Unusual Collection (page 8)

Etretat, Normandy, France - The wooden covered market
Etretat, Normandy, France - The rather wonderful wooden covered market. Date: circa 1930s

Unusual Mirror Image portrait postcard
Austria - an unusual Mirror Image portrait postcard - combining two different angle shots taken at the same moment, combined into one image. Date: 1910

Pancake Scramble watched by Royal Family, Westminster School
In March 1919, the Royal Family went to Westminster School to see the famous scramble for the largest piece of the pancake tossed by the chef and to hand the winner a sovereign

Traditional Costumes from the Bresse region of France
Traditional Costumes from the Bresse region - a former French province. It is located in the regions of Rhone-Alpes, Bourgogne, and Franche-Comte of eastern France

Nottingham Goose Fair
A pretty young woman riding a large goose sidesaddle-style at the Nottingham Goose Fair. Date: 1905

Susi - playing games with a French bulldog
Unusual Friends - Susi the spaniel playing games with a French bulldog. Date: 1950s

Ashtray made from a German 45mm pom-pom shell
Most unusual ashtray made from a German 45 mm. pom-pom shell surmounted with three rifle rounds, engraved with the emblem of the town of Ypres. Trench Art

SOCIAL / SCARBORO TERRACE
People come and go on the Spa Terrace, Scarborough - it appears to be windy, which is not unusual in that location Date: 1813

FALL / MINI POODLE
CHAMPION WHIPPENDELL CARILLON Owned by Brunker. Black poodle with its back clipped in unusual pattern. Date: 1931

FALL / MINI POODLE / SCARLET
CHAMPION SCARLETT MANETTE Owned by Miss M. Thomson. The back half of the dog is clipped in an unusual design. Date: 1929

Man diving and swimming
The Art of Diving and Swimming - various diving positions, various swimming strokes Date: circa 1900

CORNHILL / STREET SCENE
A view of Cornhill, Lombard Street and Mansion House from an unusual perspective; looking up the streets to the buildings at the end. Date: circa 1810

ALOYSIUS HORN writer, with the unusual but unenviable distinction of not being listed in ANY reference book we possess... Date: early 20th century ?

FRENCH CAVALRYMAN HIT
GARDES DHONNEUR 3rd regiment (It is surely very unusual for a costume illustration to show the soldier in the process of being hit !) Date: 1854

Woman smoking pipe
A lady smoker with a pipe and a cup of wine Date: 17th century

Ministry of Supply - General Aircraft limited GAL. 56 / 04 - TS510 Also known as t
Ministry of Supply General Aircraft limited GAL.56/04 TS510 Also known as the " Medium-U" version, had the same swept wing plan-form as the GAL.56/01 mounted outboard of a constant chord

Sopwith 2F. 1 Camel N7366
RNAS - Fleet Air Arm Sopwith 2F.1 Camel N7366 being started prior to flight.This photo of a Ships Camel shows the lack of hump

A very early Gloster Meteor with long-span wings and gun ports removed, as per High-speed Flight aircraft. It also has very unusual intake screens, very rarely seen on Meteors

Smart young couple sat on the beach in deckchairs
Candid seaside photograph of a smart young couple sat on the beach in deckchairs before a row of delightful beach huts with conical roofs. circa 1920s

Visiting Dinas Mawddwy, Snowdonia National Park, Wales in a superb Heinkel Trojan 200 2-wheel Microcar. Date: 1963

The Briars - Vegetarian Guest House, Crich, near Matlock, Derbyshire. It has a couple of cars parked outside. Date: circa 1950s

Strange - But True - The Bogey Men and the Beauty Spider. A very charming spider, to be seen at Bertram W. Mills Circus at Olympia, London. Date: 1929

A really very bizarre silhouette postcard depicting a man with a dancing monkey, entertaining a young couple, the gentleman in a suit, the lady in the sheerest of sheer negligees

A Rickshaw boy of Durban in their remarkable costume. Introduced from Japan, the rickshaw became a form of transport in Durban in the late 19th century

A very early Gloster Meteor with long-span wings and gun ports removed, as per High-speed Flight aircraft. It also has very unusual intake screens, very rarely seen on Meteors

Name Postcard - Bessie. Date: circa 1907

Skikjoring competition, St Moritz, Switzerland, where daredevil skiers are pulled at speeds of up to 50km/hour by unmounted thoroughbreds over the icy frozen lake for 2, 7000m. Date: circa 1920s

Bride, her sister (bridesmaid) and their Grandmother
Bride (Noelein), her sister (Lorraine, her bridesmaid) and their Grandmother - a spectacular period trio! Date: circa 1950s

Louis XIV Hostelry William the Conqueror at Dives-sur-Mer a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Now a restaurant Date: circa 1910s

Tozeur, Tunisia - The Railway Station
Tozeur, south west Tunisia - The Railway Station Date: circa 1910s

Giant Baobab Tree - Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Giant Baobab Tree at Boma - Belgian Congo, Central Africa. Date: circa 1908

Earls Court Exhibition of 1902 - The Topsy Turvy House
" Paris in London", the Earls Court Exhibition of 1902 - The Topsy Turvy House. Date: 1902

Canadian Ox Sled - Blackfoot, Canada
Canadian Ox Sled - Blackfoot territory, Canada. Date: 1911

A Normandy Lad with his wares for sale - he certainly has the look of a cad or Joker ! Date: circa 1910

Male Fashion - 1930s - matching suit and cape and long winter scarf. The short-crop haircut is very unusual. Date: circa 1930s

Whitby - Harbour and Town
A fantastic and unusually-composed view of Whitby - Harbour and Town. Date: 1920s

Flight of a Belle - Witty French postcard showing a glamorous beauty taking flight over the countryside !!! Date: 1905

Java, Indonesia - remarkable bridge. Date: circa 1930s

Oh I don t know
" Oh" - I don t know. A clear message being presented on this card, unafraid to illustrate a certain lack of knowledge on the part of the sender!! Date: 1907

Waltz Time - Diver and Model - Marine Studios, Florida, USA
Waltz Time - Diver and Model - Marine Studios, Marineland, Ocean Shore Boulevard, Florida, USA. Photographers models are called upon to swim in the Oceanariums along with staff divers

Little Girl with unusual snowman with newspaper hat and gun over his shoulder! Date: 1906

Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter
USAF Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter Taking-Off Date: 1960s

Edgley EA-7 Optica
Edgley Oa-7 Optica Flying Date: 1980s

Blohm & Voss BV-141 V3
A Luftwaffe Blohm & Voss B&V-141 V3 Parked As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, Cbe, Dsc, Afc, Fraes, Rn (Born 21 January 1919) Former Royal-Navy Officer Date: 1940s

Nemeth Umbrellaplane aka Roundwing
Nemeth Umbrellaplane Aka Roundwing Unusual Design Parked Date: 1946

Phillips Multiplane 1893
Phillips Multiplane of 1893 Unusual Multi-Winged Design Date: 1893

Gurney Grice Mosquito Unusual Coffin-Like Design Parked Date: 1950s

Phillips Multiplane 1904 Unusual Multiple-Winged Design Date: 1904

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