Maxims Collection

A sketch of the interior of Maxims, Paris, 1907
A sketch of the interior of Maxim s, Paris, 1907 - the most cosmopolitan restaurant in the world and a Paris institution Date: 1907

St Swithin / Dudley / Maxims
SAINT SWITHIN or SWITHUN Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastic, Bishop of Winchester, associated with a prediction of rain for 40 days

Pharmacist (Maxims)
A pharmacist measures out drops for the megrims (winter blues)

Zodiac / Taurus (Maxims)
portrayed as a bull in a china shop (although the china shop is seemingly a combination of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum)

The Landing Stage and Casino (Maxims Restaurant and Bar) at Buyukada (Prinkipo). Date: 1923

The interior of Maxims nightspot in Vienna, 1920s (brazenly called the Montmartre of Vienna) Date: 1920s

Advert for Maxims Rue Royale, Paris Date: 1920s

Indian troops take their Maxim machine guns into the firing line on the Western Front in France. The ammunition is carried in boxes behind Date: 1915

Old Father Time falls through the ice at the end of the old year Date: 1887

The Soudan Advance - steaming back to Berber: playing Maxims on the Baggara Horse after the bombardment of Metmmeh, 1897. Photogravure after Frederic Villiers, 1897

Frcs De LA Rochefoucauld
FRANCOIS, duc de LA ROCHEFOUCAULD French moralist, famous for maxims, such as We are all strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others. Date: 1613 - 1680

Zodiac / Libra (Maxims)
a literal view showing a book keeper balancing the books! Date: 1887

Zodiac / Virgo (Maxims)
illustrated as an encounter between Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex (seemingly caught in the act of graffiti) Date: 1887

Zodiac / Gemini (Maxims)
portrayed as two sandwichmen involved in a violent exchange of views! Date: 1887

Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note ?
Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note the bent axle which was damaged by excessive upward pressure on the antilift rails used to prevent the aeroplane leaving the ground

Sir Hiram Maxim?s workshop at Baldwyn?s Park, Kent, 1890

Maxim?s 1910 biplane under construction in 1909 at the C?
Maxim?s 1910 biplane under construction in 1909 at the Crayford Works, Kent

Demonstration of Hiram Maxims flying machine Baldwyns Park
Demonstration of Hiram Maxims flying machine at Baldwyns Park, Kent, 3 November 1894. It made a short uncontrolled hop flight on 31 July 1894

Maxims steam-driven biplane test rig 1894
Maxims steam-driven biplane test rig, 1894

Maxims steam-driven biplane after the crash 31 July 1894
Maxims steam-driven biplane after the crash, 31 July 1894

Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxims steam-driven aeroplane. Note the bent axle which was damaged by excessive upward pressure on the antilift rails used to prevent the aeroplane leaving the ground

PEREZ, Antonio (1540-1611). Spanish politician

Arch Druid (Smith)
The Arch Druid in his judicial habit holds the peithynin, or elucidator, on which maxims are inscribed : the snake beside the altar-stone is a sacred beast. Date: BCE

Zodiac / Leo (Maxims)
illustrated as a signwriter painting a pub sign Date: 1887

Maxims scene from supper show Montmartre a Minuit
The Maxims scene from the supper show Montmartre a Minuit at the International Casino, New York, 1938, (Broadway & 45th Street) produced by Clifford Fischer Date: 1938

Sketch of Maxims restaurant in Paris, 1914
Sketch of Maxims restaurant in Paris. Artwork by Herb Roth Date: 1914

Indian machine gunners mobilize
Indian troops taking their maxim machine guns to the firing line in world war one

Zodiac / Aries (Maxims)
allegorical representation showing two old sailors at the quayside........?

Millennium / Cherub & Time
Allegorical illustration of the new year (as a cherub) holding Father Times scythe

Events / Africa / Sudan Wars
Battle of Omdurman; maxims ready to fire on the advancing Dervishes

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