Publicity Collection

Labour Party election posters and television speakers
Labour Party election posters and speakers for Labours series of five short television programmes in the run-up to the General Election of 8th October 1959 (which the Conservatives won)

LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw, Westminster, London
A publicity photograph of the Massey Shaw fireboat with the Houses of Parliament in the background, used by the London County Council to promote the London Fire Brigade in its publications

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, showing a passenger airliner flying above a cruise liner, advertising Travel by Air Ferry to Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. 20th century

Zebras Pull Mazawattee
Four zebras in harness pull a Mazawattee tea cart -- purely for publicity purposes, we understand!

Spaten Brau Publicity 2
A waitress brings four seidels of frothy Spaten-Brau

Hispano-Suiza Car 1932
Superb modern art publicity for this renowned marque which more than any other symbolised the great age of motoring

Daisy Bell by Harry Dacre
Promotional music sheet for Daisy Bell music hall song of 1892 by Harry Dacre and sung by Katie Lawrence shown here in typical cycling costume

1888 Matchgirl Strike
Some of the 1400 strikers at the Bryant & May match factory, the first strike by unorganised workers to gain national publicity

Publicity Card, Hotel Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy. circa 1890

Barcelona International Exhibition. 1929. Poster from an illustration by R. Bas. View of Paseo de Maria Cristina with the Montju fountains and the National Palace

Drink More Milk poster
Poster issued by the National Milk Publicity Council showing a pretty, and wholesome looking dairy worker enjoying a glass of fresh milk

Giant Machnow at Taylors Depository, Pimlico, London. Feodor Machnow, (Fyodor Makhnov) was born in 1878 at the village of Kostyuks in the Ukraine

The Chickaleary Cove by Ernee Clark and W Raine
The Chickaleary Cove music hall song of circa 1864 by Ernee Clark and W Raine, sung by The Great Vance (Alfred Vance), a hugely popular music hall singer

A New Hat Now! by James Rolmaz
Promotional music sheet for A New Hat Now! by James Rolmaz, sung with the greatest possible success by J C Heffron, circa 1890

Votes for women air balloon, 1909
Votes for women more in the air than ever: the suffragettes dirgible for the opening of Parliament. Armed with a megaphone and handbills

Advert, Rudge-Whitworth Quality Motor Cycles Date: 1939

My Country Lane by Edgar Bateman & Albert Perry
Promotional music sheet for My Country Lane music hall song by Edgar Bateman and Albert Perry. The singer, Alec Hurley, portrayed here, specialised in coster songs

The Pickwick Quadrille by Fred Revallin
Promotional music sheet for The Pickwick Quadrille, by Fred Revallin, taken from Pickwick by James Albery which was first performed at the Lyceum Theatre on 23rd October 1871 with Henry Irving as

Daisy Bell Waltz by Karl Kaps
Promotional music sheet for the Daisy Bell Waltz by Karl Kaps, based on the popular song Daisy Bell by Harry Dacres famous song

Film - Strike up the Band - Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland
Film - Strike up the Band - starring Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) and Judy Garland (1922-1969) - a 1940 American black and white musical film produced by the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Conservative party television team
The Conservative Party television team and some election posters for the General Election of 8th October 1959. The Conservatives broadcast five television programmes of 15 or 20 minutes each starting

Buster Keaton plays golf, silent film Three Ages 1923
Buster Keaton plays golf in the silent film Three Ages 1923

Notting Hill, by J B Geoghegan
Promotional music sheet for Notting Hill, or Dodgers Lament For His Lost Love, music hall song by J. B. Geoghegan, and sung by Harry Liston

Where Did You Get That Hat? By James Rolmaz
Promotional music sheet for Where Did You Get That Hat? music hall song of 1888 by James Rolmaz. Illustrated by noted artist H G Banks

