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Harvey Nichols advertisement, 1953Two friends, wearing extremely similar check cotton dresses in Horrockses fabric, share a joke. Date: 1953
The Bright Young People - mock Rayner-Ponsonby weddingA group of Bright Young Things indulging in one of their many silly pranks, in this case a mock wedding where Elizabeth Ponsonby married John Rayner. The best man was Robert Byron
Mytton Rides BearJOHN MYTTON English eccentric decides to enliven a dinner party by riding a bear into the dining -room. The bear bit him on the calf & the doctor was called
Anglo-Saxon by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon" You re comin along with me, my lad, as soon as this is over!" (Hermann feels he DOES know a better ole). Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander magazine showing his famous
Classic Tight Scotsman Joke - Lured by six beautiesClassic Tight Scotsman Joke - A stereotype Jock doesn t hang on long to his tight purse strings as six pretty girls required a drink! " It wasn t long here till bang went saxpence
Two frogs with insect on a greetings cardTwo frogs with an insect on a greetings card -- Happy be thy dreams. Date: circa 1890s
Hard lines on the hard court by George StuddyHard lines on the hard court -- the Bonzolines dig in their search for the ball, which Bonzo is holding in his mouth. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo
Comic postcard, Flowers in the park Date: 20th century
Humorous postcard, British soldier in Salonika, WW1Humorous postcard, British soldier in Salonika -- Finish Johnny! Christmas 1918, 8th Field Survey Company Royal Engineers. Date: 1918
A horrible business - Butchers shop, 1851Humourous scene from a butchers shop, 1851. Master Butcher: " Did you take old Major Dumbledores ribs to No. 12?" Boy: " Yes
Sketches of Cricket in India, 1890A series of sketches by an English Cavalry Officer of a game of cricket played between an Indian College and British Officers, in India, 1890
Milk order tag -- 2 Extra PleaseMilk order tag to fit over the neck of an empty bottle - 2 Extra Please, I m not getting enough. circa 1970s
Milk order tag -- 1 Extra PleaseMilk order tag to fit over the neck of an empty bottle - 1 Extra Please, I m not getting enough. circa 1970s
Family / Dancing / Baby JokeDo you like dancing? Get married, and you ll go to a BAWL every night!
Couple Take Tea 1875A young couple take an evening cup of tea together while the cat sleeps contendedly on the mat
British King George VI with Princess Elizabeth - laughterBritish Royal Family. British King George VI, sharing a joke with Future British Queen Princess Elizabeth at the Royal Lodge, Windsor, England. Date: 1946
Comic postcard, Vicar and drunk woman in park Date: 20th century
Comic Postcard - Golfing Humour - One DownComic Postcard - " Wasn t I two up at the last hole, Caddie?" " Yes, but yer one down now, Lady!" circa 1930s
Comic Postcard - Greyhound Racing - The hares run by electricity, Bill Is it? I wish they d give the blinkin dorg I backed a few shocks then!. Date: 1926
Farmers laugh outside cafe Bury St. Edmunds cattle marketFarmers laugh and joke while sitting outside a cafe at Bury St. Edmunds cattle market, Suffolk, England Date: 1988
Cornwall, England - Porth Joke, Crantock. Date: circa 1970s
Allegory of the French Revolution. French citizen blindfolded trying to take the liberty, equality and fraternity, which mocked by exposing him to trip over rocks, fall, or meet with death
Enfield 8000 Electric Car at a petrol stationAn Enfield 8000 Electric Car at a petrol station, where a woman holds out an electric plug to the puzzled pump attendant. The battery-operated city car was manufactured between 1973 and 1977
Denis Healey, Labour politician, with colleagueDenis Healey (Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, b 1917), British Labour politician, served as Secretary of State for Defence 1964-1970 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979
Comic postcard, Two neighbours chatting Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Two women near phone box - Button B Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Couple discussing fur coat Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman chats with sailor Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Two drunkards chatting Date: 20th century
Ally Sloper Award of Merit, mock certificate made out to Joseph Hurst, Box Office Manager at the Lyceum Theatre, London. Date: 1894
Street scene with two village constablesStreet scene with two village police constables who share a joke with a local man. Date: circa 1930s
Comic postcard, Woman talking about marriage. He said it would be like the Garden of Eden when we were married. So it is - nothing to wear and expecting to get kicked out any minute
Comic postcard, best man at the wedding Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, woman on mans lap Date: 20th century
Joke money, Five Halfpence, Fort Montague BankJoke money banknote for five halfpence, Fort Montague Bank. 1827
Joke notice, Lost HoursJoke notice, Lost, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, Two Golden Hours, each set with Sixty Diamond Minutes. No Reward is offered, for they are Lost For Ever. early 19th century
Man and woman in reflective clothing, September 1939Man and woman in reflective clothing, suitable for wear in a blackout, The Sphere describes this as " a humorous effort towards a safe night-walking garb" but wearing white or high-vis was
Little Women - Mrs March and Jo read a letterLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott - Mrs March and Jo read a letter, purporting to be a love letter to Meg from John Brooke, but actually a practical joke and forgery. 1880
St Valentines Day bank note from the Bank of Love, Temple of Hymen, promising to pay the entire love of the suppliant, signed by the Governor of the bank, Cupid. Date: 1867
Christmas cheque from the Happiness Bank (postcard), delivered by Santa Claus. Date: circa 1900s
Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line, WW1The Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line. He foolishly endeavoured to obtain information from our sign boards!
Comic Postcard - A Windy problemComic Postcard - " I m afraid you ll be troubed with wind outside, Lady!" " Well, you be thankful you re not troubled with it inside, thats all!" circa 1930s
DICKENS / THE BROKERS MANThe Brokers Man Date: 1830s
MYTTON AS HWAYMANJOHN MYTTON After dining at Halston House the doctor & clergyman are held-up at gun-point by Mytton disguised as a smock-wearing highwayman. What a lark! Date: 1796 - 1834
Cartoon, Brown entertains his friends wi a haggisBrown entertains his friends wi a haggis by stabbing it and splattering them all as they sit around the table on Burns Night ! Date: 1859
Engineers Sitting on a Trailer with a Power Jet W-1 Engine Date: 1940s
Avro 504BCrashed Royal Flying Corp Avro 504B Upide-Down in Water with a Man on the Aircraft Date: 1910s
Comet ShipMan Standing by the Door of the Comet Ship on a Lake Date: 1920s