Thing Collection (page 2)

Light Switch 1940S
Remember to switch off lights last thing at night or when going out, saving energy and economising on household bills. Date: 1940s

Saint Fortunata
SAINT FORTUNATA The only thing known about this lady is her virginity, for which she was martyred. I can t make out what she is holding... Date: probably 3rd century

The Water Babies, illustration by William Heath Robinson
The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, illustration by William Heath Robinson (1915). The first thing which Tom saw was the black cedars. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

The Fatalist
THE FATALIST. I m sure they ll ear this damn thing squeakin.. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

North Wind Doth Blow
The North Wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will poor Robin do then? Poor Thing!

King Solomons Mines
Sir Henry Curtis wrestles with Twala : " It was a mighty struggle, and an awful thing to see." But Sir Henry over- powers his opponent and cuts off his head with his axe

Second-Lieutenant Joined Regiment Complete Wife Bateman
The Second-Lieutenant Who Joined his Regiment Complete with Wife by H M Bateman. This illustration shows a soldier arriving overseas with a young wife

Regiment of the public thing (Regiment de la cosa publica) b
Francesc Eiximenis (1327-1409). Spanish writer. Regiment of the public thing (Regiment de la cosa publica). Prologue. Incunabula

Caricature of Florence St John, singer and actress
Caricature of Florence St John (1855-1912), English singer and actress -- I am such an artless thing. Seen here in the role of Girola in Manteaux Noirs

Pietro Crescenzi
PIETRO CRESCENZI Italian physician and writer on agriculture, arboriculture and that sort of thing. Date: 1230 - 1320

Englishman 1440
His tunic is cut full and loose; that thing on the floor is his roundlet, a kind of cap with frills Date: circa 1440

Motorised Armies
In the next war, infantry battles will be a thing of the past : the fighting will be between motorised armies, using armoured vehicles to deadly effect Date: 1906

A Mason and his Wife
Inquisitive wife to Mason husband : - Well, but dear ! tell me one thing. Do they put you into a coffin ? Date: 1855

Gothick Drapes
Window furnishings in the Gothic style, just the thing for a romantic devotee of Gothick literature a la Northanger Abbey... Date: 1826

The Real Thing by Catherine Chisholm Cushing
Promotional postcard for The Real Thing by Catherine Chisholm Cushing. First produced at the Apollo Theatre, Atlantic City 24th July and Maxine Elliotts Theatre, New York

Paddy The Next Best Thing by W Gayer Mackey & Robert Ord
Promotional postcard for Paddy The Next Best Thing by W. Gayer Mackey and Robert Ord from Gertrude Pages novel. First produced in England New Queens Theatre, Manchester

One Dam Thing After Another revue by Ronald Jeans
Reverse of a promotional flyer for One Dam Thing After Another revue by Ronald Jeans; lyrics Lorenz Hart; music Richard Rodgers. First produced London Pavilion, 19th May 1927

Mae Marsh in Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

Mae Marsh and G. K. Arthur in Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923
Mae Marsh and G.K. Arthur in Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

Darby Foster and Lillian Douglas in Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

Darby Foster in Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

The Pompadour scene from Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923)
The Pompadour scene at Mourne Lodge from Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

A scene from Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, squeaking water pump
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, I m sure they ll ear this damn thing squeaking, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916

Favourite Sayings - Don t shave with a handsaw
Black and white lantern slide of man sitting at a dressing table in front of a mirror shaving with a handsaw.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Suffragette In Arm Of A Man. A woman is lifted off her feet and held by a man in a hat. The caption reads, She likes this sort of thing the pet. Thats why she is a suffragette

Suffragette, Votes for Women WOW!!. Suffragette with placard reading, Votes for Women Wow, watches as another is carried off, kicking and screaming by a policeman. Two urchins laugh heartily

Night, View, No, Mans, Land, France, 1915, reverse, postcard, Saturday, February, 5, 16, Dear, Ma, Am, still, here, same, hospital, finger, lot, better, but, probably, take, week, before, they

A near thing. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Caricature of Crown Prince Willie festooned with jewels
A Thing of Booty. Caricature of Crown Prince Willie festooned with jewels and smoking a pipe. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

Cartoon, I m sure they ll ear this damn thing squeaking. From Fragments from France - No. 2, published by The Bystander in 1916

Fanny Woodham
FANNY WOODHAM this sweet young thing is probably the singer of this name and period, though the dates don t seem to match Date: 1800 - 1891

Jacob Meier
JACOB MEIER Burgomaster of Basel, patron of Holbein whom he commissioned to do alterpieces, that sort of thing. Date: circa 1520

Suicide - the last thng he did
" So Poor Old Mike committed suicide." " Yes." " That was the LAST thing I thought he d do." " Which it were, Sorr." Date: 1894

Sport / Rugby / Cartoon
BARBARIANS AT PLAY John Bull: " Play football by all means, my boy - but don t let it be this brutal sort of thing!" Date: 1888

The most important thing in the universe. Illustration shows two Martians, one holding a telescope and yawning, expressing relief now that the election for governor of New York has been decided

The latest thing in nightmares. Illustration shows a frightened man lying in bed, pulling up a blanket labeled The Senate; he sees in the darkness the spectacles

The whole thing. Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt wearing a white elephant costume labeled Republican Party with the US Capitol in the background. Date 1904 October 5. The whole thing

Royal Lilliputians the littlest people yet in the biggest thing ever. Date c1900

Who is who the real thing in farce comedy. Date 1899

A Flimsy Excuse
A red-haired young thing wearing the skimpiest of red lingerie is shocked at the arrival of an unexpected visitor. Her dignity is little preserved by the thinest of see through drapes

Thomas Edward Brown
THOMAS EDWARD BROWN Manx writer who penned the immortal line A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot. Date: 1830 - 1897

Vauxhall Continental
The new big Vauxhall is a brave bid for the middle-range touring saloon market, just the thing for your next trip to the Continent. Date: 1937

George Peabody
GEORGE PEABODY American tradesman who made a good thing from dry goods and did an even better thing by his benefactions to Londons homeless. Date: 1795 - 1869

News of a fair and a marvellous thing, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell we sing. From a poem by William Morris. 20th century

Lady at the Seaside
The dress this lady is wearing is described as toilette de plage, casino etc. obviously just the thing for looking ones best among the holidaymakers and gamblers. Date: 1890

1927 by Lewis Baumer
A quintessentially twenties young woman with an Eton crop, a short skirt and a cigarette holder, posed nonchalantly by a stylised picture of Adam and Eve hanging on the wall

Two Dogs and a Doll
It was a fortunate thing for Arabella that it was only her dress they had between them, otherwise she would have been torn to pieces before her own unblinking eyes

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