Slipping Collection

Straidkilly, Carnlough, The Slipping Village - a view of Straidkilly with a man driving on the road with a horse and cart. There is a thatched cottage on the right

Sponge diver loses his footing
Diving for sponges off the Tunisian coast, diver loses a leg to a shark

Prince Philip caricature
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. 1920) drawn in caricature, slipping on a banana skin - a comment perhaps on his tendency to say the wrong thing at the wrong time. Date: 1986

Market Reports - Commodity Market
Market Reports - A Fall in Copper created some excitement! 1903

Comic postcard, Large woman sliding into the sea Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Girl slips through chair Date: early 20th century

Passengers slipping and falling into the river mud when debarking from a rowboat. Miseries Miscellaneous. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Regency gentleman loses his hat and wig on a mare. How to Make the Mare to Go. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson after an illustration by Henry Bunbury from Geoffrey Gambados An

Holly in skating scene on a Christmas postcard
Humanised holly in comic skating scene on a Christmas postcard. circa 1890s

COACH AND SNOW
A German mail coach makes its way through heavy snow, the horses slipping on the icy road. Young Bismarck is inside the coach, if you care. Date: 1859

FRANCE / ALPS / SACCONAY
French Alps: Mont Blanc, glacier de Sacconay, where Tissay, the chief guide, is hauled to safety after slipping through a break in the ice Date: 1855

The New Compensation Act - 1906 - Butler takes a tumble
The New Compensation Act - Butler " Heres a go. I m goin to break me leg" - a Butler is not unduly concerned at his tumble down the stairs to the wine cellar

Late Victorian 1890s Card Cards Greetings Man
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WWII - Mussolini slips up invading Greece - First Day Cover. A nice pun on Greece and Grease. Date: 1941

Frost in London, 19th century
A touch of frost in London brings chaos to the streets, with horses slipping on the icy surfaces. Date: 1865

The Slider by Arthur Watts
Skaters in a winter sports resort watch with some consternation as a chap slides onto the ice in only his shoes. Date: 1930

Orange-peel waste basket on a London street
After numerous accidents in London streets through people slipping on pieces of orange peel thrown onto the pavement, the City authorities instituted a system of wire baskets into which eaters of

Susi - sliding on a rug. 1950s

Chalk Boulders Slipping Over the Lias, Antrim Coast Rd. - an elevated view looking down to the coast road, with horse and trap, showing chalk boulders. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim)

Man and boy falling over in snow on a Christmas card
Man and boy falling over in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Dog slipping off Tabithas window sill
A dog, Rags, spying on Tabithas tea party, slips off Tabithas window sill when Forager, supporting him on his back, decides to sit down. Date: 1914

Illustration, boy sliding off a pony
Illustration, a boy sliding off his saddle when Joker the pony turns more sharply than expected. Date: 1932

Soldiers and horses on the Western Front, WW1, travelling through the snow. Date: 1914-1918

Bonzo gets that spring feeling by George Studdy
Bonzo gets that spring feeling when confronted by a bull in a field. Chee-Kee the Pekingese escapes the easy way by slipping under the five-bar gate rather than being head-butted over it

LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart at drill-Southwark
Southwark (Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade), slipping the escape ladder from the horse-drawn escape cart. The London County Council was created in 1889

Disabled tank near Premont, Battle of Cambrai, France, WW1
Men of the 20th Manchesters resting by a tank which has been disabled by side-slipping down a railway embankment, near Premont, during the Battle of Cambrai, France, First World War

The Path to Home by Charles Crombie
Humorous illustration by Charles Crombie entitled, The Path to Home! God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen! Let Nothing You Dismay!

Rock Climbing in Lakeland The Man above (pointing to the aeroplane): " Reckless Beggar! Thats what I call asking for it ". !! circa 1920s

Double page spread in a diary for 10-15 December
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 10-15 December. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Evidence of side movement, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
Evidence of side movement, with a broken prop on the left, in a coal seam at Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

German Allies at the top of the pole
A terrific fold-out card depicting the German allies as the dominant holders of a spot at the top of the European maypole as their enemies fail to cling on as they attempt an ascent

Slipping on Icy Steps
Dapper city gent slips on an icy patch on the steps of his townhouse losing his hat & cane in the process. A nearby cabman sees it all & can act as witness in the insurance claim

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