mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Forgetmenots and harp on a greetings card. Date: early 20th century
Plastic Surgery - Before and AfterExamples of patients who have undergone plastic surgery in the 1920s, to accompany an article in " The Sphere" magazine, entitled " New Faces for Old." 1927
Chimpanzee eating at a table, watched by smiling and laughing children. Date: circa 1970s
Little girl cools off in bath with ice lollyA little girl cools off in a bath of water on her front doorstep with an ice lolly during the hot summer of 1976. Date: 1976
Advert for Pliofilm from Goodyear 1944What is Pliofilm ? Developed by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, was a rubber-based clear plastic used to protect equipment, especially weapons, from water and sand during the D-Day landings
Metal Disc Dress 1968Mini-dress: bodice & skirt are joined by a band of flat metal discs riveted to transparent plastic - a futuristic style reminiscent of Paco Rabannes metal dress of 1967
Boy / Girl Pick Fruit 1950A boy and a girl pick blackberries and place them in a plastic trug
Three tabby kittens with a pink bucketUnusual Friends - three tabby kittens with a pink bucket. 1950s
A colouorful display of local fresh fish, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Cornish fishermen at seaCornish fishermen out at sea on their fishing boat, the Little Pearl. Date: circa 1980s
Plastic card, Dollar Savings Bank, New York City, USAPlastic card, Dollar Savings Bank, Third Avenue near 148th Street, New York City, USA -- one one side a calendar for the year, on the reverse details of opening times and services offered. Date: 1916
Rosita Forbes endorsing Mr Willi, plastic surgeonExplorer and writer, Rosita Forbes appearing in an advertisement endorsing the skills of Mr Willi at the Hystogen Institute, Baker Street, London. 1930
Duckling with Donald Duck toyUnusual Friends - duckling with a plastic Donald Duck toy appearing to bite its bottom! 1950s
Soho, London - Street Scenes - young people in typical 1970s fashions. 1974
Soho, London - 73 Shaftesbury Avenue, at the corner with Dean Street. 1973
Susi - splashing about in a plastic bowl, watched by a kitten. 1950s
Susi - with kitten, bowl and towel. 1950s
Susi - with kitten, bowl, brush and towel. 1950s
Susi - under a plastic bowl. 1950s
A plastic bag floats in the Bridgewater Canal in Eccles. Date: circa 1977
Replica of the lab worktable of the Italian chemist Giulio NReplica of the lab worktable on which the Italian chemist Giulio Natta (1903-1979) worked and invented the first synthetic plastic of second generation: the isotactic polypropylene
Woman police officers accessories: a whistle on a chain, a plastic-covered notebook, a wooden truncheon with leather strap, and the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa late 1980s
Fortune tellers tent -- enter if you dare! Date: 1970s
INSTANT POTATO MIXPouring powdered potato mix into a plastic bowl with a plastic spoon in it, ready to make instant mashed potatoes. Date: 1960s
White Sliced BreadWhite sliced bread in a plastic wrapper. Date: 1980s
Air Stewardess 1960An Air Stewardess serves a meal aboard a BEA flight from London to Gibraltar. Date: 1960
Children playing in a pool on a sandy beach. Date: circa 1960s
V for Victory Brooch - Morse Code for VV for Victory Brooch in worked (carved) plastic - a red letter V with a bar bearing the Morse Code for V. Date: circa 1941
Two boys in the harbour, St Ives, CornwallTwo boys paddling in the harbour, St Ives, Cornwall, near a boat called Josephine. Date: 1970s
Fishermen landing mackerel, Newlyn, CornwallThree fishermen landing mackerel at Newlyn, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Father Christmas with sack of presentsFather Christmas with a sack full of presents, standing on a doorstep. circa 1970s
Chimpanzee drinking milkChimpanzee sitting at a table drinking milk from a bottle, helped by a man. Date: circa 1970s
Face in garage window, Sale, Greater ManchesterA face peeps out through a garage window in Sale, Greater Manchester. Date: circa 1979
Two boys emptying a piggy bank onto a table. The coins seem to be mostly penny and threepenny pieces (pre-decimalisation). Date: circa 1960s
Little boy and dog in pool of water, West CountryLittle boy and dog playing in a pool of water, West Country. Date: circa 1970s
Boys with toy gun, Balham, SW LondonTwo boys on a Balham street, SW London. The younger boy has a plastic bottle in his mouth, while the older one holds a toy gun. Date: circa 1961
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, with reconstruction to the stonework taking place. The Floral Hall is just visible on the left
Suffragette Novelty Toy Jumping SuffragetteA novelty toy, entitled, The Jumping Suffragette or, How the Suffragette Lost Her Head. Consists of a plastic doll, dressed in the colours and a Votes for Women sash, carrying an umbrella
Toddler playing in gardenToddler playing in the garden with a plastic spade. circa 1970s
Man in dormitory at Baden Powell House, LondonA man adjusting his tie in the mirror of a communal dormitory at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961
Advert for Beatl table lamps 1930Beatl is a word that will soon be well known as word china - for Beatl is the name of the wonderful new material that is rapidly replacing china and glass everywhere
Advert for Beatl picnic basket 1930No more breakages, no soggy paper plates and cups. Bright and colourful Beatl picnic basket. Date: 1930
Advert for Beatl coffee service 1930Bright and colourful Beatl coffee service with tray to match, complete with quaintly-formed sugar and cream. Date: 1930
Foraminifera and ostracods modelsBees wax models of foraminifera and ostracods made by Clive Sheppard for an exhibition in the Invertebrates Gallery, at the Natural History Museum, London
Stone age horseA plastic replica of amber stone age horse carving. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule fig. 23
Ocypus olens, devils coach horse beetle modelA large scale model of the devils coach horse beetle (Ocypus olens). A beetle that is commonly found beneath logs. Held within the Natural History Museum, London
Dolomedes fimbriatus, great raft spider modelA large scale model of a great raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus), a semi aquatic spider native to Britain held within the Natural History Museum, London
Human Brain Display