Dec18 Collection (#3)

Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, by Louis-Antoine Jullien
Promotional music sheet for Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, by the famous French composer and conductor Louis-Antoine Jullien. The poster shows happy-looking couples enjoying the dancing. Date: circa 1845

Doras Waltz and Doras Song
Promotional music sheet for Doras Waltz and Doras Song, composer unknown. Based on David Copperfield Charles Dickens novel of 1850

Mincement, by Js Lee and R Coote
Promotional music sheet for MIncemeat by Js Lee and R Coote, sung by Fred French, circa 1868. The image by celebrated illustrator Alfred Concanen shows a kitchen scene with a kitchen maid chopping

The Mephistopheles Galop by John Fitzgerald
Promotional music sheet for The Mephistopheles Galop by John Fitzgerald, as performed in the burlesque Very Little Faust and More Mephistopheles by Francis Burnand

I Shall Have Em, by Sims and Petitt and music by Meyer Lutz
I Shall HaveEm! song written by G R Sims and Henry Petitt with music by Meyer Lutz, from his own tunes in the burlesque Faust Up To Date, which was first produced at the Gaiety Theatre, October 1888

Faust Up To Date Waltz composed and arranged by Meyer Lutz
Promotional music sheet for Faust Up To Date Waltz composed and arranged by Meyer Lutz from his own tunes in the burlesque Faust Up To Date, by George. R

Faust Up To Date lancers composed and arranged by Meyer Lutz
Promotional music sheet for Faust Up To Date Lancers, composed and arranged by Meyer Lutz from his own tunes in the burlesque Faust Up To Date

Faust in Five Minutes, by Henry Walker
Promotional music sheet for Faust in Five Minutes, a Musical Medley Historiette written by Henry Walker and sung by Howard Paul

So I ll Never Ride Again, by Harry Leighton & George Everard
Promotional music sheet for So Ill Never Ride Again" music hall song of 1900 by Harry Leighton & George Everard. Sung by Frank Coyne

The Holidays Quadrille by J Pridham
Promotional music sheet for The Holidays Quadrille of 1874 by J. Pridham. Illustrated by Alfred Concanen, the image shows a family being welcomed into a stately home in the snow while the driver of

A Bad Boys Diary, by Oswald Allen & Vincent Davies
Promotional music sheet for A Bad Boys Diary, song by Oswald Allen & Vincent Davies. The illustration by Alfred Concanen shows (presumably)

Cab! Cab!! Cabby!!! Comic song by George Ford & J A Hardwick
Promotional music sheet for Cab! Cab!! Cabby!!! music hall song of 1849 by George Ford & J. A. Hardwick, sung with much Laughter and Applause by George Ford

The Bicycle Waltzes by C J Sydey
Promotional music sheet for the Bicycle Waltzes by C J Sydey, printed by Paterson & Sons, showing a young bicycle enthusiast cycling alongside young ladies with branches of leaves accompanied by a

The Five O Clock Bus by F W Green and J Harrington-Young
Promotional music sheet for The Five O Clock Bus music hall song by F. W. Green & J. Harrington Young and sung with applause by George Ellis, the Australian comique

Old England and the New Song by Harry Adams and E Jonghmans
Promotional music sheet for Old England and the New, song of 1884 by Harry Adams & E. Jonghmans, sung amidst the most enthusiastic applause, by popular singer of the time Charles Godfrey

The Young Recruit by Stephen Glover
Promotional music sheet for The Young Recruit Quadrille of 1858 by Stephen Glover. The design by John Brandard, the leading artist of music sheets of the time shows a young man being recruited by a

The Army Lancers, by H L D Arcy Jaxone
Promotional music sheet for The Army Lancers by H. L. DArcy Jaxone. Arranged on melodies of celebrated Barrack Room Ballads, which were published in 1892

Yankee Notions, by E. V. Page and Vincent Davies
Promotional music sheet for Yankee Notions, music hall song of 1880 by E. V. Page and Vincent Davies and sung by Charles Otley

