Novelty Collection (page 5)

Advert for Asprey gold charms 1938
Asprey of Bond Street, a colllection of bracelet charms, gold and topaz bracelet and gold and diamond clips. 1938

Ascent of M. Delemarne in L Esperance
Poster advertising the ascent of M. Delemarne The Aerial Vessel Sailing Balloon! " L Esperance", Cremorne Gardens, August 7th 1865 Date: 1865

The Royal Likeness - 3 / 3 - Queen Victoria
The Royal Likeness - 3/3 - Queen Victoria (1819-1901) - a remarkable fold-out card, which opened from an initial portrait of King George V to then show King Edward VII

The Royal Likeness - 2 / 3 - King Edward VII
The Royal Likeness - 2/3 - King Edward VII (1841-1910) - a remarkable fold-out card, which opened from an initial portrait of King George V to show Edward (here) and then finally Queen Victoria

The Royal Likeness - 1 / 3 - King George V
The Royal Likeness - 1/3 - King George V (1865-1936) - a remarkable fold-out card, which opens to revel King Edward VII and then Queen Victoria. Date: circa 1910s

Miniature French Horse Omnibus - Royaume de Lilliput
Miniature French Horse Omnibus, pulled by two small ponies - Royaume de Lilliput, Paris, France (a Circus-Related Midget Dwarf Troupe). Date: 1910s

Two Actors outside a theatre comment on a Flea Circus
Two Actors outside a theatre (on observing the playbills displayed) pass comment on a Performing Flea Show. First Actor (resting) - " H m - a scratch company." Date: 1892

Carved Ivory Figure - Travancore State Court - British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, 1924. Date: 1924

Rocket, Novelty and Sans Pareil steam locomotives

The novelty of the cabaret meal has worn off; it is time other things had a cabaret accompaniment. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon where Cabaret Accompaniment is introduced into various social

Gala puppet circus Clowns, cowboys, acrobats, animals, and novelty acts. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of a puppet circus, showing head of a clown. Date between 1936 and 1941

Royal Lilliputians, the only novelty in sight nothing but fun. Date c1900

Rices production of the latest London novelty, The girl from Paris written by George Dance; music by Ivan Caryll. Date c1897

The famous Rentz Santley Novelty and Burlesque Co. first time in America : the sensational scene, gay life in Paris, introducing Jardine Mabile Dance. Date 1890

Syra and Rolf Arras transformation gymnastic novelty. Date c1899

A novelty, the first in 20 years, Harry Houdini as a magician. Date 1914

The comedy novelty, Ole Olson. Date 1890

Royal Lilliputians the only novelty in sight : a comedy on new and original lines. Date c1900

Royal Lilliputians a new and original idea in comedy : the seasons only novelty. Date c1900

Arnold Brothers Great Novelty Troupe original big 12. Date c1879

Why not introduce a little novelty into the campaign?. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with William Jennings Bryan and William H

Brooch -- hand taking two poodles for a walk
A novelty brooch of a hand taking two French poodles for a walk. Date: early 20th century

Grand Centrifugal Railway
Advertising flyer for the Grand Centrifugal Railway, an Extraordinary Novelty, 200 feet long, with a Virtical (sic) Circle, upwards of 40 feet in circumference

Tango dancing at Harewood Place
A newly opened venue for the tango tea craze of 1913, at Harewood Place, Hanover Square in London. Opened by Mr F. H. Payne

Party Cakes, 1937
A selection of party cakes: Three Bears cake, Butterfly cake, and Dickory Dock cake (complete with mouse). Date: 1937

Taylor Thermometer / 1897
Thermometer by Taylor Bros. Co. a most appropriate Christmas, Wedding or Birthday present !? Date: 1897

Air Travel with Cooks
Cover illustration for Air Travel with Cooks, for the 1939 Summer Season, showing an aeroplane and a globe

Terrified by modern female fashion
The Harem Skar em!! Not in those trousers! A lady in the latest fashion, based on the costume of the Turkish Harem - causes men to flee from her path in surprise

Dancing Grasshoppers - Russian Postcard
A novelty Russian postcard depicting a green grasshopper couple dancing to the tune of a fellow grasshopper playing a fiddle

French Train Passengers
Passengers board a train on the first railway line from Paris to Pecq

Williams and Bachs show-room
The interior of Williams and Bachs New Saloon at 92 Bond Street, London, a lighting emporium selling a vast range of lamps and light fittings - still a relative novelty in the 1870 s

Cinema, Bombay
The Novelty Theatre Cinematograoh, Bombay : in India as elsewhere, the first cinemas are converted premises in existing buildings, rather than purpose-built venues

Listening to Radio
Three women and a boy listen to the radio in 1923 - its such a novelty, they all sit gazing at the source of the sound

Balloon at Windsor 1784
A balloon is demonstrated to King George III at Windsor (top), and a professor lectures on the same subject (below)

Frenchwoman 1576
The upraised gauze wings of this ladys ruff, framing her head, are a fashion novelty which comes in during the reign of Henri III for elaborate party gowns

Fruit and Fancy Cakes
Dundee cake of the first quality is available for 2/8, whilst an exceptionally rich fruit cake " of handsome proportions" is yours for just 11/. Date: 1937

THE CHASE 1904
THE CHASE ! A symbolic depicting of the immense enthusiasm for motor racing at this period when cars were still a novelty

Kitty Spies a Crinoline
Fashion conscious Kitty spies the new cage crinoline (skeleton skirt, steel slips or the Ladies expander ) which will jeopardize her courtship with the attentive Adolphus

Cugnot Causes Alarm
Cugnots first steam carriage causes alarm when he takes it on a trial trip

Social / Tango Demo 1914
A professional couple demonstrate the tango - still an exotic novelty - to supper guests at the Savoy Hotel, London

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