Lucky Collection (page 4)

QUEEN MARY PASSENGERS
Lucky passengers relaxing on the stern deck of the Cunard White Star Liner Queen Mary, on one of her last voyages. Date: launched 1934

Doggy Santa
Doggy santa with his reindeers, about to come down the chimney to deliver a sack of dolls and other presents to lucky children for Christmas! Date: early 1930s

LUCKY BUBBLY
A lucky horseshoe, and red roses beside a large bottle of champagne, probably meant for a couple of newlyweds to enjoy! Date: 1966

England / Lacock
This lucky lone cyclist has the whole of this quiet village to himself. It is Lacock, Wiltshire, a perfect example of Tudor England, with its timbered houses. Date: 1930s

Epsom Derby Day - Prince Monolulu - Tipster. Date: 1929

Lucky charm mascot pendant worn during WW1
A lucky charm mascot pendant containing a loved ones hair, worn by a serviceman during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Lucky charm mascots worn during WW1
Two lucky charm mascot pendants worn by servicemen during the First World War. One is in the shape of an anchor, the other in the shape of a heart with a cross in the middle. Date: 1914-1918

Lucky charm mascot cross worn during WW1
A lucky charm mascot in the shape of a cross, worn by a serviceman during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Lucky charm mascot (bone), WW1
A lucky charm mascot which looks like a piece of bone, kept by a serviceman during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British Howitzer in action, Battle of Albert, France, WW1
A British 12 inch Howitzer, nicknamed Lucky Jim, in action during the first day of the Battle of Albert, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1 July 1916

Lucky Horseshoe on Door
A horseshoe is nailed to a farm door to keep away the devil or any other evil threat Date: 1922

Lindbergh Music Sheet
LUCKY LINDY ! Lucky Lindy, up in the sky, Fair or windy, hes flying high ! Date: 1927

Child & Horseshoe
Girl with a horseshoe to wish a Good Year - a few months later World War One began... Date: 1914

Animals / Cats
Lucky black cat on map chasing German soldiers out of France. Date: 1914 - 1918

Oh! Lucky Jim! - Lawson Wood Postcard
Oh! Lucky Jim! A young lad is less than delighted for his pal, who is seemingly having more success in wooing the object of both boys affections

The Bran Pie
A small pie waves a parcel he has just drawn out of the bran pie - or tub - at a Christmas party

The German allies of WW1
The Kaiser and the leaders of his fellow allies during the First World War, depicted within a lucky four-leaf clover. It was not to prove ultimately very lucky

Ireland - Greetings Card
A greeting card from Ireland (interestingly depicted as one country)

Sultan Ahmet Mosque - Feeding the Birds for good luck
In Turkey, birds are sometime released for good luck. These women with their bowls of corn sell the seed which you throw to the birds - this is considered lucky (feeding wild animals)

Oriental Beauty from Constantinople
An Oriental Beauty from Constantinople with fancy headdress and many layers of beads. These women are known as the nomads and they are decorated by their men, who weigh them down with jewellery!

Rustic wedding in Kent
A rustic wedding in Kent -- the bride sits on a horse-drawn cart which has been decorated with garlands, and receives a lucky horseshoe from the village blacksmith

Woe Betide or Good Luck to You by Pauline Baynes
A page of superstitions painted in intricate detail specially for Holly Leaves by Pauline Baynes. The key to the illustration is on p.46 of the issue

Education, Technical training
Two very lucky schoolboys from Sevenoaks School Technical Centre build a most amazing motorised crane from a mechano kit

Brighton Sands
A girl playing on Brighton sands has been lucky enough to find a plaice in a small pool. A fishy tale

Ooh! Lucky Lipstick
A model with long, straight dark hair, pouts as she applies her pearly pink lipstick!

Monte Carlo Winner
A huge stash of winnings surrounds a lucky gambler at Monte Carlo

Empty Motorway 1960S
King of the Road: This lucky vehicle driver has the motorway to itself in the early days of motorways in Britain

Good Luck Signs
Various items symbolising good luck - apparently, the number 13 is lucky for some !

Emigrants Halt
Settlers travelling west halt on the Great Plains for the night with their cattle and sheep : they have been lucky with their hunting and will eat well tonight

Alexander II Survives
After surviving Solovievs attempt on his life, Alexander II rides through the streets of St Petersburg : but he won t always be so lucky

Prizewinning Heifer 1950
Jims Lucky Lady, Jersey heifer who took the first prize at an agricultural show

WALKIES
A lucky dog sits still to have his lead put on ready for his walk with a mistress with very shiny shoes

Boone Pursued by Indians
Daniel Boone escaping capture from the Indians, his companion is not so lucky and is scalped

Demon & Horse Shoe
A cottager nails a horse-shoe over his front door, thereby frustrating the Devil who is lurking nearby with evil intentions

Sealyham & Doggy Chox
A lucky white Sealyham terrier dog with its box of Doggie Chox

Baby in Pram / Dummy 1884
This lucky infant has a pram with its own built-in dummy

Boy W / Meccano Train
A lucky boy constructing his very own meccano train

Gas Fire 1960S
The ultimate in modern chic - a coal-effect gas fire with marble effect surround! This lucky woman warms herself by it with her cat, a sherry and reel-to-reel tape player

Islamic Monsters
The Christian hero Roland is assailed by a swarm of Islamic monsters - If I get out of here without catching cold, I ll be lucky !

Soft Landings
Sooner or later, every aviator has a crash, and not all can choose where to fall : lucky are those who find somewhere soft

Welsh Tearooms
Two lucky cyclists contemplate whether or not to enter some tea rooms, which also have Hovis bread, in the mountains of Snowdonia, near Lake Tal-y- Llyn, north Wales

Father Cmas / Toys / Rooftop
Father Christmas stands on a snowy rooftop, reaches into his basket of toys and presents and selects one to put down a lucky childs chimney

Fecundity Talisman
A Chinese talisman which ensures fecundity - count them, five bouncing boys ! You should be so lucky !

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