Practical Collection (page 2)

PICNIC HAMPER
Neat and practical is the slogan for a well-ordered picnic hamper. This seasons gagets simplify matters - boiled egg cases and plates with sandwich compartments! Date: 7 June 1935

MENDING A CHAIR
Gluing back loose or dislodged chair legs can be quite a straightforward task, as this practical woman demonstrates, using a brush and pot of glue. Date: 1930s

GRAVITY ILLUSION
Gravity illusion at The Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz, California - the ball appears to be rolling UP the sloping plank Date: circa 1930

JANUS & CIVILISATION JANUS & CIVILISATION
The Roman god of exits and entrances, credited with bringing civilisation to Italy - the practical skills, the sciences and the arts

Page from the Palace of Hope
An illustrated page from the Palace of Hope, from the Documenti dAmore (Teachings of Love) of the Tuscan poet, Francesco da Barberino

Theodore Hook
(1788-1841). He was an English man of letters and composer and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius. He is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810

Sir Bennett Melvill Jones, CBE, HonFRAeS, 1887-1975, wa?
Sir Bennett Melvill Jones, CBE, HonFRAeS, 1887-1975, was presented with the Musick Memorial Trophy awarded for the most practical contribution to the safety of aircraft with special regard to

Atelettes -- food on decorative skewers, including shellfish, vegetables, crystallised fruit, truffles and jelly. circa 1890

Lily d Alvarez wearing her Schiaparelli tennis culottes
Lili d Alvarez, Spanish tennis player, pictured modelling her famous culottes, or divided skirt which divided opinion when she wore them at Wimbledon in 1931

Utility boiler suit, 1943 - WWII fashion
A Utility boiler suit in navy drill, procured for four coupons from Peter Robinsons of Oxford Street. Date: 1943

Cartoon, tickling an elephant
Cartoon by John Hassall: Tickle! Tickle! Tommy holds up a peacock feather and says: See me make im jump and throw Billy orf. Date: 20th century

Biting Arsmart, Polygonum hydropiper. Copperplate illustration from Edward Baylis, A new and compleat body of practical botanic physic from the medicinal plants of the vegetable kingdom, Vol

Palmistry chart by Cheiro
A palmistry chart of the hand by Cheiro (Count Louis Hamon, 1866-1936), with lines and annotations

Man with Ghosts head in his lap
From: Photographing the Invisible: practical studies in supernormal photography, script and other allied phenomena, James Coates, Fowler, 1921

Mrs Lincoln with Spirit of Abraham Lincoln
From: Photographing the Invisible: practical studies in supernormal photography, script and other allied phenomena, James Coates, Fowler, 1921

Practical Bible Training School, Johnson City, NY, USA
Practical Bible Training School (Davis College), Johnson City (Union), Broome County, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1911

Advert for Garroulds uniforms for nurses 1916
Offical uniforms of British Red Cross Society. Date: 1915

Men burnt alive at a party
During reign of Charles VI of France - a practical joke goes horribly wrong when a number of men are burnt alive in their costumes at a party. Date: 29th January 1392

Advert for Garroulds uniforms for maids 1937
Practical house for service uniforms, available from Garrould s, Edgeware Road, London. 1937

ZULOAGA, Santiago Agust�(18th century). Spanish
ZULOAGA, Santiago Agust� (18th century). Spanish miltary marine. Navigation Manual and dictionary Tratado instructivo y prᣴ ico de maniobras navales

Advert for Foxs Puttees 1914
Advertisement for Foxs Puttees, with the new non-fray patented spiral, declared, the best leg gear for sport. Of course, within months

Boy scouts in Cairo, Egypt, at the Alamein Club. They are attending a St Georges Day rally in memory of their founder, Lord Baden Powell

Cravenette coats featuring the RFC girl, 1918
First World War advertisement for the Cravenette Company, offering showerproof coats, ideal for the Royal Flying Corps girl, who

Trench coat for canteen workers by Aquascutum, WW1
A trench coat of khaki drill interlined with oil silk with a detachable fleece lining from Aquascutum and ideal for ladies working in canteens in draughty places such as railway stations during

Army wrist watch protector advertisement
Advertisement for a practical wrist watch protector for soldiers during the First World War, protecting from the glint on the glass possibly attracting bullets

Manor or country house garden, with workers. Copper-plate illustration from Richard Bradley, New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical. Frontispiece. Date: 1739

Diagram of scouting knots -- Reef Knot, Sheet Bend, Bowline, Middlemans Knot, Sheepshank. Other items are three kinds of camp candlesticks, a camp toothbrush, a camp fork

Jupe Pantalon tennis dress by Schiaparelli, 1930
An exclusive Bystander photograph showing the designer, Elsa Schiparellis practical but stylish jupe-pantalon tennis dress in light white woollen weave with a waist belt of orange coloured tussore

Lumiere Cinematograph
LUMIEREs CINEMATOGRAPH : a contemporary depiction of the French device which has the best claim to be the worlds first practical film projector

Advert for Airborne womens footwear 1949
Practical womens shoe made from calf leather. 1949

Communist China - surveying in a field
Communist China - young people with surveying equipment on a tripod in a field, doing a waterway survey and combining knowledge learnt in school with practical activities. circa 1960s

The military review - the camp at Chobham. The troops returning to their encampment after a field-day, 1853.Coloured tinted lithograph by Edmund Walker after Louis Haghe (1806-1885)

Votes for Women Satchel
An extremely useful and practical bag for paper sellers made in the Votes for Women Fellowship, colours of purple, white and red. Date: Apr 10th 1914

Picnic Cakes with sports decorations -- lawn tennis, coaching, cricket, boating, football, polo. circa 1890

Artistic Jellies, in a range of shapes and colours. circa 1890

Crystallized Fruit
Artistic Stands containing Crystallized Fruit. circa 1890

Artificially Served Ices, in a range of shapes and colours. circa 1890

Fashion respond to emergency calls during the General Strike, with practical suggestions, 1926 Date: 1926

Deck or beach suit for holidays or cruises, 1932
A deck or beach suit from Marshall and Snelgrove consisting of a becoming cap and practical shoes. Date: 1932

Practical exercises in fencing. Engraving. 19th century. Colored

The Dreadnought Hoax, report in The Sketch
Page from The Sketch magazine reporting on the Dreadnought hoax. The incident was a joke played by a group led by Horace de Vere Cole, including the writer Virginia Stephen (Woolf)

Slacks and shorts for camping trips, 1931
Fashion illustration with slacks and shorts featured from Druces of Baker Street, London. The shorts are made of khaki drill and flannel; the slacks from flannel

Brochure page, Oldsmobile service, terms and accessories
Brochure page, Oldsmobile cars, giving details of service, payment terms and approved accessories. Date: 1930s

Juan Perez de Moya (1514-1595). Spanish mathematician. Speculative and practical arithmetic. Title cover. 1675. Madrid. Spain

Surprised young man on a Christmas card, with a comic verse. Its fun to put a pin on someones chair, but its a bit of a shock when you get told off for it. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Practical and compact wardrobes for men 1929
Mahogany or oak wardrobe, with sections for all of mens attire. Date: 1929

Advert for Small Fry by Joyce footwear 1948
Slip on shoes for women in pastel colours. 1948

Wiltshire Sunbonnet
A practical sunbonnet worn by a Wiltshire countrywoman has a flap which extends over the neck & shoulders to protect them from the harsh sun. Date: 1907

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