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Sir Thomas Erpingham
SIR THOMAS ERPINGHAM soldier, made knight of the garter by Henry IV. Date: 1387 - 1428

Powdered Mashed Potatoes
Fluffy mashed potatoes made from a powder mix. Date: 1960s

Making Parachutes 1933
British parachutes being made to order for the Danish Air Force, who placed an order with the Irving Air Chute Company of Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 22 June 1933

John Dennis, Caricature
JOHN DENNIS playwright and critic - more successful at the latter than the former; made enemies of Swift and Pope, but wrote well on Shakespeare. Date: 1657 - 1734

Jacques Delille - 5
Abbe JACQUES DELILLE French writer, Academician - this painting was made while Delille was reciting his verses, you may be interested to know. Date: 1738 - 1813

Sir Roger Curtis - 2
SIR ROGER CURTIS British naval commander : here as Captain, later he will be made an Admiral. Date: 1746 - 1816

Anne Ctess Cumberland
ANNE CLIFFORD, countess of CUMBERLAND, daughter of Lord Dacre, second wife of Henry, second earl. She was 81 when this portrait was made. Date: CIRCA 1558

Henry Coxwell
HENRY COXWELL English balloonist, who made several scientific ascents with Glaisher. Date: 1819 - 1900

Collingwood as a Youth
CUTHBERT (later Lord) COLLINGWOOD - the future admiral as a midshipman, a drawing made to exchange with a similar one of Nelson. Date: 1748 - 1810

Henry Christy
HENRY CHRISTY English ethnologist whose studies spread into geology, paleontology and anthropology, to all of which he made important contributions. Date: 1810 - 1865

Spanish Stuffed Bread
Spanished stuffed bread, made with olive oil, a spanish onion, butter, garlic, eggs and garnished with macaroni cheese, but looking rather like a pair of sandles! Date: 1960s

Francesco Bianchini
FRANCESCO BIANCHINI Italian astronomer, made observations about Venus and the Moon, discovered three comets, worked on the calendar for pope Clement XI. Date: 1662 - 1729

Roberto Bellarmino
ROBERTO FRANCESCO ROMOLO BELLARMINO, Italian churchman, Jesuit, cardinal, opposed Reformation, defended temporal power of Pope - no wonder they made him a saint... Date: 1542 - 1621

Peter Barlow
PETER BARLOW (1776 - 1862) a splendid example of a Victorian self- made man, rising from obscure schoolmaster to eminent mathematician, scientist and engineer, professor, F.R.S.&c. Date: circa 1850

Charlotte Ashburnham
CHARLOTTE (Percy), countess ASHBURNHAM, daughter of duke of Northumberland, second wife of George, the third earl : portrait made when she was still viscountess St Asaph. Date: 1776 - 1862

Mme Recamier, Reclining
JEANNE-FRANCOISE-JULIE- RECAMIER French social leader in a characteristic pose, reclining on a day-bed of the style she has made famous. Date: 1777 - 1849

Chapel Made of Salt
Miners in the salt mine at Wieliczka, Poland, carved this shrine, the Kinga Chapel, in the salt, 101 metres below ground. Successive generations worked on it for 70 years. Date: 17th century

Gingerbread Men
Richly Decorated Fancy Figures in Fermented Sweet Dough - traditional and modern shapes (note the golfer !) not necessarily made with ginger. Date: circa 1930

German Dressmakers 1900
An upper class woman being measured for a new dress in a fashion house in the days when doorknocker hairstyles were in vogue. Date: circa 1900

Guillaume-Cliton
GUILLAUME-CLITON DE NORMANDIE son of Robert III, duc de Normandie, failed to recover estates deprived by Henry II of England, made Comte de Flandres, but not popular. Date: ?1102 - 1128

Magic and Witchcraft
A sorcerer draws a magic circle - witches fly to the sabbat and dance with demons - the afflicted are exorcised and made to vomit the demons possessing them...its magic! Date: 1715

Saint Reinildis
SAINT REINILDIS daughter of a count and saint Amalberga : she made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land but on her return was murdered by Huns at Saintes, in Flanders. Date: - circa 710

England / Leicester / Wall
The Jewry Wall and Roman Forum at Leicester, one of the finest monuments of Roman Britain, with St. Nicholas Church (also partly made from Roman materials) behind. Date: 1930s

