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Advert for Djer-Kiss perfum and tioleteries, 1927Advert for Djer-Kiss perfume and toiletries, 1927 Date: 1927
A Kiss in the DarkMischievous Conductor, Dark Tunnel, through in half an hour! Scene: When the Train struck the light in just 3 minutes. Couple kissing on a railway train with a cheeky joke twist Date: 1881
A victorious young ladyEvery Time we win - A lady runs through a series of scenes where she is the ultimate victor of the situation. From the left, she assists with a kiss to the head (" Damn, I have a crush)
Royal Wedding 1934 - Princess Marinas arrivalPrince George, Duke of Kent welcomes his bride-to-be, Princess Marina of Greece to England with a spontaneous kiss in front of the assembled crowd of press and dignitaries at Dover
Hocktide KissHocktide at Hungerford, Berkshire, England. A Tutti Man carrying a bouquet demands a kiss from every female, or a penny fine! Date: 1930s
Two little girls on an Easter postcardA Happy Easter -- two little girls kissing on an Easter greetings postcard. A blackboard on an easel stands at the side, and there are coloured eggs, chicks and flowers on the floor
Kissing his daughter goodbyeI love a lassie - a sailor bids a fond farewell to his daughter in this touchingly sentimental card. Date: 1917
Susan and Dunderpate sitting on the fence. He is sad that he can t find anyone to marry him. She offers to marry him herself. Date: 1938
Djer-Kiss Gift Sets Date: 1923
Little girl on a hillside with her dollA little girl standing on a hillside, kissing her doll. She has put a basket of flowers down by her feet. Date: early 20th century
Attending the Tulips - Amorous Couple GardeningAttending the Tulips An amorous couple attending to their two lips (!) whilst working together at their gardening. Date: circa 1906
Mount of OlivesThe Mount of Olives, where Jesus Christ was betrayed by Judas Iscariot, who identified him with a kiss, Jerusalem, Israel. Date: 1960s
Lamourettes KissThe abbe Lamourette seeks to reconcile all factions in the assemblee legislative : much hugging ensues, but Lamour- -ettes kiss becomes a byword for a hollow reconciliation. Date: 7 July 1792
Italian Kitch Postcard (2 / 3)Freindship - Italian kitch postcard depicting a loving couple (seemingly separated by a fence?), sharing a kiss at the side of a Lake Date: 1918
Kissing CalvesKissin Cousins - a couple of calves share a kiss. Date: 1960s
Good Wives - 3Meg and John Brooke have just quarreled about her jellies : they sit sulking, she with her sewing, he with his paper - but soon a kiss will put things right. Date: first published 1869
Stolen kiss at the balcony - rider and loverWhere theres a will there s..... A handsome rider off to the hunt, snatches a brief emrace and kis with his lady who, whilst leaning over the railing of her balcony
Little girl and boy holding hands and kissingHappiest Thoughts -- a little girl and boy holding hands and kissing. She is in blue and white, he is wearing a sailor suit. Date: early 20th century
Sleep, Babies, Sleep. A little girl puts her toys and dolls into a cradle and kisses them goodnight. 20th century
Initiation of the Grand Master of ArchitectureDown on all fours, the recipient is obliged to kiss the letter G of the Mysterious Star. Date: 1890s
Initiation of the Prince of JersualemWearing pretend beards, the Brothers reward the recipients dedication on a recent mission with kisses and a golden crown made of paper. Date: 1890s
J Hassall. Georgy PorgieGeorgie Porgie, pudding and pie, kissed the girls and made them cry. 20th century
Kissing under the mistletoe by Vernon WardIllustration entitled One excuse as good as another showing a couple lost in a kiss on a sofa in a living room under a bunch of mistletoe hanging from the light fitting. Date: 1930
Couple kissing on boating lakeA couple get lost in a kiss while rowing a boat on a lake in a park, probably the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London. 1940s. c.1945
JH Hartley. The sleeping beautyThe Sleeping Beauty -- the Prince is about to kiss the Princess to wake her up. 20th century
Wartime romanceAn attractive 1940s couple, he in army uniform, enjoy a romantic kiss. Date: 1940
Delilah Kissing KeeperA big kiss greets keeper David Flower every morning when he arrives at work, from the other woman in his life, a giraffe called Delilah! Date: 1960s
Programme cover for The Kiss Call, 1919Programme cover for The Kiss Call at the Gaiety Theatre, London, 1919. Artwork by Dolly Tree. Date: 1919
Palemon kisses Ondine and dies in her armsPalemon kisses Ondine, despite knowing that this will be fatal, and dies in her arms. Illustration to a fairytale by Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, first published 1812
Aurelius and Dorigen, Chaucer, Canterbury TalesCanterbury Tales: The Franklins Tale. The squire Aurelius, and Dorigen, with whom Aurelius is in love
British Ballad, Kempion (Kemp Owyne)KEMPION (Kemp Owyne) British Ballad telling the story of a woman turned into a dragon, by her stepmother, who curses her to remain so until the Kings son comes to kiss her three times
RAF cadet kissing sergeantCartoon of an RAF trainee cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester, during World War Two kissing his favourite sergeant on departure
Lady passenger on the underground -- Route MapsAn illustration entitled Route Maps, depicting a seductive lady passenger on the underground reading a little book with the word Kisses on the front cover
Policeman with enthusiastic grannyA policeman receives a kiss from an enthusiastic granny brandishing a bunch of mistletoe
Troops leaving for the FrontEmotional scene at Victoria train station in London, showing soldiers bidding farewell to their loved ones before departing for the Front in France
Kenilworth Cigarettes ad, World War IAdvertisement for Kenilworth Cigarettes with an illustration by Fred Pegram depicting a soldier saying goodbye to his wife or sweetheart before he departs for the Front by train
A Near Thing by William Heath RobinsonHumorous illustration showing two cars laden with trunks and Christmas parcels stuck in the snow while their two drivers pucker up for a kiss underneath some mistletoe
Moonlight RomanceThe first buss and the last bus - a back-to-earth tragedy. A couple kiss in the moonlight having floated away from the earth in a mist of romance
Red-haired gipsy boy with a dogA red-haired gipsy boy with a dog, at an encampment in the Newdigate area of Charlwood, Surrey
Dreaming Music CoverA very fine music cover for Dreaming by Anthony Stephen and Michael Prado, depicting a glamorous woman drifting off into the magical world of her thoughts
self-control / W H RobinsonAn exercise in self-control. A man and woman, under mistletoe, and a third party behind a screen timing the length of their resistance to kiss
Help! by Ethel ParkinsonA little Dutch boy calls for Help! as a little Dutch girl gives him a kiss
Road courtesy / W H RobinsonA female driver leans from her car window and kisses the hand of the traffic policeman, much to his surprise. Please note
Kissing on a SteamrollerWe are coming on a slow train ! A couple share a lingering kiss on their transport of choice - an enormous steamroller!
The Tatler Xmas No 1922 Front CoverFront cover illustration by Lewis Baumer showing the Tatler character in his red frock coat and tricorn hat kissing a dainty looking damsel under the mistletoe
Rocking Horse RomanceA young boy and girl share a tender kiss amid their toys
A gentleman about to kiss a ladys handAn illustration accompanying an extract from Wilkie Collins book, The Law and the Lady. The caption reads: Major Fitz-David sets matters right in his irresistible way
The ToreadorA Toreador blows a woman a kiss