Images Dated 18th October 2017

Advert for Louvre evening dresses 1929

Two long and elegent evening dresses, black and pink gown that is closely moulded to the figure almost to the knee then flares out. Gracious evening dress of printed velour and chiffon, with long train and side panels wich are edged with cyclamen fur.
1929

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Cocktails in The Sketch, 1920s

Page from The Sketch full of advertisements relating to the cocktail craze of the 1920s. Drinks advertised include Vermouth, Cointreau, Canadian Club whisky and Bacardi while various cocktail accoutrements are available from Wilson and Gill. Two Sketch cocktail recipes are given in the middle of the page.
1929

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Advert for W. Summerscales & Sons, Victorian items 1888

General Engineers, Corey Lane Works and Phoenix Foundry, Keighley, England. Selection of items for interior and exterior use including, patent Sundale copying press, patent perfect washer, patent extension ladders and safty step hinge, The Futurum, cheapest knife cleaner, garden rollers and sack trucks.
1888

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