Stick Collection (#19)

Patriotism at the Halls, WW1
Sketches by Tony Sarg showing performers at various London shows singing patriotic songs shortly after the outbreak of the First World War

Erasmic Shaving Stick advertisement, 1918
Advertisement for Erasmic Shaving Stick with a smart gentleman in what can only be described as an artistic dressing gown

WW2 poster, Tommys always on the job! Are you? Stick to your guns. Victory won t wait for the worker whos late! Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Advert for Wrights Coal Tar soap 1915
Advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar soap, the ideal Christmas present to send to a soldier at the front, along with a stick of Coal tar shaving soap

Geisha in travelling chair, Japan
Geisha in travelling chair, with two men carrying, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Jewish Man, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Described as a Jewish Man, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Chauhan Rajputs, northern India
Group photo of four Chauhan Rajputs (meaning, literally, son of a king), of northern India. Date: circa 1890s

Sais Courant footmen, Egypt
Two footmen of a horse-drawn carriage known as a Sais Courant, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Mr Balfour on visit to captured village, Western Front, WW1
Arthur James Balfour on a visit to a captured village on the Western Front during World War One. He served as British Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919. Date: circa 1916

Advert for Erasmic shaving stick 1920
Erasmic shaving soap is pure joy. 1920

Little Stick Gatherer by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in red and blue, putting sticks in a basket. Date: 1945

Father Christmas with his sack, by Muriel Dawson
Father Christmas walking through the snow with his sack, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1924

Silhouette of girl in riding costume
Full length silhouette of a girl called Marjorie, wearing riding costume. Date: 20th century

Silhouette of man with walking cane
Silhouette of a man with a walking cane. Date: 20th century

Silhouette of two men with dogs. Date: 20th century

Wartime silhouette, man in uniform. Date: circa 1940s

Advert for D. H Evans ready-to-wear felt hat 1914
Advertisement for a new ready-to-wear hat in velour-finished felt from D H Evans of Oxford Street, London. In black and all colours

Woman in elegant sports coat and skirt
A woman in an elegant sports coat and skirt, sitting on a shooting stick. The outfit is in heather mauve, flecked with green or with mauve suede facings

Erasmic Shaving Stick advertisement 1928
Erasmic Shaving Stick advertisement showing Columbine peeping around a curtain and a Pierrot strumming a guitar on a balcony by the light of a full moon

Bonzo persuades a friend to throw a stone by George Studdy
Bonzo persuades a friend to throw a stone. The stone lands on a man lying on the beach, reading a newspaper, which means that Bonzo and the Bonzolines run right across him

Bonzo gets a mouthful! by George Studdy
Bonzo gets a mouthful of sea water when a large wave overtakes him. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

The Clown Grimaldi Performing on a Cart
An illustration of the famous clown Grimaldi (1777-1837) performing, presumably the pantomime " Golden Fish". He is shown in a cart being pulled by dogs

Sheet music cover, Little Scouts, a march for piano by Ezra Read (1862-1922). Depicting four boy scouts and a dog in front of a tent. Date: early 20th century

Lelio
Harlequin illustration, showing Lelio in top hat, cloak, trousers and jacket. Date: 1923

Mother Goose illustration -- There was an old woman, as I ve heard tell, she went to market her eggs for to sell... and she fell asleep upon the Kings Highway

Chocolate box design, lady with tennis racquet
Chocolate box design, featuring a smiling lady in warm winter clothing holding a hockey stick. Date: 20th century

Comic event at a local fair
A comic event at a local fair, involving a wheelbarrow race and a falling bucket of water

Young woman with bicycle and hockey stick
A young woman with a bicycle and a hockey stick, standing in front of a window

Group of sportswomen
A group of seven sportswomen with hockey sticks, who have stopped for a break and a bite to eat

Man in swimsuit on rocks
A plump man in a one-piece swimsuit, standing on rocks with his arms raised. He is holding a walking stick and a towel in one hand, and has a box camera in a canvas bag slung over his shoulder

Baby Scouts -- out at sea
Baby Scouts -- In time of war, a Baby scout named Flo fought with great hardihood, and shelled the foe. Date: 1900

Man and woman on the beach, Newquay, Cornwall
A man and a woman sitting in deckchairs on the beach at Newquay, Cornwall, with an oriental-style parasol to shade them from the sun. Date: 1934

Capt Charles H. L. Beatty, Vanity Fair, GDG
CAPT. CHARLES HAROLD LONGFIELD BEATTY (1870-1917) Trainer at Newmarket. Won his 1st steeplechase at 20 and went on to ride many winners

Lord Justice Barry, Vanity Fair, Lib
LORD JUSTICE BARRY (1824- ) MP for Dungarvan. Criminal lawyer. Born Limerick, son of an Irish solicitor. Educated at Trinity College. Wearing bow tie, waistcoat and holding walking stick

Little girl at the steering wheel
A little girl at the steering wheel of a car or van. Even if she could drive, she is too small to see out of the windscreen or reach the pedals

Three people with tree branch
Three people -- two men and a woman -- posing for their photo with a tree branch

Blurred image of child with hoop and stick
A blurred image of a child playing with a hoop and stick -- evidently moving along at speed!

Woman out walking, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Woman out walking and admiring the view in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: 1926

Rocheford Photo
HENRI ROCHEFORT French journalist, always ready to stick his neck out, photographed towards the end of his life, about 1904. Date: 1831-1913

THE STOKER
A stoker uses a long stick to stoke up the fire in a factory. Date: early 1930s

Tramps on the Embankment
Two old tramps sitting together at night on the Embankment, London, England. Date: early 1930s

A Stick Gatherer near Hastings (1807). Cristall, Joshua 1767 - 1847. Date: 1807

Stick Gatherers. King, Yeend 1855-1924

Popular Plays - His Majestys Servant - Proud Lad in uniform
Popular Plays - His Majestys Servant - A proud lad in his cadets uniform strides along with an arrogant swagger borne out of the confidence his uniform provides

British Soldier and his Mother - Boer War uniform
British Soldier and his Mother - wearing Boer War uniform - sentimental postcard Date: circa 1904

The Wailing Bear
Silhouette of a wailing bear, in pain from a sore (and bandaged) foot, howling his angst to the moon (and a perched owl). Date: circa 1910s

Hertfordshire Territorial - Herts Regiment - Pre-WW1
A Hertfordshire Territorial poses for a photograph in an unknown camp - Herts Regiment - Pre-WW1. Date: circa 1911

Memories - WW1 Blinded soldier - RNIB postcard
Memories - WW1 Blinded soldier looking back on his past life and the activities he is unable to continue to pursue due to his lost sight - Fund-raising postcard for the Home Teaching Branch of

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