Popping Collection

Champagne Charlie / Music
Cover illustration for the Champagne Charlie Galop by C.H.R. Marriott

Humanised elephant in the role of a bon viveur
A humanised elephant, wearing waistcoat, trousers and tailcoat, cast in the role of a bon viveur, with corks popping out of wine bottles behind him

WW2 Christmas Card, The Best Present!
A WW2 Christmas greetings card with an illustration portraying a jolly British soldier popping out of a gift box with a thumbs up! Date: circa 1940s

At the Barber - hirsute monkeys popping in for a trim... Date: 1905

Bottle of champagne on a French New Year postcard. circa 1900s

Cupids with a bottle of champagne on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

The head of a very surpised male Tara! Date: 1960s

Popping Corn in Hearth Date: 1948

Couples Relax Together Date: 1947

Two robins pulling crackers on a New Year card -- Popping the Question. Date: circa 1890s

Balloon Seller and two naughty boys 1917

Susi - popping out of an Easter egg. 1950s

Leap Year Thoughts - Will I be Yours? A pretty golfing girl pops the question. Date: 1911

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Trying it on
Trying it on! A sailor boy (home on leave) proposes to his girl sweetheart and presents her with a diamond ring! Date: circa 1942

Popping the question. Man proposing to woman. Date c1846

Couple getting engaged
Popping the Question. Couple getting engaged with man asking shy woman to marry him Date: 1847

Hatches
Illustration by Raphael Kirchner from The Kirchner Album, a portfolio of twelve colour prints issued by The Sketch during the World War One period

Baking Bread in France
Near each house was an oven for baking bread - making bread is a serious (and labour intensive) business at St Anne, Brittany. Not like popping out to Tesco

Making Jam Tarts
She puts jam in the tart-cases before popping them into the oven

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