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Greetings card in the shape of a well, with a bucket full of gold coins. Date: circa 1890s
Greetings card in the shape of a bouquet with a white tassel. Date: circa 1890s
German Easter card with rabbit and hatching chicks. Date: circa 1890s
Man playing the piano on a cutout Christmas card, with tab to make his hands move up and down. Date: circa 1890s
Cat in a can on a cutout calendar (July to December). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Cat in a can on a cutout calendar (January to June). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Dog pulling a cart on a German greetings cardDog pulling a cart decorated with pink and blue flowers on a German springtime greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Man in a red waistcoat on a cutout greetings card, standing behind a table containing a jug of water and a glass. Date: circa 1890s
Snow scene with bird on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Four frogs in stripy costumes on a cutout Christmas card, carrying food, drink, tobacco pipes and cigars. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
WINDOW DRESSING, PRAGUEA young woman puts the finishing touches to the window display of a grocery shop in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). Date: 1930s
VARIOUS ENGLISH COINSA selection of British coins, including a half crown, a sixpence and a penny. Date: 1960s
OLD ENGLISH COINSOld (pre-Decimalisation) British coins (left to right): Top - penny, half penny, threepenny bit. Bottom - half crown, two shillings, one shilling, sixpence - heads. Date: 1960s
SAXON COINSA selection of Saxon coins, showing the heads of various kings. Date: 798 - 821
MENS WINDOW DISPLAYRather camp outfits for well-dressed men-about-town, including a blouson jacket, safari shirt, flared slacks and (of course), sunglasses pushed back on the head! Date: circa 1980
WINDOW SHOPPING / OXFAMTwo old ladies window shopping in the Hull branch of Oxfam. The shop is promoting the great Blue Peter bring and buy sale. Date: 1980s
WOMAN USES CASH REGISTERA woman uses a cash register when her customer purchases a tin of food for 5 shillings and eightpence. They smile as they complete the transaction. Date: early 1960s
ELEPHANT / CASTLE / SHOPPINGInside the covered shopping centre at Elephant and Castle, London. People walk past W. H. Smith & Son. Date: 1960s
BOYS AND VENDING MACHINEA group of boys in their school uniform (shorts) gather round a vending machine to wait for their cold drink. Date: 1960s
VENDING MACHINE / LABELSA vending machine allows you to print out your own labels. A leather gloved hand reaches out for the finished item. Date: 1960s
C16 BRITISH COINSA selection of British coinage dating from Queen Elizabeths reign. These include a Gold Rial, Gold Angel, Crown, Shilling, Sixpence, Groat and Penny. Date: 16th Century
WALTER JONES SHOPThe exterior of Walter Jones, Sloane Street, London, a shop which sells hand bags, and other leather goods as well as photograph frames Date: circa 1912
REYKJAVIK STORE 1876From drums to rum, you may buy just about anything in this general store in Reykjavik, Iceland Date: 1876
PELLATT &GREEN GLASSWARE PELLATT &GREEN GLASSWARECustomers browse amongst the glassware and chandeliers on sale at Messrs. Pellatt and Green, St Pauls Churchyard, London Date: 1809
PAYING BILLS C1830Paying bills old and new Date: circa 1830
IRISH OFF LICENCE / 1960SAn interior view of Gilbeys Irish off licence in the Haymarket, Belfast. Date: 1960s
EXPRESS DAIRY WINDOWThe window display of an Express Dairy which has a range of food such as McVities digestive biscuits, processed peas and sliced peaches. Date: 1960s
PEPPERCORNS OFF LICENCEPeppercorns off licence in Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, South Harrow. This shop later became Fosters and then the well-known chain, Peter Dominic. Date: JUNE 1934
D. I. Y. STORE / WALTONA shop front of a D.I.Y. suppliers, Walton. Date: 1970s
GRANDFATHER CLOCKS SOLDMr Robb, an antique dealer, exporting grandfather clocks to Holland, including one his grandfather made over 100 years before. Date: 19 February 1964
VENDING MACHINE / CHOCOLATA woman putting money into a vending machine selling chocolate and confectionery. Date: 1960s
PHOTOCOPY / VENDING / 1960SA vending machine offering a photocopying service Docustat which will cost 2 shillings and take 30 seconds. Date: 1960s
FRENCH CASHIER 1890A cashier in a French shop Date: 1890
PARIS FLORIST SHOPFlowers in buckets outside a florists in Paris Date: 1929
COINING 1577Coining Date: 1577
ANCIENT ROMAN COINSAncient Roman coins
MORE BILLS THAN PENCEA gentleman at home looks forlornly at a pile of bills Date: 1854
NATIONAL CASH REGISTERA National cash register Date: circa 1928
REGISTER PRINTS RECEIPTA receipt-printing cash register Date: 1917
DURKOPP CASH REGISTERAdvertisement for Durkopp cash register Date: 1902
AMERICAN DOLLARSA selection of different dollar coins, before the introduction of the United States Central Bank in 1911. The coins pictured include a dollar from California. Date: late 19th century
CIGARETTE COUNTER / 1915An advertisement for De Reszke cigarettes: a gentleman has his cigarette lit for him at the tobacconists counter Date: 1915
LIVERPOOL / LITTLE SHOPLiverpool: the Little Shop, Mount Pleasant Date: 1907
BARBER & TOBACCONIST BARBER & TOBACCONISTBarber and tobacconists shop in Mount Pleasant, Liverpool Date: 1907
FRENCH TABAC & CAFE FRENCH TABAC & CAFEThe outside of a tobacconists shop and cafe, part of the Hotel du Metro in France Date: 1929
MISERY & A MISER MISERY & A MISERTwo attics: misery in one, a miser in the other Date: 1855
MISER EXAMINES LOOTAn old miser checks his hoard by candlelight Date: 19th century
MONEY CHANGER, EGYPTAn Egyptian money changer at Siout enjoys a pipe as he waits for custom outside his place of work Date: 1880