Puffing Collection

Smoking club, 18th century artwork. The practice of smoking tobacco was popularised in England and Ireland in the 1580s and 1590s by the English soldier and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618)

Evening Dress / Doucet
Doucet sleeveless Empire-line tunic dress: bouillonnee / puffing at the hem, a gathered tunic with beaded fringing; worn with a vibrantly patterned fur-trimmed coat

Puffing Billy engine
Puffing Billy, steam engine invented by William Headley in 1813. Headley solved the problem of slippage on the iron tracks by applying power through two sets of driving wheels

English Dresses Oct 1838
3 gowns all with bishop sleeves, 2 with reverse cuffs, V necklines and pointed waists. Hemlines are trimmed with flounces, embroidery, rouleaux and puffing

England, East Sussex, The Bluebell Railway, Santa Special Steam Train

Playing the Puffs: a Musical version of Smoke
Mademoiselle Lipovska, in an illustrated photograph, puffing a cigarette by music, with musical notes in smoke clouds. Captioned, Playing the Puffs: a Musical version of Smoke'

George Stephenson's Locomotion aka Puffing Billy Locomotive Railway Train Date: 1825

Turks from the Divan; or, Puffing and Blowen; cartoon (engraving)
608512 Turks from the Divan; or, Puffing and Blowen; cartoon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turks from the Divan; or)

A Smoking Club, pub. 1793 (hand coloured engraving)
2636967 A Smoking Club, pub. 1793 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Speaker (left); Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

March, illustration from Festkalender published in Leipzig c
AFC215848 March, illustration from Festkalender published in Leipzig c.1910 (colour litho) by Thoma, Hans (1839-1924); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Home Of The Four Winds (colour litho)
2799425 Home Of The Four Winds (colour litho) by Furniss, Dorothy (1879-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home Of The Four Winds)

Tobacco Leaves No. 1, pub. 1851 (hand coloured engraving)
2836291 Tobacco Leaves No. 1, pub. 1851 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Tents of Shem (engraving)
1055610 The Tents of Shem (engraving) by Brewtnall, Edward Frederick (1846-1902) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tents of Shem)

Eight year old Joseph Clifford of Hackney blows up his balloon as his younger brother Paul, aged 5, helps by blowing up an imaginary one. 1st September 1970

Musical terms up to date - Fortissimo - very loud
1903

Tugboat at Sea Date: 1948

Puffing Billy, steam locomotive 1813
Puffing Billy, steam locomotive, constructed by William Hedley, engine wright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett

Greek Ornament: Bands or borders in dark on light and light on dark colours, pub
Greek Ornament: Bands or borders in dark on light and light on dark colours, plate II from The Practical Decorator and Ornamentalist, published 1892 (colour lithograph)

The Puffing Devil, a full-size steam powered road locomotive, from Les Merveilles de la Science
3588299 The Puffing Devil, a full-size steam powered road locomotive, from Les Merveilles de la Science, pub.1870. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Puffing Devil)

A smoking club, House of Commons, London, 1793. Depicting the House of Commons burlesqued as a smoking club whose quarrelsome members - Fox, Dundas, Pitt, etc. are puffing smoke at each other

Tobacco Leaves No. 1, pub. 1851 (hand coloured engraving)

Cartoon steam train emerging from tunnel, smiling face at front of locomotive

Smoking Baby in a cigar box wearing a silk top hat. Not the best start in life health-wise... Quite bizarre. Date: 1904

Drawing Of William Medleys Locomotive The Puffing Billy 1813. magic Lantern Slide
Drawing Of William Medleys Locomotive The Puffing Billy 1813.magic Lantern Slide

How Table Mountain got its Cloud, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
How Table Mountain got its Cloud, 1909. Myth has it that Table Mountains tablecloth was caused by a smoking contest between the devil and a legendary local pirate Van Hunks

Open Robe 1888
Green open robe: loose sash at the waist, tall soft hat with stuffed bird. Striped robe: pointed bodice, skirt with 3 rows of puffing & tunic fullness draped at the front. Date: 1888

Puffing Billy, Hedleys improved Wylam engine
Hedleys improved Wylam engine, known as Puffing Billy Date: 1813

Man pulling pram and children uphill, c. 1820
A rotund gentleman struggles to pull his two children in a pram uphill as his over-dressed wife follows on behind. The children look like they are rather enjoying this experience

Willss tobacco advert by H. M. Bateman
Advertisement by H. M. Bateman for Willss Cut Golden Bar tobacco featuring a gent seated in a comfortable armchair wearing a smoking jacket in a state of pipe smoking ecstasy. Date: 1929

