Pinafore Collection

Poster advertising HMS Pinafore, a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. 20th century

Pinafore / Programme 1
Cover of the programme for the original production, incorporating portraits of Mr Gilbert and Mr Sullivan, also Mr D Oyly Carte

Poster advertising Sunlight Soap -- for rest and leisure. Date: early 20th century

Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte
Retro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s

Two girls with their chickens
Two sister with their chicks circa 1880

Just Off by Muriel Dawson
A solemn little girl in a blue pinafore, pushes a bright red toy pram containing her dolls

Girl Reads Struwelpeter
A young girl improves her sense of right and wrong by reading Struwwelpeter

Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte
Retro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s

Gibbs Happy Families - Mrs Bun the Bakers wife. 20th century

Two neighbours chatting over a fence. Date: circa 1950s

DRYING DISMAL DESMOND
A little girl pegs out her freshly washed Dismal Desmond toy dalmatian dog to dry on the washing line in her back yard! Date: early 1930s

English Rose kitchen advertisement
Advertisement for the wonderfully retro English Rose fitted kitchens of the 1950s depicting a housewife in a jolly yellow pinny proudly showing off her pristine new kitchen. c.1955

Abc Cafe London / 1900
The Aerated Bread Company Cafe (ABC) Ludgate Hill, London. The tea rooms opened in the 1860s, serving hot drinks and snacks. The stair sign reads Ladies Coffee Room Downstairs

HMS Pinafore, Captain Corcoran and crew
HMS Pinafore. Captain Corcoran and crew of the ship. My gallant crew, good morning! Date: 1908

Susi - with girl, mixing bowl and kitten. 1950s

W Heath Robinson - Peeling Potatoes by Gramophone

Servants at Reipole House, Loch Sunart, Argyll, Scotland
Group of six servants at Reipole House, Loch Sunart, Argyll, Scotland. circa 1895

Three women with a dog at an open window
Three women with a Jack Russell terrier at an open window. Date: circa 1900s

Pinafore / Programme 2
Inside pages of the programme for the original production, naming George Grossmith as Sir Joseph Porter

Receiving Valentines
Two girls have been waiting eagerly for the post on Saint Valentines Day : now one of them holds out her pinafore to receive her share from the postman

Model in mini skirt suit, with white beret and gloves
Model in mini skirt suit, with white beret and white gloves. Date: 1967

Model in mini skirt pinafore dress with box jacket, white beret and white gloves. Date: circa 1967

Client: Kamella - Knitwear in Orlon (Du Pont). The little girl is wearing a long-sleeve pinafore/jersey dress in Orlon. The little boy's two-piece suit is also in Orlon. Date: circa 1966

Comic postcard, Servant and angry mistress Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women talking over fence
Comic postcard, Two women talking over the garden fence. Well, the only pleasure I have in life now is taking my boots off! Date: 20th century

Upstairs Downstairs, cook in kitchen, lady at the opera
Upstairs Downstairs, cook in the kitchen rolling out pastry (L) and lady at the opera (R) Date: circa 1910

The Bunnies Go Shopping Date: 1924

The Queen of Hearts baked some tarts, illustration by Chris G. Temple Date: circa 1920

The Mice Family's Christmas Pudding Date: 1908

Shop window damaged by football
Did you do that? Don't use a shop window as a goal! Date: 1946

If I Knew You Were Comin I'd've Baked a Cake
Music cover, If I Knew You Were Comin I'd've Baked a Cake, song by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill and Clem Watts, first introduced by Richard Attenborough on his Record Rendezvous Date: 1950

A study in an infant school, where the young children are learning their left and right hands. Date: 1898

A lady in a pinafore dress artistically arranges lilac coloured blossom in a tall, narrow stemmed glass vase, watched on by her pekinese dog. Date: 1915

Pinafore dress with loose fitting bodice, low waist line, gathered skirt, Medici style collar & cord & tassel lacing at the sides worn over a light-weight blouse. Date: 1915

May Yohe as Phyllis in The Lady Slavey Date: 1890s

Comic postcard, Maid with boots and shoes outside hotel room Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Bathtime for son and daughter Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boys and teachers in classroom Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Wife, sick husband and doctor Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman chats with neighbour Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman and council official Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman reprimands servant Date: 20th century

Winifred Fraser as Hedvig in The Wild Duck by Ibsen Date: 1890s

Original Artwork - Stirring the Christmas cake mixture
Original Artwork - Design for a Christmas Good Cheer greetings card. Mother stirring the Christmas cake mixture while her two children watch. Date: circa 1937

Design for a Christmas Good Luck card
Design for a Christmas Good Luck greetings card. Mother stirring the Christmas cake mixture while her two children watch. Date: circa 1937

Postcard design - Washing Day. A young child washing her doll and her pet Scottie dog in a red wooden tub. Date: circa 1937

Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse. A nurse approaches a sickly child bearing a LARGE bottle of medicine. Date: circa 1937

Comic postcard, Doctor visits patient, wife misunderstands Date: 20th century

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