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Fake Collection (#3)

"Unveiling the Truth: A Journey through Fake Phenomena" The Bigfoot film from 1967 - a legendary encounter or an elaborate hoax

Background imageFake Collection: The fake one

The fake one
Alex Ogazzi

Background imageFake Collection: Beware of Submarines WW1

Beware of Submarines WW1
Lady swimmer mimicking a submarine with her fake periscope. Date: circa 1916

Background imageFake Collection: Clown Uncle Jolliboy - holding up a fake chicken

Clown Uncle Jolliboy - holding up a fake chicken Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFake Collection: Permit to Be a Bore

Permit to Be a Bore, fake certificate with comic signatures Date: circa 1950

Background imageFake Collection: Advertisement for extensions made from finest quality human hair. Date: 1910

Advertisement for extensions made from finest quality human hair. Date: 1910

Background imageFake Collection: Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Propaganda

Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Propaganda
ww1, wwi, world, war, one, first, 1st, great, i, propaganda, cartoon, caricature, leonard, raven, hill, punch, render, rendering, tallow, plant, factory, grim, gruesome, savage, fake, false

Background imageFake Collection: Faked American Civil War photograph

Faked American Civil War photograph
Early photography: a soldier lies dead between two boulders with his gun resting on the rocks. Supposedly taken at the Battle of Gettysburg, but later found to be posed for propaganda. Date: 1863

Background imageFake Collection: Lady Gordon (oil on canvas)

Lady Gordon (oil on canvas)
5043064 Lady Gordon (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 96.5x71.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Half-length portrait of Lady Gordon)

Background imageFake Collection: The Falsifier Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)

The Falsifier Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308534 The Falsifier Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageFake Collection: Wine counterfeiter disguised as excursionist caught at the Bavarian border near Kufstein, Germany

Wine counterfeiter disguised as excursionist caught at the Bavarian border near Kufstein, Germany
7278820 Wine counterfeiter disguised as excursionist caught at the Bavarian border near Kufstein, Germany by Unknown Artist

Background imageFake Collection: Forgery of coin adulteration at the time of the Thirty Years'War

Forgery of coin adulteration at the time of the Thirty Years'War
7279939 Forgery of coin adulteration at the time of the Thirty Years War by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFake Collection: 193-0082133 To the Count Palatine (or Count of the Palate), plate 33 of Los caprichos

193-0082133 To the Count Palatine (or Count of the Palate), plate 33 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81652 193-0082133 To the Count Palatine (or Count of the Palate), plate 33 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

Background imageFake Collection: Spooning in the dressing room (chromolitho)

Spooning in the dressing room (chromolitho)
2816122 Spooning in the dressing room (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spooning in the dressing room. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageFake Collection: DDE-90028536

DDE-90028536
Harp seal pup and stuff seal toy on ice, Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada Date: 02/07/2008

Background imageFake Collection: Urn, designed and made by Flight, Barr and Barr, c. 1815 (artificial porcelain)

Urn, designed and made by Flight, Barr and Barr, c. 1815 (artificial porcelain)
490980 Urn, designed and made by Flight, Barr and Barr, c.1815 (artificial porcelain) by British School, (19th century); h:18.60 w:11.40 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageFake Collection: Henry Fauntleroy, banker hanged for forgery in 1824 (engraving)

Henry Fauntleroy, banker hanged for forgery in 1824 (engraving)
7200927 Henry Fauntleroy, banker hanged for forgery in 1824 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Fauntleroy)

Background imageFake Collection: Man examining a coin (colour litho)

Man examining a coin (colour litho)
7150205 Man examining a coin (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man examining a coin, humorous card)

Background imageFake Collection: Spoof of Rudyard Kiplings poem, The Vampire (litho)

Spoof of Rudyard Kiplings poem, The Vampire (litho)
7200524 Spoof of Rudyard Kiplings poem, The Vampire (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spoof of Rudyard Kiplings poem, The Vampire)

Background imageFake Collection: LABRO_076897

LABRO_076897
Chihuahua puppy in the winter snow wearing a red Christmas Santa hat Date: 14-02-2018

Background imageFake Collection: LA-5951

LA-5951
Rabbit - French Lop / Belier wearing Christmas antlers Date: 27-Jan-09

Background imageFake Collection: White-tailed Deer / Whitetail, wearing antler headband in snow

White-tailed Deer / Whitetail, wearing antler headband in snow White-tailed Deer / Whitetail, wearing antler headband in snow Date: 01-Jan-00

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13131811
Toyger kittens in the studio wearing false nose Groucho glasses Date: 19-12-2019

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13131809
Chihuahua dog in the winter snow wearing Christmas antlers Date: 19-12-2019

Background imageFake Collection: 13131777

13131777
Persian Cat wearing false nose Groucho glasses Date: 18-11-2019

Background imageFake Collection: 13131771

13131771
Persian Cat wearing false nose Groucho glasses Date: 18-11-2019

Background imageFake Collection: 13131769

13131769
Coton de Tulear Dog wearing false nose Groucho glasses Date: 18-11-2019

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13131730
British longhair Cat black golden shaded, smiling and laughing, with fake hand glasses covering eyes Date: 10-10-2019

Background imageFake Collection: 13131645

13131645
RABBIT - Mini ivory satin in top hat with fake bunny ears Date: 16-05-2007

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13131644
RABBIT - Mini ivory satin rabbits sitting in a row wearing fake bunny ears Date: 16-05-2007

