Pence Collection

Schneider Trophy Air Race
Souvenir programme cover design, Schneider Trophy Contest. Date: 12 September 1931

Welsh women road builders, South Wales
A group of twenty Welsh women road builders in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, holding their spades. They built the road to Hook in 1903-4 to facilitate transport to the colliery

Cans of Spam 1940S
Canned Spam luncheon meat, priced at 1 4D (one shilling and four pence in old money), on a shelf in a grocery store

Old Uk Money 1969
A pile of " old" United Kindom currency, including pound notes shillings and copper coins before Decimalisation occurred on 15 February 1971

Music cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, Shirley Temple
Music cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, words and music by Sidney Clare and Richard A Whiting, as sung by Shirley Temple in the film Bright Eyes. 1934

Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong
Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Words and music by Jerry Herman, recorded by Louis Armstrong. 1963

Music cover, Animal Crackers in My Soup, Shirley Temple
Music cover, Animal Crackers in My Soup, music by Ray Henderson, words by Ted Koehler, Edward Heyman and Irving Caesar, sung by Shirley Temple in the film Curly Top. 1935

Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East London
The Salvation Army night shelter for women opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London

Scene in the International Stores, Crediton, Devon, with two middle-aged women chatting in an aisle

Music cover, All Over the Place, Tommy Trinder, WW2
Music cover, All Over the Place, by Frank Eyton and Noel Gay, sung by Tommy Trinder in the film Sailors Three, produced at Ealing Studios by Michael Balcon, directed by Walter Forde. 1940

1970S CASH REGISTER
A National Class 51 cash register, in use before Decimalisation in February 1971. Date: early 1970s

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Girl Friend
The Caption is The Girl Friend. The printed message on the back says Your country needs your L.S.D. [Pounds, Shillings and Pence] to help it win the Victory. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1943

Advert, Fairy Dyes for home dyeing Date: 1920s

Cherries, Fourpence a Pound! Cries of London

Ace of Spades playing card, De La Rue & Co, London
Ace of Spades playing card showing tax duty of three pence, De La Rue & Co, London

3d off Surf Washing Powder, advertising flyer
3d (three pence) off Surf Washing Powder, advertising flyer in shape of 12-sided threepenny coin Date: 1958

Sinking of the Lusitania, poem by Baker and Cure
RMS LUSITANIA: Rare pamphlet entitled Sinking of The Lusitania, a poem written by Lewis O. Baker and R. W. Cure, extending over three pages. Date: circa 1915

Selfridge's Decorations for the Coronation of King George VI, May 1937 - Oxford Street main entrance Date: 1937

Programme cover, Chessington Zoo & Circus
Burnt Stub, the home of Chessington Zoo & Circus, Surrey. Date: 1945

Shipping Wonders of the World, four cover designs
Shipping Wonders of the World, Romance of the Seven Seas in Story and Picture, four cover designs in a weekly series, Parts 1-4. Date: 20th century

Ocean Liners - Marconi collectables
Ocean Liners - Guglielmo Marconi collectables including photograph and postcard of his Yacht Elettra and a Marconi commemorative medallion by S. Johnson. 2.5 inches. Date: 20th century

RMS Titanic - archive of Joseph Bell, Chief Engineer
RMS Titanic, archive of Joseph Bell (1861-1912), Chief Engineer on the Titanic, and victim of the disaster

Ex Juke Box Records, single record sleeve 45rpm Date: 1960s

British Empire Postcard Carmine print
This undivided back card is printed on buff card and carries a 3d (Three pence) full length Queen Victoria printed stamp. Date: September 1889

Advert, Zixt Hand Soap, WW2
Advert, Zixt Hand Soap, featuring a warden doing dirty wartime work, WW2 Date: 1943

Elephant Rides in Regent's Park Zoo 1900
Two pence a time at the Regent's Park Zoo in north west London. Date: 1900

This Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs doll's china tea set can be purchased at Selfridges or Harrods for a mere 4'/6 (four shillings and six pence in old money). Date: 1930s

Comic postcard, Woman watching ships sail by - 3 hours 2d Date: early 20th century

Vegetables on market stall, Whitechapel, London
Colourful vegetables on a stall in Whitechapel Market, with prices in shillings and pence. Date: circa 1960s

Shop assistant shows garments for inspection, London
Clothing retailer in Canning Town, London. Boy shop assistant holds up garments outside shop for inspection. Date: 1938

Cartoon, The Ancient Mariner in the City (financiers)
Cartoon, The Ancient Mariner in the City -- a satirical comment on the difficulties financiers in the City of London were facing at the time, in a parody of Coleridges long narrative poem: Money

Joke money, Five Halfpence, Fort Montague Bank
Joke money banknote for five halfpence, Fort Montague Bank. 1827

Music cover, The Man on the Flying Trapeze, song waltz, words by George Leybourne, music by Alfred Lee, performed by Shaw and Weston. 1934

Promotional voucher, Daz Washing Powder, 5d off a large or giant packet, July 1963. 1963

London Underground ticket and change giving machine, issuing twopenny tickets. Date: 1928

Cover design, Home Notes, September 1945. 1945

Cover design, Girl and Cupid by Herbert Pizer
Cover design, Pan magazine, Girl and Cupid by Herbert Pizer. 1920

Cover design, clown with Christmas cracker
Cover design, clown blowing through a Christmas cracker. 1937

Old Clothes Exchange, Phils Buildings, Houndsditch 1882
The court of Phils buildings was found directly opposite St Mary Axe. A barrier was placed across steps leading up to the court, as there was an admission fee of one penny

