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WW1 poster, Red Cross recruitmentPoster, Red Cross recruitment -- Join! The Greatest Mother. circa 1918
Japan, Imperial Mint, Osaka - Rolling Mills, Cutting PressesJapan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - Rolling Mills, and the Cutting-out Presses. Date: circa 1910s
100 and 50 drachmas bills, Greece. Coin
Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940The weeks food facts No. 6. If you eat more than you need, you are wasting food as surely as if you had thrown it away. So eat what you need, but no more. Buy wisely and cater strictly
The croupiers who showed signs of emotion 1927Croupiers starts to sweat after giving all the casinos money to a lucky winner, who is disappearing under a pile of cash in front of him
50000000000 Mark noteThe hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 50 000 000 000 Mark edited iat Hamburg 1/11 1923. Date: 1921-1923
Wartime poster, More Ships -- come on! War Savings are Warships. Encouraging people to save money and help the war effort. Featuring a British bulldog wearing an HMS Victory naval cap. 1940s
Sing a Song of Sixpence -- the king cuts into his pie, and the blackbirds start to sing. 19th century
Interior of ticket office at London Bridge railway stationThe interior of the ticket booking office at London Bridge railway station. The clerks serve customers through windows at the right
Origin Species, CH Bennett, banker - vultureVulturine. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a vulture to a banker. Known for his beak and bald head the vulture has exchanged his feathers for a broadcloth
William Ii / CoinCoin of William II (William Rufus) second son of William I (circa 1056-1100)
William I / CoinCoin of William the Conqueror (circa 1028-1087)
Samuel Spencer Bill 1880Samuel Spencer, draper, of Chester
Millionaire Throws CashAn American millionaire, Mr Chanel, wins at the casino - then throws his winnings from the window to passers-by
Founding of the Bank of England - proposed by William Paterson, the Bank of England was formed with Sir John Houblon as its first Governor, initially located in Mercers Hall. Date: 1694
Caricature of Archdeacon Dunbar, Anglican clergymanCaricature of Archdeacon Charles Gordon Cumming Dunbar (1844-1916), Anglican clergyman of St Andrews Church, Tavistock Place, London, who was involved in a divorce case in 1881 brought by his wife
French Street ConjurorA French street magician with his trestle table set up ready to perform the cup and ball trick and con some punters out of their money Date: circa 1805
Fortune flying through the sky on the wheelFortune, sprinkling a cornucopia of money and flowers on the lucky, is transported across the clouds atop the Wheel of Fortune.... Date: circa 1902
Money agreement. Illustration from Decretum" Money agreement. Illustration from " Decretum Gratiani" (" Gratians Decree" ). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Laon
Rich Woman fishes for suitorsLeap Year - A Sure Bait A rich woman sits on the riverbank, loading up her hook with her riches ( LSD - pounds shillings and pence) - a sure bait for the mass of suitors she has already caught
Opening of the Anglesey HuntAn opening custom of the Anglesey Hunt, whereby hot coppers or small change (heated in a bucket by the fire) are thrown from the balcony of the Bulkeley Arms Hotel following the hunt ball
Lionel L. Cohen, Vanity Fair, LibLIONEL LOUIS COHEN (1832-1887) English financier, politician, and communal worker. Trustee and later manager of the London Stock Exchange. MP for Paddington North
Key figures behind tariff reform from Birmingham areaThe key figures behind tariff reform from the Birmingham area. Tariff Reform introduced by Joseph and Austen Chamberlain in 1903
Norman Gnome
Poster advertising National Savings (the best British recipe for prosperity), with six recipes from one of the first television chefs, Philip Harben (1906-1970). circa 1940s
Dutch poster advertising a National Collection on behalf of the Fatherland (ie the German Reich), during the Second World War. May 1944
Poster advertising a collection for nursesGerman poster advertising a collection for nurses, to thank them for their work during the First World War
Blondin Audience LedgerA fascinating unused page from a ledger to record the ticket sales and money accrued from a performance of the legendary tightrop walker Charles Blondin The Hero of Niagara
Coin of Edward & HaroldCoins of Edward the Confessor and Harold II
Jesus and TempleHe expels the money-changers from the Temple precincts
Royal Mint FacadeThe facade of the Royal Mint
Debtor Served with WritA debtor is served with a writ
Successful Money LenderA successful money lender caresses his bulging money bags. Coins lie scattered across the table. A freshly drawn up loan contract is at his elbow
Puccini / Butterfly / RecordComplete on 16 records, at 4 shillings and sixpence each, or complete for three pounds and twelve shillings - at least 100 pounds in todays money !
No Money for Social Serv- Sorry, can t spare anything for schools or social services
Visit to a Money LenderA visit to a money lender
Coining Machines : (L) For writing on edge (R) Mill
Comic postcard, two women chatting - alimony Date: 20th century
Cartoon, The Macmillion (Andrew Carnegie)Cartoon, The Macmillion -- Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919), Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist
1970S CASH REGISTERA National Class 51 cash register, in use before Decimalisation in February 1971. Date: early 1970s
Comic postcard, Little girl with a penny for the toilet Date: 20th century
Cartoon, Honourable RatioHonourable Ratio: or, Naval Conversationsin London. Ratio 5:5:3, between Great Britain, United States of America and Japan. Date: 1934
Richard Dunn and Angela Burdett-Coutts, caricaturesMr Dunns portrait as imagined by Miss Coutts; Miss Burdett Coutts portrait as imagined by Mr Dunn. Richard Dunn, an Irish barrister
WW2 poster, Lend a Hand, War Savings Date: early 1940s
First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling rosesThe First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses outside the Hotel Cecil on 26 June 1912. The charity was launched on the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Princess Alexandra from her
Somali Boys diving for money at AdenSomali Boys diving for money/coins at Aden, Yemen. Described as " an amusing sight"... Date: 1875
People with roulette wheel, Nevada, USAPeople gathered around a roulette wheel, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1940s
Binions Horseshoe Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -- one million dollars in cash on display in the form of one hundred ten thousand dollar bills, inside a giant golden horseshoe. circa 1964