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Background imagePocket Collection: First Portrait of King Charles III

First Portrait of King Charles III
Portrait of King Charles III commissioned from artist Alastair Barford by ILN

Background imagePocket Collection: Blacksmith at work in his forge

Blacksmith at work in his forge
An elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench

Background imagePocket Collection: HMS Jervis Bay attacking the Admiral Scheer, Second Worl

HMS Jervis Bay attacking the Admiral Scheer, Second Worl
Illustration showing the Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay (centre) steaming towards the German pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer, North Atlantic, November 1940

Background imagePocket Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1934

Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1934
Ermeto Movado watches a new model at a new price. Built for a life-times service, they have strong outer cases ensuring double glass breakage. Date: 1934

Background imagePocket Collection: Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray Station

Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Hunstman taking a nap with his foxhound at Melton Mowbray Station! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePocket Collection: Lucy Locket lost her pocket

Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it. But ne er a penny was therein, except the lining round it. 20th century

Background imagePocket Collection: A Variety of ladies boots 1926

A Variety of ladies boots 1926
Ladies 1920s boots in willow calf, felt lace, riding, quilted, buttoned, lace-up and rubber. Date: circa 1926

Background imagePocket Collection: Billiard Room, Union Jack Club, Lambeth, London

Billiard Room, Union Jack Club, Lambeth, London
View of the Billiard Room at the Union Jack Club, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, London. The club opened in 1907 to cater for members and ex-members of the armed forces. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePocket Collection: Jb Priestley / Photo 1930

Jb Priestley / Photo 1930
JOHN BOYNTON (JB) PRIESTLEY English writer

Background imagePocket Collection: Lucy Locket / Greenaway

Lucy Locket / Greenaway
Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it. There was not a penny in it but a ribbon round it

Background imagePocket Collection: Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972

Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972
Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) immaculately dressed with bowler hat, cane and leather gloves. Suit with cut-away jacket, waistcoat with pocket watch and albert, pocket handkerchief

Background imagePocket Collection: Victorian Greeting Card - The Pickpocket

Victorian Greeting Card - The Pickpocket
Two penguins out for a stroll whilst a sparrow picks a pocket. Date: circa 1890

Background imagePocket Collection: Book cover, Wayside and Woodland Blossoms

Book cover, Wayside and Woodland Blossoms, A Pocket Guide to British Wild Flowers, by Edward Step FLS, with colour plates by Mabel E Step. Date: late 19th century

Background imagePocket Collection: Pocket watches and wristwatches 1929

Pocket watches and wristwatches 1929
A selection of pocket watches that register the minutes

Background imagePocket Collection: Advert for Tyme, Ermeto Movado ladies pocket watch 1933

Advert for Tyme, Ermeto Movado ladies pocket watch 1933
Tyme, the best pocket watch made. Small and compact, yet absolutely protected against all causes of trouble. Can be carried in any pocket or hand-bag with other articles. Date: 1933

Background imagePocket Collection: Dombey & Son - Carles Dickens - Mr Toots and the Chicken

Dombey & Son - Carles Dickens - Mr Toots and the Chicken
Charles Dickens - Dombey & Son. Mr Toots - a student at Dr Blimbers school (who loves Florence but marries Susan) - pictured with his prizefighter companion, the Chicken. Date: circa 1902

Background imagePocket Collection: Nankeen Trousers 1818

Nankeen Trousers 1818
Pink striped waistcoat, blue tight fitting double-breasted coat with hip pocket, velvet collar, narrow tails & padded shoulders & top hat, nankeen trousers & black pumps

Background imagePocket Collection: Joseph Harker, theatrical scenic artist

Joseph Harker, theatrical scenic artist
Joseph Cunningham Harker (1855-1927), theatrical scenic artist, depicted in a drawing by his son Roland on a Savage Club notice, probably for a Christmas celebration. 1919

Background imagePocket Collection: Gentlemens pocket watches with lever movement 1929

Gentlemens pocket watches with lever movement 1929
Selection of gold gentlemens pocket watches, products for Harrods catalogue jewellery department. Date: 1929

Background imagePocket Collection: Two cats playing billiards on a Christmas card

Two cats playing billiards on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePocket Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1933

Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1933
Ermeto Movado watches are the last word in efficiency. The movements are doubly protected against dust, damp, and breakage by an inner and outer case

Background imagePocket Collection: Railway Sleeper - Marylebone Station

Railway Sleeper - Marylebone Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing post young gentleman propped up against a bollard at Marylebone Station after a wild Christmas party! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePocket Collection: Fallow deer with mottled back and large antlers, Dama dama

Fallow deer with mottled back and large antlers, Dama dama

Background imagePocket Collection: Police group on Coronation Day, 1911

Police group on Coronation Day, 1911
A group of policemen pose for their photograph outside Hammersmith Police Station, west London, to commemorate the Coronation of King George V

Background imagePocket Collection: Asprey Christmas presents, 1926

Asprey Christmas presents, 1926
Colour advertisement for Asprey of Bond Street displaying a wide variety of Christmas present ideas, including an attache case, a shagreen cigarette box, leather handbag, crocodile handbag pochette

Background imagePocket Collection: Tweed Coat 1928

Tweed Coat 1928
Young man sets out for walk over the moors in a single- breasted tweed overcoat with raglan sleeves & pocket flaps, he also wears a grey fedora hat with black hatband

Background imagePocket Collection: Folding Pocket Kodak

Folding Pocket Kodak
Your Easter Holiday will last you twice as long if you take a Kodak with you... the no 2 Folding Pocket Kodak - the new model is the best value in cameras yet offered

Background imagePocket Collection: Musical billiards table for pool (la poule)

Musical billiards table for pool (la poule)
Billiards table for pool (la poule) with two cue balls, 1827. Charles Chereaus table played music when a ball was potted in each pocket

Background imagePocket Collection: The pocket-pistol - equipped for Balaclava

The pocket-pistol - equipped for Balaclava. A soldier handing a pistol(?) to a mounted soldier as another soldier looks on. Date 1855

Background imagePocket Collection: Billiards champion with trophy

Billiards champion with trophy
Billiards champion with the trophy he has won. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePocket Collection: Advert for Asprey for the races 1937

Advert for Asprey for the races 1937
A variety of outdoor items for the races including: Ladies seal race companion, pigskin betting book, field glasses, binoculars, aluminium mount saddle seat

Background imagePocket Collection: Peabody and John Bull

Peabody and John Bull
GEORGE PEABODY the American philanthropist shames John Bull into digging into his own pocket to help Londons homeless. Date: 1860S

Background imagePocket Collection: Two women workers at the factory gates, Derby

Two women workers at the factory gates, Derby
Two female workmates pose outside the factory gates at Burroughs & Sturgess, Frederick Street, Derby

Background imagePocket Collection: Cromwells Watch

Cromwells Watch
POCKET WATCH with chain, made by John Midnall of Fleet Street, London, and carried by Oliver Cromwell, enabling him to be punctual for battles and other activities

Background imagePocket Collection: Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish musician

Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish musician
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scottish composer, conductor, violinist and music teacher. He wrote oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music, and works for the theatre

Background imagePocket Collection: British Lion Seated

British Lion Seated
The British Lion sitting in an armchair with a copy of The Times newspaper in his jacket pocket and a flag flying behind him

Background imagePocket Collection: Grey Top Frock 1909

Grey Top Frock 1909
Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 20th Knight of Kerry, 2nd Baronet of Valencia, (1844-1916) wears a grey top frock coat over narrow black trousers, a top hat

Background imagePocket Collection: Comic postcard, Woman checking man's trouser pockets. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman checking man's trouser pockets. Date: 20th century

Background imagePocket Collection: Man in evening dress in a cabinet photograph

Man in evening dress in a cabinet photograph Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePocket Collection: Advertisement for Swan decorative fountain pens. Date: 1904

Advertisement for Swan decorative fountain pens. Date: 1904

Background imagePocket Collection: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841 - 1910), later King Edward VII. Date: 1861

Background imagePocket Collection: Prince George - Duke of York

Prince George - Duke of York (1865 - 1936), later King George V. Photograph taken when he was twenty- eight, shortly before his marriage to Princess May of Teck

Background imagePocket Collection: Pocket Novelty Card postcard - Cheddar in a cheese

