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Shop Window Collection (#7)

Step back in time and take a glimpse into the captivating world of shop windows throughout history

Background imageShop Window Collection: Caricature Shop of Piercy Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn, 1801. Creator: Piercy Roberts

Caricature Shop of Piercy Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn, 1801. Creator: Piercy Roberts
Caricature Shop of Piercy Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn, 1801

Background imageShop Window Collection: The Publisher Aubert (You must admit the government has a comic appearance), 1831

The Publisher Aubert (You must admit the government has a comic appearance), 1831

Background imageShop Window Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20099722

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ENGLAND, London, Camden Town, Fake legs with colorful tights and open umbrellas above them, hanged on a wall as part of a shops decoration at famous Camden Town market

Background imageShop Window Collection: Les Musards de la Rue du Coq a Paris (Dawdlers of the Rue Coq, Paris), ca. 1810. ca

Les Musards de la Rue du Coq a Paris (Dawdlers of the Rue Coq, Paris), ca. 1810. ca
Les Musards de la Rue du Coq a Paris (Dawdlers of the Rue Coq, Paris), ca. 1810

Background imageShop Window Collection: Birchs shop front, City of London, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Birchs shop front, City of London, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Birchs shop front, City of London, (1928). Beginning of 19th Century...London facade painting...After a drawing (ca. 1850) by F. Cornman of an old shop near the Royal Exchange

Background imageShop Window Collection: Facade painting of Langlois Apothecarys Shop, Paris, France, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Facade painting of Langlois Apothecarys Shop, Paris, France, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Facade painting of Langlois Apothecarys Shop, Paris, France, (1928). Front elevation of a pharmacists in rue du Temple, About 1800. After H. Lefuel

Background imageShop Window Collection: Shopkeeper in delicatessen at night, Via Garibaldi, Venice

Shopkeeper in delicatessen at night, Via Garibaldi, Venice
Shopkeeper in delicatessen at night, Via Garibaldi, Castello, Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Background imageShop Window Collection: The Silversmith Shop of William Homes, Jr. c. 1816-25 (oil on canvas)

The Silversmith Shop of William Homes, Jr. c. 1816-25 (oil on canvas)
3330033 The Silversmith Shop of William Homes, Jr. c.1816-25 (oil on canvas) by American School, (19th century); 30.5x25.7 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Background imageShop Window Collection: Decorated shop window of AP Gegg, c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Decorated shop window of AP Gegg, c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Decorated shop window of AP Gegg, c1935

Background imageShop Window Collection: A fine shop in Artillery Row, Houndsditch, London, of the latter half of the eighteenth century

A fine shop in Artillery Row, Houndsditch, London, of the latter half of the eighteenth century, (1938). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of which this

Background imageShop Window Collection: Daniel Ost Floriste, Brussels, Belgium, (c1900), c2014-2017. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth

Daniel Ost Floriste, Brussels, Belgium, (c1900), c2014-2017. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Daniel Ost Floriste, Brussels, Belgium, c2014-2017. Paul Hankar: 1896

Background imageShop Window Collection: Ironmongers shop on Carnaby Street, London, 1944

Ironmongers shop on Carnaby Street, London, 1944
Ironmongers shop on 37 Carnaby Street, London, 1944. A man looks at the window display in an ironmongers shop with buckets, lengths of hose and other items on the pavement and hung from hooks

Background imageShop Window Collection: Busy street scene, St Johns Road, Clapham Junction, London, 1912

Busy street scene, St Johns Road, Clapham Junction, London, 1912. People crowding the pavements outside shop windows

Background imageShop Window Collection: Shops and sign to Putney Roller Skating Rink, Putney Bridge Road, London, 1911

Shops and sign to Putney Roller Skating Rink, Putney Bridge Road, London, 1911. Corner of Putney High Street and Putney Bridge Road looking towards a greengrocers shop

Background imageShop Window Collection: Crowd outside the Russian Vapour Baths, Brick Lane, Stepney, London, 1904

Crowd outside the Russian Vapour Baths, Brick Lane, Stepney, London, 1904. People stand in the street by the entrance to the baths; the porch

Background imageShop Window Collection: Railway bridge and advertising over the Brixton Road, Lambeth, London, 1938

Railway bridge and advertising over the Brixton Road, Lambeth, London, 1938. The News of the World is advertised on the railway bridge

Background imageShop Window Collection: Row of shops in Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, London, September 1909

Row of shops in Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, London, September 1909
Row of shops at 1-7 Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, London, September 1909. People standing outside shops including a tobacconists and a fishmonger s. One man leans on the lamppost at the street corner

Background imageShop Window Collection: Row of shops with advertising hoardings, Balls Pond Road, Hackney, London, September 1913

Row of shops with advertising hoardings, Balls Pond Road, Hackney, London, September 1913
Row of shops with advertising hoardings, 2-12 Balls Pond Road, Hackney, London, September 1913. Deserted cobbled street with shops including an eel and pie house

