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Shakespeare; Titania
Act II, Scene I Titania, Queen of the fairies with her train; "...Fairies, away! We shall chide downright, if I no longer stay Date: 1908

Home Front - The Royal Navy, The Difficult we can do at once The impossible may take longer Date: 1943

British Mark IV tank with Tadpole Tail, WW1
British 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 Best
C.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, Suffolk
The 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

Cricket Match 1743
A 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 Punished
Oppia, one of Romes Vestal Virgins, is buried alive for no longer being one

Making Barristers Wigs
The 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

J Mercer. 3 wise men of Gotham
Three 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 Room
The 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 lamps
Advert, Mazda Light Bulbs and Lamps, with circus clowns Date: 1952

Larger version of the card that pleased Ireland
This 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 Postcard
In 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 1927
Cover 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 FISH
George 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 tyres
Advert, 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 PRISON
Louis 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. III
Royal 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

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

Ranzania laevis, or Slender Sunfish, of the Molidae family, also known as Longer Sunfish. Date: 1865

Brabyns Brow, Marple, Cheshire
Although no longer cobbled, this view remains much as it was over 100 years ago when this photogrpah was taken. George Potter

White Star Line brochure
A White Star Line brochure advertising the Olympic and Titanic steamships, comparing their length to some of the tallest buildings in the world

Pitea, Sweden - Storgatan
Storgatan (" Main" or " Great" Street) - Pitea, the seat of Pitea Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. Date: 1902

Bathroom Water Heater
A 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 Cocceius
JOHANNES 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 & Dog
USA and Germany are no longer friends, so a little American boy is going to shoot his dachshund Date: 1918

Yvette Guilbert / Lautrec
YVETTE GUILBERT French singer and diseuse singing Linger Longer, Loo! Date: 1894

Georg Franck at Age 94
GEORG 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 Court
Construction 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. Davis
The 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 shop
Nursery 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 Kidbroke
Kidbroke House, near Blackheath. It no longer exists, you ll be sorry to hear. Date: 1809

Jewish Beds Burned
A 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, Soldier
WILLIAM 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 Longer
The Aerial League Leaflet No1. Britain No Longer An Island

LCC-MFB 75 foot wheeled escape cart
This 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

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