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Drunken Husband arrives homeWeather Forecast - " Stormy" (Thunder and Lightning to follow) A drunken husband arrives home to find his wife still up and awiting his return sat at a table with clock
A man who could not find a match for Wills Gold Flake cigareGentleman in a private theatre box who couldn t find a match, kindly receives a light from a hot poker by a clown on the stage. Date: 1930
Lear / Nonsense / PokerThere was an Old Man with a poker, Who painted his face with red oker When they said, You re a Guy! He made no reply, But knocked them all down with his poker
Triton's spear - Crane - KniphofiaThat, reddening on the Triton's spear, foretells the waning of the year. (The flower resembles Kniphofia or Red-hot Poker')
Gents Card Game (1 of 2)Four country gents play a game of cards (1 of 2)
Casting / Firing a HorseThe Newly approved method of casting and fireing. A horse is firmy restrained with ropes before branding with a hot poker
Ballroom Dance / ForgottenThough he has reserved this waltz on her dance card, he has not come to claim her - has he forgotten her ? is he drunk ? is he playing poker ? or has he found another ?
Modern Mantlepiece / 1873An open fireplace with metal screen, ornate mantelshelf, fender and fire tools - the archetypal Victorian hearth
Helen Wills Moody (left), American tennis champion, photographed with Miss Coward (?) or Rowland (?). Known as Little Miss Poker Face, Wills Moody won Wimbledon eight times
Two Women Read by FireA young woman reads aloud by the fire while an older woman listens attentively
Georgian Girls GriddleA group of young girls keenly watch as one of their number uses a griddle over an open fire while another stands by with a poker. Is it supper or a fortune telling custom?
Alice / White Knight / PokerWHITE KNIGHT The White Knight slides down the poker