Messrs Collection

Factory at Paisley
Bird s-eye view of Messrs J and J Clarks Anchor Thread works at Paisley, 11 km west of Glasgow, Scotland. They are still Britains leading threadmakers

Dartford, Messrs. Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.s factory, London and suburbs, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Messrs. Cook, Sons & Co.s Warehouse, London, 1854
Engraving showing Messrs. Cook, Sons and Companys warehouse, St. Pauls Churchyard, London, 1854

Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1910s

LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fire
Firefighters in action at Messrs Woolf, a furniture store in Hackney, East London

Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture
Official wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited

Survivors of the Empress of Ireland. 1. Mr Edward Bamford, junior wireless operator on the Empress of Ireland. 2. The Rev J. Wallet, of the United Methodist Church, Westcliff-On-Sea. 3

Making Barristers Wigs
The wigmakers firm, Messrs. Ede & Ravenscroft, prepare a wig to fit a woman barrister, whose longer hair has proved a problem with the wearing of wigs in court

Garrards making the Queens Coronation crown, 1937
Mr Charles Stone, of Messrs. Garrard s, the Court jewellers, assembling the various parts of the circlet first made for Queen Victoria and modified for each succeeding Coronation

Harland & Wolff - promotional brochure
Harland and Wolff - extremely rare Harland & Wolff promotional brochure. This soft-bound volume includes company history and information

Works Picnic of Messrs C & E Lewis - Shoe Manufacturers, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1904

Front cover, Apprenticeship Indenture
Front cover of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited. (1 of 2) Date: 3 January 1902

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

Asser and Sherwins Archery and Cricket Repository, London
Engraving showing the interior of Messrs. Asser and Sherwins Archery and Cricket repository, Strand, London, 1875

Shipping wild animals in the London Docks
Animals of Messrs. Howe and Cushings menagerie being loaded at the London Docks

An incubator nursery
Nurses attending to sick babies kept alive in a ward of incubators. The incubators pictured are from a design by Paul Altmann and distributed by Messrs Coney and Schenkhein

Finishing of the manufacture of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable
Completion of the Atlantic Telegraph cable as the last inch of cable passes through the machinery of Messrs Glass and Elliott at Morden Whard, East Greenwich

Scene of the Fatal Explosion at Birmingham
Scene following an explosion that took place on the premises of Messrs. Pursall and Phillips, percussion-cap manufacturers, in Whittall Street, St. Marys Square, Birmingham

Shopping for Fabric 1809
A throng of mostly feminine customers scrutinize the stock at Messrs. Harding, Howell & Co. at 89 Pall Mall. Fabrics cascade from displays in the drapery department

Steam Fire Engine
Canterburys steam fire- engine, built be Messrs Merryweather & sons, of Greenwich

WW1 - Turkish letter marked as Opened by Censor
WW1 period - A letter from The British Chamber of Commerce of Turkey and the Balkan States (incorporated), Constantinople - marked as Opened by Censor - addressed to Messrs. Massey-Harris Ltd

Food products by Messrs Chivers and Sons Ltd in the 1930s Date: 1930s

Silverleaf nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium
Silverleaf nightshade or silver-leaved nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium. Native to North America and Mexico, raised by Messrs. Young of Epsom nursery. Mr

Caularthron bicornutum orchid. Native to Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia. Received from Trinidad by Messrs. Shepherd of Liverpool

Gloxinia hybrd. Cross of G. speciosa and G. candida, raised at the Epsom nursery of Messrs. Young. Native to Brazil. Largest-flowered gloxinia, Gloxinia maxima

Common heath, Epacris impressa. Native to Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia, introduced by nurserymen Messrs. Mackey (Lowe), Clapton, 1825

Amaryllis Honneur de Haarlem, hybrid variety
Amaryllis Honneur de Haarlem, Hippeastrum hybrid variety. Cross of Hippeastrum pardinum, H. leopoldii and H. ackermanni. Raised by Messrs

Caiophora coronata, native to Brazil and southern South America. Sold by Messrs. Veitch and Sons of Chelsea. As Blumenbachia coronata

