Sixpence Collection

Advertisement, Gilbeys Scotch Whisky, Glen-Spey Glenlivet, three shillings and sixpence per bottle. early 20th century

Schneider Trophy Air Race
Souvenir programme cover design, Schneider Trophy Contest. Date: 12 September 1931

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, 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

Someone Drops a Sixpence Near Somerset House - HM Bateman
H.M. Bateman had a particular loathing for the taxman as exemplified in this cartoon showing the inhabitants of Somerset House (then the home of the Inland Revenue)

Cover design, Doncaster Aviation Contest Programme
Cover design, programme for the Doncaster Aviation Contest, 15-23 October 1909. Claimed to be the first flying meeting in England. October 1909

Western Airways Ltd Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar Western Airways Ltd, Bristol to Cardiff Air Express, 15 minutes, 9 shillings and sixpence single fare

OLD ENGLISH COINS
Old (pre-Decimalisation) British coins (left to right): Top - penny, half penny, threepenny bit. Bottom - half crown, two shillings, one shilling, sixpence - tails

Song of Sixpence 1818
Sing a song of sixpence, A bag full of rye, Four-and-twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie

Music cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, Shirley Temple
Music cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, words and music by Sidney Clare and Richard A Whiting, as sung by Shirley Temple in the film Bright Eyes. 1934

Music cover, Animal Crackers in My Soup, Shirley Temple
Music cover, Animal Crackers in My Soup, music by Ray Henderson, words by Ted Koehler, Edward Heyman and Irving Caesar, sung by Shirley Temple in the film Curly Top. 1935

Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong
Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Words and music by Jerry Herman, recorded by Louis Armstrong. 1963

Sing a Song of Sixpence, Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Silhouette, Nursery Rhyme, Sing a Song of Sixpence, Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. 20th century

Cover design, Pears Annual, 1909
Cover design, Pears Annual for 1909, price sixpence, with two people walking through a snowy rural landscape. 1909

Cover design, Simplicity Sewing Book, helpful hints for beginners and experts. 1947

Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture
Official 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 Wales
Passengers waiting for the 1040 to Paddington, on the up platform of Haverfordwest Railway Station in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Cover design, London Mail, Christmas Extra 1923
Cover design in art deco style, London Mail Christmas Extra 1923 Date: 1923

Music cover, Little Spanish Villa by the Sea, recorded by Debroy Somers and his Band. Date: 1932

Horse drawn bus, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Sudbury Mills, a well-known local whip, reins up his horses for this photo, taken before setting out on a pleasure trip from Walton-on-the-Naze to Clacton-on-Sea and back

Sing a Song of Sixpence -- the king cuts into his pie, and the blackbirds start to sing. 19th century

Claridges Restaurant
Dining 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

Stockton Darling. Ticket
This unpretentious item is an original ticket entitling you to travel (second class) from Stockton to Darlington for the modest sum of one shilling and sixpence

Music cover, Puss! Puss! Puss! Comedy song waltz, words by Robert Hargreaves and Stanley J Damerell, music by Tolchard Evans. 1932

Cover design, Over 120 Ways of Using Bread for tasty and delightful dishes. Showing a woman in her kitchen, enjoying some of the results of her baking. Date: circa 1940s

Sheet music cover, Selection from The Yellow Mask
Sheet 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

Music cover, All Over the Place, Tommy Trinder, WW2
Music cover, All Over the Place, by Frank Eyton and Noel Gay, sung by Tommy Trinder in the film Sailors Three, produced at Ealing Studios by Michael Balcon, directed by Walter Forde. 1940

Programme cover, C W A Scotts First Flying For All Display, Official Programme, price sixpence. 1935

Song of Sixpence 2 / 3
The King stands ready to carve the enormous pie... (2 of 3)

Puccini / Butterfly / Record
Complete on 16 records, at 4 shillings and sixpence each, or complete for three pounds and twelve shillings - at least 100 pounds in todays money !

Song of Sixpence 19C
When the pie was open the birds began to sing, and wasn t that a dainty dish to set before a king?

WW2 - Sixpence For Luck
A WW2 children's short story illustration of a father and son throwing a sixpence into a rockpool for good luck. Date: circa 1940s

I've Got Sixpence As I Go Rolling Home
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for I've Got Sixpence (As I Go Rolling Home), words and music by Box, Cox and Hall

Advert, Anzora Hairdressing Cream, Oil and Soap Date: 1922

Music cover, States of America, sung by Bing Crosby
Music cover, States of America, favourite songs and dances, sung by Bing Crosby Date: 1945

Music cover, Sing a Round-Up Song (Yippy-I-Ay), written and composed by Box, Cox, Noel & Pelosi. Date: 1940

Advert, Julysia Tonic hair cream, widely acclaimed as the Cream of Hairdressings Date: 1938

Cover design, Cape Times Annual, Jan Van Riebeeck
Cover 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, We Must Have Another, written and composed by Fred Malcolm and F P Sanford, sung by Shaun Glenville Date: 1927

Music cover, Sing A Song, Charlie Chaplin
Music cover, Sing A Song, foxtrot song, words and music by Charles Chaplin, Abe Lyman and Gus Arnheim, featured in Charlie Chaplin's comedy film The Gold Rush Date: 1925

Music cover, In a Little Second Hand Store, words and music by Harry Pease, Dave Dreyer and Ed G Nelson Date: 1933

Music cover, Pasadena, an American Love Song, by Grant Clarke, Edgar Leslie and Harry Warren, sung by Miss Florrie Forde Date: 1923

Music cover, When the Curtain Falls, words by Ronald Frankau, music by Billy Barnes, featured by Ronald Frankau's Companies Date: 1927

Music cover, Why Don't You Make Me Happy? words by Arthur Henry, music by Rex Lander and Lee Clare, foxtrot song broadcast by Jack Payne and his Hotel Cecil Dance Band Date: 1927

Music cover, Where Dreams Come True, words and music by Val Valentine, sung by Miss Nellie Wigley Date: 1927

Caricature illustration of Winston Churchill presenting budget, by Blam. Showing Churchill with magic wand, in front of budget presented on hats along table

Music cover, A Cock-Eyed Optimist, from South Pacific
Music cover, A Cock-Eyed Optimist, song from South Pacific (stage musical and film), by Rodgers and Hammerstein Date: 1949

Music cover, Mister Snow, from Carousel
Music cover, Mister Snow, song by Rodgers and Hammerstein from the film Carousel Date: 1945

Music cover, Piano Selection, film version of The Mikado
Music cover, Piano Selection, arranged by Geoffrey Toye, film version of The Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Date: 1939

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