Note Collection (page 9)

Italian Ladies C. 1560
Some examples of clothing worn by Italian ladies of Rome and Sienna around the middle of the 16th century. Note the rigid busk of the blue costume. Date: circa 1560

Du Maurier / Trilby / 1894
TRILBY Svengali teaching Trilby. We took her voice note by note. First published: 1894

Wife Leaving 19C
A wife writes a note to her husband to tell him she is leaving, while a maid helps her with her packing Date: late 19th century

Two-Charabanc Outing
A party of excursionists prepare to set off in two massive charabancs : note how the rear seats are raised to give passengers a better view of the passing sights. Date: circa 1920

Evening Frocks 1932
Dinner and Evening frocks: features to note include lace sleeves; bow detail and low back; cartridge pleating; cowl bodice and a taffeta coatee with unusual cuffs. Date: 1932

Two Frenchman at Table
Two Frenchmen at table. Note that the bearded monsieur holds his knife in his left hand, uses his fork with his right hand : his companion is more conventional Date: circa 1850

Potsdam=Magdeburg Line
The opening of the rail link between Potsdam and Magdeburg. Note the steps thoughtfully provided to enable the passengers to enter the coaches in comfort Date: 1846

Station Scene
A passenger reads his newspaper while waiting for his train : note the sign saying Wait here for Third Class Date: circa 1895

bismarck Construction
Building the cruiser Bismarck at the German Imperial Shipyard, Kiel (note, this is NOT the World War Two Bismarck ) Date: 1900

Plants / Spiraea Ulmaria
MEADOW-SWEET, or QUEEN OF THE MEADOWS (note : the name Queen of the Meadows is also applied to other quite different plants) Date: early 20th century

Roman Siege Tactics
Roman troops attack a Parthian town using a BATTERING RAM - note that it did in fact have a rams head carved at the business end Date: circa 200

Woman wearing NY City day dress, 1934
City day dress, New York. Note the sporty style and Autumn look emphasised by the colour of the tweed fabric/ Date: 1934/5

Music cover, The Five-Pound-Note They Never Found, written and composed by A J Mills and Bennett Scott, sung by Michael Nolan. circa 1893

Goethe Weimar Home
J W VON GOETHE his home in the Frauenplan, Weimar, depicted during his lifetime : note the sightseers gawping at the great mans home Date: 1749 - 1832

Promissory note, Keene Cheshire Bank, New Hampshire, USA
Promissory note for six hundred dollars, Keene Cheshire Bank, New Hampshire, USA, dated 21 September 1837, signed by Chiron Holbrook and Salman Whitworth

Little dog with a letter on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Lady with a parasol on a Christmas and New Year card, reading a notice pinned to a tree. Date: circa 1900s

Purse full of money on a cutout Christmas card
Purse (open) full of money (notes and coins) on a cutout Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: 1889

Gift of money on a cutout Christmas card
Gift of money (notes and coins) on a cutout Christmas card. Date: 1891

St Valentines Day bank note from Lovers Banking Company
St Valentines Day bank note from the Lovers Banking Company, Temple of Hymen, promising to pay the entire love of the suppliant, signed by the Governor of the bank, Cupid. Date: circa 1860s

St Valentines Day bank note from the Bank of Love, Temple of Hymen, promising to pay the entire love of the suppliant, signed by the Governor of the bank, Cupid. 1860s

Crocheted and embroidered greetings card. Date: early 20th century

Owl on a New Year card with a note in its beak. Date: circa 1890s

Bluebirds and flowers on an audible greetings card. One bird is delivering a note to the other bird. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, the Christmas parcel, WW1
Cartoon, the Christmas parcel. A woman writes a note to go with her Christmas parcel to her husband, away fighting at the Front

A smart note is added to the sports blouse, page of instructions in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s

Where to write on an American Travellers Cheque
Explanation of what to write and where to sign on an American Travellers Cheque. Date: 1920s

Blisworth Vicarage, Northamptonshire, showing the gardening staff at work. Note the massive wheelbarrow which would be heavy even before it had been filled with fresh grass cuttings! Date: 1905

Cottage in Blisworth, Northamptnshire, not further identified but note the immaculate thatch roof and the advertisement for animal feed at the left hand end of the building

Blocking shop at Battersbys hatworks - the felt hat on the right awaits further forming. Note the massive chain drive on the machine on the left. Date: 1902

Plank shop at Battersbys hatworks showing formed felt cones, te basis for a fur felt hat. Note the huge amount of pipework, and the exposed belt drives to the machinery. Date: 1902

Hardening machine at Battersbys hatworks in Stockport. Note the exposed drive belts in use at the time Date: 1902

Otter Hunt - Overton on Dee, Cheshire in 1907. Note the ladies clothing on rough ground. Date: 1907

Group outside Ellesmere Bowling Green, Shropshire in June 1908. Note the magnificent leather gaiters on the man who is presumably the groundsman second from right. Date: 1908

Finishers on conveyance in front of hat factory in Offerton, Stockport, about to leave on a works trip in Augist 1907. Note the spare third horse additional to the two in harness

Edwardian group in the garden of Strathclyde, Offerton Road, Stockport. Standing with his sister and brothers is James Johnson Battersby who survived the Lusitania sinking ten years later

Sewing machine at hatworks
Photographed at Battersbys hat factory in Turncroft Lane, Offerton Stockport, note the industrial sized cotton reel on top of the sewing maching. Date: circa 1906

Four men in hat factory finishing room at Battersbys in Stockport, June 1906. Note the massive exposed machinery behind them and the driveshaft for it which comes through the wall. Date: 1906

Giovanni Battista Doni, Italian musicologist
Giovanni Battista Doni (1594-1647), Italian musicologist who studied ancient music. He changed the name of the tonic note Ut, renaming it Do after his own family name. Seen here at the age of 50

FORTUNY I MARSAL, Mariano (1838-1874). Two soldiers on horseback in Africa.. Notes from the War of Africa (Hispano-Moroccan War), 1860. Drawing with pencil. Romanticism. Drawing. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Theodosius I the Great (347 - 395). Roman emperor (379-395). He made the Christianity the official religion of the Empire. Effigy in silver siliqua of the 4th century. Roman art. Late Empire. Coin

Banknote - Old Belorussia uncirculated banknote 100 roubles - depicting (Bison bonasus L.). European Bison of Bialowieza Nature Reserve

Russian Desman - female, view from back (note the flat tail) (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve; river Oka valley, Central Russia

Finnish boy scout writing in a notebook
Finnish boy scout sitting on a pile of wood, writing in a notebook. He wears a khaki uniform with a pale blue scarf, and a skull cap of sky blue crossed with white

Suffragette Arson Hatcham. A view of St Catherines church, Hatcham. S.E London, destroyed by fire on 6th May 1913. It was blamed on militant suffragettes and caused damage amounting to 15, 000

Suffragette Newspaper Seller and Cart. A suffragette stands beside a pony and trap with placard, advertising, The Suffragette newspaper. A note on reverse reads, Self & Press Cart 1912. Isabel Cay

Suffragette Charlotte Despard trafalgar Square. Mrs. Charlotte Despard (1844-1939) speaking to a crowd (of mostly men) from a platform in Trafalgar Square

Suffragette Demonstration Hyde Park 1912. George Lansbury M.P on the W.S.P.U platform at the rally in Hyde Park 14th July 1912. Note the W.S.P.U flag, the pole topped with the scarlet cap of liberty

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