Background imageFake Collection: 13131263

13131263
Chimpanzee - showing lips kissing wearing false nose Groucho glasses and party hat Date: 18-11-2019

Background imageFake Collection: 13131043

13131043
Deer, in winter snow with Rudolph red nose, wearing Christmas hat Date: 05-01-2016

Background imageFake Collection: The Taxidermist Doctor, 1843. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque

The Taxidermist Doctor, 1843. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
The Taxidermist Doctor, 1843

Background imageFake Collection: Pillow Sham Holder, 1937. Creator: Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Pillow Sham Holder, 1937. Creator: Lloyd Charles Lemcke
Pillow Sham Holder, 1937

Background imageFake Collection: Postcard of a man posing in a Western scene in a photography studio, early 20th century

Postcard of a man posing in a Western scene in a photography studio, early 20th century
This real photo postcard depicts a man in a cowboy costume posing with a fake horse. He is standing to the right of the horse and is wearing a long-sleeve shirt, pants, fur chaps

Background imageFake Collection: The Death of Chatterton, c. 1856 (oil on panel)

The Death of Chatterton, c. 1856 (oil on panel)
XYC127211 The Death of Chatterton, c.1856 (oil on panel) by Wallis, Henry (1830-1916); 22.7x30.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Background imageFake Collection: 'The Eyes looked at her thoughtfully. 'from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

"The Eyes looked at her thoughtfully. "from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
3614745 A" The Eyes looked at her thoughtfully.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow

Background imageFake Collection: The Fake Elephant (coloured engraving)

The Fake Elephant (coloured engraving)
979214 The Fake Elephant (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fake Elephant.); © Look and Learn

Background imageFake Collection: The thaw (colour litho)

The thaw (colour litho)
2818365 The thaw (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The thaw. Satire on scandals in French public life. Le degel)

Background imageFake Collection: Who will profit from the revolt in the Champagne region? The German fraudster (colour litho)

Who will profit from the revolt in the Champagne region? The German fraudster (colour litho)
2779711 Who will profit from the revolt in the Champagne region? The German fraudster (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFake Collection: Sketch by Fish of Fred Dixon in his Danse Moderne

Sketch by Fish of Fred Dixon in his Danse Moderne with his fake dancing partner as part of the New Princes Friviloities, Princes Restaurant, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageFake Collection: Four Cloche Hats. 1 - Striped crochet cloche in red, white

Four Cloche Hats. 1 - Striped crochet cloche in red, white and blue by Jane Gozzet at Spice No.1 accompanied by patriotic bead and pearl earrings from Harrods

Background imageFake Collection: Submarines

Submarines
Lady swimmer mimicking a submarine with her fake periscope. Date: circa 1916

Background imageFake Collection: The Man Who Works The Automaton

The Man Who Works The Automaton
The man who works The Mechanical Turk, a fake Automaton Chess Player, designed by Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen. 1769

Background imageFake Collection: Joke money, Five Halfpence, Fort Montague Bank

Joke money, Five Halfpence, Fort Montague Bank
Joke money banknote for five halfpence, Fort Montague Bank. 1827

Background imageFake Collection: Frances Day in The Fleets Lit Up at the London Hippodrome

Frances Day in The Fleets Lit Up at the London Hippodrome
Frances Day riding a horse as Polly Brown in the musical comedy, The Fleets Lit Up at the London Hippodrome in 1938. The Sketch writes, " she gives her usual delightful, elusive

Background imageFake Collection: Cartoon, Brothers in Distress

Cartoon, Brothers in Distress, Bishop v. Maskelyne and Labouchere. They were accused of defaming an American stage mentalist, Washington Irving Bishop

Background imageFake Collection: Little Women - Mrs March and Jo read a letter

Little Women - Mrs March and Jo read a letter
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Mrs March and Jo read a letter, purporting to be a love letter to Meg from John Brooke, but actually a practical joke and forgery. 1880

Background imageFake Collection: Civil War Fortifications at St Giles in the Fields, London; etched facsimile of a drawing

Civil War Fortifications at St Giles in the Fields, London; etched facsimile of a drawing purporting to have been made
586753 Civil War Fortifications at St Giles in the Fields, London; etched facsimile of a drawing purporting to have been made by Captain John Eyre (engraving) by English School




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"Unveiling the Truth: A Journey through Fake Phenomena" The Bigfoot film from 1967 - a legendary encounter or an elaborate hoax? Photographic evidence of the Loch Ness Monster: fact or fiction? Sunday Sport's outlandish claim: World War Two Bomber Found on Moon, separating truth from fantasy. Darbishire UFO Fake: unraveling the mystery behind Yorkshire's extraterrestrial sightings. U-2 spy plane with fictitious NASA markings in 1960 - a classified deception by NASA itself? British passport forgery exposed - delving into the world of counterfeit identities. Helen Duncan and her controversial claims of Ectoplasm & Teleplasmic hand - supernatural phenomenon or clever trickery? The Hamburg Hydra Linnaeus revealed fake - exploring the dark side of scientific fraudulence. Cid Officers Sunday Best: unmasking undercover agents' deceptive disguises for covert operations. Cocaine Toothache Drops trade card from 1885 raises eyebrows about its intended audience and ethical implications. British passport duplicity resurfaces as authorities crack down on fraudulent documents. In this captivating journey, we delve into various instances where reality intertwines with deception, questioning what is genuine and what is fabricated in our world full of mysteries and illusions.