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Home Front - The Royal Navy, The Difficult we can do at once The impossible may take longer Date: 1943
Shakespeare; TitaniaAct II, Scene I Titania, Queen of the fairies with her train; "...Fairies, away! We shall chide downright, if I no longer stay Date: 1908
British Mark IV tank with Tadpole Tail, WW1British Mark IV tank with Tadpole Tail, introduced in 1917 and used during the latter part of the First World War. The Tadpole Tail was an elongation of the rear horns to increase trench-crossing
Cid Officers Sunday BestC.I.D officers (who can be seen in disguise as dockers in the other picture in this set) sit proudly in their Sunday best, no longer sporting fake hands and eye-patches!
Semer Workhouse, SuffolkThe workhouse at Semer in Suffolk, erected in 1780 for the Cosford Hundred Incorporation. In 1835, it became the workhouse for the Cosford Poor Law Union. The building no longer exists
Making Barristers WigsThe wigmakers firm, Messrs. Ede & Ravenscroft, prepare a wig to fit a woman barrister, whose longer hair has proved a problem with the wearing of wigs in court
Cricket Match 1743A cricket match at the Artillery Ground, London. The 18th century bat was a longer, heavier, curved version and just one two-stump wicket was used
Vestal Virgin PunishedOppia, one of Romes Vestal Virgins, is buried alive for no longer being one
J Mercer. 3 wise men of GothamThree wise men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl, if the bowl had been stronger, my song would have been longer. 20th century
Harrogate Pump RoomThe Spa at Harrogate Pump Room, built in 1842 to house the sulphur well. It was designed by Isaac Shutt. No longer functioning, it has been a museum since 1953. Date: built 1842
Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV high-altitude fighter. This is an example of the rare NF Mk. XV with the extended wing-span wings, pressurised cockpit, 70 series Merlin engines
Dassault-Breguet Mystere 20 1st prototype F-WLKB at the 1964 Paris Air Show, shown with the two 3, 300 lbf Pratt & Whitney JT12A-8 turbojet engines originally fitted
Advert, Mazda light bulbs and lampsAdvert, Mazda Light Bulbs and Lamps, with circus clowns Date: 1952
Larger version of the card that pleased IrelandThis larger card was introduced to accommodate the longer addresses needed for overseas post. Brown printing on buff card. Image printing unusually black. Date: 1 January 1883
Britain's First Foreign PostcardIn 1875 postcards were first allowed to be sent abroad. A Congress in Berne in 1875 agreed to the formation of the General Union of Posts within which Members could send postcards to each other
SPORTY LADY 1927Cover for Die Dame featuring a sporty woman. The background is covered with hunting pictures, dogs, saddles &c. Taken from the printed page, the original no longer exists. Date: March 1927
WW1 CARTOON/NO MORE FISHGeorge V is told of Kitchener's death by drowning in the Hampshire, and observes that they will no longer be able to eat fish from the North Sea Date: 1916
(conversation over the garden fence) - "The War ll be over in a fortnight now(conversation over the garden fence) - " The War ll be over in a fortnight now, cos my ole mans joined the Army an I know e never keeps a job longer n that!" Date: circa 1944
Advert, Blue Moon Silk Stockings -- Longer Wear in Every Pair. 1926
Advert, Firestone car tyresAdvert, Firestone high speed heavy duty car tyres - Most Miles Per Dollar. Manufactured by the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Date: 1931
LCC-MFB wheeled escape cart in a station yard. Date: circa 1900s
United States Navy - Curtiss 18T-2 A3325 on take-off as a floatplane. After retiring from the 1922 Curtiss Marine Trophy Race with mechanical trouble, the Navy had no urgent need for both 18Ts
The branches of autumn beech leaves will keep their glossy surface longer if ironed after the usual pressing, with a little beeswax on the iron. Date: 1930s
FRENCH ROYALS IN PRISONLouis Capet and his family, no longer treated as royals, dine in the Temple prison : their gaoler announces that it is 3pm and hiswife and sister and niece must leave his cell Date: August 1792
Royal Air Force Armstrong Whitworth A. W. 38 Whitley Mk. IIIRoyal Air Force Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley Mk.III. The Tiger engined Mk.III was no longer used operationally by September 1941
de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV high-altitude fighter. This is an example of the rare NF Mk. XV with the extended wing-span wings, pressurised cockpit, 70 series Merlin engines, nose AI Mk
Ranzania laevis, or Slender Sunfish, of the Molidae family, also known as Longer Sunfish. Date: 1865
South America - The tango is no longer fashionable. A musician specialising in the music of the tango returns home from Europe once the craze for this particular style has passed... Date: circa 1916
Brabyns Brow, Marple, CheshireAlthough no longer cobbled, this view remains much as it was over 100 years ago when this photogrpah was taken. George Potter
White Star Line brochureA White Star Line brochure advertising the Olympic and Titanic steamships, comparing their length to some of the tallest buildings in the world
Pitea, Sweden - StorgatanStorgatan (" Main" or " Great" Street) - Pitea, the seat of Pitea Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. Date: 1902
Bathroom Water HeaterA new gas heater that provides instant hot water to bath and handbasin. A hot bath in approximately five minutes in summer or slightly longer during winter months - wow! Date: 1960s
Johannes CocceiusJOHANNES COCCEIUS German professor of theology from Bremen : he looks very different here from our other portrait - his hair is longer, hes shaved his moustache. Date: 1603 - 1669
Ww1 Cartoon / Boy & DogUSA and Germany are no longer friends, so a little American boy is going to shoot his dachshund Date: 1918
Yvette Guilbert / LautrecYVETTE GUILBERT French singer and diseuse singing Linger Longer, Loo! Date: 1894
Georg Franck at Age 94GEORG FRANCK Fine portrait of an elderly German at age 94 : we are not told how much longer he lived. Date: 1678 - ?