The modern invention - the art of puffing
Slide shows a photograph of a woman looking into a mirror and applying make-up to herself. Part of Box 366. C.1880s

Greetings from Normandy
" I send you greetings from Normandy". A Norman man in white smock, puffing on a thin pipe and doffing his remarkable hat. He carries a small wicker basket - I wonder what it contains

Source Size = 3776 x 5009
THE DE aR EXPEDITION, SOUTH AFRICA: 1. The De Aar Railway Extension. 2. Coming Down Hex River Mountain on the Engine on a Moonlight Night. 3

Gentleman puffing away at his pipe in a No Smoking Carriage - " So what??" Date: circa 1940s

Arab Musician blowing a small horn - Algeria, North Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Puffing Billy, William Hedleys railway locomotive patented 1813. It began work in that year and continued in use until 1872. Chromolithograph 1901

Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive, 1941 C018 / 0614
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive. Steam locomotive number 3467 on the Octoraro Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), near Brandywine Summit, Pennsylvania, USA. This railroad was founded in 1846

Hedleys Puffing Billy

Pompeii Forum 1850
The ruined Forum in 1850 : Vesuvius is puffing away in the distance. Date: 1850

Sailor from HMS Lion smoking his pipe - this card is captioned: " Peace in War." Date: 1917

Paddlesteamer on the Shatt al-Arab
A paddlesteamer on the Shatt al-Arab, Basra, Iraq Date: circa 1910s

Fashions 1 July 1883
Girl: long bodice & kilted skirt. Women: jacket bodice, waistcoat front, horizontal bands of gaging & puffing on the skirt; black beaded mantle, flounces & apron front Date: 1883

Black-spotted porcupinefish (Arothron hystrix) inflating itself. The porcupinefish swallows water to inflate itself as a form of defence from predators

Earth star mushroom (Geastrum triplex) growing in woodland soil. It has released (puffed) a cloud of reproductive spores (upper centre)

Old steam engine still in use
An old steam engine, puffing away in a field, still in use for something or other

A Swiss Shepherd Watching a Battle by the Frontier
The absurdity of war summed up by Heath Robinson as a shepherd puffing peacefully on his pipe sits in neutral Switzerland

Moscow over River
The Kremlin seen from the far side of the Moskva river, on which an early steamboat is proudly puffing though I don t see how its going to get under that bridge

Walking Dress 1840
Grey dress with a single flounce & bouillon (puffing) on the skirt, lace ruff & brown fur muff & fur-trimmed pelerine-mantlet, broad brimmed bonnet with plumes

Girl in Green / White 1870
Girl with ringlets: green & white striped tunic dress, square cut corsage, ribbon ceinture & pointed hem drawn up over a short green skirt with flounce & bouillon trim

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"Puffing: A Journey through Time and Smoke" Step into the world of puffing, where smoke intertwines with history, art, and culture. From smoking clubs to 18th-century artwork, this captivating phenomenon has left its mark on various aspects of society. In the realm of locomotion, we encounter the iconic Puffing Billy engine by George Stephenson. Its rhythmic chugging symbolizes progress and innovation that propelled England forward. Similarly, English dresses from October 1838 showcase elegance intertwined with a hint of rebelliousness - a perfect reflection of the era's fascination with puffing. But puffing is not limited to machinery or fashion alone; it transcends boundaries into entertainment as well. "Playing the Puffs: a Musical version of Smoke" takes center stage, offering an enchanting performance that celebrates this timeless practice. Delving deeper into visual arts, we stumble upon intriguing engravings like "Turks from the Divan; or Puffing and Blowen. " This cartoon-like depiction humorously captures societal quirks associated with puffing. Meanwhile, "A Smoking Club, " published in 1793 as a hand-colored engraving immerses us in an atmosphere filled with camaraderie and shared indulgence. Puffing's influence extends even further when we witness historical events such as "The Crown & Anchor Libel burnt by the Public Hangman. " This act signifies both controversy surrounding tobacco consumption and society's changing perceptions towards it. Venturing to East Sussex's Bluebell Railway aboard their Santa Special Steam Train evokes nostalgia for simpler times when families gathered together during festive seasons while enveloped in clouds of steam created by these magnificent engines. Lastly, let us not forget about artistic expressions like "Tobacco Leaves No. 1, " which showcases intricate details through hand-colored engravings dating back to 1851. These images capture tobacco leaves' beauty while reminding us how puffing has been intertwined with human existence for centuries.