Glasses Collection (page 19)

Abraham Lincoln, US President. Seated portrait, holding glasses and newspaper, Aug. 9, 1863. Lincoln poses in Gardners new gallery on Sunday, August 9, 1863

Will you supply eyes for the Navy? Navy ships need binoculars and spy-glasses. Poster showing a captain on deck at sea, blindfolded and reaching out. Date 1917

Theatre going: the audience, 1858
An array of upper class characters find their seats before a theatre performance begins. A young man clutching a pair of opera glasses stares dolefully up at a box containing a young lady

Music / Instruments / Crystallophone
A Portuguese quintet stand by their crystallophones, ready to make music, 1887. Date: 1882

James Buchanan whisky advertisement - Cheeryable Brothers Ch
Illustration of the Cheeryable Brothers from Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby enjoying a drink together by Frank Reynolds. Date: 1939

Pub bar and landlord, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Mr Bert Lindsell, the landlord of The Victory Pub in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, standing proudly behind his well-stocked bar. circa 1966

Anchor Bar, Portobello Hotel, Walton, Essex
The Anchor Bar at the Portobello Hotel, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. 1967

Metropolitan Police officers in an informal group photograph
A large group of Metropolitan Police officers in an informal group photograph, in a back garden or yard with hanging baskets above them

Royal wedding 1893 - opera visit before the marriage
The royal party at Covent Garden Opera, for the performance of Romeo and Juliet. From left to right: the Duke of York, Princess May of Teck(1867-1953), Grand Duke of Hesse

Silhouette of a man in tailcoat and spectacles
Full-length silhouette of a plump man in tailcoat and spectacles, reminiscent of Mr Pickwick

Silhouette of Captain Garrett, QMC USA
Silhouette of an American officer, Captain Garrett, QMC (Quartermaster Corps)

Tycoon on his yacht - Making for Port
Yachting Terms illustrated: Making for Port. A rich tycoon on the high seas reaching across the moving table for the decanter of port with a total lack of success! Date: 1908

German couple drinking a toast
A German couple raising their glasses in a toast, and looking into each others eyes. The man is wearing a blue and white uniform, together with a ceremonial sword. Date: early 20th century

Birthday Bubbly
A bottle of champagne and two glasses, ready to drink a 21st birthday toast! Date: 1966

Politician pelted with rotten eggs
A Politician (Juggins) is pelted with rotten eggs at a hustings. A clever play on words on this postcard from the Market Reports series

Java - A goldsmith at work Date: circa 1910s

Japanese Arm Wrestling
LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA, Japanese painter and engraver (back right, with glasses and fringe), watching a game of arm wrestling, a favourite Japanese sport. Date: 1886 - 1968

Knitting Spaghetti
No this silly man is not covered in spaghetti, he is learning to knit! Date: 1930s

Knitting Boffin
A bespectacled boffin attempts a spot of knitting, carefully following the knitting pattern! Date: 1930s

American soldiers at Citroen Munitions, France, WW1
American soldiers lunching at Citroen Munitions in France during the First World War. Date: August 1918

Engraving designs on glass
Engraving initials onto glass goblets using an engraving machine. Date: circa 19th century

Women and military men in a pub
Women and military men enjoying a drink in a pub, while a barmaid collects some empty glasses. circa 1940s

Cheers
A group of people raise their glasses of beer in a toast outside an unidentified pub. As two people are wearing buttonholes, it is possible they are celebrating a wedding. c.1945

People on the grass in front of the Crystal Palace, London
People sitting on the grass in front of the Crystal Palace, South London. Looking straight at the camera are a mother and her son -- she is wearing a cloche hat, he is wearing enormous round glasses

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur - Hot and Cold drinks seller Date: circa 1910s

General Joseph Gallieni, French Army officer
General Joseph Simon Gallieni (1849-1916), French Army officer and administrator. He served in the Franco-Prussian War and the First World War. Date: 1914-1916

Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt(1892-1973), inventor of radar. Date: 1941

Arthur Rackham with initial I
Arthur Rackham self-portrait with initial I. 20th century

Arthur Rackham self-portrait. 20th century

The Toast by W. R. S. Stott
An early 19th century scene showing four jovial gentlemen raising a toast in front of a blazing fire. Date: 1936

Christmas dinner carried in by four children dressed in medieval costume. There is a large turkey, glasses of steaming punch, a large round pudding, and a plate of fruit. early 20th century

L Wain. Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard -- a cat version. circa early 20th century

Portrait of a middle-aged man
Head and shoulders portrait of a middle-aged man

Top Hat & Tie / Grant
An elegant, elderly gentleman wearing a bow-tie and top hat. Date: circa 1960

Girls Shows Sewing / G ma
A young girl shows her sewing to her grandmother who inspects it over the top of her spectacles. Date: 1880

Midas / Flowers Turn Gold
King Midas turns flowers to gold

King Midas / Turns to Gold
Everything King Midas touches turns to gold

School dinner at Marlborough School
Pupils and teachers pass round the custard jug to pour over their prunes during a school dinner at Marlborough School. Date: 1962

Anti-suffragette cartoon featuring woman and phrenologist
A fearsome-looking woman, with a scroll labelled Votes (for) Women, is having the bumps on her head examined by a man. He concludes that if she lives for a thousand years

A wonderful view
Oh, Harold, how wonderful! And to think we forgot the glasses. " Well, my dear, can t we drink out of the bottles?" A mountaineering couple admire the view at the end of a long climb

Double page spread in a diary for 23-28 October
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 23-28 October. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Shortsighted young cricketer is bowled out
A shortsighted young cricketer is bowled out -- the bales are flying off the stumps

Metropolitan Police forensic investigators
Two Metropolitan Police forensic investigators gathering evidence at a crime scene

Old man working on the street
An old man (possibly Spanish) working on the street. He wears a scruffy overcoat, a beret, and his glasses on a string round his neck. He has a small wooden work bench and a box of materials

Best Through Cooks, rail and steamer services
Poster or handbill design for Best Through Cooks, travel by British Railways rail and steamer services, showing a Mediterranean beach scene with boats, two wine glasses and a bottle, a green shutter

Old lady knitting
Portrait of an old lady sitting in her chair, knitting

Good Cheer by Ethel Parkinson
Good Cheer -- four children dressed in medieval costume bring in the Christmas feast, consisting of a large turkey, glasses of steaming punch, a large round pudding, and a plate of fruit

Princess Anne visiting Penzance, Cornwall
Princess Anne (Princess Royal, b 1950), visiting the John Daniel Centre in Penzance, Cornwall. The John Daniel Centre provides day services for local adults with learning disabilities

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