Suggestion Collection

Bovril Poster Suggestion
A poster sketch suggested for an advertisement for Bovril, it shows a mermaid waving to some distant sailors, perched on a giant floating Bovril jar. Buoys you up. Date: circa 1922

A Suggestion to Wembley: why Not an All-Bonzo Pageant?
This illustration shows an idea for The British Empire Exhibition that was held at Wembley in 1924. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) was the creator of Bonzo

Indoor Dress by Poiret
Paul Poirets suggestion for Christmas wear

Titanic Hero Memorial notice, Belfast
RMS Titanic - notice relating to the Belfast Titanic Hero Memorial'. It reads The Lady Mayoress having desired the opportunity of putting before our employes a suggestion that they should be

Fish
The influence of Western naturalism upon the Japanese tradition of calligraphic drawing is shown in this water colour and one can also trace in it the influence of Western composition

A Christmas advert for Bird's Custard. Date: 1943

Advert for Bird's Custard, showing a serving suggestion. Date: 1943

BRIZIO'S DELUSION
Chronic invalid Giuseppe Brizio of Intra, Italy, sees the figure of Death in a mirror, beckoning him ; he collapses and dies, a victim of auto-suggestion Date: 1931

Artwork suggestion for Party Tableware - Two Cherubs
Artwork suggestion for Party Tableware - serviette ring place cards designed for paper serviettes - Wedding or Engagement - Two Cherubs alongside a heart. Date: circa 1937

Artwork suggestion for Party Tableware - Two Christmas Mice
Artwork suggestion for Party Tableware - serviette ring place cards designed for paper serviettes (or crackers) - Two Christmas Mice. Date: circa 1937

Artwork suggestion for Party Tableware - Two Dutch children
Artwork suggestion for Party Tableware - serviette ring place cards designed for paper serviettes - Two Little Dutch children in traditional costume. Date: circa 1937

Artwork suggestion for Party Tableware - King and Queen
Artwork suggestion for Party Tableware - serviette ring place cards designed for paper serviettes - Playing card King and Queen (Bridge interest). Date: circa 1937

Artwork suggestion for Party Tableware - Toy Soldiers
Artwork suggestion for Party Tableware - serviette ring place cards designed for paper serviettes - Toy Soldiers. Date: circa 1937

Comic postcard, Boy and girl with a go-kart Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Girl and boy chat over a gate Date: 20th century

The ascent of Mont Blanc made easy: a suggestion to the followers of Mr Albert Smith. A very relaxed Victorian man is transported to the top of the mountain on a giant pair of retractable mechanical

Proposed rational dress for servants, 1912
Suggested rational dress (trousers) suitable for servants. Date: 1912

Cartoon, A Suggestion, London Underground escalator
Cartoon, A Suggestion, a comment on the escalator (moving staircase) at Earls Court Station on the London Underground. Showing people sliding down the parcel chute in the middle

The British Valhalla -- The Wars and Conquests in France. Depicting the Countess de Montfort (Joanna of Flanders, Duchess of Brittany) waiting for help to arrive, and saluting Sir Walter Manny

The British Valhalla -- Magna Carta. Showing the Barons taking the Oath on the altar at Bury St Edmunds, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, showing the Charter at St Paul s. Date: 1214

The British Valhalla -- Our Crusading Kings. Showing King Richard I of England (the Lionheart) viewing Jerusalem, and Richard with King Philip II of France, during the Third Crusade (1189 - 1192)

The British Valhalla -- Archbishop Thomas Becket
The British Valhalla -- Bishop of Exeter at Northampton, supplicating Archbishop Thomas Becket to submit to King Henry II, and the reconciliation at Montmirail in France

The British Valhalla -- William the Conqueror (his funeral and burial), a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Date: 1087

The British Valhalla -- King Canute (Cnut) the Great, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes

The British Valhalla -- King Alfred reading to his mother, Queen Osburh or Osburga, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. 9th century

Idea for an air port on the Thames, London 1940
Artists (quite ludicrous) idea, suggesting a central London airport on the River Thames near Charing Cross station. Date: 1930

USE FOR CRINOLINES
A novel suggestion for the use of cage crinolines - an ornament for the Fire Stove! Date: 1859

Futuristic transport -- the torpedo car
A futuristic transport solution for the inner city -- the torpedo car. This Fletcher Felts suggestion runs on a monorail. Date: 1923

A Housemaid waits to catch a peep up a Scotsmans kilt
A Housemaid waits patiently, hoping to catch a peep up a Scotsmans kilt. The caption reads: Poor Jock stood on his front door steps, His bearskin wanted mending, The Housemaid standing down below

Puysegur and Victor
PUYSEGUR demonstrating the power of suggestion with his subject Victor Race Date: 1784

Arnolds home at Fox How
Matthew Arnolds home at Fox How, near Ambleside in Cumbria, built by his father Thomas A. at Wordsworths suggestion : W. and Harriet Martineau lived close by. Date: 1822 - 1888

Suggested design for warship by G. H. Davis
The capital ship of tomorrow? A suggested design for a combined battleship-cum-aircraft-carrier. It would weigh 45, 000 tons, with the latest primary and secondary armament

Problem of Lemuria
The location of Lemuria : Lewis Spences suggestion

Bicycle sailing
Suggestion for adding speed to a bicycle - a sail. Though how one actually can see where one is going is a different matter. Date: 1899

Dress and the Danseuse - suggestion for ermine cloak and hat
Dress and the Danseuse a suggestion for an ermine evening cloak and two hats designed by G. Peres Date: 1921

How can you do it on your screw? ( Screw meant how much you earned). The question here is... How indeed was she getting so much money for all these fancy clothes, hats and shoes...!!! Date: circa 1909

Aesthetic Dress 1884
Yellow-green classically inspired gown with peacock blue & patterned border. Satirical take on Artistic dress that made an appearance in England from the late 1870s Date: 1884

Disraeli / Derby Card
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Calling for an extension to the electoral franchise, in a suggestion that Lord Derbys government is a bit of a horserace Date: 3 June 1865

Animal Magnetism / Faria
L abbe FARIA demonstrates that the feats of the mesmerisers can be achieved just as readily by simple suggestion Date: 1825

Hypnotised Subject - 1
A hypnotised mental patient at La Salpetriere hospital, Paris, responds to a distressing suggestion Date: 1885

Not Teatotaller
RAILWAY STATION BUFFET: Gentleman offended by suggestion he might drink tea... Date: 1875

Gent Offended by Tea
At a railway station buffet, a gentleman is offended by the suggestion that he might drink tea... Date: 1875

Hypnotised patient realising health Date: 1900

Cartoon, A shady deal, WW1
Cartoon, a German suggests a shady deal involving the import of German goods to France, perhaps for the purposes of spying. Date: 1916

Silhouettes, Party Fun by Father William
Silhouette illustrations by H.L. Oakley for a booklet, Party Fun by Father William. The booklet, advertising William Youngers Scotch Ale, contains an array of party games and tricks

A suggestion for a festive, post-war Trafalgar Square
Picture illustrating a suggestion for a post-war Christmas festival to be held in Trafalgar Square which for four years had been a centre for wartime recruitment and fundraising

German postcard, young couple walking
German postcard showing a young Aryan couple walking in the countryside. The suggestion is to encourage young people to go for healthy walks rather than spend their time boozing! Date: circa 1930s

Submarine incident in North Sea by G. H. Davis
A submarine incident in the North Sea. How the sinking of the German cruiser Hela was accomplished (top). Two other illustrations relate to

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