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HANDY HOUSEHOLD ITEMSEvery well-stocked household should have handy packs of matches, safety pins, once- use stocking pencils, etc. Date: 1930s
18th century Mercer - CostumeA travelling salesman hawks his wares: ribbons, buttons, pins, feathers, braids, cloth & all manner of trinkets for female adornment. Date: 18th century
Country Clothes 1907James Buchanan wears checked jodhpurs, gaiters & boots, a red waistcoat, a wing collar & tie, a tweed jacket with rounded front borders & a low crowned top hat. Date: 1907
GIRL WITH NEW DRESS 1905A little girl has a fitting for her new dress. Date: 1905
DUTCH NEEDLEMAKERSMaking pins and needles in a Dutch workshop Date: 17th century
Pin-up girl on postcard in lime green nautical bikiniNautical but nice! A Pin-up girl on postcard in lime green nautical bikini. Her lower half lifts up (ooh er...) to reveal " Greeting from Juan les Pins"... Date: circa 1930s
WW1 - Marianne pins a rosette onto a British Tommy - " Take this back to Tipperary". Date: 1915
Advertisement for Juan les Pins, Antibes, FranceAdvertisement for Juan les Pins, Antibes, South of France. circa 1930s
Mrs Frank Jay Gould (Florence de Caze)Mrs Frank Jay Gould, nee Florence de Caze (1893-1985), wife of wealthy philanthropist and businessman Frank Jay Gould. Together with him
Bikini Blondes on HolsTwo trendy blondes on holiday, walking off the hotel patio towards the sea at Juan les Pins, France. Date: 1960s
Blondes, Juan Les PinsTwo trendy blondes on holiday, one relaxing on a sunbed and the other looking out to sea, both having drinks on the hotel patio; Juan les Pins, France. Date: 1960s
Advert for Lefebvre Fils Aine, art nouveau jewellery 1910Art nouveau jewellery by Lefebvre Fils Aine. 1910
Pyjamas at Juan les Pins - the French RivieraA group of women dressed fashionably in beach pyjamas at the resort of Juan-les-Pins on the French Riviera in the early 1930s
Advert for winter holidays to France 1937France this winter! Advertisement for a winter experience in France, for winter sports, pleasure or health, tickets with 25% reduction. Date: 1937
Beach scene at Juan-les-PinsA beach scene at Juan-les-Pins, Cote d Azur. Date: 1931
Advert for Wilson & Gill jewellery 1894Selection of novelty jewellery from Wilson & Gill, in Regent Street, London. 1894
Cartoon, Be Prepared! WW1Cartoon, Be Prepared! Showing a member of the Womens Emergency Corps in a shop, asking the assistant for a gross of safety pins in the early days of the First World War. Date: September 1914
Bedfordshire Lace School. Date: circa 1905
Valerie Cumfy Tip hair grips on a cardValerie Cumfy Tip hair grips (bob pins) on a card. circa 1950s
Juan-Les-Pins on the French RivieraJuan-Les-Pins a town and a health resort and spa in the commune of Antibes, in the Alpes-Maritimes, in southeastern France, on the Cote d Azur on the French Riviera
Fashionable jewellery 1912French decorative fashionable jewellery created by M. R Juclier in 1912. Date: 1912
Betty Balfour at Antibes, French RivieraThe famous English film actress, Betty Balfour, pictured standing on a table playing a banjo at Juan-les-Pins on the French Riviera. Date: 1928
Fashion from the French Riviera, 1928The Sketch features a range of stylish beachwear being sported at the spa town of Juan-les-Pins in the C d Azur 1928
A Manicure on the French Riviera, 1928Woman dressed in bathing suit and wide-brimmed hat enjoys a manicure at the spa town of Juan-les-Pins on the C d Azur. 1928
Packet design, Eve Hatpins. circa 1930s
Advert for Hindes Limited the new hair pin 1893A hair pin without points has good points! see the point? New patented at home and abroad, Hindes hair pin. Can t scratch the head and won t fall out
The Twelve Pins from Screeb, Connemara - a view of the famous mountains in the distance with water in the foreground. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Galway; Screeb Bridge)
