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Coal Supplies in England which were gradually used up because of the coal strike. The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom
Two actors reading a wartime ??The Bystander?? between shoTwo actors in First World War costumes, reading a wartime issue of The Bystander between shows, theatrical portrait. Captioned, A Quiet Decko'
Union Postale Universelle Great Britain and IrelandMost unusually this postcard does not carry the Royal Coat of Arms and bearing in mind the date of issue may not be what it pretends to be
The Devil and pollutionEven in the early 1900s the issue of pollution was causing concern. The German artist Heinrich Kley exhibited landscapes and portraits with the Munich Secession
London Evening News final issuePrintworkers show the final issue of the London Evening News before its merger with rival newspaper the Evening Standard. The first issue had appeared on 26 July 1881
Sybil Thorndike, British actress of stage and screenDame Agnes Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976), British actress of stage and screen. An active member of the Labour Party, she is seen here holding a copy of the left-wing newspaper, the Morning Star
The Sad News 1910Clergyman announcing to the crowds outside Buckingham Palace the news that Edward VII had died shortly before midnight on May 6th, 1910
National Mourning 1910The Boudoir - Dame Fashion's Diary in a commemorative issue to mark the death of Edward VII in 1910, showing appropriate mourning clothes, available from Konski's of Conduit Street, London
Cartoon, Who Will Rouse Him? The British Lion, representing the British constituencies, seems apathetic towards political reform, in particular the proposed extension of the franchise to working men
Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole (John Bright)Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole -- satirical comment on John Brights efforts in promoting Reform, in particular an extension of the franchise to working men, the year after he became MP for Birmingham
The Savoy cover. Final issueIllustration of woman in oriental style dress & fur jacket used for cover of The Savoy magazine No 8, December 1896. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley Date: 1896
Leopold I of Belgium - King of the Belgians (1790-1865) - a German prince who became the first King of the Belgians following the countrys independence in 1830
Publicity leaflet, First Edition of Woman MagazinePublicity leaflet, First Edition of Woman magazine, May 1937, issue No. 1. 1937
Childrens nurse sitting with a child in a hospital bed reading a Mr Men book. Used in the first issue of the re-launched Nursing Standard
Cartoon, The Live Shell (Gladstone and Salisbury)Cartoon, The Live Shell (Which of em will throw it overboard?) William Gladstone and Lord Salisbury depicted as sailors, with the Irish question about to explode on the deck of their ship. Date: 1886
Westminster election 1846The Westminster election, where Free Trade is the main issue Date: 1846
Souvenir First Day issue card for the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France - 22nd January 1977. Designed by French architect Henry Bernard and inaugurated in 1977
Newspaper Story by Toby Neal in Shropshire Weekend Shrop?Newspaper Story by Toby Neal in Shropshire Weekend Shropshire Star 27 March 2004 Issue Page 4, Ernest Maund Early Aviator / Pilot from Craven Arms, Shropshire, UK
Binoculars in leather case by Lemaire, Paris - WWI eraBinoculars in leather case. Manufactured by Lemaire, Paris, bearing the War Office Issue Broad Arrow on the left lens, together with the name of W. H. Whisson, dated 1916. Firearms & Equipment
Japanese Five Dollar Banknote - Banana MoneyJapanese government-issued five dollar banknote. The Japanese dollar was a currency issued by Imperial Japan during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak
Auxiliary fireman in his AFS uniform, WW2The walking out uniform issue to an AFS fireman. His fire kit would include a tin helmet, axe and pouch
Flat Earth MagazineA typical issue of the Flat Earth Societys journal, The Earth not a Globe Review which also argues that universal gravitation is a delusion. Date: December 1896
Washington DC, USA - Arlington Memorial Bridge, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument - the worse piece of photographic re-touching I think I have ever seen - worthy of inclusion for this fact
The Sphere, Special Egypt Tutankhamen issue, 1923Front cover of The Sphere designed by Fortunino Matania, for its Egypt number containing more news on the discoveries of Tutankhamens tomb in Luxor
Military Award - Medal - DecorationTerritorial Decoration George V issue.From medal group awarded to Major Allan Francis Leach Lewis, 10th Bn Royal East Kent Yeomanry.From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum
WW1 poster, US War LoanPoster, US War Loan, Third Issue, Subscriptions Taken Here. circa 1918
The Savoy Magazine, volume 1Front cover of The Savoy, first issue, designed by Aubrey Beardsley Date: January 1896
Ufo Review Issue 9authentic Photos of Space Beings at Ufo Crash Site Date: 1980
Prince George, Duke of Kent with his Son Prince EdwardPrince George, Duke of Kent (1902 - 1942), fourth son and fifth child of King George V and Queen Mary, he died in a military air-crash, on the 25 August 1942
British Army issue entrenching tool (spade). Firearms & Equipment
1916 British Army issue telescope with broad arrow, manufactured by T. T. & H. Limited, No. 11801. TEL SIG (Mk.IV), ALSO G.S. together with low and high lenses, in leather case
L illustration page, 1 - 8 July 1848A page from the 1 - 8 July 1848 issue of the French journal L illustration, which reported at length on the recent uprising in Paris, the June Days
Aeronautics: the American Magazine of Aerial Navigation - magazine cover - June 1908 issue. Date: 1908
UK General Election 1906 - Winners as the True BlueThe General Election - Comic postcard showing the delight amid the working class at the landslide defeat for the Conservative Party and their Liberal Unionist allies
French Revoluton / French Republic - Assignat note - 50 solsFrench Revoluton / French Republic - Assignat note for 50 sols, series 369, France, issued on 23rd May, 1793. From 1789, the new revolutionary government of France tried to raise money by issuing
Decca television advertisement - 1953 CoronationAdvertisement for Decca televisions, appearing in the Coronation issue of the Daily Sketch, encouraging people to view the big occasions in a big way in your own home
The Shipbuilder, Souvenir NumberFront cover of a Souvenir Number of The Shipbuilder industry journal, focusing on the White Star Line triple-screw cruise liners, Olympic and Titanic
Police Uniforms 1969Police officers wearing experimental uniforms from 1969 - Not general issue. Metropolitan Police Date: 1969
Cartoon by Harold Auerbach, The Era of June? A comment on the controversial political issues of tariff reform, free trade, home rule and socialism. Date: 1910
Cartoon by Harold Auerbach, The Era of 1910? A comment on the controversial political issues of tariff reform, free trade, home rule and socialism. Date: 1910
WW1 poster, French war loan issueFrench poster, 3rd War Loan issue, invest to hasten peace through victory. 1917
WW1 German poster, War LoansGerman poster, 8th War Loan issue. circa 1918
WW1 German poster, Brirener Bank war loansGerman poster, Brirener Bank 8th issue of war loans. circa 1918
Cover of The Illustrated London - April 28th issue 1945 Date: 1945
Cartoon, satire on the British government and its current issues. Politicians depicted include Gladstone and Salisbury, respective Liberal and Conservative leaders. 1890
Two inner pages, The London GazetteTwo inner pages of an issue of The London Gazette, described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper. It contains official government notices and news items, and dates back to the 1660s
Cartoon, Unfettered Journalism! Showing a man tied to a chair by Turkish Bonds. A comment on the serious issue of Turkish debt. 1880
A further selection of personal photographsMembers of the CCFF were able to take photographs as there appeared to be no issue regarding supply of film. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters