Phrase Collection

Pilgrim Fathers Depart
102 Protestants (24 of them women) leave Plymouth for America in the Mayflower. Only 35 were Puritans. The phrase Pilgrim Fathers was first used in 1799

Watney, Combe, Reid & Co Illustration
An advertisement illustration for Watney, Combe, Reid & Co, a leading brewery in London, simply showing the phrase What we want is Watneys, on a plain brick wall. Date: circa 1939

Mail coach on the High Street at Stony Stratford
A packed vintage four-horse mail coach on the High Street at Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Due to the juxtaposition of two hotels in the centre of town, The Cock and The Bull (pictured)

Goblin Electric Cleaners Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for an Ideal Homes Exhibition stand promoting Goblin Electric Cleaners, the illustration portrays a company mascot using a vacuum cleaner

William Morris and Company Stained Glass
An illustrated advertisement for William Morris & Company Ltd. showing a large stained glass window, depicting the image of Saint George, with the phrase, Fight the good fight of faith

Bovril Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Bovril, featuring the image of a young girl on the telephone, with a happy smile on her face, with the phrase, It must be Bovril, Mummy says so. Date: circa 1917

Vinolia Company Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Vinolia Co Ltd, promoting their varnishing cream, for the red cross worker, who will not have much time to devote to the care of her skin and complexion

The Admiral Gets Him Out Of The Way
An illustration showing a ginger bearded man, seemingly dressed to resemble a chicken, with the phrase, The Admiral gets him out of the way, a quote from a sermon by Hugh Latimer. Date: circa 1922

Melachrino Advertisement
Advertisement for Melachrino, importers of Egyptian cigarettes throughout Australasia. Image shows a man, smoking whilst seated on a comfy armchair, with the phrase

Commercial Poster McDougall's Flour
A commercial advertising poster promoting McDougall's Self-Raising Flour. For cakes that cause delight this phrase is emphasised by the large image of a young boy smiling with a laughing face of

A Scottish Highlander Piper plays Auld Lang Syne whilst strolling through the thistles and the heather... Date: circa 1942

The phrase Vive la France formed by British sailors to welcome their French counterparts at Whale Island in 1905. Following the Entente Cordiale agreement of 1904

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A Little bit of Overtime
The concept of overtime, that is working beyond ones contracted hours, became formalised just before WW2. This little bricklayer has another interpretation of the phrase

Travellers Phrase Book
An American couple on their honeymoon bring out the phrase book hoping to understand what the European railway official is trying to tell them... Date: circa 1909

Demobilisation. Play on popular catch phrase of entertainer Fred Kitchen Meredith we e in

Italy. Roman funerary stele of Prisco. 4th century AD
Italy. Early Christians. Roman funerary stele of Prisco. Inscription: Christian phrase appears in pace. The symbol of the dove and the olive branch and the monogram of Constantine T. 4th century AD

Nine military and naval Men of the Moment
This was a catch phrase of 1914. The men here include General H.S. Dorrien, Lord Kitchener, Sir John French, H.R.H Prince of Wales, H.M. King George V, Prince Albert, Admiral Sir W

Early Christian. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography
Early Christian Art. Italy. Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Inscription: Victoria, consecrated virgin, who lived 28 years. Christian phrase appears in pace

The motto of Paris - WWI - Propaganda - Patriotism
Flutuat nec mergitur. This phrase is the motto of Paris, France, and is translated as " Il est agite'ar les vagues

Comic Postcard - a play on the phrase Bar & Bolt (to secure the door). This gentleman was enjoying a light snack in the Station Buffet when he suddenly realised the time

Miniature with capital letter depicting Inigo Lopez de Mendo
Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Marquis of Santillana (1398-1458). Spanish writer. Book of Knowledge of All Things. Miniature with capital letter depicting the Marquis writing. By Jorge Ingles (1450-1500)

Poster for the National Assembly elections, 1919
Poster for the National Assembly elections. January 19, 1919. Workers, citizens, farmers soldiers of German origin, unite in the National Assembly! Germany

Various Works of Boileau by Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux. Paris
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux (1636-1711). French poet. Various Works of Boileau. Engraving. Printed in Paris, 1713. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

London. Monument to The Women of World War II by John W. Mil
United Kingdom. England. London. Monument to The Women of World War II by John W. Mills (b.1933), 2005. Whitehall

Cycloscaphe 1896
The CYCLOSCAPHE gives a new meaning to the phrase three men and a boat with its adaptation of the bicycle to boat propulsion, the pedals turning the propeller. Date: 1896

Male Dandy / 15C Strutt
The dandies of the day take the phrase a feather in your cap literally, and in a big way - fine on a still day, not so good in a high wind Date: 15th century

Suffragette Votes for Women Painted Figure
A painted metal figure of an old woman sitting on a chair. She is dressed in the colours of the W.S.P.U, purple skirt, white bow and green hat and jacket

Suffragette Votes for Women Monkey Dish
An oval rustic dish surmounted by the figure of a monkey wearing a flowing red cape. Made by the Bretby Pottery. Its outstretched arms hold a block, incised with the phrase, Give Us Votes

Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Street Etiquette
Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Two smart Gents politely raise their top hats in the direction of a rather glamorous yet also rather haughty looking woman as they pass on the pavement

Man carries a lamp on an Egyptian street - Egyptian Darkness
Egyptian Darkness - a phrase meaning very intense darkness, which comes from Exodus X.21-2: God then said to Moses, Stretch out your hand towards heaven, and let darkness

Phrase book for Uruguay
Cover of an English - Spanish " List of Useful Phrases", compliments of The American Association of Uruguay (Montevideo), and featuring crossed flags of the United States and Uruguay

Music sheet cover for Erin Go Bragh Quadrille
Music sheet cover for the Erin Go Bragh Quadrille by Charles d Albert (1809-1886), with a view of the Custom House Quay in Dublin, Ireland, at sunset

Comic Postcard - A run on the Bank
A Run on the Bank - a policeman chases a young boy, who had been defying the notice not to bathe. A humourous card playing with the meaning of this phrase

Breakdown Communication
An American couple on their honeymoon bring out the phrase book hoping to understand what the European railway official is trying to tell them

White South African
The phrase white south African is given a new meaning by this albino negress who seems to be handy with the hatchet

Tango - Heels Up
A tangoing couple demonstrate the phrase to kick up ones heels

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