Spirits Collection

Coates Plymouth Gin
A label for Coates Plymouth Gin

Dubonnet advertisement
Advertisement for Dubonnet with a red-haired lady grinning at a black cat. Date: c.1895

The Ghost Train, travel on the thrills and laughter line
The Ghost Train, Do you feel like Nothing on Earth? Then there is an Express reason why you should see The Ghost Train with a real Bogey

His Masters Vice by George Studdy
Bonzo finds that consumption of his masters favourite drink has an unforeseen effect. A small puppy lies in a deliciously drunken stupour after helping himself to perhaps some gin or whiskey from a

Painting by Lesage
Painting by French coal miner Augustin Lesage who was told by the spirits that they would see to it that he became a famous artist

Three Women Drinking
Three happy women enjoy an alchoholic drink; one has a beer, one a glass of wine, and one spirits

Dolly of the Chop House
Wily owner of the chop house in Queen s-head-passage, London, Dollys fame was such that she is remembered in print. Here she pours herself a medicinal drop of something

Glenlivet Scotch Whisky distillery 1890
Six thousand barrels of whisky in a bonded warehouse on the ground floor, Edinburgh, Scotland, proprietors Andrew Usher and Co. 1890

Paranormal / Mediumship
How apports are supposed to pass through walls thanks to the agency of the spirits

Mytton Rides Bear
JOHN MYTTON English eccentric decides to enliven a dinner party by riding a bear into the dining -room. The bear bit him on the calf & the doctor was called

Johnnie Walker advertisement
An advertisement for Johnnie Walker whisky - still going strong. Date: 1927

Advert, John Beggs Scotch Whisky, Royal Lochnagar Distiller
Advert for John Beggs Scotch Whisky, Royal Lochnagar Distillery, Scotland. 1905

Advert for Gordons Gin 1929
Advertisement for Gordons Gin, as endorsed by S. M. Jolly, bartender at the Ambassadors Club in London. 1929

Anti-Demon Prayer
This prayer will defend you against evil spirits and demons : if they can t read it, they can take warning from the picture !

Fox Sisters
The Fox family respond to mysterious rappings in their home at Hydesville, New York, which they attribute to spirits; this leads to the creation of spiritualism

Scots terrier, Buchanans Black & White Scotch Whisky
Advertising showcard, Scots terrier dog, Buchanans Black & White Scotch Whisky

Prohibition -The vision 1920
In these days even " Spirits" have their " Ghost". Satire in a British periodical, depicting Uncle Sam thinking about when alcohol was freely available

Kings College students on buses
Kings College students in high spirits, on two buses which are about to leave the Strand campus for Wormwood Scrubs (an open space in west London, not the prison!) for a football match

Barmaid in Smoky Pub
A barmaid serves a customer in a smokey London pub. On the back wall is a fine selection of spirits while in the foreground, punters chat among themselves

Circe does Magic
doing magic with spirits and serpents

Glenlivet Scotch Whisky distillery 1890
View of the worm tubs, where spirit vapour is condensed, at Andrew Usher & Co, in Edinburgh. Date: 1890

BORNE BY THE WAVES
Two fishes swimming in the sea are not more lawless than we... Date: 1913

Mariner, Seraph-Band
The angelic spirits leave the dead bodies of the sailors: This seraph-band, each waved his hand: It was a heavenly sight!

Carhampton Apple Tree
APPLE TREE CUSTOM Trees are toasted with mulled cider while singing a wassail song; cider-soaked toast is left for robins, and guns are fired to frighten evil spirits

Iphigenia Not Sacrificed
Agamemnon is about to sacrifice his daughter so the Greek fleet can get under way to Troy, but Diana substitutes a deer at the last minute, and spirits her off to Tauris

Ghosts in Churchyard
A countryman passing through a churchyard at night is surprised to see three elegant female spirits floating in the air

Comic postcard, Girl riding donkey on beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Vicar and drunk woman in park Date: 20th century

The Witchs Frolic by Alfred Bestall
The witchs frolic, taking place on Hallowe en, the date when Saman, Lord of Death, called together the spirits of all the wicked dead who in the last twelve months had been condemned to inhabit

Bon Odori Of japan
A Japanese watercolour painting which depicts some figures wearing patterned robes, performing a dance known as Bon Odori, a form of Nenbutsu folk entertainment

QE2 - presentation whisky flagon with six glasses
Queen Elizabeth II (QE2): Presentation whisky flagon, Highland Malt Scotch Whisky, in presentation box, with six whisky glasses. Date: 20th century

White Star Line - whisky tot in the shape of a golfball
White Star Line - rare RMS Homeric yellow metal golfball whisky tot

Georgian Royal Antics
Illustration by Steven Spurrier (1878-1961), showing the Prince of Wales, later George IV (1762-1830) and Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

Advert for Johnnie Walker whisky
Advert for Johnnie Walker blended scotch whisky. Date: 1939

Advert for White Label whisky
Advert for Dewar's White Label Scotch Whisky. Date: 1939

Annie Benham, a Romany traveller
A portrait of Annie Benham, a Romany traveller pictured in the Dorset Downs. Date: 1939

Advert for Haig Whisky. The Haig brand name is disguised in the profile of the gentleman. Date: circa 1932

Advert, Courvoisier-Cognac, The Brandy of Napoleon, Chateau Courvoisier and Distillery in France Date: 1911

Advert for Vennall & Co, Grocers, High Street, Rye
Advert for Vennall & Co, Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants, High Street, Rye, Sussex Date: 1926

Okuyi Mask (mask of ancestors). Punu Art (Bapunu) from Gabon. They embody the spirits of the deceased, in the mourning ceremonies

Cape Reinga lighthouse, North Island, New Zealand
View of the lighthouse at Cape Reinga, at the far northern end of the North Island, New Zealand. The lighthouse was built in 1941

J & W Nicholson & Co Distillers - Transport 1899
Shire horse and cart transporting wine and spirits to London. Date: 1899

Landing wines and spirits 1902
Unloading wine and spirit barrels from a ship. 1902

BURMESE DEAD HONOURED
Honouring the spirits of the dead in a Burmese (Myanmar) village. Date: 1909

MARINER, HEARS VOICES
The Mariner slumped on deck amongst the bodies of his dead shipmates slowly awakens from his trance to hear the voices of two spirits Date: First published: 1798

DEATH/MOURNING/PERU
Popular celebrations of the Day of the Dead at Cuzco - women weep, sing, dance and pour spirits over the remains of their dead Date: 1873

GULLIVER IN LAPUTA
He meets the Governor of the Island of Sorcerers, where the servants are dead spirits : great men of the past are summoned and speak with him. Date: First published: 1726

VISIONS ON GLUBBDUBRIB
GULLIVER ON GLUBBDUBRIB On the Island of Sorcerers, the Magicians are served by spirits called from the dead. Great men of the past are summoned to speak with him. Date: First published: 1726

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