Mascots Collection

Irish Wolfhound Mascot
The band of the Irish Guards march with their regimental mascot, an Irish Wolfhound, of course

A famous mascot - Captain Scott dog joins the Army
Scotty, the dog belonging to Captain Robert Falcon Scott, who went to the South Pole with Scott in 1912 and went with the relief party to find his late masters body

Rescuing the ships mascot during a naval engagement: the dog, which had fallen overboard, is plucked from the sea during an aerial attack. 1917

Caricature illustration of scenes at Henley by H M Bateman
Caricature illustration of scenes of the boat race at Henley by H M Bateman, captioned by the artist, The Diamonds, The Goblets, The Grand, Mascots, Sorry! The Finish, The Aftermath'

Sketch cover, Binnie Hale in her dressing room, Hippodrome
Binnie Hale, star of the hit musical comedy Sunny at the London Hippodrome, pictured in her dressing room wearing the fetching shorts for her gymnasium scene and arranging various toys

Thames Boat Race - Oxford University Crew, 1894
Thames Boat Race - group photo of Oxford University Crew, 1894. 1894

Pilots of the Royal Air Force Scouting Squadron
Airmen of the Royal Air Force scouting squadron posing for a photograph, together with various animal mascots, in July 1918. Date: 1918

Teddy enjoying a draught of ginger-beer, the 2nd Battalion Kings Rifles pet, arrived in Shorncliffe from India. Given a new home at an expense of seventeen pounds

One of the British war-ships in the Dardanelles had an unusual pet, an Irish hog, named Dennis, who is seen in the photograph among his new comrades

Old Bill car mascot - Bairnsfatherware
Old Bill car mascot. Produced by Louis Lejeune (Mascots) Ltd. c.1919, on a metal plinth, which is on a wooden socle. Copyright No. R2669204. Bairnsfather Ware

Old Bill car mascot. Produced by Louis Lejeune (Mascots) Ltd. c.1919, stamped copywright, on a black painted metal rounded plinth. Bairnsfather Ware

Old Bill car mascot on a metal plinth, WW1
Old Bill car mascot. Produced by Louis Lejeune (Mascots) Ltd, on a metal plinth. Copyright No. R2669204. Bairnsfather Ware. Date: circa 1919

Chance the firemens dog, LFEE
Chance the firemens dog, belonging to the London Fire Engine Establishment. He attended many fires and wore a collar engraved with the words: Stop me not but onward let me jog

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

Canadian soldier with Tabby the cat, WW1
A member of the A company of the 1st Battalion of Canadian troops in Bustard Camp on Salisbury Plain, with " Tabby" the Persian cat brought across the Atlantic with the men. Date: 1914

Bruce Bairnsfather in his Sunbeam with Old Bill mascot
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, famous for his cartoons of trench humour in The Bystander during the First World War seen at the wheel of his Sunbeam car with an aluminium car mascot in the shape of

Advertisement for Old Bill car mascot, 1920
Advertisement for the " Old Bill" car mascot, exclusively sold by Smith of Motor Accessories fame. Old Bill was the soldier character created by the cartoonist Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in

Bruno the Bear, HMS Marlborough battleship mascot
Bruno the Bear, mascot of HMS Marlborough, British Iron Duke class battleship. Seen here with a sailor. Date: circa 1914

Sammy, Mascot of the Northumberland Fusiliers, WW1
Sammy, a small terrier, who had been the mascot of the Northumberland Fusiliers regiment since April 1915. He had been wounded and gassed and, according to the Sphere magazine caption, was now

Old Bill car mascot - Bairnsfatherware
Old Bill car mascot. Produced by Louis Lejeune (Mascots) Ltd. c.1919, on a metal plinth, which is on a wooden socle. Copyright No. R2669204. Bairnsfather Ware

Regimental goat, mascot of the Welsh Regiment, WW1
The billy goat, the pet mascot of the Welsh Regiment pictured at a football match in September 1914. He is wearing a tunic bearing one of the emblems of the regiment, the Prince of Wales plumes

