Specialising Collection

Mobile Butchers Shop
Mobile cooked meat shop of W J Poxon & Sons, Kidderminster, specialising in pork pies

Advert for R. Waygood & Co. lift makers 1898 Advert for R. Waygood & Co
Advertisement for R Waygood and Co. Lift Makers (by appointment to H M the Queen) specialising in Electric, hydraulic and Belt Driven lifts for all buildings. Date: 1898

Belgian Air Force 2
Willy Coppens de Houthuist (born 1892) fights in World War One, specialising in shooting down German observation balloons, of which he destroys 35 ! Date: 1916+

Dr Auguste Ambroise Tardieu, French doctor and scientist
Dr Auguste Ambroise Tardieu (1818-1879), French medical doctor and scientist, specialising in forensic medicine and toxicology. Date: circa 1850s

Nice, France - Chinese-style Embroidered Straw Sunhats
The boutique of Madame Vivienne Bessi, specialising in Chinese-style Embroidered Straw Sunhats - fashionable in Nice, Riviera, France at this period. Date: circa 1940

Nils Rosen Von Ros
NILS ROSEN VON ROSENSTEIN Swedish nobleman and professor at Uppsala, medical specialising in childrens ailments

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

Anne Mee, Artist
ANNE MEE Artist specialising in portrait miniatures : we have several examples of her work in our files. Date: 1775 - 1851

Colindale Hospital, Hendon, North London
Aerial view of Colindale Hospital, Hendon, North London. The hospital was originally the Central London District Sick Asylum

French Railways Promo card - Chatel-Guyon Spa Retreat, specialising in intestinal cures. Date: circa 1909

Bonamy Dobree
BONAMY DOBREE Writer and professor of literature, specialising in the 18th century : a friend, he counselled us about starting this Library. Date: 1891 - 1974

William Potts Dewees
WILLIAM POTTS DEWEES American medical practitioner, specialising in obstetrics and midwifery. Date: 1768 - 1841

Sir Robert Christison
SIR ROBERT CHRISTISON Scottish medical, specialising in jurisprudence - he was an expert witness in the Burke & Hare and other trials - and in toxicology. A keen climber. Date: 1797 - 1882

William Atkins
WILLIAM ATKINS London doctor specialising in the treatment of gout - a very prevalent affliction at this time due to the quantities of port drunk by gentlemen. Date: late 17th century

Thomas Telford - Meyer
Thomas Telford (1757 - 1834) Scottish civil engineer, specialising in canals and the Menai Strait suspension bridge (1819-26)

Ernest Renan / Vfair 1879
ERNEST RENAN French philosopher, philologist and historian, specialising in religious subjects Date: 1823 - 1892

Janet Achurch / Photo
JANET ACHURCH English actress, specialising in Shakespeare, Ibsen and Shaw Date: 1864 - 1916

Peter Oliver - 2
PETER OLIVER artist, specialising in miniatures : son of Isaac Oliver Date: 1594 - 1648

Peter Oliver
PETER OLIVER artist, specialising in miniatures : son of Isaac Oliver Date: 1594 - 1648

Lennox Browne
LENNOX BROWNE Medical, specialising in diseases of the throat, senior surgeon at the Throat & Ear Hospital, London. Date: 1841 - ?

Nellie Farren / Alphabet
NELLIE (Ellen) FARREN Burlesque entertainer, specialising in the playing of boys roles, seen here performing with Messrs Terry and Royce. Date: 1848 - 1904

Central London Sick Asylum, Colindale, Hendon, London
Distant view of the Central London District Sick Asylum at Colindale, Hendon, North London, opened in 1900 for infectious cases from poor law authorities in central London

John Frederick Herring
JOHN FREDERICK HERRING artist specialising in animals and sporting subjects

William Edwards, Engineer
WILLIAM EDWARDS Engineer, specialising in bridges - the Taaffe Bridge is one of his achievements

William Eglinton noted spirit medium, specialising in materialisations

Electric Light in Home
LUMIERE ELECTRIQUE A DOMICILE (Electric Light in the Home) - catalogue of a Paris company specialising in the supply and installation of domestic electrical services

Tunisia / Tunis Souk 1906
The SOUK DES ETOFFES, Tunis - a street specialising in fabrics

Ernest Renan / Quichotte
ERNEST RENAN French philosopher, specialising in religious subjects - honoured by all, except the Church!

Henry Rawlinson / Cdv
SIR HENRY CRESWICKE RAWLINSON Archaeologist, specialising in Assyrian archaeology

Dog Collar Maker
The trade card of Tachot, fabricant, specialising in dog collars, whose premises are in the Palais Royal, Paris, at no 34 in the Galerie Montpensier, a fairly posh address !

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