Background imageShop Window Collection: Row of derelict houses, Hackney, London, August 1937

Row of derelict houses, Hackney, London, August 1937
Row of derelict houses 21-37 Acton Street, Hackney, London, August 1937. Street of abandoned houses with broken and boarded-up windows. On the right is a shop, with men digging-up the road on the left

Background imageShop Window Collection: Shop windows, looking south from Cheapside, London, May 1912

Shop windows, looking south from Cheapside, London, May 1912
Shop windows on Old Change looking south from Cheapside, London, May 1912. Narrow street with a Saxone shoe shop on the left. Horse-drawn carts and pedestrians are visible

Background imageShop Window Collection: View of the Old Curiosity Shop, Portsmouth Street, Westminster, London, 1879. Artist

View of the Old Curiosity Shop, Portsmouth Street, Westminster, London, 1879. Artist
View of the Old Curiosity Shop, Portsmouth Street, Westminster, London, 1879

Background imageShop Window Collection: Gracechurch Street, City of London, 1882. Artist

Gracechurch Street, City of London, 1882. Artist
Gracechurch Street, City of London, 1882. View showing the premises of Gladwell Brothers Fine Art Gallery and figures looking in the shop window as well as in carriages in the street

Background imageShop Window Collection: Spectators at a print shop in St Pauls Church Yard, c1770

Spectators at a print shop in St Pauls Church Yard, c1770. Scene outside Bowles printshop, where twenty eight prints are displayed in the window panes

Background imageShop Window Collection: The premises of Harvey and Son at no 9 Ludgate Hill, Ludgate Hill, City of London, 1845

The premises of Harvey and Son at no 9 Ludgate Hill, Ludgate Hill, City of London, 1845. Showing figures on the street looking through the shop windows

Background imageShop Window Collection: Honi soit qui mal y pense, 1821

Honi soit qui mal y pense, 1821. A crowd gazing at prints in Humphreys shop window. All the prints are careful copies from the series published by Humphrey attacking Queen Caroline

Background imageShop Window Collection: Miss Macaroni and her gallant at a print shop, 1773. Artist: John Raphael Smith

Miss Macaroni and her gallant at a print shop, 1773. Artist: John Raphael Smith
Miss Macaroni and her gallant at a print shop, 1773. Scene showing four people gazing at a print shop window, possibly 13 Cornhill. One points at the prints which are clearly delineated

Background imageShop Window Collection: Sandwich Carrots: dainty Sandwich Carrots, 1796

Sandwich Carrots: dainty Sandwich Carrots, 1796
Sandwich Carrots: dainty Sandwich Carrots pub Hannah Humphrey 3rd December 1796. Lord Sandwich (1743-1814) fondling a barrow girl

Background imageShop Window Collection: Barnsley Co-op, Park Road branch exterior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist

Barnsley Co-op, Park Road branch exterior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Barnsley Co-op, Park Road branch exterior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961

Background imageShop Window Collection: Barnsley Co-op, Kendray branch exterior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist

Barnsley Co-op, Kendray branch exterior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Barnsley Co-op, Kendray branch exterior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. A typical late 1950s or early 1960s supermarket exterior

Background imageShop Window Collection: Home Farm Products Ltd butchers shop front, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist

Home Farm Products Ltd butchers shop front, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist
Home Farm Products Ltd butchers shop front, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. The front of the shop in Cumberland Street. The photograph was taken for the Ulster Bacon company for a publicity shot in

Background imageShop Window Collection: Barnsley Co-op, Smithies branch exterior, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters

Barnsley Co-op, Smithies branch exterior, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
Barnsley Co-op, Smithies branch exterior, South Yorkshire, 1961. Photographed for the Barnsley Co-operative society, the photograph shows a dog waiting eagerly outside the Smithies branch in South

Background imageShop Window Collection: The exterior of Carlines Self Service Store, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist

The exterior of Carlines Self Service Store, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
The exterior of Carlines Self Service Store, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. This is a good example of the kind of self service retail outlet which was being developed during the 1950s and 1960s

Background imageShop Window Collection: Snelsons electrical shop, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters

Snelsons electrical shop, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Snelsons electrical shop, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. TVs are available to rent for 8 shillings and 3 pence per week for a 19 inch set. A window poster also advertises the new 625 line screen

Background imageShop Window Collection: Greens of Mexboro Ltd, shop in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963

Greens of Mexboro Ltd, shop in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. A photograph commissioned by Associated Diaries Ltd showing Mr Fred Greens corner shop in Mexborough

Background imageShop Window Collection: Alexandre of Oxford Street, mens clothes shop frontage, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963

Alexandre of Oxford Street, mens clothes shop frontage, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. Alexandre of Oxford Streets new branch in Mexborough, South Yorkshire

Background imageShop Window Collection: Exterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist

Exterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist
Exterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956

Background imageShop Window Collection: H Samuels jewellers in the new Arndale Centre, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1969