The Flippity Flop Young Man by Harry Adams and E Jonghmans
Promotional music sheet for The Flippity Flop Young Man, a music hall song by Harry Adams & E. Jonghmans. The lyrics poke fun at the aesthetic movement

The Colonel Waltz by E Bucalossi
Promotional music sheet for The Colonel Waltz by E. Bucalossi. Francis Burnands The Colonel, which was another skit on the aesthetic movement - Oscar Wilde in particular

La Boulangere Polka by Max Fruhling
Promotional music sheet for La Boulangere Polka by Max Fruhling on airs from Offenbachs music in La Boulangere. The English version was first produced at the Globe Theatre, 16 April 1881

Rachel Parsons
Miss Rachel Parsons, (18851956) British engineer, pictured here when she was Unionist candidate for Lancashire in the 1923 General Election. Date: 1923

Harrods toy department 1922
Superb display of toys in the Harrods toy department, Christmas 1922. A sunken garden or pond seems to be inhabited by a variety of penguins, swans and moles

Harrods advertisement 1939 - new escalators installed
Advertisement for Harrods showing the Escalator Hall from entrance no. 5 door, Hans Crescent. Apparently, these twelve most modern escalators in the World...will take you comfortably

Shopping in the open air at Baden Baden
Shops within the Kurgarten in Baden Baden laying out their wares outdoors on tables for visitors, or open shop fronts so visitors could peruse in pleasant conditions. Date: 1909

Bar Basque at Biarritz, 1934
Bar Basque, the rendezvous at which " everyone" who visits Biarritz turns up in the course of the day for an aperitif! Date: 1934

Society on the beach at Biarritz - with the cartoonist Sem
Count Michael Vorontzov, Marquis de Polginac, the cartoonist Sem (who frequently caricatured society at Biarritz and Deauville), General Trotter, Count de Gaigneron, Count de Lancastre

Lady Clifton of Rathmore by Madame Yevonde
Lady Clifton of Rathmore, formerly Miss Nancy Glen Kidston, daughter of the late Captain Glen Kidston. She married Lord Clifton in 1923

Lady Horne & Mrs O Malley-Keyes at Biarritz
Jane O Malley-Keyes (1888-1964), formerly Jane Byrnes, American socialite who married Middleton O Malley-Keyes and reigned supreme over Biarritz society

The Hon. Mrs Francis Balfour by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Mrs Francis Balfour, wife of Lieut.-Col. Francis Cecil Balfour, M.C. formerly Miss Phyllis Goschen, elder daughter of the second Viscount Goschen. Date: 1927

Gladys Cooper and children at Frinton on Sea
Actress Gladys Cooper on the beach at Frinton-on-Sea on the Essex coast where she had a holiday home with her children Joan and John Buckmaster. Date: 1927

Sketch cover - Kitty Kinloch by Madame Yevonde
Katherine Harriet " Kitty" Kinloch, Lady Brownlow, daughter of Brig-Gen Sir David Alexander Kinloch, 11th Bt, CB, MVO of Glimerton

Gordon Selfridge by Sherriffe
Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), Born in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. Organized Selfridge & Co (1909) and developed it into one of the largest department stores in Europe

Miss S. T. Phillips playing tennis at the Venice Lido
Keeping cool in the lawn tennis court: Miss S. T. Phillips has a game in her bathing suit. Those staying at the Venice Lido regularly went from beach to tennis court in their bathing suit. Date: 1927

Society on the beach at Biarritz
Group of well-known socialites on the beach at fashionable Biarritz. From left, Madame Paul Dubonnet (Jean Nash), frequently referred to as the most stylish woman in Europe

Margaret Whigham with Marquess of Donegall at St. Moritz
Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured at St. Moritz with the Marquess of Donegall (Edward Chichester) in the year she was presented at court. 1930

M. and Mme. Dubonnet at the Miramar beach, Biarritz
Madame Paul Dubonnet, formerly Mrs Jean Nash, regularly declared the best-dressed woman in Europe, on the beach at Biarritz while her husband, of the drinks dynasty, sunbathes nearby. 1932

