Pounds Collection

BIG CHEESE
Cheese weighing 1000 pounds (lbs) given as a gift to King George III in 1793 from the Duchy of Chester. Presumably a Cheshire cheese? Two men stand by to give an idea of scale

Frazer-Nash Replica
A marque for the serious sports-car enthusiast, the oddly-named Frazer-Nash T.T. Replica is priced at over six hundred pounds. Date: 1937

The Emperor Stradivarius violin
The famous Emperor Stradivarius violin, dating from 1715. It was bought by the violinist and composer Jan Kubelik in 1910 for 10, 000 -- the highest price paid for a violin to that date. "

Jersey Airways Poster
Poster, I d prefer Jersey Airways. A cartoon of animals powering and piloting a flying machine above a rough sea, with a Jersey Airways biplane high above them

Highwayman Cottington
John Cottington (aka Mulled Sack) robs an army pay wagon on Shotover Hill, near Oxford, and relieves it of 4000 pounds. He will hang in 1656 aged 45

Old Uk Money 1969
A pile of " old" United Kindom currency, including pound notes shillings and copper coins before Decimalisation occurred on 15 February 1971

Largest horse in the world
This horse, a Belgian stallion called Brooklyn Supreme was at one time the worlds largest horse, 19.2 hands high and 3, 200 pounds in weight. Date: 1930s

Carbine, Self-Loading, . 30 In M1
M1. 30 in self-loading carbine, 1942 (c); General Motors Incorporated, Inland Division. Developed as a carbine for issue to second-line troops and officers

Haverfordwest Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Passengers waiting for the 1040 to Paddington, on the up platform of Haverfordwest Railway Station in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Triumph Dolomite
A handsome family tourer which is modestly priced at under four hundred pounds. Date: 1937

Little girl at a window -- No Walk Today
A little Victorian girl stands at a window, watching the rain -- a black and white reproduction of a painting by Sophie Anderson entitled No Walk Today

JAGUAR 100
An early member of Britains renowned sports family, this is the S.S. 2.5 litre Jaguar 100, priced at just under a thousand pounds. Date: 1937

Mercedes Benz Coupe
A handsome two-door coupe, super-charged for high performance, and costing you a stunning two thousand pounds plus - the price of a dozen family saloons ! Date: 1937

The One Pound Look by Ricardo Brook
Front cover of The Bystander special issue focusing on the fall in the value of the pound during the first half of 1920. Here a rather aristocratic looking gentleman is fashioned out of a pound sign

Puccini / Butterfly / Record
Complete on 16 records, at 4 shillings and sixpence each, or complete for three pounds and twelve shillings - at least 100 pounds in todays money !

Cartoon, The Macmillion (Andrew Carnegie)
Cartoon, The Macmillion -- Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919), Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist

1970S CASH REGISTER
A National Class 51 cash register, in use before Decimalisation in February 1971. Date: early 1970s

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Girl Friend
The Caption is The Girl Friend. The printed message on the back says Your country needs your L.S.D. [Pounds, Shillings and Pence] to help it win the Victory. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1943

Pounds Bridge, near Penshurst, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

HMS Stalker, a Mk. III LST
HMS Stalker, a Mark III LST (Landing Ship, Tank), previously known as LST 3515, seen at the Pounds of Portsmouth scrapyard circa 2006

RMS Titanic - Relief Fund cheque, Mrs M A Ransom
RMS Titanic - Relief Fund cheque dated 28 April 1917 for four pounds and two shillings to Mrs M A (Martha Ann) Ransom, widow of first class saloon steward and victim James Ransom of Knowle, Bristol

Cunard QE2 maiden round the world voyage brochure
Maiden round-the-world voyage of Cunard QE2, leaving 4 January 1975, brochure detailing itinerary and price in pounds plus dates. Date: 1975

Louise Pounds, actress, singer, theatrical studio portrait
Louise Pounds, actress and singer, (1872 ?? 1970), theatrical studio portrait, in gown and frilled hood, captioned Miss Louie Pounds'

The Misses Pounds
A watercolour group portrait of two similarly dressed women, one seated, one standing. Date: circa 1922

McDonnell Douglas F-15A-6-MC Eagle 72-0119 Streak Eagle (MSN 0019/A017)on display at the National Museum of the USAF, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Advert, Twin Deck Celebritone Gramophone, complete installation £125 Date: 1929

Advert, Wheeler & Wilson's No. 6 Sewing Machine
Advert, Wheeler & Wilson's new rotary-hook lock-stitch No. 6 Sewing Machine, price £9. Date: 1875

Comic postcard, Little boy and old man - saving money Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Pretty young woman at the bank Date: 20th century

Holy Trinity Church, in Marylebone, Westminster, London, is a Grade I listed former Anglican church, built in 1828 by Sir John Soane

Cartoon, Little birds who can sing and don t sing must not be surprised if they have to pay fifty pounds sometimes. John Sims Reeves (1821-1900), operatic, oratorio and ballad singer

Advert, William Younger & Co, Breweries, Edinburgh
Advert for William Younger & Co Limited, Abbey & Holyrood Breweries, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1905

Tucks Great Postcard Competitions - Sandwich Man and Vendor
London Life - Raphael Tuck and Sons " Great" Postcard Prize Competitions - Sandwich Man and News Vendor. Prize pot of 6

Harold Pyott - Tiny Tim the English Midget
Harold Pyott (1887-1937) - Tiny Tim the English Midget The Living Doll - aged 43 years old, height 23", weight 24lbs. Twelve inches smaller than the renowned Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton) of P

Pounding Rice using large pestle and mortar - Chennai, India
Pounding Rice using large pestle and mortar - Chennai (Madras), India Date: circa 1920

WW1 poster, Save the Nations Bread
WW1 Ministry of Food poster, Waste not want not, Save the Nations Bread, national ration four pounds each per week. Date: circa 1915-1918

Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI lapel pin
Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI (11) mission space flown lapel pin. An incredible piece of Apollo 11 flown history, Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the moon

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LSD (pounds, shillings and pence in pre-decimal days, but here standing for Luck, Success and Delight) with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Old house at Pounds Bridge, near Penshurst, Kent
Old house at Pounds Bridge (Poundsbridge), Bridge Street, near Penshurst, Kent. The date on the middle gable is 1593, and the initials below it, WD, stand for William Darkenoll (or Darknoll)

Bag full of money on a cutout Christmas card
Bag full of money (one thousand pounds) on a cutout card -- Just to go on with this Christmas. Date: circa 1890s

Vantile Mack, the Infant Lambert, or the Giant Baby!! 7 years old. Weighs 257 pounds! Measures 61 inches around the chest!! 36 inches around the leg!! With his Mother, only 24 years of age

Bank of Fashion novelty bank note, advertising hair cutting and dressing. 1823

Mr Sam Locks First Prize-winning Devon Steer - age 1 year, 7 months - weight 1107lbs. Date: circa 1920

Christmas cheque from the Bank of Friendship (postcard), from Father Christmas, Chief Cashier. Date: 1911

Myanmar - Village Scene - preparing food
Myanmar - Village Scene - preparing (pounding!) food using a large pestle and mortar Date: circa 1910

Louie Pounds (1872 - 1970), Actress and singer in light opera, in 1911

Sterne Ltr to Garrick
A letter to the famous actor David Garrick, with a request to borrow twenty pounds Date: 18th century

Bombario the Hunchback, was used as a writing-desk by brokers and is reputed to have earned 6, 000 pounds in a few days Date: circa 18th century

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