Words Collection (page 6)

Words About Crinoline
A young man leans forward in an attempt to obtain a kiss from a woman in a an extraordinarily wide crinoline who stands in anticipation beneath the mistletoe. Date: late 1850s

GAME / JUMBLE WORDS 1930S
A delightful game for young and old, taxing the brain by asking you to guess Come down smiling to BARK FEAST and other anagrammatic enigmas Date: 1930s

CHURCH AND EMPIRE
Church and Empire are depicted as equal partners, under the aegis of Saint Peter (in other words, the Pope has the last word...) Date: 9th century

PRAYER WITH ROSARY
A Catholic nun with her rosary which she uses to help her pray - telling her beads, because each bead of the rosary reminds her to say some particular words Date: 1848

NUN AND ROSARY
A Catholic nun with her rosary which she uses to help her pray - telling her beads, because each bead of the rosary reminds her to say some particular words Date: 1848

ECHO TRANSFORMED
Echos constant chatter vexes Hera, who curses her to speak only the last words addressed to her; unable to speak her love to Narcissus, she pines till only her voice remains

TELEVISION FORESEEN 1891
In the coming century, we shall be able to send not only spoken words but visual images across distances of thousands of leagues ! Date: 1891

WHISPERING ANGEL
THE ANGELS WHISPER a friendly female winged angel kneels down beside an infant sleeping in its cot, and whispers encouraging words into its left ear Date: 1851

Finks I ve been an gone an lost the mail again! A little girl in bridal attire but not a groom in sight... Date: circa 1935

Humorous Postcard by Cynicus - Seaside Sketches
Humorous Postcard : A smack at the buoy, Anchoring after a swell, A barque at a little cove and Treasures of the Deep. Date: 1908

Israeli Rabbi reading his holy book. Date: circa 1910s

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

Flossie and her Bear behind (!) go for a stroll along the promenade. Rather coarse seaside humour. Date: 1903

Coronation Souvenir Postcard - King George V
HRH King George V - inset portrait with British flag. Coronation souvenir postcard from 1911. Date: 1911

Some British Workmen - A Brass Finisher - play on words as this punter has lost ( finished with ) all his brass. Perhaps the consumption of the two bottle of champagne (pictured discarded behind him)

The British Empire - Mane of the Lion names the territories
The British Empire - The mane of the Lion names the principal territories. Date: circa 1910s

Music cover, In the Mood, Glenn Miller
Music cover, In the Mood, The Jitterbug Craze, words by Andy Razaf, music by Joe Garland. Performed by Glenn Miller and his orchestra. 1939

Christmas card with poem by George Wither, three stanzas from his longer poem A Christmas Carol (1622). With accompanying illustration by Claud Lovat Fraser. (1 of 2) Date: 1921

German soldier kissing the flag, WW1
A patriotic German soldier kissing his countrys flag during the First World War. Below are the words of the German national anthem, Deutschland uber alles. Date: circa 1914

Lunatic Asylum humour - Upside down wheelbarrow
Visitor to Dottieville Lunatic Asylum which is undergoing structural improvements (to harmless lunatic who is extremely busy wheeling a barrow upside down)

Jingoistic British propaganda card
Soldiers representing the Dominion countries stand together over the words We don't want to fight..etc WW1 Date: circa 1914

Brooch in the shape of a German Iron Cross with Imperial Crown, together with the words Gott Strafe England. Commemorative Ware

Music cover, Say it with a Ukulele, words and music by Art Conrad, sung by Miss Gwladys Stanley. 1923

Music cover, Der Orlow, operetta by Granichstaedten
Music cover, Der Orlow, an operetta in three acts, with words by Ernst Marischka and Bruno Granichstaedten and music by Bruno Granichstaedten (1879-1944)

Mycenaean art. Greece. Clay tablet with inscriptions on Mycenaean Linear B script. National Archaeological Museum. Athens

Clay tablet inscribed with mycenaean Linear B script. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Music cover, If you re Wanting to Buy a Car, words and music by Will Hyde, as sung by Stafford Coombe, the Works Manager. Showing a man driving a Vauxhall Scoota Car. 1935

