mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Boys making a pigeon loftSchool children at the school Abbotsholme building a pigeon loft. The school was set up by Mr George Allen. Who published a volume entitled Abbotsholme, 1889-99; or
Moral and Industrial Training School, LeedsA very early view of the Moral and Industrial Training School, Beckett Street, Leeds, now part of the St James Hospital site Date: 1860s
16th Century 1562 1560s Animal Art Bruegel Brueghel16th, century, 1562, 1560s, animal, art, bruegel, brueghel, coffin, dark, dead, death, destiny, destruction, detail, dog, earth, europe, european, fire, history, horse, landscape, madrid, modern
Awkward encounter with a prostitute, LondonAn awkward encounter in Regent Street, London - a man's wife says to him: That girl seems to know you, George ! Date: 1871
A man offers his friend his beautiful slavegirl. Two friends watch a woman sleeping in a four-poster bed. Les deux amis. After Athenaeus
Kitsch French Postcard with a representation of Charity. Date: circa 1910s
Representation of Charity - Money for a poor crippled boyA moral postcard depicting Charity as two smartly-dressed young girls offer some coins to a poor, crippled young boy with crutches, sat at the side of the street. Date: 1909
Kitsch French Postcard with a representation of Hope. Date: circa 1910s
Rev Theobald Mathew administering Temperance PledgeThe Very Reverend Theobald Mathew administering the Temperance Pledge. 19th century
Joke notice, Lost HoursJoke notice, Lost, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, Two Golden Hours, each set with Sixty Diamond Minutes. No Reward is offered, for they are Lost For Ever. early 19th century
Music cover, A Very Different Place, words by W Pink, music by F Aylmer, sung by G H MacDermott. 19th century
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- Canons Yeomans TaleChaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Canons Yeomans Tale, a two-part story about alchemists. Showing the Canon announcing his secret to the Priest, the Canon stirring the crucible
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Nuns Priests Tale, a mock heroic story about a cockerel named Chanticleer (Chauntecleer), his wife Pertelote, and a wily fox. Date: 1845
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Franklins Tale, a romantic story set in Brittany, about a couple, Dorigen and Arveragus, who decide that their marriage will be an equal one
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Man of Laws Tale, about the life of Constance, or Custance, Christian daughter of the emperor of Rome
Broke by BarbosaAn elegant gentleman in top hat and tails sits with his head in his hands, having spent all his money on cocktails and women by the looks of things. Date: 1929
My Mothers Bible -- man kneeling in prayer, And I seek to do His will. (4 of 4) Date: circa 1890s
My Mothers Bible -- open book in window, Blessed book, precious book. (2 of 4) Date: circa 1890s
My Mothers Bible -- mother and son, When I stood at mothers knee. (1 of 4) Date: circa 1890s
Easter Greetings postcard - Faith hanging on to her beliefcirca 1905
LADY RIDING ASTRIDE 1913Its 1913, and women riders have decided that they can ride astride without physical or moral harm : a lady gallops determinedly. Date: 1913
Cartoon, Latest from America -- HRH Junior (to HRH Senior) Now Sir-ree, if youll liquor up and settle down, Ill tell you all about my travels. Date: 1860
THE THREE MORAL GRACESTHE THREE GRACES There is no Grace without Decency, and there is no Decency without a Veil Date: 18th century
Page from the Palace of HopeAn illustrated page from the Palace of Hope, from the Documenti dAmore (Teachings of Love) of the Tuscan poet, Francesco da Barberino
Ladies bathing at Margate, Kent, are reproved by the local constabulary for unseemly behaviour. Date: 1871
Passing of the Third Floor Back, Opera House, Tunbridge WellPassing of the Third Floor Back, a play by Jerome K Jerome, at the Opera House, Tunbridge Wells. circa 1910s
Strip tease card game - Joker card, featuring the four heads of the Theatre Manager, the exotic peformer, the prosecution barrister and the prude, Miss Prim
Workhouse dining hall, Oliver Twist film, 1948A workhouse dining hall interior, from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. The religious mottos reminded the inmates that due gratitude was in order for the care they were receiving
Gnostic TalismanGNOSTIC TALISMAN which provided protection against evil, both physical and moral
The Princess and the Swineherd - The Swineherd scolded and the rain poured down
The Merry Family, 1668, by Jan Havicksz Steen (c. 1625-1679)Jan Havicksz Steen (c.1625-1679). Dutch painter. The Merry Familiy, 1668. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
The Lion and the FoxBritish Lion " Going to help me, are you? Thank you for nothing, Master Fox. I began the work alone, and I mean to finish it!!
Mesmer Baquet MoralMesmers baquet-moral does for the soul what his regular baquet does for the body : vices are eradicated, virtues inculcated, thanks to the powerful forces it exerts
Unrecognised Heroism by H M Bateman, is an illustration of " The couple who go to a wedding without sending a present"
Illustration, Clarissa by Samuel RichardsonIllustration to Clarissa, a novel by Samuel Richardson. circa 1770s
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Mrs Grundy. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Prohibitionist. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Sour-puss. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Prude. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Wowser. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Prig. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Miss Prim. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Nark. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Informer. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Snoop. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Spoil Sport. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Card reverse / back, featuring an exotic dancer on a plinth in a bright spotlight. A game which features characters involved in performing
Jacob Jordaens (1593 A?i? 1678). Flemish Baroque painter. The Satyr and the Peasant. 1620-1621. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany