Shelf Collection

Dachshund on a bookshelf
Unusual Friends - Dachshund on a bookshelf. 1950s

Silhouette of a local squire and his dog
Silhouette of a local squire having a drink in his local pub, with his dog at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Cans of Spam 1940S
Canned Spam luncheon meat, priced at 1 4D (one shilling and four pence in old money), on a shelf in a grocery store

Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall
Teenage barmaid at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Kellys Cellar, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Scene inside Kellys Cellar, a public house in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Gallis restaurant, Ignacio, Marin County, California, USA
Gallis bar and restaurant, Ignacio, Marin County, California, USA -- offering excellent food and wine. Date: circa 1950s

Victorian style domestic interior with fireplace
A Victorian style domestic interior with fireplace, and different patterns everywhere you look

Scene in the International Stores, Crediton, Devon, with two middle-aged women chatting in an aisle. The photograph dates from before decimalisation of the currency -- tins of peaches are priced at

Elderly mans secret reading material
An elderly pipe smoking gent raises an eybrow as he reveals it is not the daily newspaper which is grasping his attention

THE LITTLE LIBRARIAN
The little librarian A girl sits on a fur rug, with her doll and a cat for company, and chooses a large book from the shelf to read

Shop interior, Egypt Date: circa 1900s

Crab-of-the-woods, Laetiporus sulphureus (Polyporus sulphureus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper

French Happy Families - Bistro
French Happy Families - La Famille Lavinasse, Father, Bistro. early 20th century

Earl of Crawford tomb robbed, 1881
Four scenes relating to the tomb robbery of Alexander William Crawford Lindsay(1812-1880), 25th Earl of Crawford, 8th Earl of Balcarres. 1. Dunecht House, near Aberdeen. 2. The Chapel. 3

Edwardian fireplace with ornaments. circa 1908

Cartoon, Nearly Out This Time! Irish Home Rule
Political cartoon, Nearly Out This Time! Gladstone and Harcourt, Irish Home Rule Date: 1891

Making vegetable dishes etc by hand, Alfred Meakin
Making vegetable dishes etc by hand Date: 1913

Making tea cups by machinery, Alfred Meakin
Making tea cups by machinery Date: 1913

Finishing pottery previous to firing, Alfred Meakin
Finishing pottery previous to firing in Bisque oven Date: 1913

Swayne's apparatus for rearing silk worms, and a silk loom Date: 19th century

Japanese Hina Dolls - associated with an annual Dolls Festival on 3 March each year, a special day, especially for girls, who display their dolls and invite guests to a grand dinner'

Farmer's Catalogue Cover
A facsimile in miniature of the cover design from farmer's autumn and winter catalogue, 1921. The cover shows an egyptian themed recessed shelf, with the wings of Isis designed on the front

Hare with holly and mistletoe on a Christmas card
A dead hare hanging with holly and mistletoe on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Original Artwork - cartoon strip - Simply Simon ill in bed
Original Artwork for a Simply Simon cartoon strip - Simon ill in bed, trying to be a good dog. Iris Chick had a regular cartoon spot for Simon in Tail-Wagger magazine in the late 1930s

Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse. A nurse approaches a sickly child bearing a LARGE bottle of medicine. Date: circa 1937

Comic postcard, Scene in a Glasgow pub, customer and barman - No Credit Date: 20th century

Advert, Atwater Kent Model 20 Radio. 1926

Drying tea indoors, China. Date: 1851

Menu card, Princes Restaurant, Singapore
Front cover, menu card, Princes Restaurant, Singapore, showing a chef and his young assistant in a ramshackle and untidy kitchen. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1930s

Bonzo toys on sale in a London shop, Christmas 1924
Plush toys of Bonzo, the cartoon dog created by George Studdy in The Sketch magazine, lined up for sale in a London store, . Christmas 1924

Ancient Roman shelf
Carved shelf with melancholy woman and weapons from an antique sculpture from Capitol Hill 1, and shelf with eagle from the Casa Giustiniani 2

Wood-decay fungus and cauliflower fungus
Wood-decay fungus, Stereum hirsutum, Stereum gausapatum (Stereum spadiceum), Peniophora quercina (Corticium quercinum) and cauliflower fungus, Sparassis crispa

Books
Colourful illustration of books on a shelf. Date: 1933

Roanoid bakelite shelf and brackets in marbled cream. Date: 1930s

Joys of Married Life - Pregnant

The Jam Cupboard
Line drawing of a cupboard, shelves groaning with an assortment of jars containing homemade jam. Date: c. 1930

Hat makers at work. circa 1800

Ladies reading books in a library. early 19th century

Gourmet kitchen. early 19th century

Cottage Life, mother peeling potatoes. mid-19th century

Typical kitchen, Valdepenas, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, with bottles of wine and sherry lining the walls. Date: circa 1940

John Tussaud in studio 1905 John Tussaud in his studio 1905
John Tussaud at work in his modelling studio. Date: 1905

STOCK ROOM SHELVES
The store manager selects a cardboard box from a shelf, one of many identical boxes in this typical stockroom or factory store. Date: 1960s

ROMAN ACTORS PREPARE
Roman actors prepare for a performance : a mask rests on a shelf, others are in a basket; an actor helps another don his costume; a musician rehearses

FLOWER ARRANGING 1836
A demure young blonde Englishwoman allows a little time to arranges some flowers before attending an evening function. Date: 1836

The Cleveland Mobile Canteen (patent no. 5783) for Finland
The Cleveland Mobile Canteen (patent no. 5783) designed specifically for Finland. Date: circa 1938

Page from an unknown catalogue
41 pages from an unknown catalogue measuring 36.7 x 27.3 cm, including black and white illustrations of writing equipment, purses, toys, perambulators, bicycles and tricycles

The private bar at Havana Club Rum, Havana, Cuba, with two bartenders and two customers. Date: circa 1930s

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