Skin Collection (page 5)

Khoisan man of South Africa wearing animal skin, beaded necklace and loincloth.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Koisan woman of South Africa in full dress wearing animal skin cape.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Three weeks film
The three weeks film directed by Alan Crosland, shows the actors Aileen Pringle (1895-1989) and Conrad Nagel (1897-1970). Both images showing the lavish set of the tiger rug

Advertisement for Nivea cream -- male and female models (John Miller and Margaret Rowe) with a pink parasol. 1959

Pipistrellus sturdeei, Sturdees pipistrelle
A rare specimen of a Bonin pipistrelle, a slightly immature female, preserved in spirit and held by the Natural History Museum

Advert for Dickins & Jones crocodile and lizard womens shoes
Fashion says skin shoes for Autumn. 1927

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Ashanti implements and weapons
A. Sanko, musical instrument B. Cushion C. Ashanti Ministers state bag D. Fantee stool, cut out of solid block of cotton wood E. and F. War Greegrees or charms made of leather and straw worked in G

Official goat-skin under coats for British soldiers
WWI, World War One, First World War, 1st World War. World War 1, The Great War

Ponds Cream advertisement featuring Lady Milbanke
Advertisement for Ponds Cold Cream and Vanishing Cream endorsed by the vivid, gay and utterly charming Lady Milbanke, Australian-born socialite Sheila Chisholm

Rice Merchant and Money Lender - Sri Lanka - A Chettiar. The white horizontal lines adorning his body identify him as a follower of the Hindu God Shiva. Date: circa 1920s

Pompeii as it was in Ancient Days by Matania
Life in Pompeii 2000 years ago. A new reconstruction series by Fortunino Matania, no. III. Bringing in the new wine to Pompeii after the October vintage

Native African Matabele chief warrior standing outside a hut. Date: circa 1930

African girl in native dress, wearing metal and bone jewellery, and with her skin heavily oiled. Date: circa 1920

Advert for London Shoe Company 1898
A selection of victorian boots, real whale skin for shooting, ladys field boot made from tan or blacking calf, button or lace, smart toe brogues

Fantastic Adventures - The Liquid Man
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, September 1941, featuring the story The Liquid Man by Bernard C. Gilford. Weird looking man with green skin is going to drink a steaming liquid out of a test tube

America. Florida. 16th century. Ritual dedicated to the sun god. Sacrifice deer skin. Engraving, 1850. Color

Caricature of Charles Lauri, pantomime performer
Caricature of Charles Lauri Junior -- The Drury Lane Poodle. He was a pantomime performer who specialised in animal roles

John Galsworthy Photo
JOHN GALSWORTHY Author of The Forsyte Saga and other novels, and of Loyalties, The skin game and other plays. Date: 1867 - 1933

Nicholas-Fabre Geffrard
NICHOLAS-FABRE GEFFRARD Haitian general and politician; President of Haiti 1859-67 Date: 1806 - 1879

Walter Rothschild Bird skin collection, 1933
Packed for shipping. The majority of Rothschilds (280, 000 items) bird skin collection was sold the AMNH in New York after he ran into financial difficulties

Advert for Neet hair removing cream (1927) featuring the a story relating to dance called The Tangette - a cross between the Argentine Tango and the French Gavotte requiring the utmost of grace

Officers sword, 51st Foot, 1809 (c); blade is curved, flat backed, unfullered with a spear point, and is double edged for the last 10 in; steel stirrup guard; steel hilt mounts

PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Rabaul. Japanese reconnaissance aircraft Mitsubishi F-1 shotted down in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, during the Second World War

Great Indian / One-horned RHINOCEROS / rhino - Close up of head in water, side on. (Rhinoceros unicornis). Chitwan National Park, Nepal

The veins of the human body
A woodcut showing the veins of the human body which are just under the skin. From: Mikrokosmographia: a description of the body of man, together with the controversies and figures thereto belonging

Exit tango: satire on the end of a dance craze, 1914
Satirical comment from Punch Magazine on the end of the tango craze. A couple dance off, while a some what more conservatively dressed spirit of dancing gladly wakes up from the "

Advert for Mayflowa crocodile and lizard womens shoes 1923
Mayflowa crocodile and lizard shoes. Available from The House of Abbott, in Regent Street, London. 1923

Advert for Beetham Larola skin care 1939
For face and hands - and a soft smooth skin. Icy winds and frequent changes of temperature are deadly enemies of the delicate skin tissues

Ancient Red Indian man - aged 127! His name is Ga-be-nah-quor-yarc and he was from Minnesota. Date: circa 1911

Advertisement for Elizabeth Arden cosmetics -- two female models posing (Anne Wilkie and Geraldine Hill). 1959

Rock Python skin
Dr Colin McCarthy examining a Rock Python skin in the Zoology department of The Natural History Museum, London

Rowlands Kalydor advertisement, 1887
An advertisement for Rowlands Kalydor-a most refreshing and emollient preparation for preserving and beautifying the skin

Queen Maria of Romania and Princess Ileana
Romanian Royalty - Queen Maria (1875-1938) and Princess Ileana (1909-1991) - who later became the Archduchess of Austria. Date: circa 1910s

Aesop / Blackamoor
Aesop/Blackamoor

Woman tramp sitting at side of road
A female tramp, her skin tanned by the outdoor life, sits by the road, her bag of possessions at her side. Although her body is well wrapped in overcoat and hat, her feet are in open sandals

Canadian Fur Exhibit - London Exhibition
Canadian Fur Exhibit by Holt, Renfrew and Co, Ltd. of Toronto (est. 1837) at the Franco-British Exhibition, London 1908

Advert / Diadermina Cream
Diadermina Skin Cream - for sports people

Pyne - Tanner
LEATHER DRESSING A feltmonger (a kind of tanner) at work at an ooze- pit, while his companions are frizing, removing the hair from the skin

The Eyes of Youth by Max Marcin and Charles Guernon
The Eyes of Youth by Max Marcin (1879 - 1948) and Charles Guernon. First produced in England at St. Jamess Theatre on 2nd September 1918

Protectorate Native Chief, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912

Helpful suggestions for fashion, January 1913
Women models wearing the latest fashionable garments, leopard skin coat with softer fur collar, sapphire blue corded-velvet dress with widely-cut sleeves with ruffles

Vogue for velvet and fur 1913
Women models wearing the lastest fashionable garments. 1913

Advert for Goochs toddlers clothing 1915
Everything for the little folks. Fashionable clothing for toddler from frocks, pyjamas, tunic suits and winter coats, all available from Gooch s, Departmant in Brompton Road, S.W, London. 1915

Milwata race-coat of proofed cr갥 de chine trimmed with calf-skin patterned velvet. 1927

Young stylish lady sitting at her dressing table. She is checking her flawless complexion, aided by cosmetics acquired from the Boutique of Mme. Pomeroy of 29 Old Bond Street, London. Date: 1923

Larola skin care protection
A woman in beach attire holding a bottle of Larola lotion. The lotion is beneficial to the skin, cooling and refreshing, and provides relief to irritation caused by bites and stings of insects. 1930

Advert for Pears soap, 1921: beautifies and protects the skin and matchless for the complexion Date: 1921

Young lady unafraid of the effects of the sun on her skin
A sporty young lady golfer is unafraid of the effects of the sun and the wind on her skin, as she has taken advise from the Salon of Mademoiselle Helena Rubinstein of 24 Grafton Street, Bond Street

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping