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Music cover, Seven Brides for Seven BrothersMusic cover, Spring, Spring, Spring! From the musical film, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, starring Jane Powell and Howard Keel. circa 1950s
Advertisement, Gilbeys Scotch Whisky, Glen-Spey Glenlivet, three shillings and sixpence per bottle. early 20th century
Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation PosterPoster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Spithead Air Ferry to and from the island, winter fare seven shillings and sixpence return, seven services daily
Advertisement, Gilbeys Scotch Whisky, Clan-Castle, three shillings per bottle. early 20th century
British Bank NotesA One Pound and a Ten Shillings note issued following a moratorium announced by the Government at the outbreak of World War One
Western Airways Ltd PosterPoster, Norman Edgar Western Airways Ltd, Bristol to Cardiff Air Express, 15 minutes, 9 shillings and sixpence single fare
Pleasure Flights Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Bembridge Farm Aerodrome at any time by arrangement at the farm
Old Uk Money 1969A pile of " old" United Kindom currency, including pound notes shillings and copper coins before Decimalisation occurred on 15 February 1971
OLD ENGLISH COINSOld (pre-Decimalisation) British coins (left to right): Top - penny, half penny, threepenny bit. Bottom - half crown, two shillings, one shilling, sixpence - tails
Wolseley WaspThe Wolseley Wasp is a 10 hp family car : the de luxe saloon will set you back only L178 and ten shillings. Date: 1936
Music cover, Papa Loves Mambo, Perry ComoMusic cover, Papa Loves Mambo, by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning and Bix Reichner, recorded by Perry Como, from an MGM film starring Lana Turner and Ricardo Montalban. 1954
Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Louis ArmstrongMusic cover, Hello, Dolly! Words and music by Jerry Herman, recorded by Louis Armstrong. 1963
Music cover, When I Fall in Love, Nat King ColeMusic cover, When I Fall in Love, music by Victor Young, words by Edward Heyman, recorded by Nat King Cole on Capitol Records. 1952
Scene at a petrol station, with an attendant filling up a car
Official wording, Apprenticeship IndentureOfficial wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited
Haverfordwest Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South WalesPassengers waiting for the 1040 to Paddington, on the up platform of Haverfordwest Railway Station in Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Copper MouldsCopper jelly and cream moulds - the more elaborate cost as much as 18 shillings, a great deal of money in those days, 30 or more in year 2000 term"
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
Claridges RestaurantDining at CLARIDGEs HOTEL, Brook Street, is apt to be pricey - dinner could set you back anything from ten shillings and sixpence to twelve shillings and sixpence
Sheet music cover, Selection from The Yellow MaskSheet music cover, a Selection of music from The Yellow Mask, a musical play by Edgar Wallace, produced by Julian Wylie and Laddie Cliff at the Carlton Theatre, London
Lloyd Georges Maternity Insurance BenefitIn the early twentieth century a free National Health Service did not yet exist and the poor could not usually afford medical services
Puccini / Butterfly / RecordComplete on 16 records, at 4 shillings and sixpence each, or complete for three pounds and twelve shillings - at least 100 pounds in todays money !
