Pocket Collection (page 11)

Loot by William Heath Robinson WWI
An unsuspecting gentleman walking his dog is being robbed by a group of Germen soldiers in a zeppelin using a hook and some rope. 1916

Advert for John Pound & Co military equipment 1915
An advertisement for the military equipment, ingersoll service watch nickel or gun metal, lifeguard reinforced pocket periscope, campaigning knife, penlite pocket lamp, folding pen knife

Bonzo runs through! by George Studdy
Bonzo runs through! He chases a mouse onto the billiard table, the mouse gets caught in a pocket, and Bonzo manages to ruin the green baize. Date: 1924

Silhouette of boy in school blazer
Full length silhouette of a boy called John, wearing a school blazer with embroidered pocket. Date: 1933

Silhouette of man in casual pose
Full length silhouette of a man in casual pose, smoking a cigarette. Date: 20th century

Silhouette of an artist with palette and brushes
Full length silhouette of a man in spats, holding a pen. He is Colonel Broome, who served with the Indian Army in Beluchistan. Date: 20th century

Advert for Gor-ray Koneray pocket skirts 1946
Good cut always looks cut. A Gor-ray skirt always smart, with its good cut, good material, Zwow pocket and no placket, and low price too, it hangs witha swing and never seats. 1946

Woman in elegant sports coat and skirt
A woman in an elegant sports coat and skirt, sitting on a shooting stick. The outfit is in heather mauve, flecked with green or with mauve suede facings

Ladys weekend dressing case
A ladys weekend dressing case, made of rolled hide, lined with moirette, with spacious pockets, available from Messrs John Pound and Co of Oxford Street, London. Date: 1914

Advert for Gor-ray Koneray pocket skirts 1945
Come the dawn. The great day will dawn when there will be once more unlimited supplies of unrestricted styles in Gor-ray skirts. Till then and afterwards a Gor-ray is always smart for work or play

Lovestruck American lad with the Stars and Stripes
A lovestruck young American lad smoking a cigarette and standing before the Star Spangled Banner, sends the following words to his lady love: Say kid

Advert for Gor-ray Koneray pocket skirts 1944
Problem find the placket. No, there isn t any placket. No buttons or other fasteners on the hips to cause bulkiness or spoil the symmetry of the line

Listening In by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy sits on a chair, listening to the ticking of a pocket watch. Date: 1930

Advert for Gor-ray Koneray pocket skirts 1943
Pocket elegance. It is modish to stand around with a hand in your hip pocket now that the Zwow enables you to do so with elegance and ease

Advert for Gor-ray Koneray 1942
Whoever could tell ? Illustrated above are two very differnt designs made by the creators of the famous Gor-ray Koneray pleated skirt. See how stylish thay are

Advert for Gor-ray Koneray pleated 1942
Streamlined pleated skirt. Fine quality material cleverly cut to fit closely over hips and open out to give a delightfully full skirt, having three permanised pleats front and one back. 1942

Man and three women in front of a house
A man and three women posing for their photo in front of a house

Advert for Burberry overcoats 1928
3 Burberry overcoats that provide double service overcoats and weatherproof in one garment. 1928

Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens coat 1916
Woman wearing a woollen stockinette coat frock, with large collar and patch pockets. 1916

Fashionable woman 1934
Woman wearing three quarter length wrap-over dress in linen tweed with matching coat by Digby Morton. Date: 1934

Pocket Gopher
This is probably Bottas pocket gopher (thomomys bottae) but there are other pocket gophers with quite different latin names. This one lives in Mexico. Date: circa 1880

Advert for Aquascutum coats 1925
Womens coats for sports and travel wear. Available from Aquascutum, Regent Street, London. 1925

Young boy tucking in at the Ice Cream stall " Don t e make a gawd of is stummick? Why, thats the second a porth I ve seed I m ave this mornin !" Date: 1902

Sordino - known to the French as a pochette - this instrument is a pocket fiddle. Derived in form from the medieval Rebec, orignating from the Near East and also known as the Gigue

Billiards Illustrated - Trying for the pocket - A youthful pickpocket has a rummage through an elderly gentlemans trouser pocket whist he browses some titles on a bookstall. Date: circa 1903

Pocket calendar from 1910, present of a chocolates trade name. Photography; Photography

Leopold / Albany / Faustin
LEOPOLD DUKE OF ALBANY 4th son of Queen Victoria: a (slightly) satirical view Date: 1853 - 1884

Knitting pattern 1941
A 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a v-neck cardigan. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing

Tick--tick--tickle!. Date c1873

Walt Whitman, full-length portrait, standing with hand in po

Pocket Chess & Draughts
Pocket chess and draughts, combined with a metal holder to fix on the board, to keep it steady in its leather case. Date: 1930s

Young lady in grey and blue outfit by Bernard
A young lady standing on a golf course wearing a grey and blue three-piece outfit by Bernard. The skirt is pleated, and the blue top has a silver design on it. 1924

Two ladies in coats designed by Drecoll and Jenny
Two fashionable ladies wearing the latest coat designs. On the left, a woollen coat in grey, with pleating, buttons and fur trimming, and a gold-coloured pocket, by Drecoll

Pocket Kitten
A kitten small enough to fit into a jacket pocket! Date: 1960s

Street music: 17th century hurdy gurdy player
Street scene showing a blind hurdy gurdy player performing in 17th century Holland. Date: 17th century

Two ladies in outfits by Philippe et Gaston and Drecoll
Two fashionable ladies wearing fashionable summer outfits, probably for a day at the races. On the left, a white cap-sleeve crepe dress with black floral pattern and yellow border trim

Suede Jacket & Gloves
Stylish double-breasted, belted, suede jacket with large pointed collar & revers & pocket flaps. Worn with matching gauntlets & clutch handbag. Date: 1930s

Travellers Pocket Lamp
An electric pocket lamp designed for travellers; the bulb has a silvered reflector behind it to intensify the light Date: 1889

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Beer drinker - fish
As thirsty as a fish. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a fish to a beer drinker. With his fin in his pocket, a few old rags

Mans top hat blown off on a windy day in March
A mans top hat is blown off over a cliff on a windy day by the sea in March. He waves his rolled umbrella in annoyance, but his dog seems unconcerned

Young man in studio photo, Mid Wales
A pale young man in a suit that looks too big for him, in the photographers studio, Mid Wales

Metropolitan Police Pocket Directory and Duty Hints
A Metropolitan Police instruction book: Pocket Directory and Duty Hints, dated 1937

Young man and pennyfarthing, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A young man and his pennyfarthing bicycle, posing against a painted backdrop in the photographers studio in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Soldiers at Euston Station during 1912 railway strike
A posse of uniformed soldiers with rifles lie down for a rest on the cobbled courtyard outside Euston Station, Central London, during a railway strike in 1912

Trendy young woman in a cafe in Nice, France
An attractive, trendy young woman with long dark hair, wearing a long leather coat, eating a pastry in a cafe in Nice, South of France

Dr Thomas John Barnardo
Portrait of Dr Thomas John Barnardo (1845-1905). In 1867, Barnardo set up a Ragged School for poor children in Londons East End, followed in 1870 by a home for boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway

Group of Special Constables, London
A group of eleven Special Constables of the Metropolitan Police, London, pose for their photograph. They are all in uniform, and some have decorations from the First World War above their left pocket

PC and WPC outside Kennington Road station
A PC and a WPC outside Kennington Road police station in south east London. The policeman is checking his notebook while the policewoman watches

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