Seal Collection (page 8)

Visit to LFB by Mr Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, WW2
Mr Clement Attlee (Lord Privy Seal in Winston Churchills wartime coalition government, later Deputy Prime Minister 1942-1945 and Prime Minister 1945-1951)

Treaty of Union 1604 proposal
One of three counterparts of proposed treaty of union of England and Scotland, 6 December 1604 Date: 6th December 1604

Ancient Deeds Series B, Robert de Broc, undated

Will of Van Dyck
Will of Sir Anthony Van Dyck 4 December 1641, proved 13 December 1641 Date: 13th December 1641

Seal of King Henry III
First Great Seal of Henry III 13th century

Caxtons printed indulgence by John, abbot of Abingdon, to Henry Lanley, and wife Katherine, 1476 First printed document. An indulgence granted a reduction of the time a person would spend in

The Great Seal
Richard IIIs request for the Great Seal with postscript on treachery of Duke of Buckingham 12th October 1483 Date: 12th October 1483

Squash vine with blossom, squash, and rainbow, with publisher seal in lower right. Date 18--

Warning to royal brides. Do not marry him if the seal is broken. Illustration shows a royal wedding where the groom is enclosed in packaging labeled Guaranteed Under the Pure Prince Act

Seal of North Carolina smoking tobacco - Marburg Brothers advertisement printed in reverse. Print showing two women, one sitting, holding a staff topped with a liberty cap

The Seal - Exercise regime for 1927
A recommended exercise for the 1920s lady, the Seal improves the general circulation, strengthens the abdomen and corrects that very common fault called sway back. Date: 1927

Seal Rocks

Design drawing of seal or other mark for commercial enterprises. Date 1878

Oval shaped design drawing of seal or other mark for commerc

Newland area - Siberian Ocean, Russia Date: circa 1910s

Seal Colony
Sea lion bulls with their harems of females and pups. Date: 1930s

BULLS SEAL
A Sea Lion bull, surrounded by female seals and their pups. Date: 1930s

Drawing seal blood - Greenland
Women from Greenland drawing blood from the carcasses of hunted seals. Date: circa 1910

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - seals and ice
Seals basking on newly formed pancake ice off Cape Evans, captured by photographer Herbert Ponting during the ill-fated Scott Polar Expedition to the South Pole, 1910 - 1912. Date: 1913

Seal in water with its mouth open
A seal in water with its mouth open, probably at a zoo

Two seals at the zoo with their heads poking out of the water, looking very much in love

Seals on a rock, both adults and cubs

Sealing Cans - Hackney Wick

Inuit Seal Hunters
Two inuit seal hunters in full fur and hide clothing. The hunter on the right has goggles to protect his eyes against the glare from the pure white snow

Beauty of the Turkish Harem
An attractive decorative card of German original, but with Turkish theme, with the Turkish Sultans seal as the sun above a posing beauty from the Harem

Certificate for Harry Price from the Magicians Club
Coloured certificate for Harry Price from the Magicians Club informing him of his unanimous election as Honorary Vice-President of the Club, signed by Will Goldston and others, 7 January 1931

The Rolls House and Public Record Office, London, 1882
Engraving showing a number of views of the Rolls House and the Public Record Office, London, 1882. The images show (clockwise from top left)

Shinto priests perform an elaborate dance in offering to a god; the symbol on the drapery is the Imperial Seal of Japan

The 2nd Marquis of Salisbury (1791-1868)
Engraving of James Brownlow William, 2nd Marquis of Salisbury, who served as Lord Privy Seal (1852) and Lord President of the Council (1858)

Seal Point, Bay of San Francisco, 1888
Engraving showing the rocky shore of Seal Point on the Faralone Isles, in San Francisco Bay, 1888. A large number of seals sit on the rocks named after them

Scenes from The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
Engraving showing a number of scenes from the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876 and the equipment used. The sledging parties can be seen at work in the scenes and in the centre

Squealing Seal
A seal emerges from the water and squeals!

Fur - Seal Hunting
Hunting seal for their skins on the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and the Falklands : eared seals (otarys) are much favoured

Somers with Seal
John, first lord SOMERS statesman, Lord Chancellor, holding the Great Seal with an apprehensive look as though at any moment someone might snatch it out of his grasp

Fur Coats 1938
Belted, ocelot coat, crocodile clutch bag, pill-box hat with veil, seal fur coat, lattice- work bag, flat hat with chin strap and suede gauntlets; just the thing for Longchamp!

Seal Slaughter
It was too much like hitting a man when he is down

Peary Reaches North Pole
HAVE MADE GOOD AT LAST. HAVE THE OLD POLE. Commander Peary, American explorer, reaches the North Pole in April 1909. Later, his claim is contested by Cook

Five types of sea creature: Harbour Seal, Fur Seal, Sea Lion, Walrus, and Sea Cow

Parry / Seal Hunt
Parrys second expedition: the expedition party drag back a seal they have sucessfully captured to eat

Becket / Constition / 1164
Becket is confronted by the Earl of Leicester and refuses to seal the " Constitutions of Claredon" drawn up by Henry II to secure total obedience to the crown once more

Stephen / Red Tunic / Scrap
STEPHEN, KING OF ENGLAND (reigned 1135 - 1154) with a coin, and part of his great seal

Swiss Courier, C15
A Swiss courier

Babylonian Demons / 2
Demons depicted on a Babylonian cylinder seal

Babylonian Demons / 1
Demons and spirits depicted on a Babylonian cylinder seal

Sealing Doors, China
CHINESE NEW YEAR Chinese seal their front doors on New Years Eve, so that their good luck doesn t go with the Old Year

Polygonatum Odoratum
SOLOMONs SEAL

Fishing for Seal
Fishing for seal through the ice

COSTUME / MEN / 1826
D-B coat with gigot sleeves, velvet collar, hip pockets, cut-away at the front & vents, pleats & hip buttons at the back; white strapped pantaloons, pleated shirt

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