Tiny Collection (page 3)

Bukhara, Uzbekistan - Uzbek man on small donkey leads camels
Bukhara, Uzbekistan - Uzbek man on a very small white donkey leading a caravan of camels. Date: circa 1905

Information leaflet, Dr Williams Pinkettes, laxative pills
Information leaflet for Dr Williams Pinkettes, tiny laxative pills, sugar coated, entirely vegetable. For constipation, sluggish liver and biliousness. Date: early 20th century

China - Shanghai - Woman with bound feet reclining on divan. Foot binding was the custom of binding the feet of young girls painfully tight to prevent further growth

Sapphire Buddha pin less then two centimetres tall. Sapphie is so hard it would have needed something as hard or harder to shape it, most probably another Sapphire

Alaptus magnanimus, fairy fly
Fairy flies are among the tiniest insects on our planet measuring in at around 0.21mm long

Dermanyssus gallinae, red or poultry mite
Scanning electron microscope image of the red or poutry mite. Adults appear red when engorged with blood, but otherwise are black, grey or white. Females are about 1mm long

Royal Family meet Anita
Edith Barlow ( Anita ) a very small (26 inches) guest of the Royal family at the Royal Garden Party. Anita became a member of Bertram Mills Touring Circus

The smallest house in Great Britain, also known as the Quay House, now a tourist attraction on the quay in Conwy, Wales. An extremely formitable Welsh lady stands outside

Thumbelina ridiculed by the Lady Cockchafers
Thumbelina is ridiculed by the Lady Cockchafers, who laugh at her for having only two legs and no feelers. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Thumbelina is born -- the flower opens and a tiny girl appears. Beginning of a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Thumbelina and the Old Toad
An Old Toad tells Thumbelina that she must marry her ugly son. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

The Turkish Tom Thumb - Pasha Hayati Hassid. Born 1852 - height 30 inches - weight 34 lbs - spoke seven languages. Introduced to England by Lloyd Forsyth

Back to Back Slums
Typical Victorian back to back slum houses, with tiny back yards, Bath Street area of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Scheduled for demolition under Town Planning

The Duenna by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (30 October 1751 7 July 1816). First produced at Covent Garden Theatre on 21st November 1775

Lapdog in a handbag
Unusual Friends - lapdog in a handbag. 1950s

Little dog on a chair in a garden
Unusual Friends - little dog on a chair in a garden. 1950s

Mother and four terrier puppies
Unusual Friends - mother and four terrier puppies. 1950s

Tiny passageway at the base of a column - Nara, Japan
Tiny passageway at the base of a column within the Todai-ji (Eastern Great Temple), a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan

Cairo, Egypt - Sugar Cane Seller - a woman is handily placed to lean out of her (tiny) window to make a purchase! Date: circa 1905

Kitten and baby Canary
Unusual Friends - Kitten and baby Canary. 1950s

Unrecognised Heroism by H M Bateman, is an illustration of " The couple who go to a wedding without sending a present"

Tour of the Colonies - Water, Carnival, Malta - Ship in Harbour -many tiny ships surrounded by large Animal figures. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

The Palazzo Pubblico (Public Palace), Republic of San Marino
Republic of San Marino - The Palazzo Pubblico (Public Palace) - prior to extensive re-modelling at the end of the 19th century. At this stage it was still called the Palazzo del Principe

She stoops to Conquer, or the Long & Short of it
She Stoops to Conquer or The Long & Short of It - a couple very in love but completely un-matched in terms of height! Date: 1907

Model with Fox Terrier
Military style tunic in lime green with epaulettes & button detail worn with a box-pleated skirt in pale lime & bottle green & a tiny hat with veil. N.B Wire haired fox terrier. Date: late 1930s

Mother / 2 Children 1914
Pill box hat, cape with tiny buttons & high stand collar, kilted tunic, sash or girdle, white muff. Boy: smock & shorts. Girl: plaid skirt, blouse with Peter Pan collar. Date: 1914

Striped Dress 1899
yellow & black vertically striped tunic dress ornamented with rows of tiny flounces on revers, cuffs, epaulettes, over-skirt & cravat. Worn with a blouse with horizontal tucks Date: 1899

Tiny Puppy has Cute Face
CHAMPION LALAROOKH TONGA Owned by Bridle. Sitting amongst flowers aged 3 months. Date: 1954

COSTUME 1895
Enormous gigot sleeves with epaulettes, large skirts (possibly 7 gored skirts), tiny waists, broad belts, high necked blouse with yoke, huge hats ornamented with flowers. Date: 1895

Rasputin Satirised
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Caricature holding a tiny figure of Nicolas II, entitled I drove him from the throne before you Date: 1872 - 1916

Paranormal: William S. Marriott demonstrates spirit writing
The British magician William S. Marriott shows how slate-writing can be faked by inserting an umbrella-rib between the tied slates, with a tiny pencil attached. Date: 1910

Four cats with toothache on a New Year card, quoting from Charles Dickens characters (Sairey Gamp, Mrs Harris, Betsy Prig and Tiny Tim) -- Its best to grin and bear it! Date: circa 1890s

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Saint Bernard and toy terrier
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a Saint Bernard and a toy terrier. Date: 1927

WW1 cartoon, Cleaning Days, Souvenir of the European War 1914, showing a large, heavily bearded soldier sweeping up some small German and Austrian soldiers. 1914

Young woman on doorstep with puppy
Young woman sitting on a doorstep with a tiny black puppy at her feet. Date: circa 1910s

Jonathan Swift
SWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Irish clergyman and satirist writer. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver, best known as Gullivers Travels (1726)

Suffragette Votes for Women Hooks & Eyes
A tiny cardboard box, packaging for Votes for Women (Trademark!) hooks and eyes. Guaranteed rust proof. An absolute necessity for the dressmaker in keeping garments closed

Suffragette Defies the Tyrant Man. Depicts a very small suffragette carrying a VFW flag while a very tall policeman, hands behind his back, looks down at her from the pavement

Suffragette Faces Judge in Court. Tiny suffragette waves a Votes for Women flag at the judge, whilst restrained by burly copper. Date: circa 1907

Suffragette, Policeman Come over Here. Tiny suffragette waving flag and hammer, held up by policeman while colleague holds arms outstretched saying, Come over Here. Date: circa 1911

Paris, France - General View, The Smallest House
Paris, France - The Smallest House in the city at 39 Rue du Chateau-d Eau. Date: 1897

A tiny letter opener beaten from a copper bullet. Trench Art

Captain R. H. Parlby & small son in uniform, WW1
Captain R. H. Parlby of the Devonshires, posing for a portrait photograph with his tiny son who mimics his father in a miniature uniform. Date: 1915

A Mascot in Salonika, WW1
Tiny, a small donkey found dying by the roadside by the 26th Divisional Train in Salonika, was adopted as a mascot and has since used his liberty by breaking every known written or unwritten military

Interior of a mine crater, Western Front, WW1
Interior of a large mine crater on the Western Front during World War One, with the tiny figures of three men. Date: circa 1916

NCH Home, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Tiny tots dining at the National Childrens Homes Watson Home at Birmingham. Date: Circa 1940

Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits are sold
Sold Again! -- Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits are sold for a penny each, although their mother had told them that they were worth their weight in gold. Date: 1912

Japanese two-man submarine by G. H. Davis
The Japanese two-man submarine: a surprise weapon in sea warfare during the Second World War. An illustration of the tiny craft which raided Pearl Harbour

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