SPAD VII French fighter plane captured by Germans
SPAD VII French fighter plane belonging to Escadrille SPA 31 which was forced down behind enemy lines and carries the legend: Acquired by Jasta 38, 6 April 1917 (in German). Date: circa 1917

Man standing in the street outside the public house & pawnbr
Slide showing a drawing of a man holding a ticket standing outside of a public house and a pawnbrokers, with the words: My head is bad, my pockets are empty; the pawnbrokers got my clothes

Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge
Circular tin badge, issued by the Womens Social and Political Union. Has the words, Votes for Women around the edge and W.S.P.U in centre against a background of green celtic knots

Suffragette Votes for Women Inkwell
A Royal Doulton inkwell in the form of a bald, chubby-faced baby wearing a dress with wide pleated sleeves. Made in stoneware in Doulton browns and greens, with a decorative border round the base

Blitz in London -- Cannon Street fire station, WW2
Blitz in London -- Cannon Street fire station in the City damaged by bombing, 16 April 1941. The words dangerous wall have been chalked up. Date: 1941

1 litre Imperial German stoneware bierstein - WWI
1 litre Imperial German stoneware bierstein. It is decorated with text in blue glaze. with the words 1914-1918 Heeresgruppe Kronpr. Rupprecht Von Bayern, together with a Hansa Cross

Badge with G R and Crown, Birmingham Battalion
Badge with G.R. and Crown, together with the words Birmingham Battalion, 1914. Commemorative Ware

Its a long, long way to Tipperary, WW1
Words and music of the song Its a long, long way to Tipperary with a marching column of Tommies. Music by kind permission of B. Feldman & Company. Commemorative Art. Date: circa 1914

Matchbox cover with German helmet, WW1
Matchbox cover with a German Pickelhaube helmet bearing the words Gott Mit Uns (God With Us), and Souvenir de France on the side, Trench Art

Cartoon, Siege Guns of Rhetoric, WW1
Cartoon, Siege Guns of Rhetoric, or how our politicians are helping the work of the services. Showing politicians of different persuasions combining together against the common enemy in the early

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - Christmas Carol. The carol first appeared in 1739 in the collection Hymns and Sacred Poems, having been written by Charles Wesley. Date: circa 1910

Addled Ads - Humorous postcard - Irish Terrier and Bobby
Addled Ads - Wanted Section Reward. Lost a light brown rough-haired Irish terrier. Had collar with Bobby on plate. Date: circa 1905

Russian Propaganda postcard - German Cockroaches
" The Prussians" A Russian propaganda postcard from WWI era, depictng Russian soldiers driving out the German menace, depicted as cockroaches

Kings Scout certificate
A Kings Scout certificate, with the Royal Crest at the top, signed by King George (V or VI). The wording reads: As a Kings Scout you have prepared yourself for service to God and your fellow-men

Comic Postcard - Suggestive poster and girl
Humorous Postcard - a satire on the play The Girl who took the Wrong Turning (Theatre Royal, London) - the poster has the cheeky addition " Twice Nightly at Cheap Prices - a Free

World Champion Typist - Albert Tangora
Albert Tangora (1903 1978) set the world speed record for sustained typing on a manual keyboard for one hour, 147 words per minute, on October 22, 1923

Howitzer shell, Iron Ration, WW1
A 15 inch Howitzer shell on the ground, during the First World War, with the ironic words Iron Ration painted on it. Date: 1914-1918

Man and Writers Block
A writer, afflicted by writers block, is at a loss for words. The floor is littered with unsuccessful drafts

Abraxas Stone
ABRAXAS STONE carved with occult signs and words and much favored by the Romans

Music cover, O Touch the Ivory Keys Again, words by Henry Farnie, music by Luigi Arditi. Depicting a woman playing at a keyboard. circa 1864

Music cover, Spring! Gentle Spring! A song from Babil and Bijou, first performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, in 1872. Words by J R Planche, music by J Riviere. circa 1873

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