Tea rose hybrid, Duchess of Edinburgh. Prize-winning crimson tea rose cultivar sold by Messrs. Veitch and Son Nursery of Chelsea

Blood-red pitcher plant, Nepenthes sanguinea. Carnivorous highland pitcher plant native to Malaysia and Thailand. Sold by Messrs. Veitch and Sons Nursery, Chelsea

Clown fig foliage, Ficus aspera
Clown fig with variegated foliage, Ficus aspera. Found by Parcell, plant collector to Messrs. Baptist and Son, Sydney, Australia. As Ficus parcellii

Phragmipedium longifolium var. longifolium, orchid native to Costa Rica and Ecuador. Discovered by Benedikt Roezl on the banks of the river Dagua, Columbia. Raised by Messrs

Hyacinth cultivar, Anna, raised by Messrs. Veitch and Son nursery of Chelsea

William Pocock's reclining patent chair, 1813
Pocock's reclining patent chair. Reclining fauteuil chair with sliding footstools and reading desk. A Designed with classical taste by the ingenious inventors, Messrs

English gentleman in hunting pinks having his portrait painted, 19th century. Ruddle the artist smoking a pipe while painting Bragg seated on a saddle stand. Mr. Braggs equestrian portrait

Messrs. Robert Porter & Company Ltd premises
1913

Babcock and Wilcox 6 ton Steam Roller YB7976 Toby (msn 95/4009). Seen with a 1955 Standard 10 motor car 200CPJ at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. Built in 1925 to the design of Messrs

Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, 1912, by Mappin and Webb, hallmarked London 1912, with fine model of Cody?s Flyer, Type No

Hold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock-Dumfries Coach
Hold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock to Dumfries Coach, by C B Newhouse Date: 1845

The Sleepy Gate-keeper, London to Bath Coach
The Sleepy Gate-keeper, by C B Newhouse, London to Bath Coach Date: 1845

Unwelcome Fare, Bristol-London Mail Coach
An Unwelcome Fare, all that luggage, Bristol to London Mail Coach Date: 1845

Welwyn Church Proposed New Tower
An architectural drawing which proposes some restoration work and the erection of a new tower at Welwyn Church, Hertfordshire

Aldenham House Gates, Elstree
A photograph of the iron gates of Aldenham House, Elstree, designed for the first Lord Aldenham, ironwork carried out by Messrs. Hart, Son, Peard and Co. Date: early 1900s

Southwark Cathedral Canons Stalls
This photograph shows some canons stalls placed in two bays of the south choir arcade, inside Southwark Cathedral, the stalls were designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield, work carried out by Messrs

St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street Stalls
A photograph of some oak stalls and screens inside St. Mark's Church at North Audley Street, London

St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street Organ Case
An architectural drawing of a large, decorative organ case inside St. Mark's Church at North Audley Street, London

The Resurrection
A stained glass window design which depicts the resurrection at various stages, it was designed for New Zealand, where the light is very strong, to give optimal full colour. Date: circa 1919

Kien Lung Cock
An oriental figurine of a cock from the Kien Lung period, from the collection of messrs. Stoner & Evans. Date: circa 1916

William Morris and Co Ltd Stained Glass
An illustration of some stained glass windows erected at Langton Matravers Church, Dorset, by William Morris & Co, Ltd. Date: circa 1915

Bristol Vase
A large porcelain vase made by the Bristol factory, in the possession of Messrs. Stoner & Evans, 3, King Street, St. James Square

Harland & Wolff - rare diary with handwritten entries, written by a member of the drawing office describing the events in the yard in 1880

Johnson twins of Bristol
Messrs T and J Johnson, the identical Johnson twins of Bristol. Studio portrait, captioned The Dromios of Bristol and Which is which?'. Date: 1895

Head Study of a Man
A colour block portrait of an unknown man, with a serious expression, looking to the left. Date: circa 1922

Messrs. Sargents Ltd, Proposed Building
An architectural sketch for the proposed building for Messrs. Sargents, Ltd, at Market Street, Sydney. Date: circa 1922

