Pocket Collection (page 12)

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

Fortune-Hunting
Coloured engraving, " Fortune-Hunting" published by H. Humphrey, London, 20 November 1804. HPG/8/2/1 (xli)"

Items belonging to George Moore, Titanic seaman
Assorted items belonging to George Alfred Moore, seaman on the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship which sank on 15 April 1912 -- a pocket watch with ornate fob, a cigarette lighter

Chart Room key of Titanic lamp trimmer
The Chart Room key and brass identity tag of Samuel Hemming, a lamp trimmer on the RMS Titanic. Hemming was saved from the sea by Lifeboat no.4 and had this key and others in his pocket

Pocket flask and napkin ring from Titanic
1. A silver pocket flask belonging to Florence Ware, a second class passenger who survived the Titanic disaster. It was given to her by the bandmaster, Wallace Hartley. 2

Palm Beach Tailoring - Poster
An advertising poster for Palm Beach tailoring by Goodall depicting a very dapper young gent in a finely cut cream suit chatting to a flame-haired sunbather in pink costume

Baby Elephant Pickpocket at Olympia, London, 1893
Sketch showing one of Barnum and Baileys elephants investigating the pocket of a female visitor to the circus, Olympia, London, 1893

An advertisement for the Verascope
The Verascope, a stereoscopic pocket camera

Francis Grose / Col Eng
FRANCIS GROSE English antiquary

Edwardian City Gent
Profile of a young upper class gentleman, dressed in a three- piece pin-striped suit and bowler hat, ready to go off to his job in the City

The Half Hour Before Dinner
Humorous scene showing a family and guests, dressed in evening attire, waiting for Christmas dinner to be served. An old man dozes in an armchair

Beadle of Ely Place
The Beadle at Ely Place, Holborn, London, calling out the time at the gateway between 10 p.m. and 5 o clock in the morning, as was the tradition for many years

Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; A person
An illustration showing a curious design sent to the Patent Office in 1920, of a bizarre head covering with design features such as a window and ventilation

Old String Instruments
1 & 2 - Pocket Violins; 3 - Treble Violin; 4 - Standard Treble Violin; 5 - Tenor Violin; 6 - Bass Viol; 7 - Trumscheit; 8 - Scheidtholst

Harella Coat 1948
A light brown, double- breasted, tailored coat with large pocket flaps and turn back cuffs. The skirt is flared and is 3/4 length

Sears Roebuck Coats 1914
American winter coats: double- breasted coat with astrakan fur collar & cuffs & a quilted lining; herringbone tweed overcoat with a half-belt at the back & pocket flaps

Tailor-Made Circa 1910
Tailor-made suit: button detailing, box pleated skirt & long line jacket with velvet collar & western style pocket, a blouse with lace jabot, broad brimmed hat & fur muff

Social / Us City in Snow
Young American wears a half- length blue double-breasted overcoat with velvet collar, broad lapels, cuffs & pocket flaps, a bowler hat & a high detachable collar & cravat

Robinson / Hatters Tea Pty
Mad Hatters Tea Party " What day of the month is it?" he said, turning to Alice

Costume Man & Girl 1899
Man: suit of D-B jacket with pocket flaps, turned back cuff & roll collar, cravat & ring & stand collar. Girl: loose fitting pink dress with yoke, high collar & lace insertions

A Cure for Gout
The waistcoat pocket remedy for gout

Here we dance Lubin, Lubin, words and music
Here we dance Lubin, Lubin I wrote a letter to my Love, And on the way I dropped it, But one of you has picked it up, And put it in your pocket!

Folding Umbrellas, 1715
A French merchant offers umbrellas so small that when folded you can carry one in your pocket !

Disraeli / Fagin / Reform
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy as Fagin demonstrates to his boy MPs how to steal ideas for reform out of the pocket of Lord John Russell

Aj Balfour / Stereoscopic
ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR 1st Earl of Balfour British politician, Conservative MP

Knickers 1935
A lady models one of the many styles of undies available from this company. Others include a girls knicker with a pocket for keeping safe all manner of things

George V / Vfair 1911
GEORGE V the year after he became king

Ivan Turgenev / Tidende
IVAN SERGEYEVICH TURGENEV Russian writer Date: 1818 - 1883

Selling Hot Potatoes
A woman wearing a shawl cooks potatoes to sell them hot on the street; a man digs in his pocket for some coins while a boy warms his hands on the side of the portable stove

Fashions / Toudouze 1875
Jacket bodices with stand-up collars in grey & black - front buttoning & with pocket flaps or sleeveless in brown with a pink plaid under-dress & elaborate trained skirt

Lady Sits at Easel 1848
Grey: corsage with wrap over front, ruched trim on the pocket & false apron. Pink: loose sleeves, corsage up to the throat & 4 horizontal rows of embroidery on the skirt

Pocket Sun Dial
The POCKET SUN-DIAL - a precursor of the pocket watch - let the suns light pass through a small hole to reach a dial marked on the inside rim

Song of Sixpence 3 / 3
Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye, four-and- twenty blackbirds baked in a pie... (3 of 3)

Costume / Fake Fur C. 1940
Elegant pre-Utility tailored costume with long jacket line, 6 buttons, pocket flaps & fake fur trim (Nutria)

Husband / Wife / Belfast 19C
Man: short S-B jacket, rounded pocket flap, bound edges & cut-away at the front. Woman: jacket body, beaded collar, ruff, open tunic & skirt with knife-pleated flounces

Make-Up / Lady Checking
A fashionable woman checks her make-up with a small pocket mirror. Date: 1936

Tweed Jacket / Photo 1880S
Young man wearing a tweed lounging jacket & matching waistcoat, his shirt has a soft turned down collar, his necktie is loosely tied

Male Type / Coat / Bowler
Young man in morning coat with the top button fastened, a high stand-fall collar with rounded ends, plaid tie, dark waistcoat, pin-striped trousers, bowler hat & cane

MENs COATS 1853
Three sobre looking French gentlemen in top hats, strapped trousers & double- breasted coats: one with a fur collar, one like a frock coat but without the waist seam

Lonchamps Fashions 1845
Trousers strapped under the instep, coat cut-away at the front with vent, side pleats & hip buttons, S-B waisted coat, pocket handkerchief, top hats, spurs & riding crops

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