H Samuels jewellers in the new Arndale Centre, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1969. The new Arndale Shopping Centre in Doncaster opened in 1969

Background imageShop Window Collection: Woolworths, Barnsley store, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist: Michael Walters

Woolworths, Barnsley store, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist: Michael Walters
Woolworths, Barnsley store, South Yorkshire, 1971. The Barnsley branch of FW Woolworths showing an early 1970s design which was typical of the time

Background imageShop Window Collection: Exterior of the Barnsley Co-op central mens tailoring department, South Yorkshire, 1959

Exterior of the Barnsley Co-op central mens tailoring department, South Yorkshire, 1959. The shop windows show displays of schoolwear for children and late winter overcoats for the older generation

Background imageShop Window Collection: Mackridges ironmongers shop, Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters

Mackridges ironmongers shop, Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
Mackridges ironmongers shop, Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 1962. A traditional ironmongers shop in Wombwell, a small mining village near Barnsley

Background imageShop Window Collection: Window of George Schonhuts butchers shop, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist

Window of George Schonhuts butchers shop, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist
Window of George Schonhuts butchers shop, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1955. Shop window display showing a traditional range of meat products and a range of continental

Background imageShop Window Collection: Butchers standing next to their shop window display, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist

Butchers standing next to their shop window display, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist
Butchers standing next to their shop window display, South Yorkshire, 1955. Mr George Schonhut standing with two of his employees next to their shop window display in South Yorkshire

Background imageShop Window Collection: Barnsley Co-op Grocers, South Yorkshire, 1954. Artist: Michael Walters

Barnsley Co-op Grocers, South Yorkshire, 1954. Artist: Michael Walters
Barnsley Co-op Grocers, South Yorkshire, 1954. One of the Barnsley Co-operative Societys supermarkets, with a wide range of period products to be seen through the window

Background imageShop Window Collection: End of rationing, meat and bacon on sale at the Barnsley Co-op butchers, South Yorkshire, 1954

End of rationing, meat and bacon on sale at the Barnsley Co-op butchers, South Yorkshire, 1954. In 1954, threstrictions on the sale of meat and bacon were lifted

Background imageShop Window Collection: Express Electrical Services shop front, Plymouth, Devon, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters

Express Electrical Services shop front, Plymouth, Devon, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
Express Electrical Services shop front, Plymouth, Devon, 1961. The Plymouth depot of Express Electrical Services, showing a window display of Lucas products, including starter motors

Background imageShop Window Collection: East Midlands Gas Board shop window cooker display, Dronfield, Derbyshire, 1961. Artist

East Midlands Gas Board shop window cooker display, Dronfield, Derbyshire, 1961. Artist
East Midlands Gas Board shop window cooker display, Dronfield, Derbyshire, 1961. For their July 61 window display in Dronfield, near Sheffield

Background imageShop Window Collection: Shop counter, Globe & Simpson auto electrical engineers, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961

Shop counter, Globe & Simpson auto electrical engineers, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. Based in Sheffield, Globe & Simpson ran an auto electrical engineeing

Background imageShop Window Collection: Globe & Simpson shop window, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961

Globe & Simpson shop window, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. Based in Sheffield, Globe & Simpson ran an auto electrical engineeing and fuel feed service on a national level




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Step back in time and take a glimpse into the captivating world of shop windows throughout history. Travel to Rochdale, Lancashire in 1844, where the first Co-operative shop opened its doors, revolutionizing the way people shopped (litho). Fast forward to 1912 on New Bond Street in London, and you'll find yourself mesmerized by Savory & Moores Pharmacy's elegant window display (143 New Bond Street). Immerse yourself in the bustling streets of Borough High Street, London in 1904 as horse-drawn vehicles and barrows pass by charming shop windows. Venture further afield to Salzburg, Austria, where colorful sweets and souvenirs tempt passersby through an enchanting shop window (Europe). Discover an unexpected sight as you stumble upon a dentist's window adorned with intriguing teeth molds in Zhongdian, Shangri-La County. Indulge your senses at Tiffany & Co. , Fifth Avenue's iconic jewelry store that has captured hearts for generations (Manhattan, New York City). Unleash your laughter at G. Humphrey's Caricature Shop on St. James street; their witty illustrations are sure to bring joy to all who pass by. Witness the artistry of sign makers as they create eye-catching displays that adorn high streets across towns and cities. Transport yourself back to Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire in 1960 when Sugg Sports and Radio dominated High Street with their cutting-edge products. Experience Verona's rich history through a visit to its city center drugstore; step inside this historical gem nestled amongst Veneto’s picturesque landscapes (Italy). Marvel at Porte St. Denis' grandeur depicted through black chalk and bodycolor; this Parisian masterpiece captures the essence of French elegance. Finally, journey back centuries ago with a glimpse into Westminster's vibrant street scene circa 1790 - witness the hustle and bustle of London life in its earliest days.