Ymca Tea Car
War workers and troops form a queue and others enjoy a cuppa and a snack on the bonnet of the YMCA " Tea Car", providing refreshments for them and those made homeless by bombing Date

Visscher at Work
The great Flemish engraver Jakob Visscher at work : he made one of the finest panoramas of early London. Date: 17th century

Page from a catalogue toy trains and cars 1929
A seletion of British made wooden and polished aluminium trains, cars, vans and cranes. Products available from the Harrods catalogue toy department. Date: 1929

Chinese Embroidery 1913
A narrow fitting dress with bateau (boat) neckline made from an oriental (Chinese) fabric depicting cranes & flowers. She wears 2 long strings of beads. 1913

Court of Serendip
At the court of Serendip (an old name for Sri Lanka) whose princes continually made happy but unexpected discoveries, according to Horace Walpole. Hence serendipity

Advert for Butywave Wavesetters 1931
Set your own hair with the Butywave Wavesetter! 1931

Paris - Madrid Race 1903
M.Gabriel, the winner of the first and only stage of the Paris-Madrid race, and the car with which he made the distance to Bordeaux in 5 hours and 13 mins (342 miles) Date: May 1903

Braille Books on Shelf
A young woman holds a novel in one hand & the same novel made up of seven braille volumes in the other. Date: circa 1930s

C-M De LA Condamine
CHARLES-MARIE DE LA CONDAMINE French naturalist and mathematician who made the first scientific exploration of the Amazon in 1743. Date: 1701 - 1774

Brown Tailor Made 1899
Brown tailor-made with open jacket bodice secured with crossed bands & buttons, tight sleeves with flared cuff, tight skirt flaring from the knee & swansdown ruff. Date: 1899

Purple Open Bodice 1899
Open jacket bodice, curved basques, sleeves with small puff at shoulder, lace jabot, waistcoat, high collar, gored skirt with fullness at back, 3 bands of trim on skirt & body. Date: 1899

Astrakan Costume 1885
Astrakan d-b jacket bodice, high round collar, skirt & tunic in fabric of vertical stripes, tasselled cord worn at one side. Hat: high crown & stuffed bird. Small muff. Date: 1885

Diving Suit Ca 1875
A state-of-the-art diving suit of the late 19th century, made of rubber and fitted with an emergency air tank, just in case the unthinkable should happen... Date: circa 1875

Grey Tailor Made 1899
Pale grey tailor made with white trim: collarless jacket with short rounded basque, tight sleeves with puff at the shoulder, gored skirt, pleated blouse & grey fur stole. Date: 1899

Maillots Kite
French experimenter Maillot demonstrates that a kite can be made which will lift a man off the ground. Date: 1886

Greenhouse / Fox Ash
A greenhouse on the Lands Settlement, Fox Ash Estate, Ardleigh, Essex. Money made from the crops grown on each holding are used to supplement the tenants income. Date: circa 1960

Red Indian Costume Boy
A young boy wears a native American outfit made of brown casement, trimmed with a red fringe and red appliques, and completed by a feathered headdress with wooden beads. Date: 28 December 1935

Martha Saunders (104+)
MARTHA SAUNDERS Resident of Magpie Alley, Grays inn Road, London who was 104 years old when this fine mezzotint was made. Date: 1671 - 1775+

William Aldridge (113)
WILLIAM ALDRIDGE Wheelwright of Acton, Middlesex, who lived for 113 years : he was 112 when this portrait was made. Date: 1584 - 1698

Esparto Baskets / Tunisia
Baskets being made from Esparto grass in Tunisia. Date: 1912

Woman with Ironed Towels
A smiling young woman carries some ironed towels and sheets; a wholsesome testament to the virtues of clean living. Date: 1930s

Dress Maker 1804
A dress maker attends to her customer who is being fitted for a gown. Adjustments are made requiring a pair of scissors as the client admires the handiwork in the mirror. Date: 1804

Englishman 1145
His hooded cloak is made of skin, with smooth side inside and a shirt beneath; ankle gaiters cover the tops of his shoes Date: circa 1145

Tiling the Temple Roof
While lawyers are on holiday the Temple is re-tiled. The new tiles were made to resemble the old as closely as possible. The Law Courts can be seen in the background. Date: 1930s

Sir Richard Stayner (? - 1662) Naval commander, fought the Spanish along with Blake, made admiral by Charles II

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