Variety Collection (page 15)

Apple, American Mother variety, Malus domestica.. Drawn by J. L. Macfarlane, chromolithographed by Stroobant, Ghent, from The Florist and Pomologist Robert Hogg, London, published from 1878 to 1884

Sultan Plum variety, Prunus domestica.. Drawn by Walter Hood Fitch, chromolithographed by G. Severeyns, Brussels, from The Florist and Pomologist Robert Hogg, London, published from 1878 to 1884

Scarlet rose Madame George Schwartz, pink tea rose variety raised by the Schwartz nursery in 1872.. Handcolored botanical drawn and lithographed by W.G. Smith from H.H

Apple variety, Tom Put, Malus domestica.. Drawn by Walter Hood Fitch, chromolithograph from The Florist and Pomologist Robert Hogg, London, published from 1878 to 1884

Raspberry variety, Lord Beaconsfield, Rubus idaeus.. Drawn by J. L. Macfarlane, chromolithograph from The Florist and Pomologist Robert Hogg, London, published from 1878 to 1884

Prince Arthur Strawberry variety, Fragaria ananassa.. Drawn and zincographed by C. T. Rosenberg, for Thomas Moores The Garden Companion and Florists Guide, 1852

Apple variety, Bramleys seedling, Malus domestica.. Drawn by Walter Hood Fitch, chromolithograph from The Florist and Pomologist Robert Hogg, London, published from 1878 to 1884

Cape Crinum, Black River variety, Crinum capense, lily from the Black River, South Africa.. Illustration by William Herbert, engraved by Weddell

WW1 - Entertaining the Troops - Open Air Concert, France Date: 1915

Tuberous rooted gesneria brick-coloured variety, Gesneria bulbosa var. laterita.. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn

Hydrangea japonica var caerulea, Japan hydrangea
Hydrangea japonica var. caerulea, Japan hydrangea blue-flowered variety.. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hookers Curtiss

Japan - Temple of Kwannon at Mizusawa
Lantern slide of Temple of Kwannon at Mizusawa. Mizusawa Temple, founded over 1000 years ago, plays an important religious role as one of the 33 sites of the Kanto Kannon Pilgrimage

Flags
Coloured lantern slide depicting a variety of national flags stemming from a St Georges Cross coat of arms and British Union Flag. Part of Box 195 entitled Curtains & Flags Date: circa 1911

China - Interior of a Joss House
Lantern slide of Interior of a Joss House. A Shenist temple or Chinese folk temple is a place for worshiping the variety of indigenous Chinese shen (deities, saints)

Traditional Hardware Shop
A traditional family run ironmongers and general store in Barnes, West London during the 1980s. Date: 1980s

Merry-Go-Round Cafe, San Francisco, California, USA
Scene inside the Merry-Go-Round Cafe, O Farrell Street, San Francisco, California, USA. The food is selected from a long revolving table. Date: circa 1930s

Suffragette Election Time Cambridge. A view of election time in Cambridge which shows a variety of candidates including a woman campaigning for the vote. Date: 1910

Vesta Tilley as a messenger boy
Miss Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, later Lady de Frece, music hall and variety entertainer best known for her male impersonations

A Theatre for War Workers, WW1
Interior view of a picture and variety theatre built by the firm Messrs. Vickers, Ltd, of Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness in order to provide recreation for their workers during the First World War

Artillery of the air by G. H. Davis
Big guns with wings: the artillery of the air grows heavier and more powerful year by year. The variety of shells and bullets in use by aircraft during the Second World War. Date: 1943

By-products developed from coal by G. H. Davis
The enormous importance of coal as the basic element in vital war manufactures. A diagrammatic drawing showing a great variety of by-products developed from coal. Date: 1944

Clarice Mayne in 1922
Clarice Mayne (1886 1966), singer and performer of music halls and variety shows. Starring here in Jack and the Beanstalk in London Hipprodrome

First Royal Command Performance at Palace Theatre
A page of sketches by artist Norman Morrow, recording the acts on the bill at the first Royal Command Performance of in the Art of Variety (later known as the Royal Variety Performance)