Advert, Mackintoshs Week-End Chocolate Assortment -- Just look what you find in Week-End. Two shillings and ninepence for a half pound box. 1957
1970S CASH REGISTERA National Class 51 cash register, in use before Decimalisation in February 1971. Date: early 1970s
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Girl FriendThe Caption is The Girl Friend. The printed message on the back says Your country needs your L.S.D. [Pounds, Shillings and Pence] to help it win the Victory. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1943
Advert, Puttie Field Boots, The London Shoe Co Ltd, wholesale boot factors Date: 1902
Music cover, You'd Be Surprised, Irving BerlinMusic cover, You'd Be Surprised, one step, by Herman Darewski, based on Irving Berlin's famous song You'd be Surprised. Date: 1919
Music cover, Upstairs to Fairyland, vocal fox trot by Stanley I Galpin Date: 1921
Music cover, Coal-Black Mammy from Co-OptimistsMusic cover, Coal-Black Mammy, foxtrot song, written by Laddie Cliff, composed by Ivy St Helier, at the Palace Theatre, London, sung in The Co-Optimists Date: 1921
Advert, Blue Cross Pekoe Souchong Tea from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Date: 1891
Advert, Anzora Hairdressing Cream, Oil and Soap Date: 1922
Music cover, When Santa got stuck up the Chimney, by Jimmy Grafton, broadcast and recorded by Billy Cotton Date: 1953
Music cover, The Official RAF March Past, WW2Music cover, The Official RAF March Past, by H Walford Davies, pianoforte solo, showing Spitfire Fighter Planes, WW2 Date: circa 1940s
RMS Titanic - Relief Fund cheque, Mrs M A RansomRMS Titanic - Relief Fund cheque dated 28 April 1917 for four pounds and two shillings to Mrs M A (Martha Ann) Ransom, widow of first class saloon steward and victim James Ransom of Knowle, Bristol
RMS Titanic - Relief Fund cheque, Mrs K JenkinsRMS Titanic - Relief Fund cheque for ten shillings to Mrs K Jenkins, dated 28 April 1917. She was probably the mother of second class passenger and victim, Stephen Curnow Jenkin. Date: 1917
RMS Titanic - Relief Fund cheque, Mr J BerrimanRMS Titanic - Relief Fund cheque for one pound and five shillings, made payable to Mr John Berriman, father of Second Class passenger and victim William John Berriman, dated 27 May 1917. Date: 1917
RMS Titanic - Relief Fund cheque, Mrs A L SlemenRMS Titanic - Relief fund cheque for one pound and two shillings dated 28 April 1917 to Mrs Augusta Louisa Slemen, mother of Second Class passenger and victim Richard James Slemen of Cornwall
RMS Titanic - archive of Joseph Bell, Chief EngineerRMS Titanic, archive of Joseph Bell (1861-1912), Chief Engineer on the Titanic, and victim of the disaster. Collection of letters and ephemera relating to Mr Bell's son Frank
Cover design, Cape Times Annual, Jan Van RiebeeckCover design, Cape Times Annual, Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck, Dutch navigator and colonial administrator, in the Cape, South Africa, 6 April 1652 Date: 1652
Music cover, Nemesis Valse, waltz by Gerald Campton Date: 1920
Music cover, Martial Moments, March Medley, selected and arranged by Aubrey Winter, illustration by John Hassall Date: 1925
Music cover, Lying Awake at Night, song, words and music by Hugh Bayly Date: 1926
Music cover, Climbing Up the Ladder of Love, fox trot song, written by Raymond Klages, composed by Jesse Greer, featured by The Savoy Orpheans Date: 1926
Music cover, Do That Heebie Jeebie Dance, written and composed by Floyd Du Pont and Teddy Pola, dance creation by Floyd Du Pont Date: 1927
Music cover, That Naughty Waltz, by Sol P Levy Date: 1920
Music cover, Hum Your Troubles Away, fox-trot song, composed by Cliff Friend and Harry Woods Date: 1926
Music cover, The Punch and Judy Show, words and music by Ben Black Date: 1929
Music cover, Glowing Embers by Evan Marsden, Narrative-Intermezzo, piano solo Date: 1924
Music cover, The Green Elephant, Oriental Fox-Trot by P Sego Date: 1920
Music cover, My Sunday Girl, fox-trot song, written by Herman Ruby and Bud Cooper, composed by Sam H Stept Date: 1927
Music cover, Kind Regards! Intermezzo by Synney Baynes Date: 1912
Music cover, The Merveilleuses Lancers, melodies by Hugo Felix, arranged by Leonard Williams Date: 1906
Music cover, The Dancing Mistress Valse, on melodies by Lionel Monckton, arranged by H M Higgs Date: 1912
