Holder Collection (page 4)

Christmas card with cigar and box of matches
Christmas card with a cigar in a holder and a box of matches. Date: circa 1890s

Edward Knoblock
EDWARD KNOBLOCK American-born dramatist and theatrical producer; naturalised British in 1916 Date: 1874 - 1945

Advertisement for Nonflam flameproof clothing
Advertisement for Nonflam flameproof Flannelette clothing, strongly recommended by coroners. Date: early 20th century

The Earl of Rosslyn - stage name, James Erskine
James Francis Harry St Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl Rosslyn (1869-1939), author and journalist. Also unusual in that he was a member of the peerage who trod the boards professionally

Harrods pyjamas for children
Advertisement for childrens pyjamas at Harrods department store, not to mention trustworthy footwear. Date: 1919

White bulldog puppy taken home by aristocratic man
A white bulldog puppy is bought and taken home in a carriage by an aristocratic young man. Date: 1905

Advertisement for Holbrooks Fruit Sauce
Back of an advertisement for Holbrooks Fruit Sauce, of two bottles side by side -- actually an opened out needle holder. The verse describes how a husband would not eat any meat until his wife bought

WW1 - Practical Gifts for the soldier at the front
WW1 - Practical Christmas Gifts for the service men at the front from John Pound & Co. These include lamps watches a map ase, a khaki campaign roll and an aluminium canteen Date: 1915

Traditional Brass Menu Display
A traditional brass menu display at an elegant bistro near Place de la Concorde in Paris

All Quiet on the Vest and Front by Hynes
An elegant 1920s couple recline together on a sofa, perhaps after a night out - a box of chocolates and an ashtray on the side table nearby

Bracelet wool holder, WW1
Advertisement for a bracelet wool holder, an accessory to aid knitters who were making socks, mufflers and other comforts for soldiers during the First World War. Date: 1915

Suffragette Votes for Women Match Holder
A ceramic figure of an Old Maid suffragette painted in the colours of the W.S.P.U. She wears a Votes for Women sash and a rather sour expression. Below is the caption, A Match for Any Man

Woman in red backless dress smoking
Front cover of Pan magazine, featuring a 1920s red haired woman smoking two cigarettes on holders. Date: 1920

Brass pen / pencil holder with badge of the DLI
Brass pen/pencil holder with badge of the DLI. Trench Art

Silver matchbox holder engraved Ypres - Les Halles
Solid Silver matchbox holder engraved Ypres and Les Halles and dated 1914. Shows The Cloth Hall in its full glory before its later destruction. Stamped on reverse RB.925a. Commemorative Ware

Base of a 1915 German 75mm shell case
The base of a 1915 German 75 mm. shell case made into a pocket watch holder. The base is engraved with a floral decoration

French 75 mm shell case base - Souvenir d Ypres
French 75 mm. shell case base, engraved with Souvenir d Ypres, 1914/1915/1916/1917 together with flowers and leaves. This has been made into a matchbox holder and ashtray. Trench Art

Candlestick holder made from an 18 pounder shell case, dated 1917, with the badge of 10th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops. Trench Art

Kings Royal Rifle Corps badge on matchbox holder, WW1
Kings Royal Rifle Corps badge on a brass matchbox holder. Trench Art

Cigarette box in the form of a tank, WW1
Cigarette box in the form of a tank, the sponsons to carry cigarettes and the turret to contain a box of matches. Trench Art

Rag Fair silhouette
Silhouette of a Rag Fair in London, showing a woman stall holder displaying her wares which range from old boots to fire bellows. Date: 1926

Cartoon, One For Papa, WW1
Cartoon, One For Papa, depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II and his son, Crown Prince Wilhelm, during a lull in the fighting during the First World War

Iron, stand and holder, 1888
An iron, stand and holder, as featured in Mrs. Beetons Household Management, 1888. Date: 1888

Advert for Revelation travel wardrobe 1937
Gifts by Revelation. A range of Revelation suitcases, from holders for your bottles of creams and lotions. To a travel case to hang your dresses straight from your wardrobe into your Rev-Robe with no

Russian Market Scene
A Snow-covered, bustling Russian food market from around the middle of the 19th century. Date: circa 1850

Peasant Market Traders
A Russian peasant market full of femail clothes traders and eager customers. Date: 1878

A Market Holder in Moscow, Russia
An elderly femail market holder in Russias capital Moscow. Date: pre - 1917

WWI - German State Major at Lille Date: 1914

The Tatler Xmas no. 1929 front cover by Lewis Baumer
Front cover illustration by Lewis Baumer for The Tatler Christmas Number 1929 depicting a young woman dressed in a kimono or dressing gown and pyjama suit smoking from a cigarette holder

Cigarette Holder & Case
Cigarettes in a stylish holder and a case. Date: 1930s

Compact / Lipstick Holder
Ingenious comapct with the mirror concealed in the lid and space for two lipsticks within the large silk tassel. Date: circa 1920

Willy Fritsch - German Film and stage actor
Willy Fritsch (1901-1973) - German Film and stage actor. Date: circa 1917

Young gent - bored at Newlyn, Cornwall
A lugubrious young gent with hangdog eyes, bemoaning the lack of fun at Newlyn, Cornwall. Quite what the local tourist board felt about this card is anyones guess!! Date: circa 1905

Tallest Chimney in France at Roubaix (Nord) - 105m tall Date: circa 1910s

Candle holder and mouse on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder, with a string to pull to make the flame appear. Date: circa 1890s

Amber cigarette holder
Discovered in Romania. BM 1934, 934 A specimen from the collections of The Natural History Museum, London

Dagger-holder. Textiles. SPAIN. Madrid. Army Museum

Scene of fire at warehouse in Bow, East London. Water is being drawn from the Thames to help fight the blaze

Annie Oakley - famous rifle shot and holder of the Police Gazette championship medal. Portrait photograph of sharpshooter Annie Oakley, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding rifle

Cunard Line R. M. S. Mauretania
Cunard Line R.M.S. Mauretania. Holder of the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing (1907- 1929)

Captain Holder, Fusilier Guards. Captain Holder, full-length portrait, standing, with gabions at feet. Date 1855

Christmas in the 1930s - Dicky Bird by Val Soey
Two jolly looking friends, wrapped up warm against the cold, sit on the dicky seat of a convertible car as it zooms through the snow

The Vamp by Tony Castle
An aloof and fashionable young woman reclines on a chaise longue, with a cigarette holder in her mouth, as a number of opened letters, presumably professing love for her

Advert for Asprey cigarette cases
Asprey of Bond Street displaying a wide variety of Christmas present ideas for the woman, including lots of cigarette cases, cigarette holder, vanity case and powder boxes. Date: 1930

Advert for Yardleys Old English Lavender, with a couple sitting down for an evening meal, while the waiter is lighting up a mans cigar. 1927

Pocket Chess & Draughts
Pocket chess and draughts, combined with a metal holder to fix on the board, to keep it steady in its leather case. Date: 1930s

Art Nouveau scene with Handwalking greek girl
An Art Nouveau picture depicting a young handwalking greek girl along with an accompanying musician, playing a set of pipes

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