Lack Collection

A lass and a lack
A panicked and sweating gentleman reaching for his wallet as he is shown a restaurant bill by a waiter. His female companion lights a cigarette and looks on nervously

Christmas card, Shakespearean jesters
Christmas Card - May you be merry and lack nothing (based on a quotation from Shakespeares Henry IV Part 2) - two medieval jesters dancing. circa 1935

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens

Chamberpot Emptied
Just in Time ! To empty the chamberpot out of the bedroom window is socially acceptable, but to do so on the head of a gentleman caller shows lack of consideration

A Woman of No Importance
A rather dark humoured illustration by Phil May, entitled A Woman of No Importance, a skit on the title of the play by Oscar Wilde of 1893

Glaisher and Coxwe conducting scientific experiment in a balloon, the two scientists suffer from lack of oxygen and pass out, though they manage to release air and descend

HMS Argus 149
Royal Navy - HMS Argus 149, an aircraft carrier, seen in March 1939. Argus served from 1918 to 1944. After commissioning, the ship was involved for several years in the development of the optimum

Advertisement Photograph, Clown
A photograph which would have been used for advertisement purposes, showing a clown looking upwards, with a distinct lack of a smile. Date: circa 1939

Crosbie & De Mowbray Electric Light Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Crosbie and De Mowbray Ltd. promoting electric light for housing. The top illustration shows some Roman temples

POPE FORMOSUS
FORMOSUS, pope 891-896 A year of his death his corpse was exhumed and put on trial by his successor, Stephanus VI, who was strangled for his lack of respect Date: 897

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no Coupons
The long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you

Cartier Visits Hochelaga
A man bends on one knee with his hands outstretched, with various French soldiers standing is armour behind him. From his place of focus, and lack of armour, this could be Jacques Cartier

Christmas card, Shakespearean jesters -- May you be merry and lack nothing. Date: circa 1935

CHARON (DORE)
The ferryman who carries travellers across the Styx to the Underworld, a one-way trip : he must be paid - those who lack the requisite coin are left gibbering on the bank

Sopwith 2F. 1 Camel N7366
RNAS - Fleet Air Arm Sopwith 2F.1 Camel N7366 being started prior to flight.This photo of a Ships Camel shows the lack of hump

Oh I don t know
" Oh" - I don t know. A clear message being presented on this card, unafraid to illustrate a certain lack of knowledge on the part of the sender!! Date: 1907

A Jolly Wedding Party from the late 1940s. Love, rapture and excitement is etched on all the faces of the participants... Date: circa 1948

Pattern 1796 Heavy Cavalry Troopers sword, 1814 (c); blade is stamped with the makers name, I Gill; the original hatchet blade made this Pattern useless for thrusting

GLC-LFB Turntable ladder overturned on roadway
Lack of stability at speed and when manoeuvring very occasionally resulted in fire engines overturning, because of the relatively high centre of gravity (loading) of the turntable ladder

Senghenydd Colliery canary, Glamorgan, South Wales
Two miners at the Universal Pit, Senghenydd Colliery, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, South Wales, with a caged canary which was used to test the air for gas, or lack of oxygen

Italian Fusilier with rifle poses before a painted mountain
The caption is Lightening attack! On the back is a message from a soldier in Rome, to his mother, complaining about a lack of letters. WW1 Date: 1916

Comic postcard, Woman annoyed with husband for his lack of knowledge Date: 20th century

Peregrine Falcon - adult warms a chick after feeding him in the nest (a single chick because of the bad year due to the lack of lemmings as food, a natural fluctuation), (Falco peregrinus)

LCC-LFB fire, Goodge Street deep shelter
Two LCC-LFB firemen, wearing breathing apparatus, at the Tottenham Court Road end of the Army transit centre located in the deep shelter tunnel system. The fire has been extinguished

Stratospheric Flight
These two aviators are preparing for a flight in the stratosphere, for which they will need the equivalent of divers suits to withstand the lack of breathable air