Messrs. Peapes & Co, Ltd, Business Premises
An architectural sketch for the new business premises for Messrs. Peapes & Co, Ltd. George Street, Sydney, designed by architects William Hardy Wilson, Stacey Arthur Neave & John Berry

The Compleat Angler
An illustration showing five men having an interactive discussion at a tavern table. Date: circa 1931

Roads and Vagabonds
An illustration depicting numerous men on horseback pulling a stagecoach, in some kind of disarray with some farmers nearby with their dog. Date: circa 1931

Quartier Latin
An etching of Quarter Latin, a French area known for its plentiful bookshops, home to landmarks including Sorbonne University and Shakespeare and Company. Date: circa 1930

Surf Fishing
Etching showing a man engaging in surf fishing, looking life he has got a big catch. Date: circa 1930

Play
An illustration of a girl playing with a young child, from A History of British Water Colour Painting'. The Original of this is in possession of Francis L. Berry, Esq. Date: circa 1929

Queue of women for shoefitting xray machine, at Messrs Babers, Oxford Street, London. Captioned, Our twenty first birthday Gifts and Recipients and A Symphony in Shoes'

Savoy Hotel new sitting room, captioned One of the new Sitting Rooms, with Adams Decoration by Messrs P Turpin and Co'. From an article The Savoy Extension: A World Record by George R Sims

Messrs Cartier, Jewellers, New Bond Street, London Date: 1911

The First British Postcard
This card was issued exactly one year after Austria invented the idea. It was printed by Messrs De la Rue under an exclusive contract and was an immediate success

Monumental Fountain, Paris Exhibition of 1889
The Monumental Fountain of Messrs Gayet-Gauthier, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, Chemists, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Messrs Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, Manufacturing Chemists, at Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Burroughs, Wellcome, Chemists, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Messrs Burroughs, Wellcome, Chemists, display of Kepler Extract, Cod Liver Oil, at Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Messrs Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Messrs Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, Manufacturing Chemists, advert, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Messrs Glasse and Elliott's Atlantic Telegraph Cable Works yard at East Greenwich, London. The 1, 250 tons of telegraphic cable being laid out in five coils to go on-board the H.M.S

The slitting room for steel pens, at Messrs Hinks, Wells and Co. in Birmingham. Date: 1851

Rolling the steel for pens, at Messrs Hinks, Wells and Co. in Birmingham. Date: 1851

Bronzing steel pens, at Messrs Hinks, Wells and Co. in Birmingham. Date: 1851

Exterior of music shop, Chappell and Co's in New Bond Street, London. Date: 1878

W. H. Smith and son's despatching newpapers 1900
Early morning despatching newpapers for W. H. Smith. Date: 1900

Messrs Pellatt and Green, St Pauls Churchyard, London Date: 1809

Presentation of the conveners to Princess Louise and the Duke of Fife in the hall of the Fine Art Palace at the Glasgow International Exhibition in 1901. Date: 1901

Picture sale at Messrs. Christie and Mantons King Street, St James s, London. Date: 1856

Plaster decoration at the New Oxford Theatre
A workman seen high up in the roof of the New Oxford Theatre in the process of erecting plaster decoration from Messrs. White Allom for Charles B. Cochran

1932 Gee Bee Model R Racer Aircraft - in which Mr James Doolittle won the Thompson Trophy at a speed of 252.6 mph - built by Messrs

Cartoon, Messrs Bigwood and Reynolds, Two of the old hands at the Britannia (theatre in Hoxton, London)

Cartoon, Messrs Stephens and Yardley don t like being harassed, and are now running the " Vicar" themselves. Possibly a reference to the comic operetta, The Vicar of Bray

Cartoon, Messrs W Riley and W T Purkiss - Arranging the next tour. 1886

The Pantheon Theatre, Oxford Street, London, by this time used as offices and stores by Messrs W & A Gilbey, wine and spirit merchants. circa 1902

Messrs Gilbeys wine stores, Titchfield Street, London
View inside Messrs Gilbeys wine stores, Titchfield Street, London, with men at work. Date: 1861

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