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Mops Collection

Background imageMops Collection: Strong Cheese repels diner and waiter

Strong Cheese repels diner and waiter
One of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Cheese: " Supply much stronger, but very little demand." This commodities phrasiology is illustrated by a waiter struggling to cope

Background imageMops Collection: The Stratford-on-Avon Mops

The Stratford-on-Avon Mops
The two Statute of Mop Fairs in Stratford-on-Avon are held on the day after Michaelmas Day and the second Friday in October - their institution dates back to the days of Richard I

Background imageMops Collection: Lady riding side-saddle on a donkey

Lady riding side-saddle on a donkey
A pretty young lady is transported in style on a donkey, sheletered from the midday sun by a parasol. Her boyfriend is less lucky, gallantly trotting along in her wake on foot

Background imageMops Collection: A touch of gout - an elderly gentleman mops his brow whilst his wife

A touch of gout - an elderly gentleman mops his brow whilst his wife and young daughter attend to him Date: Nineteenth century

Background imageMops Collection: The Brush Salesman

The Brush Salesman. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966

Background imageMops Collection: Molly Mops Cottage, Dorchester, Oxfordshire

Molly Mops Cottage, Dorchester, Oxfordshire - good example of the brick and flint building style common throughout Chilterns area. Date: 1980s

Background imageMops Collection: Venezuela - Broom, brush and mop salesman

Venezuela - Broom, brush and mop salesman
Venezuela - Mobile Broom, brush and mop salesman, his wares stacked neatly in panniers carried on the flanks of his noble mule steed. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageMops Collection: Tabby and white kitten with a mop

Tabby and white kitten with a mop
Unusual Friends - tabby and white kitten with a mop. 1950s

Background imageMops Collection: Shop assistant in Morrisons supermarket, Eccles

Shop assistant in Morrisons supermarket, Eccles
A shop assistant in Morrisons supermarket, Eccles, holds up a washing up mop for a price check. Date: circa 1980

Background imageMops Collection: Young lady cries after receiving a retort from her boyfriend

Young lady cries after receiving a retort from her boyfriend
Taking a Hot Return - cricket analogy used on a humorous(ish?) postcard showing a girl upset after receiving a harsh retort from her beau. Date: 1908

Background imageMops Collection: Gas Council advertisement 1954

Gas Council advertisement 1954
Advertisement by the Gas Council stressing that the gas industry makes the best use of the nations coal, allowing busy housewives the luxury of instant hot water with Mr Therms Sink Water-heaters

Background imageMops Collection: Lady Sailor

Lady Sailor
A stylish young woman mops the deck of her boat, moored on the banks of the River Stour, England, getting it ready for a spot of Easter sailing!

Background imageMops Collection: Brush Maker 1827

Brush Maker 1827
The brush maker making hair brushes, carpet brooms and mops. He also makes wooden coal hods and measures for coal and corn

Background imageMops Collection: Mopping Kitchen Floor

Mopping Kitchen Floor
A young housewife mops her kitchen linoleum floor, using a squeegy mop


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