Shape Collection (#29)

Christmas card in the shape of gloves
Christmas card in the shape of a pair of overlapping orange gloves. Date: circa 1890s

Two Scottish frogs dancing on a Christmas card
Two Scottish frogs in tartan, dancing on a Christmas card in the shape of a tam o shanter. Date: circa 1890s

Two Scottish frogs on a Christmas card
Two Scottish frogs in tartan on a Christmas card in the shape of a drinking horn. Date: circa 1890s

Seascape and flowers on a Scandinavian greetings card
Seascape with a ship in moonlight and floral decoration on a Scandinavian greetings card with fretwork edging -- Hearty Congratulations. Date: circa 1890s

Flowers in the shape of an anchor on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Church in moonlight on a fabric New Year card
Church in the moonlight on a fabric New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Church in moonlight on a fabric Christmas card
Church in the moonlight on a fabric Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Metal Baking Tins
Spooning cake mix into baking tins in the shape of spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs, to make cakes into playing card suits, perfect for serving at your Whist parties! Date: 1930s

CLEOBULUS One of the Seven Sages of Greece, famous for the beautiful shape of his body. He wrote some verses, and was presumably pretty bright. Date: 694 - 564 BCE

German Nobles C14Th
Hood-turbans, fur-lined & trimmed houppelande with bagpipe sleeves, a voluminous garment cape-like in shape but belted & worn over a gipon (the buttoned sleeves visible) Date: 14th century

Cartoon, The Fashionable Shape, WW1
Cartoon, The Fashionable Shape, a comment on the changing fashionable style from the narrow long skirts with tunics and drooping feathers to short, bell-shaped skirts, vertical hats and high boots

Delahaye Coupe
The dream car of the 1930s, the Delahaye sports drop-head coupe anticipates the trend towards streamlined shapes and over-designed bodywork. Date: 1937

Spoon Bonnets
SPOON BONNETS Two examples of a shape of bonnet referred to as spoon bonnets shown here trimmed with broad ribbon & flowers. Date: 1863

London Christmas Lights
Christmas lights, in the shape of shooting stars and moons, in Regent Street. Date: 1970s

Christmas Lights / Regent
Christmas lights, in the shape of shooting stars and moons, in Regent Street. Date: 1970s

Plants / Volvox
VOLVOX GLOBULATOR a freshwater organism whose spherical shape enables it to roll over when it feels inclined Date: 1913

Cottagers / Arch Shape Pic
Outside the cottage Date: circa 1860

Miethes Flying Disk, flown at Prague
Miethes Flying Disk, 20m in diameter, successfully flown at Prague by Schriever and Habermohl on 4 February 1945, ad taken over by the Russians after World War Two. Date: 1945

Dim blob of light, Hessdalen, Norway
Though seemingly uninteresting to look at, this UFO or dim blob of light was seen to change both its shape and colour as it hovered over Hessdalen, Norway

Shape-changing light at Hessdalen, Norway
This luminous object is one of many which seem to change shape and dimension as they move across the night sky above Hessdalen, Norway

Birthday card in the shape of a box of cigarettes. Date: circa 1890s

Good Luck card in the shape of a cigar. Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a folding screen, depicting an artist with a palette and a set of verses. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the form of a folding screen
New Year card in the form of a four-part folding screen with country scenes. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the form of an oriental folding screen with winter scenes. Date: circa 1890s

Leaf-shaped reversible Christmas card (back). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Waterside scene on a reversible Christmas card
Waterside scene on a reversible leaf-shaped Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Boating scene on a reversible Christmas card
Boating scene on a reversible leaf-shaped Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card with holly in the middle of a maze, and a moralising verse. Date: circa 1890s

Church in Italian Swiss vineyards, Asti, California, USA
Barrel-shaped church in the Italian Swiss colony vineyards, Asti, Sonoma County, California, USA. Date: circa 1950

Paranormal: haunted bedroom, 1889
A visitor is awakened during the night by a mysterious luminous shape which appears in the doorway of his bedroom. Date: 1889

Stylish late1930s Bedford coach - custom body work by Duple Bodies & Motors Ltd. Edgware Road, The Hyde, Hendon, London, NW9. Date: circa 1901

Cutout advertisement, Prices Candles
Cutout advertisement in the shape of a ship, Prices Candles. Date: circa 1900

Cutout advertisement for Rowntrees chocolates
Cutout advertisement for Rowntrees Free Gift Boxes of Elect chocolates. Date: early 20th century

Cutout of woman golfer. early 20th century

Cutout advertisement for Rowntrees Elect chocolates, with portraits of royal children round the edge. Date: early 20th century

Advert for Mme Duchatellier nose straightening 1908
A device for modifying your nose, by placing a torture device on your nose with adjustive bolts, all for the name of vanity. 1908

Rocks on the Common, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, with small buildings alongside. Date: 1809

The High Rocks, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: 1809

Toad Rock on Rusthall Common, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: 1809

Giant cactus in shape of cross, California, USA
Giant cactus in the shape of a cross, California, USA. Date: circa 1908

Mother and children on a jigsaw puzzle
Mother and children at a table on a jigsaw puzzle -- the pieces are square shaped. Date: circa 1890s

Assorted flowers on an ornate New Year card
Assorted flowers in an oval shape on an ornate New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Flowers in a cross shape on a greetings card
Pink and white flowers in a cross shape on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Flowers and doves on a cross-shaped greetings card
Pink roses and white doves on a cross-shaped greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Cross-shaped embroidered bookmark -- To dear Charley, 1875, with love, AF. Date: 1875

Cross-shaped metal bookmark with devotional words -- The Lord is Good. Date: circa 1890s

Cross-shaped Christmas card with flowers and Latin inscription in gothic style lettering -- Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax (Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth). Date: circa 1890s

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