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Bros Collection (#2)

"Bros: A Tale of Brotherhood, Dreams, and British Icons" In the quaint village of Port Sunlight, a workers utopia came to life

Background imageBros Collection: Port Sunlight Village map in 1911

Port Sunlight Village map in 1911

Background imageBros Collection: Port Sunlight - telephone switchboard - early 1900s

Port Sunlight - telephone switchboard - early 1900s

Background imageBros Collection: Port Sunlight - the laboratory - early 1900s

Port Sunlight - the laboratory - early 1900s

Background imageBros Collection: Port Sunlight - wooden box making - early 1900s

Port Sunlight - wooden box making - early 1900s

Background imageBros Collection: Port Sunlight - barges laden with soap - early 1900s

Port Sunlight - barges laden with soap - early 1900s

Background imageBros Collection: Port Sunlight - making toilet soap - early 1900s

Port Sunlight - making toilet soap - early 1900s

Background imageBros Collection: Port Sunlight - automatic packing - early 1900s

Port Sunlight - automatic packing - early 1900s

Background imageBros Collection: Port Sunlight - boiler room - early 1900s

Port Sunlight - boiler room - early 1900s

Background imageBros Collection: Port Sunlight - steam engine - early 1900s

Port Sunlight - steam engine - early 1900s

Background imageBros Collection: Port Sunlight - barrels of fat on the wharf - early 1900s

Port Sunlight - barrels of fat on the wharf - early 1900s

Background imageBros Collection: Port Sunlight - Girls dining room - early 1900s

Port Sunlight - Girls dining room - early 1900s

Background imageBros Collection: Sunlight Soap Advertisement Victorian period

Sunlight Soap Advertisement Victorian period

Background imageBros Collection: Salters Steamers, Oxford, Victorian period

Salters Steamers, Oxford, Victorian period

Background imageBros Collection: Salter Bros landing stage, Folly Bridge, Oxford

Salter Bros landing stage, Folly Bridge, Oxford, Victorian period

Background imageBros Collection: Short Bros 166 biplane on HMS Ark Royal

Short Bros 166 biplane on HMS Ark Royal

Background imageBros Collection: SHORT Bros 166 biplane on HMS Ark Royal early 1900s

SHORT Bros 166 biplane on HMS Ark Royal early 1900s

Background imageBros Collection: Ballroom Equipment and Decoration for Simmonds Bros, London

Ballroom Equipment and Decoration for Simmonds Bros, London
Advert for Ballroom Equipement and Decoration for Simmonds Bros, London, December 1922, with a view of an elaborately decorated ballroom Date: 1923

Background imageBros Collection: G-ADHJ - Mercury - Transatlantic Float Seaplane

G-ADHJ - Mercury - Transatlantic Float Seaplane - the upper component of the Short Bros. Mayo Composite Aircraft - launched in mid-air from a Flying Boat (see 13816872). Only one ever built

Background imageBros Collection: Moss Bros Advertisement Photograph

Moss Bros Advertisement Photograph
An advertisement photograph for Moss Bros Ltd, promoting outdoor men's wear. Date: circa 1939

Background imageBros Collection: Lever Bros Advertisement Photograph

Lever Bros Advertisement Photograph
A photograph used in the advertisement of Lever Brothers Ltd, portraying a standing woman wearing a night gown. Date: circa 1939

Background imageBros Collection: Cadburys Cup Chocolate Advertisement

Cadburys Cup Chocolate Advertisement
An advertisement for Cadbury Bros Ltd, promoting their cup chocolate which can be seen articulately illustrated, in a blue and white porcelain cup. Date: 1939

Background imageBros Collection: Advert, Triang Toys for Christmas presents

Advert, Triang Toys for Christmas presents Date: 1923

Background imageBros Collection: HMV 78rpm record, and brass To Life Boats sign

HMV 78rpm record, and brass To Life Boats sign
HMV 78rpm gramophone record in buff coloured paper sleeve, Be British and Stand to Your Post, and a brass To Life Boats sign, 20 inches. Formerly the property of Brian Ticehurst, Titanic expert

Background imageBros Collection: Cunard Line - emigrants tin trunk, stencilled G King

Cunard Line - emigrants tin trunk, stencilled G King
Cunard Line - emigrants tin trunk with Cunard/Jones Brothers, Wolverhampton on the lock, and the name G. King stencilled on the front. 24 x 14 x 14 inches. (1 of 2) Date: 20th century

Background imageBros Collection: Cunard Line, QE2 - bridge telegraph

Cunard Line, QE2 - bridge telegraph
Cunard Line QE2 - original bridge telegraph that was installed in 1967 and remained until it was removed in 1987. Date: 20th century

Background imageBros Collection: RMS Titanic - letter from Carl Zeidler of Toronto, Canada

RMS Titanic - letter from Carl Zeidler of Toronto, Canada
RMS Titanic - letter dated 6 May 1912 relating to the loss of a cable on the Titanic, from Carl Zeidler, an explorer in Toronto, to Messrs Houston Bros, Vicksburg, Missouri, USA. Date: 1912

Background imageBros Collection: Noyes Bros Advertisement

Noyes Bros Advertisement
An advertisement for Noyes Bros Ltd, providers of interior panelling, specifically promoting Gypsboard fibrous plaster sheets. The photo shows a fully furnished interior of a home. Date: circa 1924

Background imageBros Collection: Hardy Bros Advertisement

Hardy Bros Advertisement
An advertisement for Hardy Bros Ltd, Sydney based jewellers and silversmiths, with a decorative red border, promoting gem set watches, including an octagonal wrist watch in platinum

Background imageBros Collection: Advert for Moss Bros

Advert for Moss Bros, widely known for its menswear, here advertising its children's riding outfits. Date: 1939

