Watches Collection (page 6)

Advert for D. Bensson wrist watch protector 1916
The simplis wrist watch protector, makes your wrist watch breakproof, guards your watch against any possible injury. No more broken glasses. Available from D. Bensson, regent Street, London

Advert for Mappin & Webb fine jewellery 1936
Fine jewellery by Mappin & Webb, showing diamond cluster rings, brooches, watches and earrings. Date: 1936

Advert for Ciro ladies diamond wristwatches 1937
Advert for ladies diamond cocktail wristwatches. Date: 1937

Advert for Asprey watches 1938
Asprey seletcion of watches from keys, bedside, gold note clips, wrist watches with cord bracelet and fob watches. Date: 1938

Advert for Asprey jewellery 1938
Fashion decorative jewellery. Date: 1938

Ludwig Tieck - 5
JOHANN LUDWIG TIECK German writer depicted in the act of being sculpted by David d Angers, while Dorothea Tieck (on the right) watches the proceedings. Date: 1773 - 1853

Caravan Holiday
A man steps gingerly into a boat on a lake full of waterlilies, aided by a girl, while another girls watches beside a caravan. The ideal camping holiday. Date: early 1930s

Japan - A Japanese Cook. Date: circa 1910s

Beauty and the Beast - Bathing Humour, featuring a hairy, rather ugly man surrounded in the surf by a bevvy of bathing beauties! Date: circa 1905

Tournai. Gran Place with bell tower and cathedra, in 1881. Engraving

London Spelling Book
Title page of a spelling book, showing a girl and boy reading a book while their dog watches with interest. Date: 1851

Slippery pole sack fighting at a London Fire Brigade sports event

William Fishley Holland at work
Mr William Fishley Holland at work on a vase at Clevedon Pottery. Fishley Holland was grandson of Edwin Beer Fishley, who ran the Fremington Pottery in North Devon from 1865 to 1906. Date: 1950

Child with fairies
A guardian fairy watches over small child as they encounter mischievous elves. Artist: Anne Anderson Date: 1916

Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games 1948

Elderly man in the moonlight
An elderly man watches a group of figures running in the moonlight. 1925

Advert for Mappin & Webb watches and brooches 1937
Mappin & Webb quality watches and brooches for women, tried at all times to provide beauty, value and sound workmanship in return for a thoroughly fair and just expenditure. Date: 1937

Vicar remembering his youth - rowing on the river
Forty Years On A priest remembers the days of his youth, when he too partook in boating down on the river. Date: circa 1906

Good Wives - 5
Professor Blaer watches Jo with the children. Date: first published 1869

Close of the 1948 Olympic Games
Closing the Olympic Games ceremony at Wembley Stadium, London, on the 14th August 1948. The white Tribune of Honour was placed before the Royal box (occupied by the Duke of Edinburgh)

Mother Watches Game
A mother watches while her two children play a game of catch... Date: 1932

Circus Juggler
A little boy watches a circus entertainer juggling hoops. Date: 1930s

Lady Gardener 1870S
A young woman gardener attends to her secluded bower. A little bird, seated on her bench, watches her efforts. Date: 1870s

Watching Paint Dry
A man gives his boat a fresh coat of paint, while a young woman literally watches the paint dry! Date: 1965

Gothic Piano Couple
A young woman watches over her partners shoulder as he plays at a grand piano in a Gothic setting. Date: 1930s

Circus Elephants
A crowd watches a couple of poor circus elephants being pulled across a field by their trunks. Date: 1930s

An amused Dy Syntax
Watching from the window of a public inn, Dr Syntax is amused by a man (Pat) in the pond

Dr Syntax in a court of justice
Dr Syntax watches on whilst a judge presides over a case

Todder blowing bubbles
A young toddler sat atop a padded stool playing with a large bubble, that he has blown through a pipe Date: circa 1906

Baden-Powell in Aden
The Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell) & the President of the Local Association watching the displays in Aden. 1930s

Aerial view near Leicester Square, London
Aerial view of a street near Leicester Square, London, with the Monseigneur News Theatre on the left, and Bravingtons jewellers further along. circa 1940s

Parisian Racegoer
A chic Parisienne watches the race through her binoculars. Date: 1900

Space Marines & Slavers
THE SPACE MARINES AND THE SLAVERS (Bob Olsen) Captain Brink watches on his teleview slaver Zureks last stand, vainly wielding his electrolysis guns. Date: 1936

Wife Arranges Flowers

Expert Ice Skater 1930S
A young woman shows off some fancy moves, a small crowd watches with interest. Date: 1930s

The Old Horse
An old horse watches its companion being carried away to the knackers yard... Date: circa 1840

Couple at the Piano
She plays the piano, he watches her play the piano Date: early 19th century

St Bernard drinking from a tap
A St. Bernard puppy, Totila, owned by McKenna, aged ten weeks. Totila drinks water straight from an outdoor tap while his little friend watches. Date: 1976

Lion cubs and sparrows
Lion cubs and (two rather brave) sparrows in a zoo enclosure. Pastel drawings by Raymond Sheppard

Turkish Wrestler (4 of 4)
A Turkish wrestler, Ryza Bey, watches his assistant practising an acrobatic trick handstand on a chair surrounded by dumbells

Alices Adventures Underground: Alice watches creatures go
Alice watches as birds and animals hurry away from her, leaving her alone. Hand drawn illustrations by Lewis Carroll from Alices Adventures Underground

Cutting the Corn
A young boy stands in a field watching a horse-drawn harvesting machine cutting the corn

Izmir, Turkey - A Camel fight
A camel fight at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. The two beasts of burden lock humps as the crowd watches on!

Izmir, Turkey - Wrestling match
A wrestling match between African and a Turkish professional wrestlers at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - posted from the Russian Post office to Lyon from Smyrna by a French tourist

The Bird Shop. A young girl looks up at the piles of filled bird cages in the shop

Christmas time chaos
A chaotic but merry scene depicting a family at Christmas. The children, all very energetic and excited, play musical instruments, help decorate the tree and play games

A Brine Wave
The birth of the switch back and water chute idea - A man watches as his wife falls off a cliff into the sea on her deckchair

Christmas in the home of a peace crank
A man rather disdainfully labelled as a peace crank watches in dismay as his children play aggressively with a variety of war-inspired toys during World War One

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