Hand Collection (page 21)

Young lady giving one hand in a minuet, 18th century. Copperplate engraving from The Polite Academy, or Instructions for a Genteel Behaviour and Polite Address in Masters and Misses, R

Lance rest, musket rest and tilting lances
Lance rest 1, 2, 3, musket rest 4, 5, coronel or crownel from a tilting lance 6, staff or handle of a tilting lance with van plat or hand protector 7, and tilting lance without van plat 8

Sword-blade halberd, brown bill, axe, etc
Sword blade halberd 1, 3, 5, brown bill 2, Lochaber-axe 4, ancient bill 6, hand bill with small bells 7, and bill found at Battefield, Shrewsbury 8. Copperplate engraving by J

Mexican hand tree, Chiranthodendron pentadactylon (Cheirostemon platanoides). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Chinese weapons or implements of war, Qing Dynasty. Halbert 1, scimitar 2, bows 3, 4, quiver 5, crossbow 6, crossbow darts 7, basket of crossbow balls 8, musket 9, iron crook 10, Hand of Justice 11

Bookplate, William Ridley Richardson
The armorial bookplate of William Ridley Richardson (1856-?) of Ravensfell and Bromley House, Bromley, Kent. Date: late 19th century

Poster, Get your grip on the Nip, WW2. 1940s

Advert, The Scrivener Cuff Protector
Advert for The Scrivener Cuff Protector, from H L Castle, High Street, Watford. 1909

A Third Birthday Card
A Third Birthday Greetings card: " A Very Happy Birthday and lots more on the way. To someone who is three years olf and dearer every day. circa 1920s

Advertising showcard, Compo Washing Soap Powder, the safe self washer

Poster, Are You A Mason, Grand Theatre, Halifax
Poster, Are You A Mason, a George Edwardes and Charles Frohman production at the Grand Theatre, Halifax, Yorkshire. 1896

Sybil Thorndike and Emlyn Williams on stage
Sybil Thorndike and Emlyn Williams in The Corn is Green at the Duchess Theatre, London, September 1938. 1938

Woman posing with banjo. 1893

Toleware coffee pot, hand painted
Popular Art in the USA - Toleware coffee pot, hand painted. early 19th century

Hand puppet, Rain in the Face, by the Lano family
Popular Art in the USA - hand puppet, Rain in the Face, by the Lano family. late 19th century

Knitted womens cardigans 1940
Page from a magazine showing two models wearing knitted cardigans. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing, many chose to knit their own clothes as a cheaper alternative

Knitted swim wear 1940
Page from a magazine showing a model wearing a knitted bikini. Date: 1940

The Bystander, Arming for the Fray by Barribal 1930
Front cover illustration for The Bystander by William Barribal featuring a woman with flame red hair using a hand mirror to apply lipstick. Date: 1930

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Look at it from Both Sides
Look at it from Both Sides - One the one hand employment, on the other - moneu to spend. - Buy British and be self-supporting

(insert)Golfer James Braid at Walton Heath Golf Club
The Golfer James Braid (1870-1950) - pictured at Walton Heath Golf Club, near Walton-on-the-Hill in Surrey. Date: 1913

Poster, Keep it Dark, Careless Talk Costs Lives, WW2
Poster, Keep it Dark, Careless Talk Costs Lives, Second World War. circa 1940

Woman lying on grass in a field. Date: circa early 1920s

Gorton in Court in Massachusetts
Samuel Gorton stands in front of the judge in a courtroom in Massachusetts, hand raised as he looks to the judge, the rest of the court room facing him as they examine his dispute with the minister

Women packing cigarettes at Copes factory, Liverpool 1891
Women packing cigarettes at Copes factory, Liverpool. Date: 1891

The Embarkation of the Pilgrim Fathers
A man surrounded by kneeling men, women, and children, holds a bible in one hand as he raises his head and arms skyward. The ship that will take them to America waits in the background. Date: 1620

Cartier at Gaspe
Jacques Cartier sets up a cross at Gaspe. On his exploration of Canada for France, Breton explorer Cartier lands at Honguedo, and is met with the St. Lawrence Iroquoians

Champions Old and New - Ted Ray & James Braid
Golf champions Ted Ray and James Braid congratulating winner Percy Allis and runner-up James Adams after the News of the World golf tournament at Stoke Poges 24th September 1937

Columbus is received by Ferdinand and Isabella in Barcelona
Christopher Columbus is received by Ferdinand and Isabella in the House of Deputation at Barcelona. Columbus kneels before Ferdinand and Isabella, holding Ferdinands hand. Date: 1493

Columbus First Sight of Land
Christopher Columbus stands on the deck of his ship at night, looking off into the distance with his hand on a map. A sailor named Rodrigo de Triana spotted the land first

The Duke of Edinburgh meeting Cricketer Donald Bradman on 22nd April 1948 at the Public Schools Club on Piccadilly, London. Date: 1948

Women of the Bre tribe, Burma, South East Asia
Women of the Bre (Kayaw) tribe, in the hills of Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. They are covering their faces as they fear the black magic of the camera. Date: 1922

House building by hand, Nigeria, West Africa
House building by hand in Nigeria, West Africa. Date: 1922

English gentleman holding his fob watch
Well-dressed man holding his fob watch in his hand. Date: circa 1830s

Advertisement for Gala of London nail colour. Date: 1949

Paris new market of Temple 1865
Paris improvements to the new Paris market of Temple, constructed where the old decayed building lay unused for eighty years

Contract bridge craze - Ely Cuthbertson, USA
Contract bridge swept America in 1929 and 1930 - seen here is an expert player, Ely Cuthbertson, taking part in a tournament in New York. 1932

Hands and blue flowers on a romantic greetings card
Clasped hands and blue flowers on a romantic greetings card -- With Love. Date: circa 1900s

Hands and flowers on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Poster, take care! Official Secrets Acts
Poster, take care! you must not lose documents or drawings, see the notice, Official Secrets Acts, it concerns you. circa 1950

Draughts board with comic verse on a Christmas card
Draughts board with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Early Motor Cars - diagram of first petrol-driven car
Early Motor Cars - diagram of the workings of the first petrol-driven car

Travel tickets with comic verse on a Christmas card -- From All Difficulties to Prosperity, Special Xmas Train. Date: 1889

Roman standard bearers
Fierce protectors, holding long poles with a number of philarae (discs), topped with a manus (open human hand), symbolising the oath of loyalty taken by the soldiers. Date: Circa 55 BC

Hemmings unicycle 1869
Richard Hemmings monowheel patented in 1869. Consists of a person sitting inside, turning a hand-powered smaller wheel which is pressing against the outer wheel. Date: 1869

Poster, Foire de Paris, Paris Fair. Date: circa 1930s

Angel with coat and hand muff on a German Christmas card -- Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe (Glory to God in the Highest). Date: circa 1890s

Man playing the piano on a cutout Christmas card, with tab to make his hands move up and down. Date: circa 1890s

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, Heredity. 1901

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