Sale Collection (page 10)

Closing down Sale
A Closing Down Sale at a clothes shop. Date: 1970s

Maidstone Sheep Market
Farmers in the Sales Ring of a sheep market at Maidstone, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Prize Sheep Sale
The auctioneer asks for bids during a Prize Sheep Sale at Ipswich Cattle Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Date: 1930s

Rail Memorabilia
A wagon-load of old timetables are pored over by railway enthusiasts including a lady in a tam-o-shanter and wellington boots Date: 1960s

A well-to-do couple in country clothing
Mr and Mrs Frankie More O Ferrall at the Newmarket bloodstock sale for breeders of thoroughbred racehorses. Date: 1954

Dieppe, France - La Place du Puits-Sale and the Rue de la Barre Date: circa 1910s

Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz at a bookstall
Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887-1947), second wife of the deposed Kaiser Wilhelm II. Seen here at a bookstall in Doorn, Netherlands

Bulldog eats child
Addled Ads, Wanted section. " Bulldog for sale. Will eat anything - very fond of children." A maid looking alarmed as a bulldog has eaten a child in her care. Date: circa 1910s

Brabazon Sale, Belper Workhouse, Derbyshire
1907 card advertising sale of work produced by inmates of the Belper workhouse under the Brabazon scheme. Date: 1907

Poster advertising luxury cruises, showing a crew member in white uniform watching as tradespeople approach in boats with locally produced items for sale to the passengers. 20th century

Exhibition Drummer
A woman dressed as a drummer for the Womens Exhibition & Sale of Works in the Colours held at the Princes Skating Rink, Knightsbridge. Date: 13 - 26 May 1909

People examining lots at an auction
A room full of people examining lots at an auction. Date: 1788

At dinner on a big sale day: staff at a department store, probably in London, enjoy a communal dinner together

Woman selling house
Woman with a fur muff standing by a sign saying this property for sale, a bargain, selling house in Winter

Museum souvenirs, Rostov Velikij, Russia
A display of souvenirs, including traditional wooden Russian dolls, on sale in the museum shop at Rostov Velikij (Rostov the Great), Russia

Tunisia - Arab Grocer
Arab Grocer in Tunis, Tunisia. Some of the items for sale include hand brushes, vegetables, candles, bottles containing drinks or potions, sieves, pans, baskets and rope

Contalmaison Chateau 1917
A contrast of war, the ruins of Contalmaison Chateau, Somme, with sign saying hotel for sale in France on the British front during World War I in 1917. It was never rebuilt

Bargains in Bombs
Anarchists at sale on the Western Front. Several good hand-grenades, suitable for elections were sold. The auctioneers sidekick, Bairnsfathers creation, " Old Bill", tells one anarchist

Star and Garter Hotel, Richmond on Thames
The Star and Garter Hotel at Richmond on Thames, Surrey, at the time when it was up for sale. Towards the end of the 19th century the hotel suffered a gradual decline in business

Industrial School for Girls, Sale, Cheshire
The Manchester Branch Industrial School for Girls, erected in 1870 on Northenden Road, Sale, for 100 girls. From 1933, it became an Approved School

Shakespeare statuette
A Shakespeare statuette made of mulberry wood, 15 inches high, believed to be early 17th century. It was on sale at Sotheby s, 14 July (year unknown), and was the property of Hugh Blaker (1873-1936)

The Childrens Window
Children crowd round the window of a Toy Shop to look at the sale bargains within

The House Agent s. An Estate Agent looks through a large ledger detailing House to Let

The Woman Who Spent 10 In A Woolworth Store, by H. M. Bate
A humorous illustration showing a lady who has bought everything in a department store. Woolworths was particularly renowned for its low-cost goods

Wilton Crescent, London
A fine photographic postcard view of Wilton Crescent in London. Number 2, Wilton Crescent SW, belonged to the Chetwode Family

But a Rumour
A lone policeman tries to calm crowds as they hear that butter is available for sale during World War I. Rationing was gradually introduced during the course of the war

America, The Chinese in San Francisco. In the Chinese marker
Street scene with goods piled on a table under an awning for sale, chinese lanterns and hangings decorating the shop

The Sale of a Deserters Belongings on board a British Warsh
Illustration showing the sale of the belongings of a deserter, on board a British battleship. This rare event was held whenever a seaman deserted and left belongings on board a ship

Fashion House / Doucet
salon de vente (sale room)

untidy Bookshop Window
SALE! Don t judge our shop by its windows, we can t dress windows, but we can sell books cheaper than anyone else in London!

A Ventriloquist at Christies by H. M. Bateman
Double page illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a chaotic scene at London auctioneers, Christies because of the actions of a mischievous ventriloquist

Italian Newspaper Africa
The South Ethiopian Mail on sale, when Ethiopia was an Italian colony. The newspaper was printed for the Abyssinian population in their native tongue and Italian

Scale Model of an 80-gun Stuart Warship
Photograph of a model of an 80-gun ship of Charles the Seconds Navy, of about 1680. The model, made of boxwood and walnut, was 53 inches long and was being offered for sale in 1929 by J.M

Sale of Deserters Kit
The sale of a deserters kit in barracks

Egyptian Farmer
An Egyptian farmer is working at his threshing when an itinerant trader greets him, hoping for a sale

Morocco ? Sale
(aka Sallee, Sla, Sali etc) Harbour, once a notorious pirates lair

PIG MARKET / 1958
Farmers study the pigs for sale at a market in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

NY Bus Terminal Newstand
Men and women browse through an array of newspapers and magazines on sale at the Garfield News Company stand at New York port authority bus terminal

Sale / British Goods / China
A British merchant in Canton sells imported clothing to interested local traders

Fishmongers Shop / C19Th
A wealthy gent selects a portion of fish from a fantastically well-stocked Fishmongers shop. Every type of potentially-edible marine creature appear to be for sale

French Brush Seller
A French Brush seller with a wide variety of brushes for sale from small hand brushes to larger varieties for floors and chimneys

Chinese Fish Merchant
A Fish Merchant prepares his catch for sale

Barkers Sale - 1
Queuing for a sale at Barker s, Kensington, London

England / Coventry
Broadgate, Coventry, with cars and trams, and bargains to be had at Palmers end-of-season sale !

Egan / Theatrical Effects
A sale of theatrical effects

Arab Carpet Merchant
A carpet is beautifully displayed by Arab merchants who are hoping to make a sale

Eel Seller / Woodcut
A woman balances a basket on her head, full of large silver eels for sale

Hot Eel Soup for Sale
The vendor admits that though he has made his Hot Eel Soup for fifteen years, hes never tasted it himself

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