The Royal Variety Show, 1938
The 1938 Royal Command Variety performance at the London Coliseum: the Grand Finale. The entire company, lead by Lupino Lane, doing the Lambeth Walk, a popular musical number. Date: November 1938

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1933
For occasions demanding elegance... A selection of fashionable evening court shoes and sandals, can be dyed to any shade, in a variety of fabrics or kid leather with high heels

Liberty jumper
Jumper in hand-printed crepe de chine, with collar and facings of plain silk, from Libertys own works at Merton Abbey. Available in a variety of designs and colours, costing 3

Copenhagen, Denmark - Popular Band. Lot, Oheio, Sisse and Sabbar. They look as if they would put on a damn fine show! They performed at the Palm Court in the English Hotel in Copenhagen. Date: 1930

Algeria Bona
The harbour viewed from the sea, with a variety of boats and ships. Date: 1836

Advert for Dolcis court shoes
Colourful advert for Dolcis shoes featuring a variety of heels in lizard calf buckskin and patent leather 1932

Shinto Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan - Old Tree formed of seven interwoven different varieties. Date: circa 1904

The Chinese - general postcard with scenes of Chinese life
The Chinese - general postcard featuring a variety of scenes of Chinese life, architecture, sights, transport and people. Date: circa 1909

Motor Tyres Triple Stud Pattern - Dunlop - Three styles - Fort Triple Stud, Standard Triple Stud and Sports. Date: circa 1935

Motor Tyres 90 Pattern - Dunlop - Three styles - Fort 90, Standard 90 and Extra Low Pressure 90. Date: circa 1935

Giant Pneumatic Tyres - Dunlop - Three styles - 90 High Pressure, High Pressure (Triple Stud) and Low Pressure. Date: circa 1935

Cycle Tyres - Dunlop - Speed and Sports Range - Road Racing (Hgh Pressure) File Pattern, Road Racing (High Pressure) File Pattern with Ribbed centre, Sports, Speed, Tandem, Sprite and Sprite Tandem

Motor Cycle Tyres - Dunlop - Eight different styles of tyre
Eight different types of Dunlop Motor Cycle Tyres - the Fort, Standard, Heavy Duty (Beaded Edge), Standard (Ribbed), Solo Sports, Sports, Road Racing (Ribbed) and Road Racing (Triple Stud)

South Korea - Chosen - Street Trader selling a wide variety of goods from shoes to nuts! Date: circa 1920s

Wandering Algerian musician
Itinerant Algerian musician playing a local three-stringed guitar-type instrument. Date: circa 1910s

The Knife Throwing Denvers - UK US Wild West Act
The " Knife Throwing Denvers" - UK US Wild West Act - famous for being the first " circus style" act to appear on the newly formed BBC Television Service in 1936. Date: circa 1940

Russian Stocking seller. Date: 1905

Women awaiing auditions for role in Christmas Pantomime
Group of Women outside the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, London - applying at the Stage Door for a role in the Christmas Pantomime. The poster states that 100 Handsome Ladies are wanted

The Two Macs - a theatrical comedy act of the London Variety theatres of the late Victorian age. Date: circa 1895

Tom Norman - Auctioneer, raising his gavel
Tom Norman - Showmans Auctioneer, Valuer and Variety Agent from Dallington, East Sussex, raising his gavel. Date: circa 1910

Swiss New Years card featuring a variety of playing cards
A fun Swiss New Years card featuring a variety of playing cards including the Queen of Hearts, Ace of Clubs and Jack of Spades. Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Remarkable Fowl at Miyanoshita
Japan - Remarkable Onagadori at Miyanoshita with incredibly long tail feathers - nothing poultry about this display! Onagadori means " long-tailed fowl" in Japanese

Scarlet Merrions performing at Faulkes Cave, Llandudno
The Scarlet Merrions (variety act) performing at Faulkes Cave, Great Ormes Head, Llandudno. Date: circa 1910s

Decorative frontispiece from an 18th Century Bible, featuring a variety of scenes circa 18th century

Various shells
Plate 1 from Elements of Conchology, or, An Introduction to the Knowledge of Shells, by Emanuel Mendes Da Costa, 1726

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