from this particular photoshoot was used for the cover of The Tatler issue for 4 November 1959. 1959

Silhouette of two men drinking beer
The First Drink of the Day -- silhouette of two men drinking beer, probably in a pub

Reginald Malby, photographer
Reginald Malby (1882-1924), official photographer to the Royal Horticultural Society. Seen here in a head and shoulders portrait with a pipe in his mouth

Portable Drinks Cabinet
A handy case containing whisky, Martini and gin, mixers, a bottle opener and glasses!

What now for the Beatle-maker? Brian Epstein - English music entrepreneur who managed The Beatles from 1962 until his death in 1967. Date: 1966

James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet
James Joyce (1882-1941), Irish novelist and poet. 1921

Four cats drinking tea on a Christmas card
Four cats drinking tea and chatting on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cat playing the piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

The poet and novelist Katharine Tynan (1861 - 1931), pictured at home with her husband, the writer and barrister, Henry Hinkson, her three children and dog

Elsie Kay, Maie Ash & Katleen Dawn, The Catch of the Season
Elsie Kay, Maie Ash and Kathleen Dawn in a wonderful publicity photograph for the popular comedy musical, The Catch of the Season at the Vaudeville Theatre

Tabby kitten with liqueur bottle
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten with liqueur bottle. 1950s

Elizabeth Ponsonby with cocktail shaker and glasses
Miss Elizabeth Ponsonby (later the Hon. Mrs Dennis Pelly), one of the Bright Young Things of the 1920s, and daughter of Arthur Ponsonby a senior minister in the Labour government

DECIMUS BURTON 1800-1881
DECIMUS BURTON Achieved early renown with his design for the Coliseum in Regents Park. Later laid out Hyde Park and designed the Palm House at Kew with Turner. Date: 1800 - 1881

Advertisement, Thomas Harris, Opticians to the Royal Family
Advertisement, Thomas Harris & Son, Opticians to the Royal Family. 1841

Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 - 1904), Russian writer of short stories and plays. He was also a physician

James Joyce
JAMES AUGUSTINE JOYCE Irish writer; holding a copy of Ulysses

Franz Schubert / Postcard
FRANZ SCHUBERT Austrian musician

Franz Schubert / Torggler
FRANZ SCHUBERT Austrian musician

Eric Gill, sculptor and printmaker, at work
Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (1882 - 1940), English sculptor, printmaker and typeface designer, at work, using a magnifying glass. Date: 1930

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Stories from Puppyland. Mr Terrier, proud father of ten puppies, smokes his pipe and reads his newspaper. Date: 1904

Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, March 1935
Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on Friday 29 March 1935 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30

Wine Waiter
A waiter hurries purposely to a table bearing a bottle of wine and a set of flute glasses. From his rosy cheeks, he may have tested the vintage first

City gent - rowing boat

Cheery Families - Master Switch the Schoolmasters Son. 1890s

Thessaloniki - Dervishes, Lemonade Seller and foreign troops Date: circa 1916

Thessaloniki, Greece - Lemonade Seller Date: circa 1916

Woman wearing glasses
Portrait of a woman in pince-nez spectacles Date: c. 1900s

London Opinion 1937
Four glamorous ladies raise their glasses to toast the New Year in 1937

Outside the Pub, 1914
A group of drinkers assemble outside the Carpenters Arms pub for a photograph, bringing their glasses with them

Franz Schubert, Austrian composer and musician

Men looking at books at a bookstall in Georgian London
A canon in wig and glasses, with umbrella under his arm, reading a book at a bookstall in Georgian London. The other customer is a butcher in apron. The March of Intellect

Ceremonial costume of a Member of the Institute, Napoleonic era. In glasses, embroidered coat, waistcoat, breeches, hose and buckle shoes, with court sword and bicorne

17th century Dutch spectacles seller offering his wares to a woman outside a cottage. The itinerant pedlar holds a tray of glasses. An old woman sits in front of a spinning wheel

The skeleton of Death brings the last bottle of wine to a drinke
The skeleton of Death brings the last bottle of wine to a group of drinkers in a room. The men raise their glasses in a toast to Death. Empty wine bottles lie on the floor

Joaquin Jovellar y Soler (1818-1892). Spanish general and politician. President of the Spanish government in 1875. Governor and Captain General of Cuba (1873-1874, 1876-1878)

Antonio Canovas del Castillo (1828-1897). Spanish politician and historian. Founder of the Conservative Party. Portrait. Chromolithography

Antonio Canovas del Castillo (1828-1897). Spanish politician and historian. Founder of the Conservative Party. Portrait. Chromolithography

Jules Cambon (1845-1935). French diplomat. French Ambassador to Washington in 1897. Negotiator of the preliminary peace agreements between Spain and the United States after the war of 1898. Portrait

Manuel Tamayo y Baus (1829-1898). Spanish dramatist. Portrait. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914). British politician. Defender of imperialism in foreign policy

Giulio Clovio (1498-1578) by Willem Key (ca.1515-1568)
Giulio Clovio (1498-1578). Italian Renaissance painter. Portrait by Willem Key (ca.1515-1568). National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta. Malta

Old man reading newspaper in cafe, Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille
Old man concentrates on reading a newspaper in cafe, Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, France Date: 1988

Arthur Askey - English comedian
Arthur Askey (1900-1982) English comedian with the catchphrase - hello playmates Date: circa 1940

Michael Caine in The Italian Job
Michael Caine as Charlie Croker in The Italian Job (1969). Date: 1969

Comic postcard, Young couple in a pub Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man with large parcel looking for maternity home Date: 20th century

Cat reading a book on a Christmas card Date: circa 1900s

Anti-suffrage satirical postcard - Leap Year Goods - " Will wear well". A woman in full tweed suit of jacket and plus fours standing with her motorbike. 1908

White Star Line, two cut glass liqueur glasses. 3ins. and 4ins

White Star Line, cut glass mixed sherry glasses
White Star Line, cut glass mixed sherry and other glasses. 3ins. and 4ins. (3)

Advert, They've all had Begg's, John Begg Scotch Whisky

Lilian Baylis, Manager, The Vic-Wells Ballet, supplement to The Dancing Times, December 1937 Date: 1937

H L Brook, pilot Date: 1935

Advert, Black & White Scotch Whisky, with dogs - Honest Friends

Upstairs Downstairs, cook in kitchen, lady at the opera
Upstairs Downstairs, cook in the kitchen rolling out pastry (L) and lady at the opera (R) Date: circa 1910

WW2 Christmas Card, All The Best!
A WW2 Christmas greetings card, the illustration portrays three servicemen of the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force raising their glasses. Date: 1942

Madrid, Inauguration of the Apolo Theater, November 23, 1873
Spain, Madrid. Inauguration of the Apolo Theater on the night of November 23, 1873. Woodcut on paper. Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899) and Jose Luis Pellicer (1842-1901)

Saint Jerome in his Study. Detail. Castilian School
Master of the Parral (active 1480-1500). Saint Jerome in his Study. Detail. Castilian School, about 1480-1490. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Saint Jerome in his Study. Castilian School, about 1480-1490
Master of the Parral (active 1480-1500). Saint Jerome in his Study. Castilian School, about 1480-1490. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

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