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Revolving BookcaseThis revolving bookcase holds fewer books for its floor- space than any conceivable design, but it could be handy for portfolios and outsize books that need to be flat
Deerhounds on CoverThree deerhounds, one sitting, one standing and one lying, grace the front cover of the US edition of Les Sports Modernes
Boys FerretingTwo boys in caps set a ferret down a rabbit hole
16th Century CavalryA young man in the suite of the emperor Carl V : his horse is partially armoured, and both rider and mount are heavily ornamented as befits an imperial courtier
Tutmania 1923A comic look at the influence of all things Egyptian, especially on female fashion, sparked by the interest in Tutankhamen & his tomb
The Road to Ascot / 1846A sketch on the road to Ascot. The summer of 1846 was a particularly hot one bringing that awful accompaniment - dust
Elephant Hunt (Dore)An intrepid hunter takes on an entire herd of elephants and fires at one of them from point-blabk range. In a moment he will be trampled to death, and serve him right
Costume / Orange SellerLondon characters: an ORANGE GIRL offers her wares to passers-by in the street, a valuable source of vitamin C if they only knew it
Riding Habits 1834Riding habits. Woman: imbecile sleeves, embroidered canezou, cravat & top hat. Boy: pantaloons, waistcoat with a roll collar, short jacket with gigot sleeves, ruff
Pilch IllustrationThe Great Days of Fuller Pilch
Manchester Ship Canal 1Map showing the western end of the Canal, where it joins the river Mersey flowing into the sea at Liverpool
Japanese River SceneBoating on a tranquil river just after sundown
Africa / Exploration / CongoCONGO - French and German officials, determined to correctly map the boundary between their territories, make their way through the marshy Lobaye valley
Race Going CoupleA bright orange tunic dress with a narrow hobble skirt, sleeves with volans, a V neck bodice & pannier or polonaise over-skirt & a soft brimless hat with a plume
Whittaker Star Maps 11Including Cygnus, Lacerta and Lyra
African Grey ParrotAFRICAN GREY PARROT (Psittacus erithaeus) Such a universal favourite... scarcely requires description as its appearance is familiar to all
Donkeys / Meadow 1862Donkeys grazing in the meadow
Dog Show Childrens ClassThe Transvaal Kennel Club Show, Johannesburg, childrens class. In white dresses and hats, very young children hold their dogs for the judges inspection, watched by parents
Tabby and White CatA tabby and white cat sleeps
Deaths Head MothDEATHs HEAD HAWK MOTH with its caterpillar Date: 1880
Early Type Bull DogsA very early example of the British bull dog. This is probably the first colour picture. Note their long noses which have been bred out of the modern dogs
French Tailors C18ThAn elegant Frenchman has a fitting for a new coat. A tailor, down on one knee, makes some adjustments. Another, sewing buttons, sits cross legged on a bench
1st Steam Fire EngineThe first steam-powered fire engine by Ericsson and Braithwaite, used at several fires very successfully
TOZER FIRE PUMP / C. 1870Tozer Fire-Pump, a portable and extremely useful fire- pump, named after the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade of the City of Birmingham
Portable Steam Pump / 1883Valiant portable Steam Pump. designed and patented by Merryweathers in 1883. A powerful self-contained pumping engine
Queen Alexandra / DowneyALEXANDRA QUEEN TO EDWARD VII Photographed in 1891
Art Nouveau Lady 1904A typical Art Nouveau lady, with red poppies, reading a book
Tabard Inn, SouthwarkSouthwark: the Tabard Inn as it looked in 1810: several centuries earlier, Chaucers pilgrims left for Canterbury from here
Chaucer, Doctor O PhysicThe Doctor of Physic holds up a flask to the light
Fashionable Shape 1906The fashionable silhouette of the period as personified by the actress Camille Clifford. The waistline may possibly have been re-touched
Poe / Fall of House UsherTHE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Roderick & his twin sister, Madeline, inside the house
Evening Dress / DoucetDoucet sleeveless Empire-line tunic dress: bouillonnee / puffing at the hem, a gathered tunic with beaded fringing; worn with a vibrantly patterned fur-trimmed coat
Garden Party Frock 1913Garden party dress by Redfern: tubular style tunic dress with batea (boat) neck, hobble skirt & ornamented with lace & tassels. Hat: flat crown, wide brim, large black bow
Evening Dress / ZimmermanBack view of a high waisted draped gown with train by Zimmerman. An embroidered floating panel hangs from the shoulders. Worn with a toque & aigrette
Evening Dress 1913Exotic gown witih Chinese style tassels, a narrow draped satin skirt with train worn with an embroidered lace, square necked bodice with decorative cut under-sleeves
Clock MechanismsA variety of clocks: an electric clock, a water clock, a sun dial, clock movements and pendulums
Surtout Greatcoat 1907An American surtout greatcoat: double-breasted with waist seam, full skirts, long lapels & a velvet collar. Worn with a bowler (Derby) hat & half- boots or town boots
Geisha / Instruments / C1900Three geisha, in informal kimono: one practises on her shamisen whilst another reads
Japanese Geisha / C1900Young geisha reading
Trafalgar Square / ChromoA view of Trafalgar Square looking up towards the National Gallery, showing Nelsons Column, the lions and the fountains
Carpet SweeperA young housewife using a carpet sweeper
Cedars Estate RickmanswhAerial view of Cedars Estate, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England - showing homes tastefully laid out with large gardens
Woman Racing DriversWomen join the racing driver fraternity
Jude the ApostleSAINT JUDE THE APOSTLE (also known as Thaddeus): he spread the Good Word in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) but when he went to Persia he was put to death
Gossip about Fairies 15Titania, queen of the Fairies, magically enamoured of Bottom, the Weaver, comes to her senses - - a scene from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream
DEUTSCHLAND WRECKSeveral perish when the German steamship Deutschland is wrecked off Kentish Knock in the Thames Estuary; the death of five Franciscan nuns inspires poet G M Hopkins
Ships / Tyburnia / 1885The ship Tyburnia leaves Madeira under fire from a custom house on The Loo Rock
Honduras TurkeyHONDURAS TURKEY meleagris ocellata