Consdolidated B-24H Liberator -later, bigger, faster and longer ranged than Boeings B-17, the Liberator served in all theatres of operation
Avro 694 Lincoln B I clearly showing its Lancaster ancestry A longer ranged more powerful derivative, the Lincoln was too late for wartime service
Poster, Walk Short Distances says Shanks Pony, and leave room for those who have longer journeys
Giant Ferris Wheel, Earls CourtConstruction work began on the wheel in March 1894 and it was opened to passengers in July 1895. It had a diameter of 300ft, weighed 1, 100 tons and a complete revolution took around twenty minutes
The boat question by G. H. DavisThe boat question: a suggested method of launching ships boats (ie lifeboats) with long davits. The longer davit would launch the boat well clear of the ships side
Nursery Rhymes -- Men of Gotham, bakers shopNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Three Wise Men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl, and if the bowl had been stronger, my song would have been longer
Blackheath KidbrokeKidbroke House, near Blackheath. It no longer exists, you ll be sorry to hear. Date: 1809
Jewish Beds BurnedA German soldier stands proudly by a bonfire of beds taken from Jewish homes - a symbolic gesture warning Jews that they will no longer be tolerated in Poland. Date: 1939/1940
William Wallace, SoldierWILLIAM WALLACE - Scottish soldier, formerly a hussar but no longer one. He doesn t look the belligerent type, anyway, and will do better as a drapers assistant. Date: circa 1821
The Aerial League Leaflet No1 Britain No LongerThe Aerial League Leaflet No1. Britain No Longer An Island
LCC-MFB 75 foot wheeled escape cartThis horse drawn escape cart carried one of the longer versions of the wheeled escape ladder. Until the introduction of the horse drawn turntable ladder
Poster: How to make your household linens last longer
Pulls Ferry, Norwich, Norfolk, England, from the Cathedral Close. This ferry was formerly used to convey the clergy across the river, but no longer operates. Date: 1960s
Fishing CastsA fishing rod with longer spinning casts. Date: 1960s
French & Swiss WomenWomen of Strasbourg & a woman from Basle, Switzerland. Largely regional or National costumes but with ruffs (by this date were no longer fashionable). Date: 1644
Shakespeares Richard II
Dog Knocks over CakesNo longer hungry, Towser knocks over the cake stand
Skirting The DifficultyI won t marry a man who can t look me straight in the eye Then wear them longer! Woman upset at the affect that her exposed legs are having. Date: 1925
A Tatler Fashion for 1930, by Gordon ConwayIllustration showing an original design by Gordon Conway for a soft satin dinner dress, January 1930. The dress was designed on princess lines, ankle-length in front and longer behind
Elizabeth Kerry (105+)ELIZABETH KERRY resident of Needham Market, Suffolk : this drawing was made when she was 105, we are not told how much longer she lived
Roberts Enters PretoriaLord Roberts enters Pretoria triumphantly after the Boer capitals surrender. After Mafekings earlier relief, many thought the war over but it dragged on two years longer
Puss in Boots - 5Puss with the ogre who has made his home in the castle of the Marquis de Carabas, but not for much longer thanks to the cats cunning
First on Moon / CarryingTHE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON Worker-Selenites carrying a Selenite intellectual who is no longer capable of walking due to his oversized brain
Folklore / BigorneThe bigorne is a sexist creature which eats men who do as their wives tell them; though no longer politically correct, it may not be extinct
Advert / Ethyl Petrol 1933Ethyl motor fuel - helps to make your old car last longer
Russian New YearRUSSIAN LAPPS New years day is a solar festival here : the sun is encouraged to spend longer in the sky by games and ceremonies
Bigorne / Eats HusbandThe bigorne is a sexist creature which eats men who do as their wives tell them; though no longer politically correct, it may not be extinct
Converted CheffonierA bookcase made from a cheffonier, now that cheffoniers are no longer a la mode
Fur Jacket 1914Blue dress with narrow draped skirt, a wrap-over fur coat which is cut longer at the back with collar & cuffs of a pale coloured fur, square handbag & floral hat
Rounding up Stray Dogs#NAME?
Continents JoinedSniders conception of how Earths continents were originally one - proposed long before Wegener, longer still before it was accepted by the scientific establishment
Free Trade or Tariff ?Propaganda postcard advocating Free Trade rather than Tariff Reform, which would lead to higher prices, unemployment for some and longer working hours for others
Two Ladies in Undies- Don t you like me in my creation by Beaumont ? - Yes, but I like my longer lingerie better
Putting on her CorsetA slim girl puts on her corset, watched by her no-longer-slim momma
