Quote Collection

HMS Victory, Flags and Nelson Quote
An illustration of Admiral Horatio Nelsons flagship, the HMS Victory with signal flags on display and firing a broadside, set below a depiction of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom and St

Churchills praise for RAF Pilots
" Never was so much owed by so many to so few" - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20th August 1940

John Fitzgerald Kennedy
A commemorative postcard for the 35th President of the USA, John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Shakespeares Bees by Pauline Baynes
William Shakespeare, lost in thought, and inspired by a swarm of honey bees as he writes Henry V

Empire Day - May 24th, 1909
One King. One Fleet. One Flag. One Empire. Celebration postcard to commemorate Empire Day - May 24th, 1909. Members of the British Empire celebrate beneath a statue of Queen Victoria above a

Farm Stall in St. Jamess Park, London - New Milkstall
Farm Stall in St. Jamess Park, London - The New Milkstall - " Rus in Urbe" ( the countryside in the city) - latn quote on the card

Daniel Webster and quote on God granting Liberty
A postcard illustrating a quote by Daniel Webster (1782-1852) - a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War

Ancient Irish Judges
A BREHON, a judge of ancient Ireland, with his FILIDH, whose job it was to know all the laws and be able to quote them. With them is an Irish wolfhound. Date: early centuries AD

Poster, Churchills praise for RAF Pilots
Poster, Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20 August 1940

Medaeval Christmas - Illustration of medaeval folk following a young man with a Christmas pudding, and the quote by Thomas Tusser (1524-1580), At Christmas Play and Make Good Cheer

WW2 Christmas Card, Union Jack
A WW2 Christmas greetings card, the illustration simply shows a Union Jack flag, with a quote by the Right Hon. Arthur Greenwood. Date: circa 1940s

Some Chicken Some Neck Some Egg!
A WW2 birthday greetings card with an image of a model chicken and a colourful egg with the V for victory symbol. Accompanied with a red ribbon and the quote, some chicken some neck. Date: circa 1940s

Invoices and quotations for aircraft parts, Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Original invoices and quotations for aircraft parts to Colonel Samuel Cody dating from 1906. Date: early 20th century

La Fete Bat Son Plein
This illustration depicts a party in full swing, with a host or supervisor graciously welcoming a fashionably dressed young lady, accompanied with an older gentleman

Bovril Poster
A poster design advertising Bovril, a thick meat extract. The image portrays a young woman, sat at her writing desk by the window, compiling a list, with a quote, I must not forget the Bovril

Omo Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for R. S. Hudson Limited, promoting Omo, a bleacher, cleanser and purifier for household fabrics

Rationing
An illustration depicting a crowd of people of all ages, some carrying babies, a daunting statue of a warrior stands in the background

This Is A Heart The Queen Leant On
This painting shows a lone man, wandering down a set of steps with a parade of people walking through the arched hallways behind

Coronation of Edward VII - Commemorative postcard
Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on - August 9, 1902 - The Golden State Carriage leaving Buckingham Palace - Commemorative postcard

The Admiral Gets Him Out Of The Way
An illustration showing a ginger bearded man, seemingly dressed to resemble a chicken, with the phrase, The Admiral gets him out of the way, a quote from a sermon by Hugh Latimer. Date: circa 1922

Ferro Advertisement Photo
An advertisement photograph for Ferro A.M.P. Chambers, interior design company. The image shows an interior in Kooyana, Wayville, South Australia, designed by Ferro

Studebaker Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Studebaker, automobile manufacturers. The image shows a Studebaker car, finished in pure gold on white enamel, with white kid leather hood and cushions

Queen Victoria - Mourning card 1901
A sombre postcard published on the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 (sent on 18th February 1901) - quotes by Alfred Austin

An artistic representation - Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb
An artistic representation of the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun by (on right) Archeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939) and his backer (on left) George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923)

Illuminated calendar for August 1846
Calendar for August with figures of Joel and St. Bartholomew, quote from Thessalonians, disciples, woman with wheat, birds, foliage and castles

Illuminated calendar for July 1846
Calendar for July with figures of Sophomas and St. Philip, quote from Colossians, disciples, lion, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for June 1846
Calendar for June with figures of Amos and St. James the Less, quote from Philippians, disciples, crab, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for May 1846
Calendar for May with figures of Olee and St. Thomas, quote from Ephesians, disciples, Adam and Eve, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for April 1846
Calendar for April with figures of Zechariah and St. John the Evangelist, quote from Galatians, disciples, castles, bull, birds and foliage. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou

Illuminated calendar for March 1846
Calendar for March with figures of Elias and St. James the Greater, quote from Corinthians, disciples, lamb, castles, birds and foliage. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Title page from illuminated calendar for 1846
Title page with calligraphy and decorative design with foliage, birds. angel and mythical creature with lance and shield. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for November 1846
Calendar for November with figures of Ezekiel and St. Jude, quote from Epistle to Philemon, disciple, centaur with bow, birds, foliage and castles

Illuminated calendar for October 1846
Calendar for October with figures of Malachi and St. Simon, quote from Tyrus, disciples, boar, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for January 1846
Calendar for January with figures of Jeremias and St. Petrus, quote from Paul, musicians, disciples, mythical creatures and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Tree carnation varieties, Dianthus caryophyllus: Ariadne 1, Beauty 2, Garibaldi 3, Perfection 4, Queen of Whites 5, Queen of Yellows 6

Two lovers on mountain path
Young man and woman on mountain path. The quote is Henry IV speaking to Hotspur in Shakespeares play Richard II. Date: circa 1875

Shakespeare at work
Fair be all thy hopes and prosperous be thy life. Quote from Henry V and VI. The Bard at work. Date: circa 1904

Phil May cartoon - Tuneless Street band
1904

Envelope signed by the famous Actor-Manager Fred Terry
A small envelope signed by the famous Actor-Manager Fred Terry (1863-1933) and accompanied by a rather fine quote from The Scarlet Pimpernel (Act III)

Shakespeare quotes illustrated - the language of her body
Shakespeare quotes illustrated: " Theres language in her eye, her cheek, her lip - nay, her foot speaks" (" And this is the woman I have married" )

Celebrating Christmas with a bottle of champagne for one - " With what a glory comes and goes the year.." - Longfellow. Date: 1918

Italian Prime Minister Salandra - Quote on entry into WW1
Patriotic quotation from a speech delivered at the Italian Capitol on June 2nd, 1915 (as Italy entered WW1) by Antonio Salandra (18531931)

Kitchener Quote Poster
A recruitment poster featuring a portrait of Lord Kitchener alongside a quote from a speech he gave at the Guildhall in July, 1915 stressing the Call of Duty

A portly gentleman on the ice is aided by a young lad
A rather wobbly and rather portly gentleman on the ice is aided (propped-up) by a young lad. The card is accompanied by a quote from King John, a history play by William Shakespeare

How Happy Could I be with Either
How happy could I be with either - Were t other dear charmer away - But while you thus teaze me together - To neither a word will I say (The Beggars Opera - John Gay, 1728). Date: 1906

Maison Lyons Corner House - Marble Arch, London - Interior
Quote from The Kalevala (Kalewala) a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lonnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology

Favourite Sayings - Cart before the horse
Black and white lantern slide of a man putting a horse the wrong way round between the shafts of a cart.Two men stand at the side, one pointing to what the man is doing

Favourite Sayings - You can t catch the wind in a net
Black and white lantern slide of a man standing on a bank holding a rod with a net painted in at the end. Painted background of countryside.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

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