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Watch Collection (page 6)

Background imageWatch Collection: Bringing in the Xmas pudding

Bringing in the Xmas pudding - A Victorian family group at table watch as the cook proudly presents the steaming Christmas pudding. Date: circa 1916

Background imageWatch Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb pearl and diamond jewellery 1912

Advert for Mappin & Webb pearl and diamond jewellery 1912
Selection of beautiful brooches, pendants and a necklace all made of pearls, diamonds and other precious stones Date: 1912

Background imageWatch Collection: Peace Parade in London, to celebrate the end of World War One

Peace Parade in London, to celebrate the end of World War One, photograph showing representatives of 1st Black Watch leading. Date: 19 July 1919

Background imageWatch Collection: Peace Day Celebrations - Royal Watching in Pavilion 1919

Peace Day Celebrations - Royal Watching in Pavilion 1919
The royal party George V and Mary Teck watch from the pavilion at Victoria Memorial, along the Mall, showing the view which Majesties had of the procession, as it apprroached them

Background imageWatch Collection: GERMANY GUARDS BORDER

GERMANY GUARDS BORDER
ANTI-FRENCH The watch on the Rhine - Germany protects her borders against the belligerent, warlike, aggressive French Date: 1914

Background imageWatch Collection: CAPTAIN COOK IN TAHITI

CAPTAIN COOK IN TAHITI
At Tahiti, Cook and his companions watch a human sacrifice Date: 1769

Background imageWatch Collection: Human sacrifice

Human sacrifice
Priests and others watch as a victim burns in ancient Scandinavia. Date: 1555

Background imageWatch Collection: Letheringsett Church Tower, Norfolk, England, a Saxon Round (Watch) Tower, built c

Letheringsett Church Tower, Norfolk, England, a Saxon Round (Watch) Tower, built c. 600, with a Norman church built c. 1070 by William the Conquerors doctor. Date: circa 600 A.D

Background imageWatch Collection: Three scruffy boys watch the men digging up the road in Piccadilly

Three scruffy boys watch the men digging up the road in Piccadilly

Background imageWatch Collection: A German guard on night watch in the middle of winter. Date: 1916

A German guard on night watch in the middle of winter. Date: 1916

Background imageWatch Collection: Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Dog Watch

Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Dog Watch
circa 1906

Background imageWatch Collection: The Way they Live Date: 1879

The Way they Live Date: 1879

Background imageWatch Collection: Dress Watch in Gift BoX Date: 1948

Dress Watch in Gift BoX Date: 1948

Background imageWatch Collection: Pocket Watch Date: 1941

Pocket Watch Date: 1941

Background imageWatch Collection: Mom and Son in Playpen Date: 1948

Mom and Son in Playpen Date: 1948

Background imageWatch Collection: Engineer Chats with Boys Date: 1950

Engineer Chats with Boys Date: 1950

Background imageWatch Collection: Distracted by Butterfly Date: 1944

Distracted by Butterfly Date: 1944

Background imageWatch Collection: Texas Christian Stadium Date: 1945

Texas Christian Stadium Date: 1945

Background imageWatch Collection: Nurses in Hospital Date: 1944

Nurses in Hospital Date: 1944

Background imageWatch Collection: Duke and Duchess of York - Ashtead Potteries, Surrey

Duke and Duchess of York - Ashtead Potteries, Surrey
Duke and Duchess of York visiting the Ashtead Potteries, Surrey - founded to train disabled ex-servicemen in pottery. Date: 1928

Background imageWatch Collection: Port Said, Egypt

Port Said, Egypt
Street scene in the Native Quarter of Port Said, Egypt with a double mule-pulled tram, a cyclist and group of schoolchildren. Date: circa 1930

Background imageWatch Collection: Henley Regatta - River-spectators watch the action

Henley Regatta - River-spectators watch the action
Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire - River-spectators watch the action from a flotilla of jolly boats. Date: 1904

Background imageWatch Collection: Types of the Black Watch 1899

Types of the Black Watch 1899
One of the gallant regiments represented at the Battle of Magersfontein, Kimberley, South Africa. Date: December 1899

Background imageWatch Collection: Tower of Galata, Constantinople 1854

Tower of Galata, Constantinople 1854
Tower of Galata, one of the most famous monuments in the European quarter of Constantinople (now Istanbul), in 1854. This building was used both as a watch tower

Background imageWatch Collection: Advert for Clarkes patent safety night light 1892

Advert for Clarkes patent safety night light 1892
Clarkes patent safety night light range. Date: 1892

Background imageWatch Collection: Guarding the coast, France, 9th century

Guarding the coast, France, 9th century
Sentinels on the Atlantic coast of France keep watch for the Norsemen, who harass the country before eventually settling in Normandie, named for them. Date: early 9th century

