Thought Collection

Yardley advertisement, 1962
Advertisement for the Lavender range of fragrances and bathroom products by Yardley, featuring an illustration of a pensive woman with large doe eyes. Date: 1962

Zazel / Human Cannonball
Zazel at the Royal Aquarium, London. " A beautiful Lady shot from a monstrous cannon." This is thought to be the earliest photograph of a human cannonball act

Laocoon Sculpture 2
The Laocoon, antique marble sculpture by Hagesander, Polydorus and Athenodorus, of Rhodes: it was rediscovered in a vineyard in Rome in 1506, and is now in the Vatican. Date: 1st century BCE

Alice and Humpty Dumpty
" If he smiled much more the ends of his mouth might meet behind, " she thought

Card Game - The Game of Suffragette
The Game of Suffragette was devised and produced by the Kensington branch of the Womens Social & Political Union. It was announced in the November 1907 issue of the Unions publication

Computer Envisaged 1927
A COMPUTER, as envisaged in 1927 [illustration to The Thought Machine by Ammianus Marcellinus]

How Some Englishmen thought we were going to win the war
Humorous cartoon showing Englishmen, armed with cricket bats, golf clubs and rugby balls giving the Hun a good thrashing - a satirical view on how some thought World War One could be won in

Hunting the Aurochs
Ancient Germans hunt the AUROCHS (bos primigenius) thought to be the ancestor of modern cattle

Bermuda Triangle / Map
The area already had a sinister reputation even before the triangle was invented - wrecks were thought to end up in the Sargasso Sea

1910 Riley 12 / 18 Tourer Vintage Car, Thought to be at Peasen
1910 Riley 12/18 Tourer Vintage Car, Thought to be at Peasenhall, Saxmundham, near Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Ipswich registration. Date: 1911

Royal Engineers Building a Bridge, Thought to be at Colchester, Essex, England. Thought to be at Camberley. Date: 1910s

World War One - Perham Down Army Camp, Hampshire
World War One Soldier in Tent, Thought to be Perham Down Army Camp, Andover, Hampshire, England. Postmarked Windmill Hill, Andover Date: 1910s

WUNDT, Wilhelm (1832-1920)

Woman reclining on couch
A rather annoyed looking young woman reclines on a couch, deep in thought

BARRY STATUE, PARIS
Memorial statue to Barry, a St Bernard dog who rescued 42 people in the Alps, but was killed by the 43rd who thought the dog was attacking him, Asnieres cemetery, Paris

Maskelyne & Cooks automaton, Psycho
Maskelyne & Cooks thought-reading, whist playing automaton, Psycho, as demonstrated at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London

Mongrel puppy tempted by his masters shoes. Date: 1914

WW1 Biplane, Thought to be at Boscombe, Dorset
World War 1 Biplane, Thought to be at Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Date: 1910s

Drapers Shop, Thought to be at Perth, Scotland
Drapers Shop, Thought to be at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Date: 1920s

Register Thought Waves
Registering human thought waves

Reverie Date: 1890

The Who'd Have Thought It pub

The Who'd Have Thought It Pub Victorian period

Ethel Larcombe
Greeting card depicting a girl deep in thought whilst writing a letter Date: circa 1903

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, blue and gilt dessert plate
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Arguably one of the most important White Star Line porcelain items in private hands today. A Spode R4331 OSNC (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company)

White Star Line, Titanic, blue and gilt dessert plate (back)
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Arguably one of the most important White Star Line porcelain items in private hands today. A Spode R4331 OSNC (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company)

RMS Titanic, table of English composer Archibald Joyce
An important piece of musical and Titanic history, a late 19th/early 20th century oak barley twist gateleg table on which the composer and ?English Waltz King? Archibald Joyce (1873)

E. Dingle & Co Advertisement Photograph
A portrait photograph used in the advertisement for E. Dingle & Co. Ltd, it shows a woman sat with clasped hands, with an expression of deep thought, wearing furs over her shoulders. Date: circa 1939

Stained Glass, The Breton Pardon
This illustration shows a religious gathering of men playing musical instruments and women in peaceful thought, in front of a decorative window. Date: circa 1901

Music cover, Dreaming, or I Thought I Was There, words by John P Harrington, composed by George Le Brunn, sung by Charles Godfrey Date: 19th century

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Hold your head high
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Channel the pain in your soul and hold your head high Date: circa mid-1970s

Mr Vivian Gosnell
This portrait painting shows a man, named Mr. Vivian Gosnell, seated relaxedly, in a posture of deep thought. Date: circa 1915

La Pensierosa
A portrait painting of a smiling woman, who seems to be deep in thought, wearing a white blouse. Date: circa 1918

Hudson's Soap Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for R. S. Hudson Limited, which shows a hooded girl leaning on a wall, smiling, with a basket containing a packet of Hudson's soap. Text reads

Scene from Japanese Noh Drama, Eguchi
Scene from the Japanese Noh Drama, Eguchi - the yokyoku (noh song) Eguchi is thought to have been composed by the priest Ikkyu-Zenji

Thelma
A portrait oil painting of a little girl, wearing a large hat, the girl is thought to be the artist's (James Muir Auld) step daughter, Thelma. Date: circa 1918

Horse drawn omnibuses Tottenham Court Road
Close up view of two full omnibuses. Postcard shows adverts for Bryant and May matches and Bensons luggage Date: circa 1900

Crowd of flat capped youths watching a street artist
This is a London street. The left handed artist is using chalk and his materials are on a cloth by his side. The postcard is one of the London Types series. Date: circa 1902

Spanish civil war. Todos con un pensamiento unico: ganar la guerra (We all with one thought: to gain the war). Propaganda poster by the Republicans. Junta de Defensa de Madrid

DIARY OF A NOBODY: BATH
My first thought was that I was bleeding to death Charles Pooter in the bath. Date: First published: 1892

FARIES & DEAD CHILD 1922
They stole little Bridget, ...they thought that she was fast asleep, but was dead with sorrow...they have kept her ever since, watching till she wake... Date: 1922

She writes Sempre (always) in the sand - but the next tide will wash her thought away Date: circa 1900
She writes Sempre (always) in the sand - but the next tide will wash her thought away... Date: circa 1900

NOT A DEATHBED AFTER ALL
They've ordered the coffin, the wreaths, the flowers - and now it turns out that Jean Granet, farmer at Comiac, France, isn't as dead as they thought he was... Date: 1901

Dead girld finds her friends nor=t missing her
The dead girl returns - and finds her former friends feasting with no thought for her

FAIRIES & DEAD CHILD
They stole little Bridget...They thought that she was fast asleep, But she was dead with sorrow... They have kept her ever since, Watching till she wake... Date: 1886

Vintage 19th century photograph: Garden of the Kings, Valley of Gehanna. Gehenna or Gehinnom is thought to be a small valley in Jerusalem

Kola Dancers. India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Kola tribal dancers, Munda-speaking peoples, NE India

Likely the Awantipura Ruins in Pahalgam, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: ruins, thought to be The Awantipura Ruins in Pahalgam, Jammu ans Kashmir, India

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