Lucky Collection (page 2)

Snowball in Face
One lucky young man gets a snowball in the face

Envelope with red seal on a greetings postcard
Envelope with red seal and a four-leaf clover on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Birthday card, Lots of Luck, with three black cats and a top hat Date: 20th century

Birthday card, Good Luck, with black cat, aeroplane and horseshoe Date: 20th century

Advert for James Aitchison brooches 1883
James Aitchison, manufacturer of National Scottish Jewellery. From birds shot in the Highlands of Scotland, mounted as brooches in gold and silver, and set with Scotch Cairngorms stones. 1883

Wedding couple, 1945
A just married bride and groom standing outside a church. Back of photograph includes a message thanking a Mrs Williams for all her help at the wedding on 9th June 1945 from Ivy and Cyril

Pierrot has good luck and bad
Heurs et Malheurs de Calino-Pierrot (Gluck und Ungluck des guten Michels) -- a Pierrot character experiencing good and bad luck in various situations. (2 of 2) 19th century

How Happy Could I be with Either
How happy could I be with either - Were t other dear charmer away - But while you thus teaze me together - To neither a word will I say (The Beggars Opera - John Gay, 1728). Date: 1906

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - suppertime. circa 1910s

Darby & Joan Club
The Darby & Joan Club, Scratchley House, Thornton Heath, Surrey, where lucky members can enjoy old time sequence dancing, whist, bingo, snooker or darts... Date: 1970s

Cartoon, Pilot falling from plane, WW1
Cartoon, a German pilot falls from his plane towards an airfield below. He doesn t appear to have a parachute, but he feels fortunate to have his little dog mascot with him. Date: 1917

Lucky Cuss Restaurant, Tombstone
Painted wooden facia of the Lucky Cuss restaurant in the mining town of Tombstone, Arizona

For Good Luck by William Heath Robinson
Training black cats to enter the front door at the stroke of twelve on New Years Eve. A contraption to encourage a New Year tradition imagined by the cartoonist William Heath Robinson. Date: 1919

Good luck charms from J. C. Vickery, WW1
Advertisement displaying three types of lucky charm or good luck mascots available from J. C. Vickery of Regent Street, London, jewellers to Their Majesties

J. C. Vickery advertisement with Fums Up lucky mascot, WW1
Advertisement for J C. Vickery, Their Majesties Jeweller, featuring an active service watch with luminous hands and figures and FUMSUP" for luck, a popular lucky charm or talisman for soldiers

Lucky WWI bulldog mascot designed by John Hassall
A luck-bringer for soldiers at the front designed by the famous poster artist, John Hassall, and showing a British bulldog overturning the German eagle

Storks Nest - On a Chimney in Heidelberg, Germany
Storks Nest - On a Chimney in Heidelberg in the State of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Date: circa 1910s

The Bogey-Beast
The cheerful old lady considers herself lucky to encounter the BOGEY- BEAST, a mischievous but not particularly dangerous folklore creature

Emigration. Irish Emigrants Leaving Queenstown Harbour
Detailed harbour scene with hundreds of emigrants waiting for the boat for New York, steam ships in the background. In the foreground barefoot young lads are expectantly waiting

The man who won the lottery... I have arrived"
The man who won the lottery... " I have arrived" and the ladies swarm around delighted! Date: circa 1908

My Lucky Star - Girl in Red Bathing Costume and Striped Cap. Date: circa 1920s

Christmas card, girl with black cat and mistletoe. circa 1905

Advert for Faulkner diamond jewellery 1901
A selection of novelty Edwardian diamond brooches, pearl necklace, earrings for non-pierced ears, and also a personalised name brooch to order. 1901

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths jewellery 1901
Selection of Edwardian novelty jewellery for Christmas gifts. 1901

Wedding couple, 1940s
A newly married couple pose for the camera outside a church. Date: c.1945

Old Japanese Matchbox label with a horse in a horseshoe made in Japan for the Chinese market Date: c. 1910s

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths novelty jewelley 1896
A selection of Victorian novelty jewelley; pearl bracelet, brooches, necklace with heart pendant and a perl necklace with heart pendant. 1896

Advert for Bensons jewellery and bracelet watches 1889
Selection of novelty jewellery all with lucky moonstones and set with diamonds, and also a variety of womens bracelet wristwatches. All available from Bensons jewelers, Bond Street, London. 1889

Advert for Bensons Christmas jewellery 1889
Novelty jewellery to celebrate the 90 date (1890s) and also a variety of Christmas related theme brooches including holly, mistletoe and ivy, and also a selection of womens bracelet wristwatches

Jean Peron shows off two of his couture creations
At his salon on Regent Street, London, fashion designer Jean Peron shows off two of his beautiful couture creations to Mrs Philip Maufe

Christmas Greetings Postcard - two children and presents on a very windy day, threatening to carry them (and their umbrella) away! circa 1910s

Two pigs on a Good Luck card, one of them smoking a pipe. Date: circa 1890s

Four Mounted Policemen
Four members of the City of London Police setting off with their horses to present a lucky horseshoe to Miss Joan Macdonald (Ramsay Macdonalds daughter) for her wedding. Date: 16 September 1932

Advert / Lucky Strike Cigs
Lucky Strike cigarettes - they ll never let you down Date: 1935

Girl and Horseshoe
A girl stands in the snow holding a giant horseshoe to wish you a good New Year Date: circa 1905

Sir Brook Watson escaping from the jaws of a shark
Miraculous escape of Sir Brook Watson, 1st Baronet (1735-1807), merchant, soldier, and later Lord Mayor of London, from the jaws of a shark during his boyhood. He lost his right leg below the knee

Women in Sport - Lili de Alvarez
Spanish tennis player Elia " Lil� uot; lvarez (1905-1998), arriving in London for the Wimbledon championship with mascot in tow - a huge stuffed toy dog. Date: 1927

Dame Fortune smile on you
Lucky boy in period costume being chased by three pretty girls. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1903

May you be fortunes favourite
Lucky boy in period costume with a bunch of flowers surrounded by six pretty girls. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1903

Advert for Alexander Clark novelty jewellery 1901
Edwardian novelty jewellery, aromatic scented lucky pigs and spheres containing a woollen pad saturated with a fragrance, leaving a beautiful odour, comes in gold

Advert for J. W Benson jewellery 1904
Selection of Edwardian jewellery available from J. W Benson, Bond Street, London, with monthly payments. Date: 1904

Loves first proposal
Beautiful irl seated on a lucky horshoe receiving a proposal of marriage.Date: circa 1910

Lucky Durham by Wilson Barrett
Promotional postcard for Lucky Durham by Wilson Barrett. First produced at the Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool, 9th June 1904 and Kings Theatre, Hammersmith, 28th August 1905

Lucky Girl by Douglas Furber, R P Weston and Bert Lee
Promotional postcard for Lucky Girl by Douglas Furber, R. P. Weston and Bert Lee, adapted from Mr Abdullah by Reginald Berkeley; music Philip Charig

Couple receiving lucky slipper on a Christmas card
Couple receiving a lucky slipper from two of Santas elves on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Mary Eaton (1927)
Mary Eaton the star of Kid Boots and Lucky (1927) Date: 1927

Cricketer David Lucky Denton, . Born 1874 - Thornes, Wakefield, Yorkshire - Played for Yorkshire & England Date: 1900s

Child on a rocking horse with a lucky pig strapped on behing. Artist: AJO Date: c1920

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