Background imageWatch Collection: MENDING A WRISTWATCH

MENDING A WRISTWATCH
A man looks on as his watch is being mended Date: 1930s

Background imageWatch Collection: SHIPS AMONG ICEBERGS

SHIPS AMONG ICEBERGS
Seals and sea-birds watch as Sir John Franklins Erebus and Terror sail cautiously between Arctic icebergs. Date: 1845

Background imageWatch Collection: GIRLS WATCH DUCKS

GIRLS WATCH DUCKS
Three children on a riverbank watch ducks and their ducklings. Date: 1889

Background imageWatch Collection: MIXED POULTRY

MIXED POULTRY
A cock and hen watch as ducks waddle by in a farmyard. Date: circa 1860s

Background imageWatch Collection: Frock Coated Gent 1909

Frock Coated Gent 1909
Sir A Osmond Williams wears a frock coat, chalk striped trousers with front creases, spats, a fawn coloured waistcoat with watch chain, all round collar & black tie. Date: 1909

Background imageWatch Collection: FOUNTAIN / EXHIBITION

FOUNTAIN / EXHIBITION
Crowds gather to watch the magnificent nocturnal display of the luminous fountain at the Exposition Universalle, Paris. Date: 1889

Background imageWatch Collection: MALE TYPE / SMART SUIT

MALE TYPE / SMART SUIT
A young Frenchman in a smart grey suit waits impatiently for his ladyfriend to turn up. Date: 1922

Background imageWatch Collection: Ladies at Tournament

Ladies at Tournament
Medieval ladies watch a tournament. Date: second half 15th century

Background imageWatch Collection: Dr Syntax disputing his bill with the landlady

Dr Syntax disputing his bill with the landlady
Dr Syntax disputes the landladys bill while the hotel servants watch to see who will win (our money is on the landlady !). Date: 1815

Background imageWatch Collection: Husband Leaves Home

Husband Leaves Home
The stay-at-home-wife clings tearfully to her man as he sets out on a journey, checking the time on his watch to make sure he wont miss his train. Date: 1907

Background imageWatch Collection: CROWD AT A HORSE RACE

CROWD AT A HORSE RACE
A crowd, one man in particular who is wearing glasses and has a pair of binoculars round his neck, watch expectantly as the horses approach the finish. Date: 26 May 1935

Background imageWatch Collection: BOXING AT WONDERLAND

BOXING AT WONDERLAND
A large crowd fills Londons Wonderland club to watch a fight. Date: 1900

Background imageWatch Collection: GOLF AT RANELAGH 1900

GOLF AT RANELAGH 1900
Elegantly dressed golfers watch a partner putt out on the sixteenth green at Ranelagh Golf Club, England. Date: 1900

Background imageWatch Collection: FRENCH THEATREGOERS

FRENCH THEATREGOERS
La Loge: a colourful group of French theatregoers lounge in a box to watch the play Date: 1850

Background imageWatch Collection: CHARLES I WATCH C17

CHARLES I WATCH C17
Charles Is watch. Date: 17th century

Background imageWatch Collection: TINKER IN A CARAVAN

TINKER IN A CARAVAN
A French retameur lives in a caravan. A retameur re- silvers objects. The local children pay him a visit and watch him work. Date: circa 1920

Background imageWatch Collection: BALL, SAINT PETERSBURG

BALL, SAINT PETERSBURG
Tsar Alexander III and the Tsarina watch the Quadrille dHonneur - HIS honour - at a ball at the French Embassy, St Petersburg Date: 1893

Background imageWatch Collection: DUTCH MYSTERY PLAY

DUTCH MYSTERY PLAY
A mystery play is staged in the town square of a Dutch town, attracting crowds of townsfolk, while better-off people watch from their balconies Date: 16th century

Background imageWatch Collection: SPEAKING WATCH (INSIDES)

SPEAKING WATCH (INSIDES)
A watch designed by M.Sivan, which contains a miniature Edison phonograph, allowing it to speak the time, by reading off a rubber disc. Date: 1894

Background imageWatch Collection: INTERIOR OF POCKET WATCH

INTERIOR OF POCKET WATCH
The internal workings of a pocket or wrist-watch, showing the complicated positioning of the wheels and catches. The watch is by LeCoutre (Swiss)

Background imageWatch Collection: Lifeboat Horses - Hastings

Lifeboat Horses - Hastings
Lifeboat horses at Hastings used to haul the lifeboat from the beach to the water; two boys watch the scene Date: 1937

Background imageWatch Collection: AFGHANISTAN / KHYBER PASS

AFGHANISTAN / KHYBER PASS
A watch-tower in the Khyber Pass. Date: 1878



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