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Ride-a-cock-horse to Banbury Cross to see a fine lady ride on a white horse... 20th century
Nursery Rhyme - Ride a Cock-HorseNursery Rhyme -- Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross. Showing a cute little boy on a hobby horse. Date: circa 1920s
George Morris, the celebrated bell ringer, on 8 bells, 1863George Morris, the celebrated bell ringer, playing on eight bells at once, in the steeple of St James Clerkenwell, London
Falconry equipmentPlate from Hermann Schlegel and A.H. Verster de Wulverhursts Traite de Fauconnerie (1844-1853)
The Days Work by Muriel DawsonA little boy in dungarees or overalls and with a wide brimmed hat stands on the end of a jetty fishing with a makeshift rod and line. Swans fly overhead
H. G. Wells playing Little WarsH.G.Wells playing Little Wars. His book of the same name, published in 1913, described a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers
Coronation 1953, the royal box at AscotA 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
Little Miss Natty Fingers by Muriel DawsonA 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
Dolls House of Petronella Dunois, c. 1676Dolls House of Petronella Dunois (1650-1695), c. 1676. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Oiling a Model RailwayThe points on a model railway set are oiled to keep the track and trains running smoothly Date: 1960s
A Picture WITH Words by Chloe PrestonA studious looking little girl with spectacles balanced on her nose, sits among dictionaries as she works on countless crosswords
Falco rusticolus, gyrfalconPlate from Hermann Schlegel and A.H. Verster de Wulverhursts Traite de Fauconnerie (1844-1853)
Dewars advertisementAdvertisement 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 CoastA 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
Padstow Hobby HorseENGLAND: PADSTOW HOBBY HORSE: MAY DAY. Oss, teaser & attendants dance. Any woman caught under the frame of the Oss will become pregnant before the end of the year
Padstow Hobby HorseENGLAND: PADSTOW HOBBY HORSE: From midnight 30 April-1 May Oss, teaser & attendants dance through the streets. Any who dance with Oss will be blessed with good fortune
Neville Chamberlain fishing by Ernest H. ThomasPrime Minister, The Right Hon. Neville Chamberlain engaged in his favourite pastime of fly fishing. The artist, Ernest H. Thomas
Winston Churchill by a lake at ChartwellWinston Churchill by one of the lakes at his home, Chartwell Manor, Westerham, Kent in 1939. " Admiralty Billet for fish
Queen Elizabeth II uses a cine cameraQueen Elizabeth II using a cine camera to capture the action at an event she attends. Date: c.1965
Victorian Silhouettes by H. L. OakleyA page of silhouettes showing various Victorian pastimes and games including archery, croquet, skating and chess
Minehead Hobby HorseMINEHEAD HOBBY HORSE Seen here at the opening procession of Sidmouth Folk Week. The horse is made from painted hessian, cloth strips & has a painted mask face
Joseph Chamberlain in his orchid-houseMr Chamberlains favourite hobby: Joseph Chamberlain in his orchid-house at Highbury, with his head orchid gardener, 1903 1903
Present Day Types - Week-End RamblersTwo 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 dollsOne 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 anglersQueen 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
Balfour and Chesterfield play golf at SandwichArthur James Balfour, Conservative MP and former Prime Minister (left), and the Earl of Chesterfield (right) photographed during a golf match at Sandwich, Kent
Home made carA 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!