Cocktail time at Cap d Antibes, Marquise de Casa Maury
Enjoying cocktails at Cap D Antibes - the Marquise de Casa Maury, formerly Miss Paula Gellibrand, seated at a beach side cafÚáÀith a friend

Duke and Duchess of York wedding portrait, 1893
Prince George (later King George V) and Princess Mary of Teck on their wedding day, 6th July 1893. The Duke and Duchess of York, as they were known, were married at St Jamess Palace

North American Mustang - Single-seat low-wing Army Co-operation Fighter. 1150hp Allison Engine. Top Speed 370mph. Range exceeds 500 miles. Span 37ft. Length 32ft. 2 "

Grumman Wildcat - Single-seat mid-wing fleet fighter - Pratt and Whitney Twin-wasp or Wright 9-cyclinder Cyclone Engine. Each 1, 200 H.P. Top Speeds 325 and 330mph respectively

Bristol Beaufighter - Two-seat mid-wing Fighter, Fighter-bomber and Torpedo Aircraft. Two 1, 600 H.P. Britsol Hercules Engines. Top speed exceeds 330mph. Range - 1, 500 miles

Blenheim Bombers Blenheim Bombers
Blenheim Bombers - Long-nose Blenheim Mk. IV. Two 930 H.P. Bristol Mercury Engines. Speed 295mph. Range - 1, 900 miles. Attacking Knapsack Power Station, Hurth, Rhine-Erft district

Supermarine Spitfire - Single-seat low-wing fighter. Many different types. Mk. 1X fitted Rolls Royce Merlin LXI Engine. Top speed exceeds 400mph. Latest Mk

Stirling Bombers Stirling Bombers
Stirling Bombers - Short Stirling Heavy Bomber. Four 1, 400 H.P. Bristol Hercules or American Wright Cyclone engines. Very Heavy defensive armament. Date: circa 1940s

Whitley Bomber Whitley Bomber
Whitley Bomber - Long-range bomber, capable of carrying very large load of bombs. Rolls Royce 1, 030 H.P. Merlin engines. 245mph. Range - 1, 250 miles. Date: circa 1940s

Blenheim Fighter-Bomber Blenheim Fighter-Bomber
Blenheim Fighter-Bomber - short-nose version of one of Britains best-known aircraft. Bristol Mercury 920 H.P. engines. 295mph. Range - 1, 900 miles. Date: circa 1940s

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"Dec18: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the past with a collection of captivating images from Dec18. From the iconic Wellington Bomber soaring through the skies to the nostalgic tunes of "Daisy Bell" by Harry Dacre, this journey takes us back in time. T & W Farmiloe Limited in Rochester Row, Westminster, London stands as a testament to craftsmanship and history. The Halifax Bomber follows suit, reminding us of the bravery and sacrifice during wartime. The Catalina Flying Boat gracefully glides across waters, evoking a sense of adventure and exploration. Meanwhile, an unusual sight catches our attention - a kayak securely fastened on top of a small 1950s UK car; an embodiment of resourcefulness and outdoor enthusiasts. Beesands in Devon welcomes us with its picturesque charm while Broxbourne Mill and Stream invite tranquility amidst nature's beauty. Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick beckons us to ponder ancient mysteries while gazing at Helvellyn's majestic presence. Mars Hill offers breathtaking views over Lynmouth's harbor in Devon, capturing both serenity and awe simultaneously. And who could forget T. E. Lawrence's retreat at Clouds Hill? A glimpse into his private sanctuary reveals solitude amidst simplicity. Lastly, we find ourselves standing on Deal Beach in Kent - viewing it from the North unveils its raw beauty against crashing waves that whisper tales untold. Dec18 encapsulates moments frozen in time - each image telling its own story within this vast tapestry of history, nature, courage, ingenuity, mystery, serenity, and wonderment. Join us as we embark on this visual odyssey through decades gone by.