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Wrist Collection

Background imageWrist Collection: Rolex wrist watch advertisement, 1931

Rolex wrist watch advertisement, 1931
Advertisement for iconic watch brand Rolex, the worlds most accurate wrist watch. Date: 1931

Background imageWrist Collection: Rolex precision watches 1937

Rolex precision watches 1937
A selection of womens wristwatches for Rolex, Oyster watch that is waterproof, dustproof, anti magnetic and unbreakable glass. Products for Army & Navy catalogue. Date: 1937

Background imageWrist Collection: Rolex wrist watches advertisement

Rolex wrist watches advertisement

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for The Rolex Oyster waterproof wrist watch 1930

Advert for The Rolex Oyster waterproof wrist watch 1930
Jabez Wolffe timing Miss Micky West for forth-coming attempt on Channel records. The most accurate wrist watch in the World made waterproof. Date: 1930

Background imageWrist Collection: Diagrams of the bones of hand and arm

Diagrams of the bones of hand and arm
Diagrams of the bones of the left arm and hand, showing the position of the radius and ulna when the thumb is turned inwards. The shoulder blade and part of the collar bone can also be seen

Background imageWrist Collection: Stamp Machine 1960S

Stamp Machine 1960S
A young woman puts a penny (1d) in the slot of a stamp machine, which will dispense a second class book of stamps. First class stamps are 3d (thruppence) per book

Background imageWrist Collection: Pocket watches and wristwatches 1929

Pocket watches and wristwatches 1929
A selection of pocket watches that register the minutes, seconds and fifth of seconds and a golfers pocket watch that has pure white metal case and also ladies wristwatches with lever moverment

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Terrys exerciser for men 1939

Advert for Terrys exerciser for men 1939
Christmas gift ideas from Herbert Terry exercisers, including steelstrand expander, golfer pocket wrist exerciser, spring grip dumbbells

Background imageWrist Collection: Advertisement for the London Glove Company

Advertisement for the London Glove Company of Cheapside and New Bond Street, showing a selection of womens gloves including long white evening gloves

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Asprey mens leather wrist watches 1938

Advert for Asprey mens leather wrist watches 1938
Aspreys stock of mens watches is representative of finest work of the recognised leaders in the craft of watchmaking. Date: 1938

Background imageWrist Collection: Expanding gold bracelet wristwatches 1929

Expanding gold bracelet wristwatches 1929
Ladies gold expanding bracelet wristwatches, lever movement, with square and rectangle faces, products for Harrods catalogue jewellery department. Date: 1929

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove, fashionable dresses 1933

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove, fashionable dresses 1933
Two models wearing spring frocks; (left) Beautiful race gown in white organdie and net over crepe-de-chime, detachable frilled cape

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Dickins & Jones lace items 1912

Advert for Dickins & Jones lace items 1912
Selection of danity lace items for Christmas gifts for women. 1912

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Bensons luminous wrist watch 1915

Advert for Bensons luminous wrist watch 1915
Bensons active service wristlet watch, fully luminous figures and hands and self closing cover. Date: 1915

Background imageWrist Collection: Warrior or actor with long hair and bracelets around wrist a

Warrior or actor with long hair and bracelets around wrist and ankles, full-length, seen from behind, holding a sword. Date between 1750 and 1850

Background imageWrist Collection: Madama Soffritti weightlifter

Madama Soffritti weightlifter
Madama Soffritti pictured with weights and bar bells. Wearing Roman sandals, leather wrist guards, a silk knickerbocker costume, necklace and ear-rings. Date: circa 1905

Background imageWrist Collection: Advertisement for Le Roy et Fils, of New Bond Street, London, originators of the bracelet

Advertisement for Le Roy et Fils, of New Bond Street, London, originators of the bracelet watch with various examples illustrating their stock. Date: 1890

Background imageWrist Collection: The Curtain Illustration

The Curtain Illustration
An illustration in reference to a poem, written by Australian poet, Zora Bernice May Cross, showing a woman in a blue dress, hiding behind a stage curtain

Background imageWrist Collection: Hardy Bros Advertisement

Hardy Bros Advertisement
An advertisement for Hardy Bros Ltd, Sydney based jewellers and silversmiths, with a decorative red border, promoting gem set watches, including an octagonal wrist watch in platinum

