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The parliamentary femaleFather of the family: " Come, dear; we so seldom go out together now- can t you take us all to the play tonight!" Mistress of the House, and MP: " How you talk, Charles
DEMON OF GAMBLING C17The demon of gambling will eat its way through all your worldly possessions in the end... Date: 17th century
PINBALL MACHINE / 1963A pinball machine first manufactured by J.H. Keeney & Co. Inc. in April 1963. The game, Venus, is loosly based on bingo and there are six bingo cards on the back glass. Date: 1963
William Spears Simpson, English inventor of the cycle lever chain, similar to the one cyclist use today, formed by linked triangles with two levels
Advert for Rudge Whitworth Cycles 1895Advertisement of Rudge Whitworth Cycles, manufacture of bicycle for leisure, race and business. 1895
WORKERS GUILD DRINKINGA German workers guild on their day off processing through the streets and drinking copiously. Date: 1847
GIRLS & TOY PRAMS GIRLS & TOY PRAMSTwo little girls dress up in scarves and gloves and pretend to be grown-up women, chatting in the street, pushing their dolls in prams. Date: 1940s
AN ALCOHOLICAn alcoholic rests his head on a table in despair as he gazes longingly at a glass of white wine, cigarette in hand. Date: 1980s
MONTESPAN (PETITOT)FRANCOISE-ATHENAISE de ROCJECHOUART de MORTEMART, Madame de MONTESPAN, mistress of Louis XIV and mother of six of his numerous children. Date: 1640 - 1707
LADIES PLAYING SOLITAIREFour fashionable ladies play solitaire. Date: Early 19th century
RUSSIANS PLUNDER BRANDYThirsty Russians plunder a brandy shop in Kiev and drink as much of its stock as they can. Date: 1881
EJECTED FROM PUB, 1891Pious friend: Dear me, Im sorry to see you coming out of a public house, Mr Brown Couldnt help it, ole fel, I was chucked out! Date: 1891
DRUNKEN HUSBAND AT HOMEDespite being told not to stay out drinking by his wife, a husband returns several hours later in an intoxicated state, with his wife waiting up for him. Date: mid-19th century
CHILDREN / BOB APPLE C1890A group of smartly dressed children play a game of bob-apple at a party. Date: circa 1890
BOYS PILLOW FIGHT C1885Three boys stage a pillow fight in their nightgowns. Date: circa 1885
Children playing in a park, c. 1920Children playing in a town park. Date: circa 1920
EATING REINDEER TO BONEOstiaks eat raw reindeer on the bone. Date: 1905
3 CARD MONTE 1876Californian miners play three card monte. Date: 1876
GAMES / OUTDOOR / DOG SLEIGHChildren playing an energetic game with a dog sleigh Date: 19th century
GAMES / OUTDOOR / PARK C1920Children playing in a town park Date: circa 1920
C17 GAMBLING W / DICEGambling men stand around a table and cast dice from cups. Date: 17th century
GAMBLING RAFFLE 1842The result of a raffle is eagerly awaited by a group of men. Date: 1842
C16 GAMBLERSCards behind the back and daggers in belts: the stakes are high in this game. Date: 16th century
1790S GAMBLING PARTYThe participants at a gambling party wear every kind of facial expression. Date: 1790s
ADVERT. BILLIARD TABLEAdvertisement for Rileys combine billiard and dining room table Date: circa 1900
GAMES / BOB-APPLE / C1890A group of smartly dressed children play a game of bob- apple Date: circa 1890
THE GAMBLER C1810He loses all... till madness seizes on his fevrish brain A gentleman gambler, deep in debt, raises his fist in impotent rage. Date: circa 1810
GAME OF HUNT THE SLIPPERLe furet Date: 1858
MODEL AIRSHIP 1887A model airship moves when its propeller turns. Date: 1887
C19 BILLIARD PLAYERA moustachioed chap prepares to play a shot. Date: 19th century
GAMBLING IN RENORows of men seated at tables engage in an unspecified form of gambling in Reno, USA. Date: 1930s
GAMBLING TIPS BOXESWhen a player has won, he throws a jeton onto the table, cries pour les employes to the croupier, who puts it into the tips box. The contents are divided later Date: 1930s
BOY PLAYS IN MASK C1870A boy in a grotesque mask frightens his little sister Date: circa 1870
BOY IN MASK AND SISTERA boy in a grotesque mask frightens his little sister Date: circa 1870
GAME / JUMBLE WORDS 1930SA 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
MME DE MONTESPANFRANCOISE-ATHENAISE de ROCJECHOUART de MORTEMART, Madame de MONTESPAN, mistress of Louis XIV and mother of six of his numerous children. Date: 1640 - 1707
PLAYING CHARADESAdults acting charades : the performers are playing a doctor and his patient Date: 1864
DUKE OF CLARENCEALBERT VICTOR, DUKE OF CLARENCE AND AVONDALE (1864 - 1892), Elder son of Edward VII, died of pneumonia aged 28. Date: 1888
CHESS; PLANNING MOVEPlanning the move... Date: 1850
RUM RUNNING USA 1923RUM ROW Liquor carriers outside American territorial waters, off New Jersey, wait to unload their wares Date: 1923
Four young boys playing a game with a stick and a stone Date: late 19th century
Five Stones gameThree girls enjoy a game of five stones: the pebbles must be picked up individually while the rest are thrown in the air until all five pebbles are in the hand. Date: late 19th century
GIRLS PLAYING TOUCHGirls playing touch in the street - the aim is to touch the bollard before you yourself are touched Date: 1897
BILLIARD PLAYER. 1842A billiard player leans on the table with his cue Date: 1842
SOLDIERS PLAY DICE C19Soldiers play dice, using a large drum as their table Date: 19th century
GAMBLING / SPOILSDividing the spoils Date: 1796
PARIS STREET TOY SELLERA Paris street seller of mechanical toys Date: 1896
MOONLIT SNOWY STREETA snow-covered street by moonlight Date: 1911
