mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Shrunken Head - BrazilA shrunken head - a prized trophy of an indigenous tribe from Brazil
Cupids and flowers on a paper lace romantic card - Happy is the Heart Love That is prized by Thee. Date: circa 1890s
Poster advertising Chivers Carpet Soap - sixpence per ball, prized in royal households. Date: early 20th century
Fur - Otter HuntingHunting otter for their skins especially those of Canada and Brazil which are the most prized
CIVETVIVERRA CIVETTA lives in various regions, especially central Africa : it secretes a musky substance prized by perfumiers. (It is not a cat, though sometimes called one.)
Ostrich Farm PostcardAn ostrich farm in South Africa; at this time they were prized for their feathers which adorned fashionable ladies hats in a charmingly picturesque manner
Digging out Guano / PeruGuano mining operations: Chincha islands, Peru. The deposits of seabirds, named guano, were sought after as prized fertiliser in the nineteenth century
Angora Goat (Bewick)The coat of the goat of ANGORA (named from a town in Asia) is prized for the warm, silky clothes made from it