Tipping Collection

Getting Off at the Seaside
If you want to " Get Off" at the seaside, do it THIS way - not THIS way! A man has more success getting off with the ladies than he does from an irate beach donkey! Date: circa 1910s

Unemployed miners, Cilfynydd, Pontypridd
Unemployed miners at Cilfynydd near Pontypridd in South Wales. They watch the buckets tipping slag in case any lumps of coal can be found. Date: circa 1936

Ermines table turning
A group of lady ermines (which, to be honest, look more like ferrets) partake in some table turning during a sceance. One of a number of taxidermy tableaux featured in an article in The Girl's

Dustman and cart collecting refuse
The dustman calls out to householders to bring out their refuse, while his mate tips the buckets into the cart. Date: circa 1840

King Edward VII raising his hat
King Edward VII (1841-1910) - raising his top hat. Date: 1905

Theodore Roosevelt visiting Stockholm, Sweden
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) visiting Stockholm, Sweden (just after the end of his term as 26th President of the United States). Date: 1910

Kisby the Call Boy
Promotional postcard for Kisby the Call Boy. Call boy (or call girl) is the job title of a stagehand in the theatre. They are hired by either the director, producer or stage crew chief

The Postmans Christmas Box by Charles Robinson
Illustration captioned The Postmans Christmas Box. We see a young girl giving her postman some money for Christmas on the doorstep. Date: 1906

Steep hillside with railway track Sydhaus Oerne, Pacific
Steep hillside with narrow gauge railway track and side-tipping skip wagons, Sydhaus Oerne, South Sea Islands, Pacific Ocean. Date: 1914

Susi - tipping up a mixing bowl, with help from a kitten. 1950s

Susi - pulling over a vase of flowers. 1950s

Susi - tipping up a draughts board. 1950s

Japanese Art - Toddler causes havoc whilst his mother sleeps
Japanese Art - Toddler causes havoc by upturning a fishbowl whilst his mother sleeps, unaware of what is occurring! The goldfish are looking decidedly unimpressed with their predicament!

Four young children topple a Japanese handcart as a prank - much to the consternation of the driver, who has whacked his chin on the handle and seen his vegetables fly out all over the road

Little girl in a bonnet on a Valentine card -- the bonnet tips back to reveal her face. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Dan Bulger racehorse and Prince Monolulu at the races
Racehorse Dan Bulger with jockey on horseback, and Prince Monolulu, horseracing tipster, at the races. circa 1936

Edwardian factory worker Christopher Tipping
1901 Census - Christopher Tipping aged 55 (so about 60 in the photo) a Hatter - Blocker of hats, born Stockport. His lived at 27 Sydney Street, Stockport with his wife Betty aged 64

Hatworks employee at Battersbys factory identified by the photographer as Christopher Tipping, smartly turned out but with a less imposing backdrop. Date: 1902

Greetings from Normandy
" I send you greetings from Normandy". A Norman man in white smock, puffing on a thin pipe and doffing his remarkable hat. He carries a small wicker basket - I wonder what it contains

WW2 - The Scales of Victory - Oil and Steel Output compared between the Free Labour of the British Commonwealth and the USA and the Slave Labour of Germany and her subject nations

Elderly lady not overly generous with her tipping
" Have you got change for a threepenny-piece, Adolphus? I want to give the porter a gratuity." The porter appears to already be expecting the impending disappointment! Date: 1894

Taormina, Sicily, Italy - King Edward VII at the Grand Hotel S. Domenico (walking in The Cloister) Date: 1907

Trouble Ahead! by Muriel Dawson -- an inquisitive little girl tips a bowl towards her to see what is inside. 1925

France (1903). Coal mine. Engraving

Advertisement for railway equipment
Advertisement for W B Dick & Co of London, Manufacturers of Light Railways and Tramway Materials. Showing various railway items, with a depiction of Kerrs Patent Portable Railway at the centre

Epsom Derby Day - Prince Monolulu - Tipster. Date: 1929

Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross " Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady upon a white horse; Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes

Making Shaving Brushes
Two women washing and sterilising bristles, an important part of the dressing and preparation of badger hair for the manufacture of shaving brushes. Date: 1 March 1933

A Fool and his money is soon parted A bellboy and a lady are doing their best to remove the money from a gentlemans wallet!

Tipping tube / W H Robinson
When asking for directions it is a kindly act to requite the informant with a small sum in coins. When dispensed from the tipping tube it prevents the struggle with pockets

Etiquette, hat tipping / W H Robinson
Many drivers are opposed to hat raising while driving as it involves removing a hand from the wheel. This difficulty can be overcome by cutting a small trapdoor in the roof of the car through which

H. H. Asquith, M. Millerand and General Joffre at British Arm
Photograph showing M. Millerand, the French Minister of War, (on left tipping his hat) and General Joffre of France (on left with light-coloured coat and medal) leaving a meeting with H.H

Charles III & Normans
Charles III the Simple makes peace with the Normans, but Roll, their chief, refuses to kneel, instead he raises Charles foot to kiss it, tipping him onto the ground

Tips all Round
The traveller has paid his bill and leaves the inn, only to find that every man and womans hand is raised against him

Servants / Tipping
Tips on tipping - a useful guide as to who you should tip, when you should tip, what you should tip, how much you should tip. Oh yes, and WHY you should tip

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