Hand Collection (page 2)

The Mystery Of Squadron X
An illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of Squadron X, written by Walter Tyrer, no. 53 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill V for victory salut
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill making his V for victory salute

Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances
District Council of Acton Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances typical of those used at the time: a horse drawn steamer, horse drawn manual pump, horse drawn escape, hand wheeled escape

Mussolini / Smart Suit
BENITO MUSSOLINI Italian dictator as Minister of Finance in 1928 Date: 1883 - 1945

Protea: seven varieties. Hand-coloured lithograph by G. Severeyns, from Encyclographie du regne vegetal: sertum botanicum: collection de plantes par une societe de botanistes. Volume 8 Date: 1823-37

Picoides pubescens, downy woodpecker
Plate 112 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Accipiter gentilis, northern goshawk, Accipiter cooperii, Co
Plate 141 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Aix galericulata, mandarin duck
Plate 69 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Phoenicopterus ruber, greater flamingo
Plate 431 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Luttrell Psalter. 14th c. Blocked cart pulled by horses and helped by men. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum

Volunteer Fire Brigade with appliances typical of those used at the time: a horse drawn steamer, horse drawn manual pump, horse drawn escape, hand wheeled escape, and a hose cart

LCC-LFB Kennington fire station, Lambeth
Built by the London County Council, Kennington fire station was located in Renfrew Road, Lower Kennington, South London. Seen here are its horse drawn escape ladder

Silhouette of a landlord and his dog
Silhouette of a pub landlord with a glass of beer in his hand, his dog sitting at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Silhouette of a head waiter with a full glass of beer in his hand, and a cat at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Releasing carrier pigeon from tank, France, WW1
A human hand releasing a carrier pigeon through the porthole of a tank, near Albert, Somme, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 9 August 1918

Typesetting by hand, Morning Post newspaper, London
A roomful of male compositors in London, typesetting the pages of the Morning Post newspaper by hand

Street scene, Carmarthen, Dyfed, South Wales
A street scene in Carmarthen, the county town of Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The grocers shop on the left displays a large coffee pot on the corner of the building

City of London Union Infirmary, Mile End Road
Situated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary (now St Clements Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse

Helen Duncan - Ectoplasm & Teleplasmic hand
Piece of card showing two undated photographs of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan blindfolded during a sance, producing " ectoplasm" and a " hand"

Hand and Quill Pen
Writing with a quill pen

Pin-Up Girl by David Wright
Pin-up Girl by David Wright, showing a woman in bra, petticoat and evening gloves looking at her reflection in a hand mirror

Windy Weather / Gillray
A windswept man battles his way across Hampstead Heath. He keeps one hand firmly on his hat

Driver is a Novice
CAUTION : DRIVER IS A NOVICE A useful notice tied to the back of a learner drivers car as he makes a nervous hand signal

Juan Les Pins, Darling
Juan Les Pins, Cote D Azur, France: bronzed blonde, sunglasses in hand, reclines in a deckchair to enjoy a lager while she tops up her tan. N.B beach showers

Female Centaur & Harp
A centauress gallops with a harp in one hand, a two-legged friend in the other, with whom she is making music

Cabbala Tree of Life
THE TREE OF LIFE of the Jewish Caballa (variously spelt). An old Israelite holds in his hand the SEPHIROTIC TREE; an arrangement of ten sephirot and twenty-two letters

Guardian Angel
A Guardian Angel walks hand in hand with a good little French girl

Christopher Columbus, Italian navigator and explorer
Christopher Columbus, Italian navigator, coloniser and explorer on behalf of Spain. He undertook four voyages of exploration, first reaching the American continent in 1492

Tarot Card - As d Epee (Ace of Swords)

Ancient Roman athletes boxing in leather gloves
Ancient Roman athletes boxing wearing a cestus (leather glove) on each hand

Wellington Street. Ballymena - a street scene with people and boy and hand cart. To the distance can be seen a horse vehicle and motor car. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim)

High Street, Donaghadee, Looking South - a street scene with shop fronts and people, there is a hand cart to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Donaghadee). Date: circa early 1900s

Four frogs ice skating on a Christmas card
Four frogs ice skating hand in hand on a Christmas card, with comic verse below. circa 1890s

Caprimulgus europaeus, European nightjar
Plate 1 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Selasphorus rufus, rufous hummingbird
Plate 379 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Accipiter striatus, sharp-shinned hawk
Plate 374 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Hand Manicure
A hand manicure. Nails are carefully clipped and a choice of stylish nail varnishes in little bottles is offered. Date: 1930s

RAF Bomb-Aimer at his position; Second World War, 1943
Photograph showing a Royal Air Force bomb-aimer at his position with the bomb release cable ready in his right hand, November 1943

Clan Fraser
Clan FRASER resting his hand on his drawn sabre

Lieutenant-General Rowland, Lord Hill, 1819.Oil on canvas by George Dawe (1781-1829), 1819.Full-length portrait in general officers uniform, wearing Bath Star and Waterloo Medal

WWII - Pin-up showing a lot of leg, accompanied by the caption: " This Front is quite active!" Date: 1943

French lady getting ready to go out in her boudoir - she check the powder on her nose - " Yes, that is just perfect!" Date: circa 1910s

Nyctea scandiaca, snowy owl
Plate 34 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Colaptes auratus, northern flicker
Plate 37 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Nyctanassa violacea, yellow-crowned night heron
Plate 79, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Caprimulgus vociferus, whip-poor-will
Plate 82 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Callipepla californica, Californian quail
Plate 413 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Persian musicians
Three seated Persian musicians, playing a hand drum, what looks like a daf and a kamanche. A tonbak, or goblet drum, lies discarded on the ground. Date: 1870s

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