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

Amy Johnson with her mascots and engineer Jack Humphries before leaving Hull to fly to Croydon and the first leg of her trip to Australia, 1930. Date: 1930

Advertisment for a Lalique mascot
An advertisement for a Lalique car mascot from Breves Lalique Galeries, Knightbridge; A mascot - and a seal of good taste

Monkeys Kima and Bibi, Victoria Falls, South Africa
Mascot monkeys Kima and Bibi, part of the Court Treatt Cape to Cairo Motor Expedition, Victoria Falls, South Africa. Date: circa 1925

Edward VIIs dog Caesar becomes a car mascot
A car mascot from 1910 in the form of the famous terrier dog Caesar belonging to the late King Edward VII. Caesar famously followed the kings coffin at the funeral, winning the hearts of the public

Cartoon, Methodical training, WW1
Cartoon, Methodical training. A French soldier on the Western Front has been given a dog as a mascot. He is gradually training him by giving him less meat each day

Canadians in camp at Salisbury Plain with bear mascot
Canadian troops in camp at Salisbury Plain posing with their regimental pet, a black bear. There is no hard fast evidence to suggest so in the caption but it is possible that this is Winnie

Monkey mascot steals enemy flag, WW1
The exploits of Bebe, the pet monkey of an Italian officer who brought back the Austrian flag from the enemy trenches, snatching it

Russian soldier with regimental bear mascot, WW1
Muska, a Russian regimental mascot pictured arguing volubly with his master on some important point. The caption assures the reader that, Muska is quite friendly

A Canadian giving his dog a bath behind the lines
A dog endures the ordeal of a bath in a small basin somewhere behind the lines on the Western Front. According to the caption

A bulldog mascot of a Canadian regiment in France
Gibby, a massive bulldog, poses in a trench beside the commanding officer of a Canadian regiment in France. The dog was badly gassed several times but still continued to go into action with his men

Cat as a mascot of a gun crew on Western Front
A small cat who was the mascot of a big-gun crew on the Western Front. Cats proved themselves very useful during the war. In the trenches they rendered inestimable service in the war against

The Bystander on HMS Vigilant, WW1
A snapshot of the mascot of H.M.S. " Vigilant, " a chameleon, endeavouring to adapt the colour of his skin to the variegated hues of the cover of The Bystander magazine

Captain Carpenter VC with Commander Osborne & ships mascots
Vice-Admiral Alfred Carpenter VC (17 September 1881 27 December 1955) was a Royal Navy officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his command of HMS Vindictive during the Zeebrugge Raid

Masbadges - 10. The Royal Dog (The Royal Artillery)
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one! No. 10 The bulldog of the Royal Artillery. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 7. The RFC bird
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one! No. 7 is the Royal Flying Corps Bird, which looks rather like a penguin. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 2. The Welsh Guards-Goat
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one. II - The Welsh Guards-Goat. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 5. The Scots Guards Robin
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one. No. 5 is the robin of the Scots Guards. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 3. The Kayahah
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one! In this case the hare of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 12. The Swabbit
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one. No. 12 The Swabbit representing the South Wales Borderers. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 4. The Koyli Terrier
Masbadges! Regimental Mascots and badges in one! In this case the terrier of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 1. The Royal Fusilierstrich
Regimental mascots and badges in one. 1. The Royal Fusilierstrich. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 11. The Jellaphant
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one! No. 11 is the elephant of the Somerset Light Infantry. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 9. The RFC bird
Masbadges! The regimental mascots and badges in one! No. 8s the Canadian Maple Bar. Date: 1918

Masbadges - 5. The South Staffordshire Owl
Masbadges! Regimental mascots and badges in one! No. 5 is the owl of the South Staffordshire regiment. Date: 1918

Lloyd Georges car mascot in shape of a shell, WW1
A symbolic winged shell fitted to the motor car of David Lloyd George, Minister of Munitions during 1915. It was presented to him by a manufacturer as a mark of appreciation for his work in speeding

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