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Asprey of Bond Street

Advert for Asprey of Bond Street, showcasing new watch designs by Patek Philippe. Date: 1939

Background imageWrist Collection: Peter Thorneycroft, British Conservative politician

Peter Thorneycroft, British Conservative politician
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft (1909-1994), British Conservative politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1957 to 1958

Background imageWrist Collection: Captured Republican Troops near Bilbao; Spanish Civil War, 1

Captured Republican Troops near Bilbao; Spanish Civil War, 1
Photograph showing a group of captured Nationalist troops, wearing dark berets, roped together at the wrist being, interrogated by a Nationalist officer, near Bilbao, 1936

Background imageWrist Collection: Mappin Brothers Skirmisher wrist watch advertisement

Mappin Brothers Skirmisher wrist watch advertisement
Advertisement for the Skirmisher wrist watch by Mappin Brothers of Regent Street, London, complete with pigskin wristlet. " Strongly recommended by an officer of the Royal Horse Artillery

Background imageWrist Collection: Gentleman fencers in thrust and guard positions

Gentleman fencers in thrust and guard positions
Gentlemen fencers in position for the outside-guard called Tierce and the thrust from the outside under the wrist called Second

Background imageWrist Collection: Gentlemen fencers in the Quinte parry against Quinte Thrust

Gentlemen fencers in the Quinte parry against Quinte Thrust
Gentlemen fencers in the Quinte parade, point low and wrist raised, against the Quinte Thrust, outside thrust under the wrist

Background imageWrist Collection: Gentlemen fencers in Prime parry and Seconde thrust

Gentlemen fencers in Prime parry and Seconde thrust
Gentlemen fencers in the Prime parade or St. George Guard parry derived from the broadsword, against the outside thrust under the wrist called Seconde

Background imageWrist Collection: Gentleman fencer in the position of the Thrust in Seconde

Gentleman fencer in the position of the Thrust in Seconde
Gentleman fencer in the position of the outside Parade for the thrust under the wrist or the Thrust in Seconde. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert, The Scrivener Cuff Protector

Advert, The Scrivener Cuff Protector
Advert for The Scrivener Cuff Protector, from H L Castle, High Street, Watford. 1909

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove womens wrist glooves 1937

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove womens wrist glooves 1937
Fashionable dainty white Irish crochet wrist gloves. Date: 1937

Background imageWrist 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 imageWrist Collection: C12 COUPLE AND FALCON

C12 COUPLE AND FALCON
The kings companion carries a falcon on her wrist, but he seems to have hunting of a different sort on his mind... Date: 12th century

Background imageWrist 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 imageWrist Collection: Race Day Fashions

Race Day Fashions
Race-goers in black velvet coats, V-neck dresses & silver fox fur stoles. N.B the wrist watch & fur muff & hat with chin strap. One dress has floral panels on the corsage. Date: circa 1913

Background imageWrist Collection: Rolex Oyster Wrist Watch advertisement

Rolex Oyster Wrist Watch advertisement
Advertisement for the Rolex Oyster Wrist Watch, the most accurate wrist watch in the world made waterproof. To prove it, Jabez Wolffe

Background imageWrist Collection: Winter fashion accessories, 1927

Winter fashion accessories, 1927
Illustration showing a silver fox stole, designed to fall down the side of one arm and reach to the wrist

Background imageWrist Collection: Advertisement for Mickey Mouse watch, 1933

Advertisement for Mickey Mouse watch, 1933
An early form of character licensing in the form of a watch featuring Walt Disneys world famous character Mickey Mouse. Date: 1933

Background imageWrist Collection: Woman wearing pillbox hat 1933

Woman wearing pillbox hat 1933
Blue and white striped pillbox hat and scarf to match. Available to buy at Debenham and freebody. Date: 1933

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for J. C. Vickery luminous & grill-guard watches 1918

Advert for J. C. Vickery luminous & grill-guard watches 1918
Active service wrist watches. Sterling silver high-grade lever wrist watch, with luminous hands and figures. Sterling silver very reliable luminous wrist watch with very detachable grill guard. 1918

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for John Pound & Co luggage case 1920

