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Background imageMoney Collection: WW1 poster, Red Cross recruitment

WW1 poster, Red Cross recruitment
Poster, Red Cross recruitment -- Join! The Greatest Mother. circa 1918

Background imageMoney Collection: Japan, Imperial Mint, Osaka - Rolling Mills, Cutting Presses

Japan, Imperial Mint, Osaka - Rolling Mills, Cutting Presses
Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - Rolling Mills, and the Cutting-out Presses. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMoney Collection: 100 and 50 drachmas bills, Greece. Coin

100 and 50 drachmas bills, Greece. Coin

Background imageMoney Collection: Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940
The 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

Background imageMoney Collection: The croupiers who showed signs of emotion 1927

The croupiers who showed signs of emotion 1927
Croupiers 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

Background imageMoney Collection: 50000000000 Mark note

50000000000 Mark note
The 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

Background imageMoney Collection: Wartime poster, More Ships

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

Background imageMoney Collection: Sing a Song of Sixpence

Sing a Song of Sixpence -- the king cuts into his pie, and the blackbirds start to sing. 19th century

Background imageMoney Collection: Interior of ticket office at London Bridge railway station

Interior of ticket office at London Bridge railway station
The interior of the ticket booking office at London Bridge railway station. The clerks serve customers through windows at the right

Background imageMoney Collection: Origin Species, CH Bennett, banker - vulture

Origin Species, CH Bennett, banker - vulture
Vulturine. 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

Background imageMoney Collection: William Ii / Coin

William Ii / Coin
Coin of William II (William Rufus) second son of William I (circa 1056-1100)

Background imageMoney Collection: William I / Coin

William I / Coin
Coin of William the Conqueror (circa 1028-1087)

Background imageMoney Collection: Samuel Spencer Bill 1880

Samuel Spencer Bill 1880
Samuel Spencer, draper, of Chester

Background imageMoney Collection: Millionaire Throws Cash

Millionaire Throws Cash
An American millionaire, Mr Chanel, wins at the casino - then throws his winnings from the window to passers-by

Background imageMoney Collection: Founding of the Bank of England

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

Background imageMoney Collection: Caricature of Archdeacon Dunbar, Anglican clergyman

Caricature of Archdeacon Dunbar, Anglican clergyman
Caricature 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

Background imageMoney Collection: French Street Conjuror

French Street Conjuror
A 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

Background imageMoney Collection: Fortune flying through the sky on the wheel

Fortune flying through the sky on the wheel
Fortune, sprinkling a cornucopia of money and flowers on the lucky, is transported across the clouds atop the Wheel of Fortune.... Date: circa 1902

Background imageMoney Collection: Money agreement. Illustration from Decretum

Money agreement. Illustration from Decretum
" Money agreement. Illustration from " Decretum Gratiani" (" Gratians Decree" ). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Laon

Background imageMoney Collection: Rich Woman fishes for suitors

Rich Woman fishes for suitors
Leap 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

Background imageMoney Collection: Opening of the Anglesey Hunt

Opening of the Anglesey Hunt
An 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

Background imageMoney Collection: Lionel L. Cohen, Vanity Fair, Lib

Lionel L. Cohen, Vanity Fair, Lib
LIONEL LOUIS COHEN (1832-1887) English financier, politician, and communal worker. Trustee and later manager of the London Stock Exchange. MP for Paddington North

Background imageMoney Collection: Key figures behind tariff reform from Birmingham area

Key figures behind tariff reform from Birmingham area
The key figures behind tariff reform from the Birmingham area. Tariff Reform introduced by Joseph and Austen Chamberlain in 1903

Background imageMoney Collection: Norman Gnome

Norman Gnome

Background imageMoney Collection: Poster advertising National Savings

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

Background imageMoney Collection: Dutch poster advertising a National Collection

Dutch poster advertising a National Collection on behalf of the Fatherland (ie the German Reich), during the Second World War. May 1944

Background imageMoney Collection: Poster advertising a collection for nurses

Poster advertising a collection for nurses
German poster advertising a collection for nurses, to thank them for their work during the First World War

Background imageMoney Collection: Blondin Audience Ledger

Blondin Audience Ledger
A 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

Background imageMoney Collection: Coin of Edward & Harold

Coin of Edward & Harold
Coins of Edward the Confessor and Harold II

Background imageMoney Collection: Jesus and Temple

Jesus and Temple
He expels the money-changers from the Temple precincts

Background imageMoney Collection: Royal Mint Facade

Royal Mint Facade
The facade of the Royal Mint

Background imageMoney Collection: Debtor Served with Writ

Debtor Served with Writ
A debtor is served with a writ

Background imageMoney Collection: Successful Money Lender

Successful Money Lender
A successful money lender caresses his bulging money bags. Coins lie scattered across the table. A freshly drawn up loan contract is at his elbow

Background imageMoney Collection: Puccini / Butterfly / Record

Puccini / Butterfly / Record
Complete on 16 records, at 4 shillings and sixpence each, or complete for three pounds and twelve shillings - at least 100 pounds in todays money !

Background imageMoney Collection: No Money for Social Serv

No Money for Social Serv
- Sorry, can t spare anything for schools or social services

Background imageMoney Collection: Visit to a Money Lender

Visit to a Money Lender
A visit to a money lender

Background imageMoney Collection: Coining Machines

Coining Machines : (L) For writing on edge (R) Mill

Background imageMoney Collection: Comic postcard, two women chatting - alimony Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, two women chatting - alimony Date: 20th century

Background imageMoney Collection: Cartoon, The Macmillion (Andrew Carnegie)

Cartoon, The Macmillion (Andrew Carnegie)
Cartoon, The Macmillion -- Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919), Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist

Background imageMoney Collection: 1970S CASH REGISTER

1970S CASH REGISTER
A National Class 51 cash register, in use before Decimalisation in February 1971. Date: early 1970s

Background imageMoney Collection: Comic postcard, Little girl with a penny for the toilet

Comic postcard, Little girl with a penny for the toilet Date: 20th century

Background imageMoney Collection: Cartoon, Honourable Ratio

Cartoon, Honourable Ratio
Honourable Ratio: or, Naval Conversationsin London. Ratio 5:5:3, between Great Britain, United States of America and Japan. Date: 1934

Background imageMoney Collection: Richard Dunn and Angela Burdett-Coutts, caricatures

Richard Dunn and Angela Burdett-Coutts, caricatures
Mr Dunns portrait as imagined by Miss Coutts; Miss Burdett Coutts portrait as imagined by Mr Dunn. Richard Dunn, an Irish barrister

Background imageMoney Collection: WW2 poster, Lend a Hand, War Savings

WW2 poster, Lend a Hand, War Savings Date: early 1940s

Background imageMoney Collection: First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses

First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses
The 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

Background imageMoney Collection: Somali Boys diving for money at Aden

Somali Boys diving for money at Aden
Somali Boys diving for money/coins at Aden, Yemen. Described as " an amusing sight"... Date: 1875

Background imageMoney Collection: People with roulette wheel, Nevada, USA

People with roulette wheel, Nevada, USA
People gathered around a roulette wheel, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageMoney Collection: Binions Horseshoe Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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



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