The Twelve Pins (Co. Galway) and Bundorragha River (Co. Mayo) - a view of the Twelve Pins in the distance and the river in the foreground. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Mayo; Bundorragha)
Lady Naylor-Leyland aquaplaningLady Naylor-Leyland pictured on her first attempt at aqua planing at Juan les Pins on the French Riviera. Date: 1934
Society sun-basking at Juan-Les-PinsSunbathing on a Provencal beach from left to right is Mrs H. M. Martineau, Baron Pflugal, Major Mason, Baroness Pflugal and Mr H. M. Martineau at Juan-Les-Pins on the French Riviera. Date: 1934
Connemara Peat Bog and Twelve Pins near Clifden, Co. Galway - a view of a peat bog and turf stacks and buildings and the mountains behind. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Galway; Clifden)
Dawros River and the Twelve Pins near Letterfrack, Co. Galway - a turbulent river in the foreground and the mountain behind. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Galway; Letterfrack)
Advert for Streeter, diamond accessories 1894A selection of diamond accessories including tuquoise and diamond, pearl and diamond decorative hair combs, fine tuquoise and diamond tiara
Pins with gilt heads. 2nd-3rd century. From Can Colomer MunmRoman Art. Pins with gilt heads. 2nd-3rd centuries. From the burial ground of Can Colomer Munmany, Vic Catalonia. Episcopal Museum. Vic
Bone pins. Neolithic. DenmarkBone pins found in a grave and a bog. Neolithic Period. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark
Bronze Age. Objects and ornaments. Broze. Northern ZealandPrehistoric. Art. Bronze Age. Neck rings, arm rings, costume pins, chains, other ornaments, axes and a chisel-like object. From Rogerup Bog, northern Zealand. 700-500 BC. National Museum of Denmark
Boy and girl with large ladybird on a Christmas cardBoy and girl with a large red and black ladybird on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Pin Maker 1827A woman uses a foot pedal to operate pin making machinery. Date: 1827
Advert for Faulkers novelty jewellery 1886Faulkers celebrated diamonds, with spanish crystals. 1886
Advert for John Bennett jewellers, novelty jewellery 1905A seletion novelty animal style charms, scarf pins and brooches by John Bennett, jewellers, Cheapside. 1905
Selection of fashionable millinery pins 1886Showy hair pins, every kind of metal and real or false stones used, the griffin pin is made in gold and enamels, the handle of the slver gilt sword is mother-of-pearl surrounded with stones in
Trade catalogue of hair accessories 1911Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a selection of hair combs and slides for womens hair. Date: 1911
Dog, stork on nest and moonlight scene on a Christmas cardA little dog, a stork on its nest on a roof, and a moonlight scene with water on a Christmas card -- all part of a trompe l oeil assembly of three pictures pinned to a wooden board. Date: circa 1890s
Boy and girl attaching New Year greeting to a treeBoy and girl in historical costume attaching a New Year greeting to a tree. Date: circa 1890s
Boy and girl attaching Christmas greeting to a treeBoy and girl in historical costume attaching a Christmas greeting to a tree. Date: circa 1890s
Austrian art nouveau jewellery scarf pins, pendants, and brooches in enamel, gold, silver.. Color plate from Charles Holmes Modern Design in Jewellery and Fans, published by the Studio 1902
WW2 birthday card, WaFWW2 birthday card, two girls in WaF (Womens Auxiliary Air Force) uniform. A full measure of happiness on your birthday! Date: circa 1942
The Origin of the Bob by William Heath RobinsonAnd the first realisation of its advantages. A lady struggling to maintain her hair style while on board a board, looks with envy at a decks mop and its unmoving head