Advert for F. Lack & Sons specialties sports wear 1888
F. Lack & Sons specialties sports clothing, including lawn tennis, fishing and all outdoor sports. 1888

The Non-Drinking Host by H M Bateman. This illustration has four men sat around a card table. One man is smoking a cigarette but the other three are so distracted by their lack of beverage that their

Come see the Giant Highlander, but no short women allowed
Walk up! Only 1d to see McNab - the Giant Highlander, 9ft in his socks. Notice! ladies under 4ft high not admitted. Date: 1912

Alfred Austin (Strand)
ALFRED AUSTIN, poet whose lack of talent was no hindrance to his appointment as Poet Laureate in 1896 : at different periods of his life. Date: 1835 - 1913

Stukas Bomb England
JU-87 Stukas depicted dive- bombing a chemical factory in central England, though in practice they lack the range to make such an attack possible, let alone feasible Date: October 1940

Peregrine Falcon - adult feeds a chick in the nest (a single chick because of the bad year due to the lack of lemmings as food, a natural fluctuation) (Falco peregrinus)

Peregrine Falcon - chick in the nest (a single chick because of the bad year due to the lack of lemmings as food, a natural fluctuation (Falco peregrinus)

The Man Who Won the V. C. by Thomas Henry
An officer who has won the Victoria Cross is presented with a situation that finds him a little short of courage - a roomful of young women, eager to meet him. Date: 1915

1916 - A Man in Sight by Stan Terry
A humorous illustration from 1916 commenting on the distinct lack of men in Britain due to the First World War. A group of women on a beach spy a lone male in the distance and make a dash for him

Advertisement for Robbialac paint, from Jenson & Nicholson of Stratford, East London. It costs less than wallpaper, slightly more than distemper, but its durability makes it far cheaper than either

The General Strike - incidents of the Strike 1926
The arrest of a woman (between two policemen in centre foreground) at Hammersmith Broadway in West London during the General Strike

The General Strike - civil constabulary reserve 1926
A unit of new recruits to the new civil constabulary reserve, equipped with steel helmets, truncheons and armlets, leaving headquarters at Buckingham Gate in London during the General Strike

Emile Ollivier Photo
EMILE OLLIVIER French statesman whose lack of judgment led to the disastrous war with Prussia. Photo 1895. Date: 1825 - 1913

WW2 - Home front - British housewives queue to buy eggs
October, 1940 - British housewives queue to buy eggs, both domestically sourced and supplied from the Dominions - in this case, Canada. Date: 1940

Washing day - Before and After marriage! Before, " when I was a young and single chap I wore some shirts like this" (complete)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Inside Information
" This is a time for everyone to stand together and hold firm." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister. Inside Information - a little girl out shopping for fish is slightly disappointed to

Comic Postcard - Woman bemoans lack of male interest
Comic Postcard - Woman bemoans and mourns the loss of 500 men in a (fictional) disaster, not that it appears she is (unfortunately) a magnet for male interest! Date: circa 1910

WW2 - Austerity - Getting by with alternative transport. Comic postcard from wartime England by Evelyn E Morris, showing alternative forms of transport available if the petrol pumps ran dry

WW2 - Austerity - Getting by with Shreds and Threds
WW2 - Austerity - Getting by with Shreds and Threads. Lovely card by Evelyn E Morris, relating to the need for austerity during wartime and hence a lack of available cloth for new clothes or repairs

Elderly lady not overly generous with her tipping
" Have you got change for a threepenny-piece, Adolphus? I want to give the porter a gratuity." The porter appears to already be expecting the impending disappointment! Date: 1894

Thirsty walkers denied the chance of a drink at the pub
Thirsty Pedestrian - " Is there a pub in this village?" Ancient Villager - " Noa! But there be a Poomp!" Date: 1901

Young waif posing for an artist has no knowledge of lunch
A Fact (mores the pity) Artist - " Oh, by the way, have you had your lunch?" Little Waif (posing for the first time) - " Whats that?" Date: 1895

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