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Christmas and New Year card in the shape of a basket, open to reveal a cryptic message inside in the form of a pictogram. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Walnut Wood Box of Oil Colours. circa 1880s
Lockheed U-2G N808XCentral Intelligence Agency - Lockheed U-2G N808X. One of several U-2s procured by the CIA, for operations from aircraft carriers, fitted with lift-dumping spoilers
Pair of Balances Date: 1880
Centropus ateralbus, pied coucalPlate 34 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia
Theodore Hook(1788-1841). He was an English man of letters and composer and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius. He is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810
London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) - SS Prague - launched in 1929. Built by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, a sister of Vienna and Amsterdam
Elizabeth, Duchess of York winning a bottle of Champagne by hooking a wooden bottle with a fishing rod and line at a Garden Party in July 1933 held at Portman House
Ancient Egyptian objectsSelection of Ancient Egyptian every day items. Date: Ancient Egypt
Supermarine Spiteful F14 RB520Supermarine Spiteful F14, RB520, was fitted with a sting-type arrester hook early in 1945 to become the interim Seafang prototype. Date: 1945
Colliery map of Hook, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA colliery map (by Thomas Lewis) of the village of Hook, described here as West Hook in the parish of Langwn (Llangwm), showing fields, trees and mining locations
Men with dram, Hook Colliery, Pembrokeshire, South WalesThree men with a loaded dram (truck) of coal at Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
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Fish staring at worm on hook on a triangular Christmas cardThree fish staring at a worm on a hook on a triangular Christmas card -- Temptation, designed by Robert Dudley. Date: circa 1880s
Christmas card in the shape of a wooden bird box with doves and pigeons inside. Date: circa 1890s
Paranormal: William S. Marriott fake seance with flying banjoA banjo floats mysteriously in the air at one of William S. Marriotts fake seances, thanks to a hook in the curtain, manipulated by the medium. Date: 1910
Fisherman with pollock, near Sennen Cove, CornwallFisherman with pollock, caught near Sennen Cove, Cornwall. The man is retired coxswain of Sennen Lifeboat, using a highly skilled handline method under calm conditions to catch the fish. circa 1970s
High Street, Odiham, HampshireHigh Street, Odiham, Hook, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Date: 1906
Wooden fishing hook on palm of a Siberian shaman /Wooden fishing hook on palm of a Siberian shaman/ sorcerer / wizard / healer / medicine man / foreteller. Polar Circle, Siberia, Russia. April
Bonzo takes the fly by George StuddyBonzo takes the fly -- a fishermans hook gets caught on his ear, much to the amusement of the Bonzolines. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo
Ara ararauna, blue-and-yellow macawLarge Series plate 27, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Lorius garrulus, chattering loryPlate 44, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
LCC-LFB rescue drills at Brigade HQTwo escape ladders and two hook ladders at work on the Headquarters main drill tower and firefighters performing rescues by carrying down and lowering by line using live casualties
LCC-LFB Brigade HQ Annual Review hook ladder drillThese coordinated hook ladders drills were a popular feature during the annual displays at Lambeth Headquarters. With one firefighter on each side of the drill tower and at every window
Two man hook ladders drills at Lambeth HQFour London firefighters performing two-man hook ladder drills on the Brigade headquarters nine-storey drill tower
Arch Druids planting Coronation Oak, Crystal PalaceTo commemorate the coronation of King George V, the Arch Druid of England planted a Coronation Oak sapling at the Crystal Palace, London. The ceremony was attended by many foreign delegates
Nasmyth hammer at steel works, Sheffield, YorkshireMale workers are dwarfed by the massive Nasmyth hammer at the Atlas Steel Works, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: circa 1902
Aerial view of Hook, Pembrokeshire, South WalesAn aerial view of the coastal village of Hook, on the Western Cleddau, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The quay can be seen in the foreground -- it was constructed in the late 18th
Hook Colliery, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA view of Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, showing the wooden pithead gear in the middle distance, and a few buildings
Hook Colliery, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA view of Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, showing the wooden headframe
St Ebbas Hospital, Epsom, SurreyAerial view of St Ebbas Hospital, on Hook Road, near Epsom in Surrey. It was originally opened by the London County Council in 1903 as the Ewell Epileptic Colony
Camel being hoisted onto a ship, AdenCamel being hoisted onto a ship, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s
Cartoon, Lord Cairns annoyed by his sons debtsCartoon, Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (1819-1885) -- Keep away from him, Garmoyle, while he is like this! He appears to be annoyed about a few bills which his son, Arthur William Cairns
Cutting Osiers With a Hook, near Lough Neagh - a view of a man in a field of osiers cutting with a bill hook. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Lough Neagh). Date: circa early 1900s
Les Halles market, Paris, FranceMen at work in Les Halles, the fresh meat market in the centre of Paris, not long before it was closed and demolished to make way for a modern shopping mall. Date: circa 1971
Dutch Girl - Little Miss Hook of HollandA " matinee version" of the English Musical Comedy show Miss Hook of Holland called Little Miss Hook of Holland, played by children for children
Gibbs Happy Families - Mr Fin the Fisherman. 20th century
Golden earrings with shaped like a NikeEarrings with shaped like a Nike. Gold. 4th -3rd century BC. From near Bolsena. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Golden necklace with lion-head terminals. C. 300 BCNecklace with lion-head terminals. Gold. C. 300 BC. Probably made in Taranto. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Zoological Misfitz - St Bernard dog. early 20th century
Little Folk Misfitz - Little Bo Peep. Date: circa 1910
Snap card - Little Bo-PeepNursery Rhyme Snap card - Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep. early 20th century
Cheery Families - Master Fin the Fishmongers Son. 1890s
Frog fisherman on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Theodore Hook (Maclise)THEODORE HOOK writer and wit Date: 1788 - 1841
The House of Decoys, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s
Advertisement for Lux Soap - Why don t they use Lux? Date: early 20th century