SEWING A LAMPSHADE / 1930S
By pleating a strip of paper and sewing bright coloured wool through it, you can make an effective lampshade only costs a few pence. Date: 1930s

CHERRIES FOR SALE
Round and sound, five pence a pound, Duke cherries: a woman weighs out a quantity of cherries from her wheelbarrow for two children, and ignores the attentions of a carter Date: 1795

MORE BILLS THAN PENCE
A gentleman at home looks forlornly at a pile of bills Date: 1854

British coin, George V silver threepenny bit
British coin, a George V silver threepenny bit, with oak leaves and acorns on the reverse. Date: 1932

Milk and squash vending machines
Two cold drinks vending machines standing side by side, one for cool refreshing milk, the other for cool refreshing Kia-Ora fruit squash

LSD (pounds, shillings and pence in pre-decimal days)
LSD (pounds, shillings and pence in pre-decimal days, but here standing for Luck, Success and Delight) with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Cover design, The Sunny Mag, price seven pence -- All Hands on Deck! circa 1927

Girl and boy in knitted cardigans. The price of the pattern is shown in both old and new currencies (one shilling equalling five pence). circa 1971

British coin, George VI silver threepenny bit
British coin, a George VI silver threepenny bit. Date: 1938

British coin, Queen Victoria silver threepenny bit
British coin, a Queen Victoria silver threepenny bit. Date: 1891

London Underground - District Line - Single Ticket #3042 from 1897 - Victoria to Gloucester Road (Brompton) - 4d - Third Class. Date: 1897

London Underground - Metropolitan Line - Single Ticket #625 from 1895 - Mansion House to Moorgate Street via Mark Lane - 3d - Third Class. Date: 1895

News vendor poster, Pegs Paper
News vendor stand poster, Pegs Paper -- How Could She Know? circa 1927

Advertisement for Modern Woman magazine, gift pattern of autumn frock, helps and entertains. Price sixpence. circa 1927

Cover design, The Golden West -- 12 complete stories for seven pence. circa 1927

Cover design, Womans Life, price three pence, free balloon with every copy. circa 1927

Cover design, The Humorist, price two pence, August 1927. 1927

Music cover, I ve Never Seen a Straight Banana, words and music by Ted Waite 1926

Lady on vintage motorcycle at the seaside
Lady posing for photograph at the seaside on a prop motorcycle, ice cream & drinks hut in background

Music cover, The Generals Fast Asleep, words and music by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr. 1935

Music cover, Alone, Marx Brothers
Music cover, Alone, words by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown, as sung by Allan Jones and Kitty Carlisle in the MGM film A Night at the Opera, featuring the Marx Brothers. 1935

Music cover, The Twilight Waltz, Jack Payne
Music cover, The Twilight Waltz, by Jimmy Kennedy and Walter Dobson, featured by Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra. 1931

Find the Fault card No. 15 -- three pence coin. circa 1930s

Milk Cart (Scrap)
Milk cart - Fresh milk at four pence a quart, fresh from the cow three times a day ! Date: late 19th century

Carriage Interior
The interior of a carriage of the Central London Railway, known as The Twopenny Tube because you can travel to any station for two pence. Date: circa 1890

Two women and a girl in ponchos
Two women and a girl in knitted and crocheted ponchos. 1960s

Woman in a chequered design cardigan
Woman in a green chequered design cardigan. 1960s

Young woman in a blue and white knitted top. 1960s

Bestway pattern for Delightful Necklets, easily made from oddments. 1940s

Cover design, Master Humphreys Clock, a weekly periodical edited and written by Charles Dickens, published from 4 April 1840 to 4 December 1841

Man in knitted waistcoat by Stitchcraft knitting patterns. 1960s

Advertisement, Fruit Spangles. 1954

Invoice from Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, to Mr Frank Blackley, for the supply of one hundred greetings cards, total cost ten shillings and ten pence. Date: circa 1891

Leaflet, Crimson Tide vs Fighting Irish
Leaflet advertising an American Football event, Crimson Tide (University of Alabama Field Artillery) vs Fighting Irish (Notre Dame Engineers), on 8 May 1943 at the White City Stadium, West London

Two boys emptying a piggy bank onto a table. The coins seem to be mostly penny and threepenny pieces (pre-decimalisation). Date: circa 1960s

9d special value shop price sign
A point of sale card indicating that an item is special value at 9 d. c.1920

Real Turtle Soup
An illustrated advert by Freemans table delicacies offering turtle soup, made with West Indian turtles in compressed tablet form. A cheap alternative at two pence per plate. Date: 1915

British coin, Elizabeth II threepenny bit
British coin, an Elizabeth II threepenny bit. Date: 1963

British coin, George VI threepenny bit
British coin, a George VI threepenny bit. Date: 1943

Bailiwick of Jersey coin, ten new pence
Bailiwick of Jersey, Elizabeth II coin, ten new pence. Date: 1968

Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits are sold
Sold Again! -- Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits are sold for a penny each, although their mother had told them that they were worth their weight in gold. Date: 1912

British coin, George V silver three penny bit
British coin, a George V silver threepenny bit, minted during the First World War. 1917

Cover design, Holiday Haunts, showing a father carrying his little girl on his shoulders at the seaside. Date: 1933

Cover of Home Chat Magazine, showing a young woman putting up lanterns for some New Year entertaining. She is wearing a red and blue patterned party dress

Labourer aghast at the cost of his young sons education Youngster: " Father, Teacher says I ve gotten ter bring a penny wi me to school termorrer ter buy a slate pencil wi

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