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AmbulanceA 12-15 horsepower FIAT motor ambulance equipped with two stretchers, and greatly in demand by the Red Cross during World War I
Finnigans wardrobe trunkAdvertisement from 1913 for Finnigans wardrobe trunks, designed to compartmentalise clothing in a neat and orderly fashion while travelling
Huntley & PalmersChristmas ad from 1944 for Huntley and Palmers biscuits
Neaves FoodAdvertisement for Neaves food, showing children from the Russian imperial family
German bomb damage in ColchesterA photograph of Quartermaster-Sergeant Radjohn and his wife and baby son among the wreckage in their back-yard caused by a German bomb in February 1915
Gal toliet soapFull page colour advertisement for Gal toilet soap from 1929
Hall type-writerAdvertisement for the Hall type-writer, the only portable writing machine of the time. Available from Witherby and Co. High Holborn, London
PianolaAdvertisement for the Pianola, the automatic piano-player from the Orchestrelle Company of Regent Street
H. M. S. Iron DukePhotograph of Iron Duke, flag-ship of Sir George A. Callaghan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleets. The Dreadnought was specially protected against aerial attack
Royal PlaythingsAn advertisement by F.Ad. Richter of Fenchurch Street, London for real stone building blocks, as played with by the Royal children
German cavalry officers in August 1914, complete with helmets, water their horses at a trough
Sarajevo in 1914Aerial view of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia with an X marking the spot where Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife was assassinated by Serbian nationalists in June 1914
Zenobia perfumesZenobia laboratories advertisement for their Lily of the Valley and Sweet Pea Blossom perfumes from 1909
German gas masksA British impression of the type of respiratory equipment used by German soldiers during gas attacks upon Allied troops. The Germans first used poisonous gas at Ypres on April 22nd 1915
Ponte Vecchio bridge on the River Arno at night in Florence, Italy
Water pumpAn advertisement from 1893 for Marryweathers hand fire-engines, a device which doubles up as both a fire extinguisher and plant watering machine
Exchanging gold wedding-rings for ironPhotograph showing German men and women in Berlin exchanging their gold wedding rings for iron in a bid to raise war funds. Date: October 10th 1914
Fur storeAdvertisement for the International Fur Store of Regent Street from 1892
The Majesty of MightA striking view taken from H.M.S. Superb showing a line of Dreadnoughts; a good example of Great Britains naval power in the run-up to World War I
Argentine beefAdvertisement by the Argentine Meat Board
German soldiers with the Union JackGerman soldiers flaunting the Union Jack flag in Bruges during their westward advance into Belgium in October 1914
Travelling bagsAn advertisement for Parkings and Gotto, bag and luggage specialists, based in Oxford Street, with an illustration of a ladys travelling bag or vanity case
Belgian people kissing the Union JackIllustration by Lascelles, of a crowd of Belgian people gathered outside the British consulate in Ostend, kissing the Union Jack
The Tsar as a CossackTsar Nicholas II of Russia dressed in the uniform of the Cossacks, mounted on a horse
British gas maskA British soldier wearing a respirator or gas-mask with an air-valve on the top. The Germans first used poisonous gas at Ypres on April 22nd 1915
Ransomes Lawn MowersAdvertisement for Ransomes Lawn Mowers purchased by the Queen and Princess Victoriaof Prussia. Available from Ransomes, Sims and Jeffries Ltd of Ipswich
The Dog in WarA Canine member of the German Red Cross, seen with two orderlies, equipped for field service with a flask, cup and first-aid case
Mementos of the attackThe burned-out remains of three German incendiary bombs following an attack on the Tyneside district on April 17th 1915
Wine-bottles in place of crossesIllustration by Frederic Villiers showing French soldiers marking the graves of their fallen comrades by wine bottles filled with names and particulars
Mine-sweeperA pair of trawlers sweeping for mines in the North Sea with a weighted wire rope stretched between the craft
Lucas ElectricsAdvertisement from 1959 for Lucas Quality Electrical Equipment showing a car driving through a snowy Christmas landscape
German trenches at the frontGerman infantry in advanced trenches in front of Antwerp readying to fire upon the Belgians with a machine-gun
Belgian women giving out walnutsBrave Belgian women giving out walnuts to French soldiers in the trenches near Antwerp, between Duffel and Lierre
Infantry entrenchedGerman infantry firing from a trench during training exercises. The trenches would become the characteristic feature of World War I stalemate warfare
Crowds cheering Mr. Asquiths carCheering crowds demonstrating before the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquiths car, shortly after the proclamation of war on August 4th, 1914
PhonographAdvertisement for the home phonograph from the Edison-Bell Consolidated Phonograph Co. Ltd
German soldiersGerman sailors at the beginning of World War I in 1914
Chas Baker and Co. StoresAdvertisement for gentlemens high class clothing, for immediate wear or made to measure, showing five different outfits and illustrations from the four London Chas Baker stores
Sikhs on the marchIndian troops on the march in September 1914. The Sikhs are identified by a stell quoit, the old-time national battlefield weapon of the Sikhs, in the Sepoys turbans
Canada for holidaysCanadian Pacific advertising Canada as a holiday destination in 1935
Belgian soldiers working a Hotchkiss machine-gunPhotograph showing two Belgian soldiers working a Hotchkiss machine-gun. The revolving barrel Hotchkiss machine-gun was invented by the American
Land-mine explosionPhotograph showing the upheaval of earth and debris as a land-mine explodes. A frequent characteristic of siege warfare, the landmine could destroy huge section of trenches
Territorial Force being signed upSoldiers of the Territorial Force being signed up in Deans Yard, Westminster, shortly after war was formally declared by Sir Edward Grey on August 4th, 1914
German ambassador leaving LondonPhotograph of Prince Charles Max Lichnowsky, German ambassador to Great Britain since 1912, shortly after the war was officially declared by Great Britain on August 4th 1914
Madame Curie visiting a war hospitalPhotograph showing Marie Curie, discoverer of radium, visiting the British field-hospital at Furnes where she took X-rays of all cases
Cherry Blossom boot polishAdvertisement for Cherry Blossom boot polish from 1913, showing a young man proposing
Snatching a mealBritish soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force sharing a railway carriage, and a meal, with some horses, on their way to the front in August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I
British War DogA British war-dog being trained for cross-country work. Dogs were used frequently, particularly by the Germans, during World War I, as auxiliaries in ambulance work, and for sentry and patrol work