Advert for John Pound & Co luggage case 1920
Advertisement John Pound & Co, compressed fibre cabin trunk, covered brown painted flax canvas, ladys purse and wrist bag. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904

Background imageWrist Collection: Army wrist watch protector advertisement

Army wrist watch protector advertisement
Advertisement for a practical wrist watch protector for soldiers during the First World War, protecting from the glint on the glass possibly attracting bullets

Background imageWrist Collection: Watch Repair

Watch Repair
A suited man concentrates very hard as he fixes a wrist watch

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Shoolbreds wristwatch 1915

Advert for Shoolbreds wristwatch 1915
Shoolbreds service wristwatch, with self closing cover. 1915

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Bensons jewellery and bracelet watches 1889

Advert for Bensons jewellery and bracelet watches 1889
Selection of novelty jewellery all with lucky moonstones and set with diamonds, and also a variety of womens bracelet wristwatches. All available from Bensons jewelers, Bond Street, London. 1889

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Bensons Christmas jewellery 1889

Advert for Bensons Christmas jewellery 1889
Novelty jewellery to celebrate the 90 date (1890s) and also a variety of Christmas related theme brooches including holly, mistletoe and ivy, and also a selection of womens bracelet wristwatches

Background imageWrist Collection: Fashionable ascot frock 1933

Fashionable ascot frock 1933
Woman wearing a fashionable Ascot frock designed and carried out by The White House of 51 New Bond Street. It is expressed in white organdie, patterned with pastel black

Background imageWrist Collection: Greek art. Grave of Plangon doll. About 310 BC

Greek art. Grave of Plangon doll. About 310 BC. The girl holds a bird and a doll. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageWrist Collection: Studio photograph of an Australian VAD patient

Studio photograph of an Australian VAD patient
Studio photograph of an Australian Sergeant. He is sitting on a small table against a backdrop of a curtained window. His hat is beside him on the table

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb quality jewellery 1938

Advert for Mappin & Webb quality jewellery 1938
Gifts of fine quality jewellery. 1938

Background imageWrist Collection: Ladies wristwatches with silk and cord straps 1937

Ladies wristwatches with silk and cord straps 1937
A selection of womens wristwatches with silk and cord straps. Products for Army & Navy catalogue. Date: 1937

Background imageWrist Collection: Ladies gem-set wristlet watches 1937

Ladies gem-set wristlet watches 1937
Ladies diamond cocktail wristwatches, and swiss movement. Products for Army & Navy catalogue. Date: 1937

Background imageWrist Collection: Ladies cocktail wristlet watches 1902

Ladies cocktail wristlet watches 1902
Decorative ladies cocktail wristlet watches fitted with high grade jewelled gems, lever movement and adjustable silk band, fully guarented, products for Harrods catalogue jewellery department. 1929

Background imageWrist Collection: Mens lever movement wristwatches 1929

Mens lever movement wristwatches 1929
Gold mens lever wristwatches with circular and rectangle faces, products for Harrods catalogue jewellery department. Date: 1929

Background imageWrist Collection: Woman in 1910

Woman in 1910
Woman wearing a typical edwardian clothing, with merry widow hat and plumes. Date: 1910

Background imageWrist Collection: Dowsing, Sieur Royer style

Dowsing, Sieur Royer style
Sieur Royers method: he balances the dowsing baguette, or stick, on his wrist. Date: 1693

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Jays smart knitwear for women 1937

Advert for Jays smart knitwear for women 1937
Two models wearing made to measure very smart jersey fabric suits. Date: 1937

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths jewellery 1894

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths jewellery 1894
A selection of Victorian diamond jewellery. Date: 1894

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Jays spring tailored suits 1937

Advert for Jays spring tailored suits 1937
Model wearing smart tailored suits for spring. Date: 1937

Background imageWrist Collection: Models wearing travel coats 1937

Models wearing travel coats 1937
Models wearing spring tailored coats in two styles, above single breasted in check herringbone tweed for the more slender figure and below pebble effect for the not so silm. Date: 1937

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove womens clothing 1933

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove womens clothing 1933
Model wearing smart wraparound checked belted frock and lightweight three quarter length coat. 1933

