Hobbies Collection

The Scout magazine, Special Hobbies and Model-Making Number
Front cover of The Scout magazine, " The Only Weekly Official Organ of the Boy Scouts". As this particular issue is the Special Hobbies and Model-Making number

A Decided Catch by William Heath Robinson
The Whitebait cycle, an ingenious contraption necessitated by the exorbitant charges for hire of boats at the seaside this season

Queen Elizabeth II with horse at Sandringham
Queen Elizabeth II, when Princess Elizabeth, pictured with one of the horses during harvest time at Sandringham, Norfolk in 1943. Date: 1943

Little Miss Natty Fingers by Muriel Dawson
A little girl concentrates on a garment she is sewing, presumably for the doll which sits next to her. An interesting basket full of sewing paraphenalia spills over beside her

Coronation 1953, the royal box at Ascot
A scene of excitement in the royal box at Royal Ascot when the Queens colt, Choir Boy, won the Royal Hunt Cup on 17 June 1953, a fortnight after the Coronation

Oiling a Model Railway
The points on a model railway set are oiled to keep the track and trains running smoothly Date: 1960s

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

Dewars advertisement
Advertisement for Dewars White Label whiskey showing four gentlemen smartly attired in evening wear enjoying a game of cards - and a glass of Dewar s. 1934

Surf riding at Muizenburg on the Cape Coast
A contrast to the grey days at home: surf-riding at Muizenburg, the Queen of Cape Coast Watering Places. A universal summer pastime of the South African coastal resorts, surf-riding

Neville Chamberlain fishing by Ernest H. Thomas
Prime Minister, The Right Hon. Neville Chamberlain engaged in his favourite pastime of fly fishing. The artist, Ernest H. Thomas

Queen Elizabeth II uses a cine camera
Queen Elizabeth II using a cine camera to capture the action at an event she attends. Date: c.1965

Victorian Silhouettes by H. L. Oakley
A page of silhouettes showing various Victorian pastimes and games including archery, croquet, skating and chess

The Scout magazine front cover, Special Summer Camping Numbe
Front cover of The Scout magazine, " the only weekly official organ of the Boy Scouts" featuring a happy boy scout flying a kite while all his fellow scouts carry out the manly tasks of

Present Day Types - Week-End Ramblers
Two chaps with sturdy walking boots, pipes in mouth, set off on a countryside ramble while consulting their maps. Date: 1914

Mlle. Lyska Kostio and her collection of dolls
One of the latest crazes in Paris in the early 1910s was doll-collecting. Apparently Mlle. Kostio took all her dolls with her when she travelled, and looked after them all herself

Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria - royal anglers
Queen Alexandra (1844 -1901), pictured with her middle daughter and companion, Princess Victoria of Wales (1868 - 1935), known as Toria by the family, both of them holding angling equipment

Home made car
A young man got up in motoring kit including a balaclava and goggles, poses at the wheel of an evidently home made car with hand-scrawled number plate!

Circus Parade Date: 1891

Snooker or Billiards early 1900s

Model Galleon
Model galleon from the 1950s Date: 1952

Hobbies Handbook
Front cover of a monthly magazine depicting a boy showing his model galleon to his parents. Date: 1952

Sunday Times Advertisement
A colourful advertisement for Australia's greatest weekly newspaper & magazine, the Sunday Times, in its 36th year of publication

Caricature illustration, Mixed shooting in the greenhouse, shooters, staff, dogs, chickens and rabbits. Captioned, Outdoor hobbies for the home'

Caricature illustration, Yachting in the Yard, with a family balanced on crates and furniture, whilst the gardener drenches them with a hose. Captioned, Outdoor hobbies for the home'

Caricature illustration by Dudley Tennant, mixed bathing in the bathroom. With men and women in bathing suits, and an overflowing bathtub. Captioned, Outdoor hobbies for the home'

"Never mind Bobbie. Mummy will buy you a beautiful box of Reeves British-made water
" Never mind Bobbie. Mummy will buy you a beautiful box of Reeves British-made water colours, like ours." Poor old Bobbie longs for the day he is old enough to qualify for some quality

Contract Bridge Contest, 1932
Scenes at the Anglo-Dutch-German contract bridge contest played at Grosvenor House in January 1932. Crockfords Club, one of the best-known bridge centres in London

The Duke of Windsor playing golf at Cap D Antibes
The Duke of Windsor, formerly Prince of Wales, King Edward VIII, pictured playing golf at the Mandelieu course at Cap D Antibes on the French Riviera

Fancy dress costume - The Stamp Lover
An unidentified woman wearing a fabulous fancy dress costume on the theme of The Stamp Lover, complete with a regal crown. She wore the costume to a fancy dress ball at St

Railway enthusiast couple in Essex who ran a model railway set, doing some repair work in a workshop. Date: 1960s

Quilting Frolic Date: 1792

Entrance to the Moulin Rouge Date: 1894

Group of Clowns

Mercury Date: 1850

Men Playing Cards Date: 1948

Man Makes Ship Model Date: 1948

Happy Hour Date: 1947

Pumping Elephants Water Date: 1950

Trapezist Makes Catch Date: 1950

Acrobat on Tightrope Date: 1950

Couples Relax Together Date: 1947

Artists Studio Visit Date: 1944

People Depart Theatre

Classical Building. Chicago. Date: 1893

Boy Stumps Chess Rival Date: 1935

Knave of Hearts Date: 1880

Chamber Music Concert

Some types of model ships. Date: circa 1920s

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