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Manufacture of Steel Pens, Birmingham 1874Royal visit by Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) to Mr. Joseph Gillott, steel pens manufacture in West Midlands, Birmingham. Date: 1874
Pig in PenPigs poking their snouts through their pen. Date: 1930s
Vampire of VinezacLE VAMPIRE DE VINEZAC Janssouint, gravedigger of Vinezac, is caught doing things that our pen refuses to recount Date: 1883
Gilbert Hare as Dr Jackson in Old Cronies Date: 1890s
Comic postcard, Hotel guests complaint Date: 20th century
Small circular gift tag - original artwork - RSVP - Inkpot and feather pen. Date: circa 1937
Postcard - Birthday KissesPostcard design - Birthday Kisses! - a little girl kneeling on a stool writing a letter with four big kisses. Date: circa 1937
Postcard design - Birthday KissesPostcard design artwork - Birthday Kisses! - a little girl kneeling on a stool writing a letter with four big kisses. Date: circa 1937
Comic postcard, Used up writing pad Date: 20th century
Comc postcard, Little boy introducing himself as "that sort of guy"DateComc postcard, Little boy introducing himself as " that sort of guy" Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Little girl writing at a desk Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man asleep on the beach, dreaming of all the office work he isn t having to do Date: 20th century
Market, city of Cairo, camels and merchants, EgyptVintage c.1900 photograph: market on the edge of the city of Cairo, camels and merchants, Egypt, photochomre c.1900
Farm workers resting beside a haystack, SomersetVintage 19th century photograph - farm workers resting beside a large haystack, Nettlecombe, Somerset
Cattle and cart Coolangatta. AustraliaVintage 19th century photograph: farm scene - cattle and cart Coolangatta. Coolangatta is an historic area in Australia, on the north shore of the Shoalhaven River on the New South Wales south coast
A Giraffe in a Zoo Date: circa 1920s
Comic birthday postcard, Little girl writing greetings Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man sees a pretty woman on arrival at the seaside. Just arrived. Excuse scribble. I ve got something in my eye! Date: 20th century
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I C I. O. U. A P. CThis is a particularly interesting card. The girl with the pen is writing a message in a simple code. The card was posted from Bletchley - the hub of the code breakers of WW2
Mark Twain (1835-1910). A pen sketch by John W Alexander (1856-1915) of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain, an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer
PuckPen and ink sketch of Puck for A Midsummer Nights Dream. Artist: Helen Jacobs Date: 1920
Photograph of Pen Mill Hotel, Yeovil, Somerset. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub
Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie (1867 - 1906), English / American writerPearl Mary Teresa Craigie (1867 - 1906), English/American writer, nom de plume: John Oliver Hobbes, pictured in her study, surrounded by bookcases as she writes at her desk
Joan of ArcThe Arming of Joan of Arc. Pen & ink drawing by Edward Linley Sambourne Date: 1900
Christopher Columbus exploring the West IndiesPortrait of Christopher Columbus 1, Columbuss first landing on San Salvador (Bahamas) 2, and Columbus dining with a Taino chieftain or Cacique on Hispaniola 3
Remains of Winchester Palace in 1800South remains of Winchester House, Southwark. The Winchester Palace was built in the 12th century and burnt down in 1814. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members
Albino African man and woman with axe, bow and arrows. White Negroes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth
Two men falling off their horses after showing off. Showing Off. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries of Human
Sea pen species. Pteroeides griseum 1, and Veretillum cynomorium 2. Pennatula grigia, Pennatula o Veretillo cinomorio. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus
Hop goodenia, Goodenia ovata, Goodenia a feuilles ovales, native to Australia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali
Helmets and gorgets, Germany, late 15th centuryHelmets, sallet helm and gorget neck armour, Germany, late 15th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman prayingSkeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman kneeling in prayer before bed. Death and Juvenile Piety. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus
Elisabeth of Wied, Queen of RomaniaElisabeth of Wied (1843-1916), Queen of Romania, pen name Carmen Sylva, playing the organ
Bonzo cartoon, Have You Lost Your Pen? 1930
William Thomas Stead, author and journalistWilliam Thomas Stead (1849-1912), author and journalist, Editor of The Pall Mall Gazette. circa 1900s
Cartoon, Mr James (Jimmy) Davis (1853-1907), pen name Owen Hall (a pun on owing all, referring to his gambling and extravagant lifestyle), Irish-born theatre writer, librettist, racing correspondent
Ella Hepwoth Dixon, English novelist and editorElla Hepwoth Dixon (pen name Margaret Wynman, 1857-1932), English novelist, and editor of The Englishwoman magazine. 1897
Baggy pen shell or bag pinna, Pinna saccata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan, London, 1815
Decorative smoking sets and inkstands. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896
Long-spine slate pen sea urchin, Cidaris cidaris (Echinus cidaris). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare
Lady and her gentleman caller writing and reading in a garden terrace, 19th century. She says, Farewell, I count on you giving us a few days. She thinks, I will tremble if he doesn t come
Cameo rings, gold bauble and writing toolsCameo rings with Pan and archer, golden bauble from a figure of a young Nero in the Villa Lante 2, cylindrical box to store papyri in a library 3, and a waxed tablet and stylus
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Madame de Sevigne, French epistolary writer famous for her letters to her daughter Madame de Grignan, 1626-1696
Various shell specimensWhelk, Buccinum undatum 1, Noahs ark, Arca noae 2, noble pen shell, Pinna nobilis 3, Tusus brevis 4, Caltrop murex, Murex tribulus 5, Admiral cone, Conus admiralis 6, volute, Voluta arenata 7
Costume of a noble woman from a colour pen drawing, 1574Costume of a noble woman from a colour pen drawing by a German master with monogram DM, 1574. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes
German soldiers with halberds wearing harem pants, late 16th century. Gunpowder expert with his back to us, and soldier with cap and armour collar. From color pen drawings in the possession of C
Pennatulacea sea pen corals: Umbellula encrinus 1, Halipteris finmarchica 2, Kophobelemnon leukarti 3, Renilla reniformis 4, 5, 6, Stylatula elegans 7, Stylatula kinbergi 8, Virgularia glacialis 9
Sea pen, spider wasp and long-nosed bandicootSea pen, Pennatula phosphorea 1, spider wasp, Pepsis limbata 2, and long-nosed bandicoot, Perameles nasuta 3. Pennatule, pepsis, peramele