My Hats A Brown un, by E W Rogers
Promotional music sheet for My Hats A Brown Un music hall song of 1891 by E. W. Rogers, sung by George Robey. The song suggests that the singers brown hat makes him famous

Cliquot by Frank W Green and J Riviere
Promotional music sheet for Cliquot music hall song of 1870 by Frank W. Green & J. Riviere and sung by the ever-popular Alfred Vance, billed here as The Great Vance

The Electric Polka by Alphonse Cary
Promotional music sheet for The Electric Polka by Alphonse Cary, circa 1880s, showing Mestopheles shining an electric light over the recently-constructed Victoria Embankment in London Date

Suffragettes Chalking Pavement Deputation. A group of W.S.P.U members in replica prison dress chalk the pavement announcing the deputation to Mr. Asquith, 24th february 1909

Leaflet design, Lufthansa
Leaflet design, Deutsche Lufthansa, offering Aerobus flights between Cologne and Frankfurt, and steamer trips on the Rhine between Cologne and Dusseldorf. circa 1926

Fiat Ardita Advert 1932
Publicity for Fiats Ardita - as you see, it has a nice well-rounded steering wheel : but does the rest of it reach this high standard ?

Spaten Brau Publicity 1
Raising a seidel of frothy Spaten-Brau

Edwardian fireplace with ornaments. circa 1908

Baby and Jack Russell terrier in cart pulled by toy horse
Baby and Jack Russell terrier dog in a cart pulled by a toy horse. circa 1914

Zazel Valses, by Charles Dubois
Promotional music sheet for Zazel Valses of 1877 by Charles Dubois. One of these waltzes was used to accompany her act which included being fired from a cannon

The Boy Wot Visits The Palace, by James Bruton
Promotional music sheet for The Boy Wot Visits The Palace song by James Bruton. A boy, known at the time as The boy Jones intruded into Buckingham Palace in 1838 and 1840

Fare you well Daisy Bell, by Harry Dacre
Promotional music sheet for Fare You Well Daisy Bell, written by Harry Dacre and sung by Lady Mansel and Miss Nora Gordon. Written in 1894, this was the sequel to the very famous Daisy Bell

Quite Too Utterly Utter by Robert Coote
Promotional music sheet for Quite Utterly Utter, a New Aesthetic Roundelay by Robert Coote. Poking fun at the aesthetic movement, it shows a stylish young man with sunflowers

The Princess Mary Caravan. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc

Members of the Ballet Montmartre pose for artist, Harrogate
Members of the Ballet Montmartre (on tour in the UK as part of an all-French Variety Bill) pose for Hungarian Artist Jean-Georges Simon in Harrogate

Information slide for the Cooperation Movement, probably 1920s

Britten-Norman BN. 2A-2 Islander G-AZEH
Britten-Norman BN.2A-2 Islander G-AZEH (msn 289), on pre-delivery flight tests / publicity shoot near Bembridge, before delivery to Fairoaks Aviation, operating for Volkswagen. Date: 1971

Tiger Hunt In India Taken With A 3a Folding Pocket
Tiger, hunt, in, India, taken, with, a, 3a, Folding, Pocket, Kodak, Camera, publicity, postcard, circa, 1920, , 13974334

Caley's Christmas Crackers of Norwich - adverting publicity postcard 1955 Date: 1955

Mrs Patrick Campbell in The 13th Chair, London
Mrs Patrick Campbell in The 13th Chair, an Albert de Courville Production, Duke of York's Theatre, London Date: 1917

Austin A40 or A50 Cambridge Saloon car Date: 1954

Samuel Cody assorted memorabilia, Wild West days
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Collection of printed publicity material from Samuel Cody?s days as a Wild West showman, the largest being 29ins. 10ins. Date: late 19th century

Samuel Cody assorted memorabilia
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Extremely important Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate No.9, 1910, issued to S. F

Harley Motors Limited Car showroom, Epsom Road, Hinton, Esher, Surrey, June 1930 Date: 1930

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