Toff Collection

Male Type / Rich Toff 1922
Arrogant young gent ready for a night on the tiles wears a 3/4 length double-breasted overcoat lined with sable, also white gloves, top hat, silk fringed scarf & monocle

Upstairs Downstairs, man in evening dress, man with baby
Upstairs Downstairs, upper class man in evening dress (L) and man feeding a baby with a bottle (R) Date: circa 1910

Douglas Jardine, England Cricket Captain
Douglas Jardine (1900-1958), who had captained the England cricket team to Ashes victory earlier in the year. There had been controversy due to the bodyline bowling tactics used by the English team

Smart toff, lady, working class woman - Holland Park Station
Postcard advert for Shurey's Publications supplied free with Shurey's magazines. Holland Park Tube Station platform. Date: circa 1910

Victorian scrap - Lady Mable Maud Ethel Dorothy de Vere. late 19th century

Old Maid card - The Rake. circa 1940s

Music cover, La-Di-Da Scottische
Music cover, La-Di-Da Schottische (dance) by Vincent Davies, dedicated to the City Toff, based on the popular song sung by Nelly Power. circa 1880

Lord Lansdownes Lounge Bar, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Lord Lansdownes Lounge Bar, under the management of Pat Finnegan, in North Main Street, Dayton, Ohio, USA, offering food, cocktails and entertainment at reasonable prices. Date: 1942

Tennis Illustrated - Comic Postcard - A Weak Return A Policeman aids a totally sozzled young gentleman to return to his abode into the rather shocked care of the housemaid. Date: circa 1903

The Etonian who had to play by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman entitled, The Etonian Who Was Asked to Play Nuts and May showing a snobbish boy in Eton suit looking aghast

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