Penny Collection (page 8)

Arrival of the workmens train
Arrival of the workmens penny train at the Victoria Station showing men waiting to cram onboard the train to transport them for a days work

Peepshow at Brighton
Patronising the penny peepshows on Brighton Pier : the middle one is that traditional favourite, What the Butler saw without which no pier is complete

Penny Toys / Thomas Crane
A man offers a selection of penny toys

Apple Seller in Street
An old woman sells apples in the street from a green stall and tries to tempt a crocodile of school girls passing by into purchasing three apples for a penny

Anti-Aristocracy Demos
Social democrats protest against the aristocracy. Their banners read " Not a penny for the Princes" and " Victims of capitalist profit- greed"

Osmond on Pennyfarthing
F J Osmond, noted racing cyclist, on his machine

Guy Fawkes Procession
The Guy is carried in procession, while the carriers beg A penny for the Guy !

Blackheath / Photo C1895
A photograph looking up Tranquil Vale showing the now very busy junction as a wide empty road with a few horses and carts. A Penny Farthing leans against a lamp post

Gooseberries / Cries
A woman sells Gooseberries, a penny a pint from a pavement wheelbarrow

Cherries / Cries of London
Selling cherries from wheelbarrow: Cherries round and sound, a penny a pound

Victoria / Diamond / Penny I
Cover of the Penny Illustrated - Diamond Jubilee special number

London Oyster Stall
A London stall : Penny a lot, Oysters ! Penny a lot !

Paris Ice Cream Seller
A street vendor in Paris sells ice cream to a girl and a little boy

Penny for Shoestrings
A man sells shoe-strings for a penny a pair

Chestnut Woman / Crane
The chestnut woman sells hot roasted chestnuts at ten a penny to two small children

Penny-In-Slot Machine
A penny-in-the-slot machine presumably promising some kind of entertainment upon payment and possibly a prize

PENNY GAFF / DORE / 1870
Audience and actors at a Penny Gaff, a music hall to which the admission was a penny, of which there were many in the East End of London

Seaside Peepshow C1890
Drop in a penny and the model will work. - wholeseome family entertainment on the pier; but the young lady in the foreground would rather know what the butler saw

Penny Post Envelope
A contemporary Penny Postage envelope - Britain ! Bestow this Boon and Be in Blessing Blest, Ocean Penny Postage will link all Lands with thee in Trade and Peace

Richard Wagner / Sambourne
RICHARD WAGNER German composer: a satirical comment on his four-opera Ring Cycle at Her Majestys and Drury Lane

Social / Denmark Afternoon
Sunday afternoon in the Triangelen, Copenhagen - tramcars galore, carts and carriages, a cyclist on his penny-farthing, and people just enjoying the weekend

Children with Calf 1880
A little boy plays a penny whistle to charm a calf, while a little girl watches

Pineapples Sold by Slice
A trader selling Pineapples - a penny a slice from a barrow when this fruit was still a rarity in Britain

Penny Royal & Columbine
MENTHA PULEGIUM (Pennyroyal) & AQUILEGIA (Columbine) depicted with cabbage white butterflies & a yellow butterfly

Tom Hughes and Bike
Tom Hughes with the bicycle he purchased in 1887

Cycling Cats Good Night
A ginger tom with a Cheshire cat grin whizzes by on a penny farthing with 3 kittens in tow as he wishes us Good Night from a banner. Probably the final slide of the evening

Performing Monkey
To reward the monkeys performance, a girl offers its Italian owner a choice between an apple for the monkey or a penny for herself

Money Box Safe
A useful money box safe with a combination lock is a good idea for a present for kiddies and an ideal way to teach them to save

Harvesting in India - 1
INDIA - Primitive methods are still in use. The reaping hook has not been superseded by modern harvesting machines, owing to the multitudes of penny-a-day laborers

Lavender Seller / St Cries
" Six bunches a penny, sweet bloomin lavender"

Plants / Mentha Pulegium
(var. decumbens) PENNY-ROYAL

Pyne - Halfpenny Showman
HALFPENNY SHOWMAN For half a penny, this travelling showman will exhibit his puppets or other toys, which he carries on his back from fair to fair

Modern Zodiac: Sagitar
The Modern Zodiac: An Artists Almanac of English Society. A woman in a tam-o shanter surrounded by a foggy street, fox hunters & Gog & Magog at the Lord Mayors show

Evils of Greed & Wealth
All kneel in subservience to the demon of wealth-getting and greed. He sits blindfolded a sceptre in one hand. bulging money bag in the other. He can have whatever he wants

A Bank Failure
SUSPENDED ! When a bank suspends payments, its clients know they are unlikely to see a penny of their money again: for most it spells ruin Date: 1882

Boy and Fortune Teller
- Heres my penny - is I her beau ?

Boys-Penny for the Guy
Boys preparing a guy for fireworks night

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