Pocket Novelty Card postcard - Cheddar in a cheese. A selection of minitaure topographical views inside a cheese form, mounted on a postcard Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePocket Collection: Aureliano de Beruete y Moret (1876-1922). Portrait

Aureliano de Beruete y Moret (1876-1922). Portrait
Aureliano de Beruete y Moret (1876-1922). Spanish art historian, son of the painter Aureliano de Beruete. Portrait of Aureliano de Beruete y Moret, Son, by Joaquin Sorolla Bastida (1863-1923), 1902

Background imagePocket Collection: Doctor Joaquin Decref y Ruiz. Portrait by Joaquin

Doctor Joaquin Decref y Ruiz. Portrait by Joaquin
Joaquin Decref y Ruiz (1864-1939). Spanish doctor. Doctor Joaquin Decref y Ruiz. Portrait by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923), 1907. Oil on canvas, 67 x 91, 7 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imagePocket Collection: Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol, Dover castle

Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol, Dover castle, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imagePocket Collection: Shopping

Shopping
Outside a shop, boy dips into his pocket to pay for a gift demanded by his girlfriend. Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1916

Background imagePocket Collection: Norman women's dress of the 12th century

Norman women's dress of the 12th century. They wear long tunic robes, veils and wimples. Long sleeves terminating in a kind of pocket 131

Background imagePocket Collection: A drunken gentleman tries to put a horse's feet in his dressin

A drunken gentleman tries to put a horse's feet in his dressin
A drunken gentleman tries to put a race-horse's hind feet in his dressing-gown pockets in the stables. A trainer and other gentlemen watch in horror. The Oaks filly

Background imagePocket Collection: J Lancaster & Son, Colmore Row, Birmingham

J Lancaster & Son, Colmore Row, Birmingham
J Lancaster & Son, Cameras, Photographic and Scientific Equipment, Colmore Row, Birmingham. circa 1900

Background imagePocket Collection: Tiger Hunt In India Taken With A 3a Folding Pocket

Tiger Hunt In India Taken With A 3a Folding Pocket
Tiger, hunt, in, India, taken, with, a, 3a, Folding, Pocket, Kodak, Camera, publicity, postcard, circa, 1920, , 13974334

Background imagePocket Collection: RMS Titanic, Harold Cottam Collection gold pocket watch)

RMS Titanic, Harold Cottam Collection gold pocket watch)
RMS TITANIC. THE HAROLD COTTAM COLLECTION: Hallmarked 9ct Gold Waltham gentleman's hunter pocket watch engraved Presented to Mr. Harold T

Background imagePocket Collection: RMS Titanic, Captain E J Smithk, gold pocket knife engraved

RMS Titanic, Captain E J Smithk, gold pocket knife engraved
RMS TITANIC CAPTAIN E.J SMITH: A personalised gold pocket knife the sides alternately engraved EJS and 1906, with corroded steel blades and carrying loop - 3ins. (8.2cm) long. Provenance: Capt

Background imagePocket Collection: Cover design, Thumbelina, Pocket Series Story booklet

Cover design, Thumbelina, Pocket Series Story booklet
Cover design, Thumbelina, Pocket Series Fairy Stories booklet

Background imagePocket Collection: Cover design, The Tinder Box, Pocket Series booklet

Cover design, The Tinder Box, Pocket Series booklet
Cover design, The Tinder Box, Pocket Series Fairy Stories booklet

Background imagePocket Collection: Cover design, The Enchanted Horse, Pocket Series booklet

Cover design, The Enchanted Horse, Pocket Series booklet
Cover design, The Enchanted Horse, Pocket Series Fairy Stories booklet

Background imagePocket Collection: Cover design, The Brave Tin Soldier

Cover design, The Brave Tin Soldier, Pocket Series story booklet

Background imagePocket Collection: Cover design, Snow White and Rose Red

Cover design, Snow White and Rose Red
Snow White and Rose Red - Pocket Series cover design, Fairy Stories booklet

Background imagePocket Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare First Class passenger list that survived the sinking in the pocket of George Brereton

Background imagePocket Collection: Giuseppe de Begnis, Italian operatic bass singer

Giuseppe de Begnis, Italian operatic bass singer
Giuseppe de Begnis (1793-1849), Italian operatic bass singer Date: early 19th century

