Starched Collection

Working Class family in their Sunday Best Attire. Date: circa 1906

Smart and Handsome British Gentleman in straw boater hat, starched collar, white tie and suit. He is boasting a well-groomed moustache and a slightly serious expression

Comic Postcard - Dirty Collar - Donald McGill
A collar for your Father? Yes Miss - like the one I'm wearing? No - a clean one. Date: circa 1925

A very smart young man from south east London - head and shoulders studio portrait photograph. Date: circa 1910s

Two smart young boys play with their model tin soldiers
Two smart young boys (in matching bowties!) play with their model soldiers in this studio shoot. Date: circa 1910

Nurse with elderly patient
Nurse wearing uniform with cape and starched cap standing next to male patient in striped dressing gown on bed. Patient is hooked up to monitor at top left. Date: circa 1990

A Prize-winning rabbit and two proud owners (and cup!)
A Prize-winning Champion rabbit and the two proud owners (and cup!). Date: circa 1920s

Four Fine Chums
Four very elegant Gentleman pose for their Group Studio Portrait. The two on the right are sporting very precise waxed moustaches and all four are keeping the UK Starch industry in business

Gerhart Hauptmann - German author, dramatist and novelist
Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946) - German author, dramatist and novelist. Date: circa 1910

Poster for Robin Starch, showing two smart little boys sitting on an enormous starched white Eton collar

Nurse in uniform
Studio portrait of nurse in wide starched veil and apron. Inner cover page reads Off Night Duty end of Gen training Date: circa 1925

Serving boy carries pile of folded napkins - Colmans Starch
A serving boy carrying a teetering pile of folded napkins, held in place due to the effectiveness of Colmans Starch. Date: 19th century

Comic Postcard - Somebodys Darling! (possibly just his Mother?!!) Date: circa 1910s

Football Terms Illustrated - Well Collared!. Two smart Gents (Dedicated Followers of Fashion!) in really rather ridiculous starched collars, stroll arm in arm down Park Lane past Marble Arch

Edwin Henry Lemare - English organist and composer
Edwin Henry Lemare (1865-1934) - English organist and composer. Treated church services in London as concerts - left for a US Tour in 1900 and remained there for the rest of his life. Date: circa 1905

Jean Sibelius - Finnish composer of classical music
Jean (Johan Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865-1957) - Finnish composer of classical music Date: circa 1909

Dan Godfrey - Conductor
Dan Godfrey (1868-1939) - Conductor. Date: 1906

A Brother and Sister posing with their pet dog
A Brother and Sister pose for a studio portrait photograph with their pet dog. Date: circa 1909

Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Polar Explorer
Scott of the Antarctic. Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) - who lost his life in an ill-fated race to be the first person to reach the South Pole. Date: circa 1907

Kennerley Rumford - Famous Baritone
Mr Kennerley Rumford (1870-1957) - Famous Baritone. Married to the Contralto Clara Butt, famous for being the first person to sing Elgar Land of Hope and Glory in public. Date: circa 1910

Young gent - bored at Newlyn, Cornwall
A lugubrious young gent with hangdog eyes, bemoaning the lack of fun at Newlyn, Cornwall. Quite what the local tourist board felt about this card is anyones guess!! Date: circa 1905

Robert Minster - British Actor wearing a fine pinstripe suit, monacle and stiffly-starched Gladstone collar. Date: 1900

Schoolboy in his Sunday dress
A Westminster schoolboy in his Sunday dress Date: 1909

Mens Collar Advert
The COL MINERVE detachable collar is made out of a special fabric - it does not shrink! Date: early 20th century

Well-Nourished Pair 1475
A well-nourished townsman wears pattens to venture into the muddy streets : his lady wears pointed shoes to stay at home in, and a starched cap like a nuns : both have bags Date: circa 1475

King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) here as a young man. Impeccably dressed in a wonderful (nautical) outfit of starched collar, reefer jacket and peaked naval hat

Canadian Politician - John G. Farmer

Boy with Collie Dog
A young boy in a smart suit and starched collar poses for a studio portrait with his dog, a collie, on a lead

Scriabin / Hull 1911
ALEKSANDR SCRIABIN (SKRYABIN) Russian composer Date: 1872 - 1915

C19th Nurse / Photo
A vignette style photograph of a young nurse resplendent in her starched uniform

Jovial Jesters Party
Gilbert Rogers Jovial Jesters pose for a smart group photograph

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