Background imageBros Collection: Advert for Woollands, illustrating their range of women's coats and short coats. Date: 1932

Advert for Woollands, illustrating their range of women's coats and short coats. Date: 1932

Background imageBros Collection: Nighttime view of Sherman Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Nighttime view of Sherman Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
The moon shines clearly in a black sky and electric lights and parked cars dramatically line the sides of the road. Date: circa 1940

Background imageBros Collection: All the flags of the Allies fanned out

All the flags of the Allies fanned out
The card carries a verse entitled For a little Scrap of Paper'. This is a play on the German Chancellor's reported exclamation when he learned that Britain would honour her treaty obligations

Background imageBros Collection: British propaganda postcard 10 July 1916

British propaganda postcard 10 July 1916
Bulldog and Union flag represent the Nation's fighting spirit 9 days after the Battle of the Somme. WW1 Date: 1916

Background imageBros Collection: Daydreaming (All Night Long) from The Gay Impostors

Daydreaming (All Night Long) from The Gay Impostors
Music cover, Daydreaming (All Night Long), words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harry Warren, from the Warner Bros film, The Gay Impostors, with Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane

Background imageBros Collection: Music cover, I Only Have Eyes for You

Music cover, I Only Have Eyes for You, words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren, from the film Dames, featuring Dick Powell, Ruby Keller and Joan Blondell. Date: 1934

Background imageBros Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS. 125-600B G-BCJU

Hawker Siddeley HS. 125-600B G-BCJU
Hawker Siddeley HS.125-600B G-BCJU (msn 256041), of Short Bros.& Harland, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1975

Background imageBros Collection: Hewitt Bros Sparkling Ale

Hewitt Bros Sparkling Ale

Background imageBros Collection: Hewitt Bros Pale Ale

Hewitt Bros Pale Ale

Background imageBros Collection: Hewitt Bros Nut Brown Ale

Hewitt Bros Nut Brown Ale

Background imageBros Collection: Hewitt Bros Double One Strong Ale

Hewitt Bros Double One Strong Ale

Background imageBros Collection: Advert for Murkett Bros, Motor Engineers, Huntingdon

Advert for Murkett Bros, Motor Engineers, Huntingdon Date: 1926

Background imageBros Collection: Music cover, Theme from Tchaikovsky Concerto

Music cover, Theme from Tchaikovsky Concerto
Music cover, Bette Davis in The Great Lie, Theme from Tchaikovsky Concerto in Bb Minor, arranged as piano solo by King Palmer. Date: 1942

Background imageBros Collection: Adverts for Women's Military and Civil Clothing WWII

Adverts for Women's Military and Civil Clothing WWII
Two adverts for women's clothing first from Moss Bros for the Auxiliary Territorial Service Officer's uniform made from Barathea or Whipcord, supplied read to wear

Background imageBros Collection: 19th century vintage photograph: view at Levuku, Fiji, Pacific Ocean island, . c. 1890

19th century vintage photograph: view at Levuku, Fiji, Pacific Ocean island, . c. 1890
19th century vintage photograph: view at Levuku, Fiji, Pacific Ocean island, . c.1890. Image by Burton Bros

Background imageBros Collection: Composite of Maori images by Burton Bros photographers in Dunedin New Zealand c. 1890

Composite of Maori images by Burton Bros photographers in Dunedin New Zealand c. 1890

Background imageBros Collection: Advert for womens model bags or handbags

Advert for womens model bags or handbags from Woollands, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageBros Collection: Fashion fancies of the moment from Woolland Bros

Fashion fancies of the moment from Woolland Bros
Fashion fancies of the moment from Wolland Bros, Harrods (evening wrap in ruby red georgette) and Debenham and Freebody (a bathing suit), London, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageBros Collection: Mappin Brothers Skirmisher wrist watch advertisement

Mappin Brothers Skirmisher wrist watch advertisement
Advertisement for the Skirmisher wrist watch by Mappin Brothers of Regent Street, London, complete with pigskin wristlet. " Strongly recommended by an officer of the Royal Horse Artillery




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"Bros: A Tale of Brotherhood, Dreams, and British Icons" In the quaint village of Port Sunlight, a workers utopia came to life. As the sun set on Skelton Street in Colne, Lancashire, tales were shared among bros who found solace in their camaraderie. They spoke of triumphs and challenges while gazing at the magnificent Bristol Scout aircraft soaring through the skies. Inspired by pioneers like the Wright Bros and their groundbreaking planes, these bros dreamed big. They yearned for adventures beyond Church Street in Christchurch, Dorset. Their imaginations took flight as they envisioned themselves performing with skillful precision just like Leonzo Bros. , sensational artists accompanied by their loyal companion Tiger. But it wasn't all dreams and aspirations; laughter echoed through Royal Oak pub in Bayswater, London when stories about Three Marx Bros' antics at MGM were shared. The spirit of entertainment continued with Four Marx Bros captivating audiences under Paramount's spotlight. Meanwhile, James Dean became an icon under Warner Bros' guidance - his rebellious charm resonating with bros worldwide. And speaking of fame before its arrival, a young Matt Goss was pictured before he rose to stardom as part circa 1985 - a testament to brotherhood enduring through time. Amidst this tapestry woven by history and ambition stood Robert Brothers Circus poster from Caernarvon, Wales – reminding them that even amidst chaos there is beauty to be found. These bros understood that true strength lies not only in individual achievements but also in unity forged over pints at local pubs or conversations on street corners. Together they embraced their passions for aviation marvels or circus wonders – finding inspiration within each other's company. For it is within these bonds that ordinary men become extraordinary "bros, " forever connected by shared experiences and unwavering support on this journey called life.