Pulcinello & VelocipedeToy representing Pulchinello riding a velocipede
Muriel Dawson Sketchbook Sketch Book Toy Toysmuriel, dawson, sketchbook, sketch, book, toy, toys, horse, horses, wheels, riding, play, playing, hobbyhorse, hobby, mothers, child, children, toddler, toddlers, whip, 1921, 1920s, history
Radioplane OQ-19D aerial target. The OQ-19 was a low-speed target used for gun and missile anti-aircraft training. Radioplane, a division of the Northrop Corporation
Circus Parade Date: 1891
Hobby Drive, Clovelly, Victorian period
Hobby Drive, Clovelly
Snooker or Billiards early 1900s
Boys with a model boat
Hobby Drive, Clovelly, Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard
Clovelly, Devon, viewed from Hobby Drive - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
The Hobby HorseAn oil painting of a young girl enjoying a day out in the countryside by the sea, with a large decorative hobby horse, wielding a whip. Date: circa 1915
Japan - Old Clothes DealerOld Clothes Dealer, Japan. Date: circa 1920s
Cover design, Progress, July 1926 - Lever Brothers magazine, boy riding toy hobby horse Date: 1926
Members of London Peace Action campaigning against war toys outside a Toy and Hobby Fair at Earls Court, West London, 3 February 1981. Date: 1981
American Civil War re-enactmentA re-enactment of a battle during the American Civil War, taking place in a cabbage field in the UK in 1962. 1860s (re-enactment)
Original Artwork - Illustration for The GummysOriginal Artwork - Cut-out silhouette illustration for an original book by Iris Chick called The Gummys - fantasy bedtime stories read to a little boy by his mother. Date: circa 1937
"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
Regency gentleman riding a horse with one hind leg tiedRegency gentleman riding a horse with one hind leg buckled into the surcingle. A man with tobacco pipe and ale jug shouts at him. Another rider falls from galloping horse
Little Women - Amys attempts at ArtLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott - Amys attempts at Art. 1880
Leyhill Prison Carpentry ClassInmates of Leyhill Prison, Gloucestershire, in a hobby carpentry class. One is making a small rocking horde, another working on model sailing ships. Date: circa 1945
Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle
Women entomologists catching butterflies in a garden, mid 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons, Hippolyte and Polydor Pauquet
Red legged falcon, Erythropus vespertinus (orange legged hobby, Falco rufipes). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849
Mother giving her child a riding lesson. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Augustin Legrands Amour et Tendresse (Love and Tenderness), Louis Janet, Paris, 1820
Contract Bridge Contest, 1932Scenes 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
Scottish golf team after the Professional International 1936Still no luck - Photo of the defeated Scottish golf team after the Professional International Golf match including Scottish James Braid (centre) 1936
The Duke of Windsor playing golf at Cap D AntibesThe 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
Ladies sketching club 1885Group of women sketching the scenery on their easels. Date: 1885
Fresh water fishing. 19th century
First Viscount Wolseley and George WyndhamWs. Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, First Viscount Wolseley (1833-1913) issues orders to George Wyndham (1863-1913), former soldier, Politician and author. Date: 1900
THE HIKER & CAMPER 1931Front cover of The Hiker & Camper magazine, giving advice and suggestions to hikers during the 1930s when the hobby was at its peak. Date: August 1931
HORN DANCEABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: Has elements of a mock hunt: 6 deersmen, a fool, hobby horse, a Maid Marian, 1 boy & crossbow & 1 boy & triangle dance through the town. Date: 1940s (September)
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
Hobby, Falco subbuteo, with one foot on a dead bird.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own Natural History of British Birds, London, 1794-1819
Draisienne 1819Draisienne or Dandy Horse. Date: 1819
JAPANESE KIDS ON STILTSJapanese children play on stilts and hobby horses. Date: 19th century
MODEL RACING CARThree men examine a model racing car before the start of the big race Date: 1950s
Good Morning! A Young Dutch Boy greets his girl and suggests a ride in his hobby horse-drawn cart... Date: circa 1920
Portrait of a gentleman in an interior, at a lathePortrait of a man standing at a lathe, oil on canvas by Arthur Devis, 1752-1756, in a carved and gilded pine frame. Date: c.1752-1756
Ethel Warwick paintingEthel Warwick (1882-1951), Stage and film actress; wife of Edmund Waller, pictured at an easel painting, wearing a very artistic looking oriental cloak