Music cover, The Third Man film, Harry Lime Theme, based on music composed and arranged by Anton Karas Date: 1949
Ex Juke Box Records, single record sleeve 45rpm Date: 1960s
Music cover, Sing Gipsy, sung by Irene AmbrusMusic cover, Sing Gipsy (Chante Tzigane), English lyric by Jack Fishman, words and music by Charles Humel, sung by Irene Ambrus Date: 1946
Music cover, A Cock-Eyed Optimist, from South PacificMusic cover, A Cock-Eyed Optimist, song from South Pacific (stage musical and film), by Rodgers and Hammerstein Date: 1949
Music cover, Lady of Spain quickstepMusic cover, Lady of Spain, Spanish 3/4 quickstep, words by Erell Reaves, music by Tolchard Evans Date: 1944
Music cover, Mister Snow, from CarouselMusic cover, Mister Snow, song by Rodgers and Hammerstein from the film Carousel Date: 1945
Music cover, Piano Selection, film version of The MikadoMusic cover, Piano Selection, arranged by Geoffrey Toye, film version of The Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Date: 1939
Music cover, When I Sing, Deanna DurbinMusic cover, When I Sing, from the film It Started with Eve, starring Deanna Durbin and Charles Laughton, words by Sam Lerner, music by Tchaikovsky Date: 1941
Music cover, The Toy Town Parade, words by Ray Morelle, music by Horatio Nicholls Date: 1927
Music cover, Huguette Waltz from The Vagabond KingMusic cover, Huguette Waltz from the musical The Vagabond King, music by Rudolf Friml. Date: 1926
Music cover, Robin Hood March, Douglas FairbanksMusic cover, Robin Hood March, on themes from the film starring Douglas Fairbanks, with music by Victor L Schertzinger Date: 1923
Advert, Dr Lowder's Magneto-Electric BatteryAdvert, bizarre medical device, Dr Lowder's Magneto-Electric Battery Date: 1889
Music cover, Little Nellie KellyMusic cover, Charles B. Cochran's production of George M. Cohan's Musical Play, Little Nellie Kelly, book, lyrics and music by George M Cohan. Date: 1922
Music cover, The Whiffenpoof Song, sung by Bing CrosbyMusic cover, The Whiffenpoof Song (Baa-Baa-Baa!), sung by Bing Crosby. Date: 1944
This Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs doll's china tea set can be purchased at Selfridges or Harrods for a mere 4'/6 (four shillings and six pence in old money). Date: 1930s
Comic postcard, I m living in style here - a toilet roll made of ten shilling notes - clearly pre-decimalisation! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Money and a broken bottle Date: 20th century
The Medal and the Maid, musical comedy at the Lyric Theatre, Tom B Daviss company, book by Owen Hall, lyrics by C H Taylor, music by Sidney Jones. Date: 1900s
Vegetables on market stall, Whitechapel, LondonColourful vegetables on a stall in Whitechapel Market, with prices in shillings and pence. Date: circa 1960s
Shop assistant shows garments for inspection, LondonClothing retailer in Canning Town, London. Boy shop assistant holds up garments outside shop for inspection. Date: 1938
Music cover, The Fats Waller Album of favourite songs and piano transcriptions. 1935
Music cover, The Birth of the Blues, words by B G De Sylva and Lew Brown, music by Ray Henderson. 1926
Music cover, You Came Along (From Out of Nowhere), words by Edward Heyman, music by John W Green, performed in the film You Came Along, with Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott and Don Defore. 1931
Music cover, The Song is Ended, by Irving BerlinMusic cover, The Song is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On), waltz song by Irving Berlin, featured by Jack Hylton and His Band. 1927
Music cover, Tenderly, Joan CrawfordMusic cover, Tenderly (from the MGM film Torch Song), Joan Crawford. Lyrics by Jack Lawrence, music by Walter Gross. 1947
Music cover, Love Me or Leave Me, Doris Day, lyrics by Gus Kahn, music by Walter Donaldson. 1955
Advert, Dubarry Talcum Powder. 1936
Advert, The Wright Pianoforte Tutor by Albert H Oswald -- A Word to parents from Horatio Nicholls, the Popular Composer. Date: 1930
Cover design, Feldmans Album of Song Memories No. 2Cover design, Feldmans Album of Song Memories No.2, containing a selection of popular songs of the past. 1930s
Music cover, Within Your Heart, by H TrotereMusic cover, Within Your Heart, words by G Hubi Newcombe, music by H Trotere. Date: 1901
Music cover (front), Happy Families, music and jingles by John Tobin, cards designed by Myrrha Bantock