Background imagePocket Collection: History Through Women

History Through Women
An illustration of a lady wearing a black outdoor dress with a decorative hat, speaking with a large gentleman looking at his pocket watchm she says I'm like Louis XIV

Background imagePocket Collection: Lady and Gentleman Strolling

Lady and Gentleman Strolling
A sketch of a French woman walking alongside a gentleman outside, with a church visible in the background, accompanied with the caption

Background imagePocket Collection: Les Rendez-vous De Madame De Z. Part V

Les Rendez-vous De Madame De Z. Part V
Part V of a series of sketches which portrays a stern looking man, sat at his writing desk, with a slouched posture, looking at his pocket watch, with an older gentleman conversing with him

Background imagePocket Collection: Les Rendez-vous De Madame De Z. Part IV

Les Rendez-vous De Madame De Z. Part IV
Part IV of a series of sketches which portrays a rather impatient looking gentleman sat in a hallway of the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysees, a museum in Paris, looking towards his pocket watch

Background imagePocket Collection: Aurelien Scholl, French author and journalist

Aurelien Scholl, French author and journalist
Aurelien Scholl (1833-1902), French author and journalist Date: circa 1860s

Background imagePocket Collection: Thomas Couture, French artist

Thomas Couture, French artist
Thomas Couture (1815-1879), French artist Date: circa 1850s

Background imagePocket Collection: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French artist

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French artist
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875), French artist of landscapes and portraits. Date: circa 1850s

Background imagePocket Collection: White Star Line - three pocket books

White Star Line - three pocket books
White Star Line - three rare pocket books. (1) 1893 hardbound booklet of tide tables, sailings, passages, etc

Background imagePocket Collection: Mr Punch as jockey riding pocket book wallet

Mr Punch as jockey riding pocket book wallet
Mr Punch as a jockey riding on Mr Punch's Pocket Book wallet Date: 1871

Background imagePocket Collection: Title page design, Mr Punch's Pocket Book 1871

Title page design, Mr Punch's Pocket Book 1871 Date: 1871

Background imagePocket Collection: Gallant Rescue off the Bachelor Rocks

Gallant Rescue off the Bachelor Rocks Date: 1871

Background imagePocket Collection: L. Ponsford & Co Advertisement

L. Ponsford & Co Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for L. Ponsford & Co, makers of printers blocks in half-tone and line, showing a girl, picking the pocket of a distracted man who is reading in a work building

Background imagePocket Collection: Advert for Asprey of Bond Street

Advert for Asprey of Bond Street, showcasing new watch designs by Patek Philippe. Date: 1939

Background imagePocket Collection: The Pocket Marconigraph

The Pocket Marconigraph
Predicting the mobile phone - man stranded at sea sends a message on his Pocket Marconigraph Date: 1914

Background imagePocket Collection: The Matrimonial Arrangement Association

The Matrimonial Arrangement Association (Limited) - a Victorian form of Speed Dating! Date: 1867

Background imagePocket Collection: Title page, Mr. Punch's Pocket Book, 1867

Title page, Mr. Punch's Pocket Book, 1867 Date: 1867

Background imagePocket Collection: Cartoon, Railway Mania, writing for shares

Cartoon, Railway Mania, writing for shares
Cartoon by John Leech, The Railway Mania, What you're at it again. Writing for shares Date: 1846

Background imagePocket Collection: The Omnibus All Night by John Leech

The Omnibus All Night by John Leech - overcrowded public transport Date: 1846

Background imagePocket Collection: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with Mr Punch

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with Mr Punch Date: 1846

Background imagePocket Collection: Title page, Punch's Pocket Book, 1846

Title page, Punch's Pocket Book, 1846 Date: 1846

Background imagePocket Collection: A selection of women's loose jackets for sale. Date: 1921

A selection of women's loose jackets for sale. Date: 1921

Background imagePocket Collection: Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician

Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician
Andreas G Papandreou (1919-1996), Greek economist and prominent socialist politician

Background imagePocket Collection: The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City

The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London

Background imagePocket Collection: ERNEST RENAN (1823 - 1892), French philosopher who specialised in religious subjects

ERNEST RENAN (1823 - 1892), French philosopher who specialised in religious subjects, photographed just after the publication of his Vie de Jesus (1863)



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