Table Collection (#78)

You Simply Must Save Water by George Studdy
Instead of drinking from his dog bowl, a naughty puppy instead chooses to climb up at a table and help himself to water from a jug

That Saving Grace by H. M. Tolintyre
A young woman beautifies herself at her dressing table with the help of no less than three maids! The cartoon punchline reads, " Apart from the hygienic value of bobbed hair

Lunchtime
A woman stands by a window eating her lunch and watching as birds fly in to take their share. She doesn t seem to mind them stealing her lunch and watches on wistfully

A gambling den in Spain
A large group of Spaniards sit round a table. All eyes are on the dealer as he turns the next card, waiting to see if they will win or lose

Man puzzling over a game of draughts
A man puzzling over a game of draughts, which he appears to be playing solo. He holds a long churchwarden pipe in his mouth. Date: early 20th century

Double photograph of the test counterpoise table
Undated double photograph (ie, two copies of the same picture on one photograph) of the counterpoise table used in Rudi Schneider sances

Magician performing the cup and balls trick in front of a se
Undated illustration of a magician performing the cup and balls trick in front of a seated audience, entitled " Champy dit Connus". HPG/8/2/1 (xxxi)"

Undated automatic photograph of a handkerchief leaving a table at a Rudi Schneider sance. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into the mediumistic abilities

Photograph of electrical counter-poise table for taking automatic photographs, 8 March 1932. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into the mediumistic

Double photograph of the counterpoise table
Undated double photograph of the counterpoise table from above during the Rudi Schneider sance. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into the mediumistic

Photograph of the automatic electric photographic apparatus
Undated photograph of the automatic electric photographic apparatus used in the Rudi Schneider experiments. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into

Man and woman magicians performing tricks at table
Undated copy of colour illustration entitled, A moi la premiere partie! A moi la derniere!! showing man and woman magicians performing tricks at table. (Imprint. Chez Aubert and Cie)

Magician Mr Philippe, the Chinese Physicis
Undated print of lithograph of magician Mr Philippe, the " Chinese Physicist" (Physicien Chinois) with Scottish assistant, Domingo, behind him. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxi)"

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to a small crowd
Undated illustration of magician performing the cup and balls trick to a small crowd, entitled " Rien dan les mains rien dans les peches je ne vous trompe pas mais..." (a Paris chez Albert)

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled
Undated illustration of magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled crowd, entitled " Le Joueur de Gobelets". HPG/8/2/1 (xxxvi)"

Illustration of a French conjuror and clown with crowd
Coloured illustration of a French conjuror and clown with crowd, circa 1800. HPG/8/2/1 (iv)

Special fraud-proof double cage sance table
Undated double photograph on one card of special fraud-proof double cage sance table for testing telekinesis, showing inner cage raised and trap door open, and inner cage raised and trap door closed

Czech vaudeville telepath Fred Marion
Photograph of the Czechoslovak vaudeville telepath Fred Marion (a.k.a. Josef Kraus), 1933. Kraus is making a " trial" of a tin box as to whether it contains a hidden object

Rotund magician about to perform a trick for a crowd
Copy of illustration, " Escamoteur!" showing rotund magician about to perform a trick for a crowd (Imp. Chez Albert and Cie), February 1848. HPG/8/2/1 ()"

Testing the Czech vaudeville telepath Fred Marion
Photograph of Dr S.E Soal, Ethel Beenham and others testing the Czechoslovak vaudeville telepath Fred Marion (a.k.a. Josef Kraus), 1933

Pinocchio meets Jack and the Beanstalk
A composite illustration of two childrens stories -- Geppetto making Pinocchio at a table (right), and the Giant falling off the Beanstalk (left)

Batgers Forfeit Crackers
A jolly party game at home at the dinner table with a family wearing party hats playing forfeits. Looks like poor Percy has had to go under the table with Uncle Clarence

A dogs education
Three young girls train a small white dog who sits obediently on the table in front of them. One of the girls takes the dogs paw and orders him to be quiet by holding her finger against her lips

Still life with crockery, cutlery, beer glass and newspaper
A still life on a table, with crockery, cutlery, a beer glass and a folded newspaper

Cookery education, 1955
Two small girls in aprons at Harwich Road Primary, Colchester, sit at a table outdoors and roll pastry with rolling pins

Boys Club evening activities, Jack Straws 1937
Six boys from a Boys Club sit around a table for a game of what could be Jack Straws or Spillikins

Titanic Third Class Smoke Room
The Third Class Smoke Room on the ill-fated Titanic, which sank on 15 April 1912

Woman in Pyjamas 1919
A young woman sits on a small table / flower stand in her pyjamas. Perhaps she is deciding what she wants for beakfast

All for the Fatherland
Wounded French soldiers of different countries gather round a newspaper as a nurse reads the latest on Frances involvement in WW1. A German helmet, a war trophy, rests beneath the table

Boys club snooker game, February 1930
A group of seventeen boys cram around a snooker table during an evening game at a Boys Club

Boys club snooker game, March 1929
A group of fifteen boys cram around a snooker table during an evening game at a Boys Club

Table napkins
Six ways to fold napkins. Top left, Victorian fan; right, Cornet; centre left, Water Lily; right, Swan; bottom left, Mitre; right, Pocket fold

Crown jewels of Imperial Russia
The crown jewels displayed on a table surrounded by the bolsheviks who acquired them, following the demise of Tsar Nicholas II and his family

Lunching with lions in Shepherds Bush
An unusual luncheon party which took place at the Imperial International Exhibition in Shepherds Bush (White City). Twenty people in a large cage with four full-grown lions belonging to Bostocks

Britannia and Eve front cover, February 1954
Front cover of Britannia and Eve featuring an elegant lady in a smart 1950s dress (with typical full skirt and nipped in waist) standing by a table where a game of cards is in progress

The Hungry Fox (animal as human) 4 of 5
Back at the foxs den he pulls the fat grey goose from a sack and proudly presents it to his wife and ten children (cubs)

The Hungry Fox (animal as human) 5 of 5
Sitting with his wife, the hungry fox eats the goose without a knife and fork by candlelight, leaving plucked feathers on the floor

Zoroastrian Boarding School - Devlali, India - The Dining Room at Tea time

Calculating calendar - dates and days
A remarkable calculating calendar of Yogi Fazalelahi Shiekh. You follow the instructions and (remarkably) it works superbly and will tell you the day of the week for any day that has ever been

Pistachio nut seller - Izmir, Turkey
A Pistachio nut seller from Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Rest after Day Shooting
A satisfied man rests at home with his two dogs after a successful days shooting

Zagazig - Egypt
The distinctive houses of Zagazig, Egypt, situated 50 miles North-East of Cairo

Pier at Cape Town, South Africa
Promenade Pier at Cape Town, South Africa

Meal Aboard the Cutter
Sailors enjoy a well-deserved meal aboard their boat, with plenty of food and drink for all

The Humorist Christmas Number
Two diners pull a wishbone rather too energetically much to the amazement (or annoyance) of their waitress. Chicken, plates

Viceroys House, New Delhi: the State Dining Room
The State dining-room of the Viceroy of Indias residence in New Delhi; a design in a Classical style; the walls panelled in teak with life-sized portraits between the pilasters

Minstrel Boy, Essaouira (Mogador), Morocco
A young Minstrel Boy of Essaouira (Mogador), Morocco playing a traditional stringed instrument

The Power of Make-up
Little Bits of Powder - Little Bits of Paint - Make a Girl with a Face like this - Look like what she ain t! The powers of correctly applied cosmetics - making a face that might not launch a thousand

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