Background imageWrist Collection: Womens coats 1937

Womens coats 1937
Two models wearing full length coats. Date: 1937

Background imageWrist Collection: Model wearing Agnes hat 1937

Model wearing Agnes hat 1937
Posed model wearing spring in Agnes hats, soft navy blue grosgrain beret high off the head, with a peak of blue dotted grosgrain jutting over the forehead and curving to knot behind. Date: 1937

Background imageWrist Collection: Model wearing tartan skirt and jacket

Model wearing tartan skirt and jacket
Model wearing tartan skirt with a black jacket reinforced with matching cape and buttons. Date: 1933

Background imageWrist Collection: Fashionable furs 1933

Fashionable furs 1933
Models wearing coat and wrap for winter 1933. Date: 1933

Background imageWrist Collection: Muscles of the forearm and wrist

Muscles of the forearm and wrist.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Background imageWrist Collection: Forearm, wrist and finger bones

Forearm, wrist and finger bones.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Background imageWrist Collection: Bracelet wool holder, WW1

Bracelet wool holder, WW1
Advertisement for a bracelet wool holder, an accessory to aid knitters who were making socks, mufflers and other comforts for soldiers during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for The Army wrist watch protector 1916

Advert for The Army wrist watch protector 1916
This protector cover all emergencies. Having your wrist watch in a Army protector means protecting the watch. Keeping out the dust

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Mesh-Guard wristwatch 1918

Advert for Mesh-Guard wristwatch 1918
Protect your wrist watch with a Mesh-Guard. A heavily silver plated guard that sits on top of your watch for protection - an ideal service watch. 1918

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Gamages suggesting gifts for soldiers 1915

Advert for Gamages suggesting gifts for soldiers 1915
Advertisement by the famous Holborn store, Gamages, suggesting gifts for Britains " Blue" and " Khaki" Boys

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove womens gloves 1935

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove womens gloves 1935
A selection of wrist gloves: suede simplex fabric, hog skin, reynier quailty seleted French kid gloves, novelty French Chevrette Kid gloves with black patent leather bars

Background imageWrist Collection: Woman in elegant pinafore frock with sash

Woman in elegant pinafore frock with sash
A woman in an elegant pinafore frock, in fine navy blue serge with soft black satin for the skirt and sash and sleeves of white spot net drawn to the wrist by bracelets of black satin. Date: 1914

Background imageWrist Collection: Military luminous watch advertisement, 1915

Military luminous watch advertisement, 1915
Advertisement for the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, for their military luminous watch, with an original patent screw case making it secure from dust and damp

Background imageWrist Collection: Womens dress gloves 1924

Womens dress gloves 1924
Collection of 1920s American slip-on gloves made of cape skin, lambskin and suede. Date: 1924

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1920

Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1920
Advertisement John Pound & Co brown hide empty dressing case, tobacco pouch and ladys wrist bag. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Brenner Sports - womens clothing 1936

Advert for Brenner Sports - womens clothing 1936
Women wearing navy blue jersey suit, with matching red cuffs, leather belt, hat and wrist gloves. Walking with her black Scottish Terrier. Date: 1936

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for D. Bensson wrist watch protector 1916

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

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Ciro ladies diamond wristwatches 1937

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

Background imageWrist Collection: Advert for Asprey jewellery 1938

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

Background imageWrist Collection: Arab Dancers from Tunis, Tunisia

Arab Dancers from Tunis, Tunisia
Two beautiful Arab Dancers from Tunis, Tunisia, wearing elaborate metal wrist bracelets and bangles, jewellery, necklaces, shawls, headresses and massive hooped earrings. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWrist Collection: Double-breated coat

Double-breated coat
Woman wearing a hat at a jaunty angle, double-breasted tweed coat with wrist gloves. 1951

Background imageWrist Collection: Kissing a Ladys Hand

Kissing a Ladys Hand
A gentleman kisses a ladys hand through her glove, taking care not to catch his nose on the flap of her built-in wrist watch! Date: early 1930s

Background imageWrist Collection: Glove Wrist Watch

Glove Wrist Watch
A fashionable young woman shows off her glove, which has a natty fitted wrist watch in it! Date: February 1933

Background imageWrist Collection: Two ladies in outfits by Doucet

Two ladies in outfits by Doucet

Background imageWrist Collection: Woman with white wrist gloves

Woman with white wrist gloves
Young lady with white wrist gloves and black hat Date: 1911



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