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Barber-surgeon's bronze token, England, 1790-1799

Wellcome Medals

1790-1799

Chinese shop sign, 1701-1900

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1900

Advertisement for Sweet Briar ready rubbed tobacco, England, 1940-1965

Smoking

1940-1965

Chinese shop sign, 1900-1930

Pharmacy-ware

1900-1930

Advertisement for 'Clarke's Blood Mixture', published England, 1925-1926

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1925-1926

Advertisement for Kinemacolor

Cinematography

c. 1911

Brochure for 'The Open Road'

Cinematography

1926

Advertisement for the Kodatoy Projector

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1931-12-16

Advertisement for Meadow Gold 'medium' cigarettes, England, 1940-1965

Smoking

1940-1965

Advertisement for Kodak cameras and prints

Photographic Technology

1943

[One of 34 printed advertisements (34)] Henry Maudslay & Co. Engineers, London. [See Pt1]

Advertisement placard for the exhibition of Cooke and Wheatstone's telegraph, c. 1845

Telecommunications

1845

Card advertisement, South Eastern & Chatham Railway

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

Photegenic Portraits

Art

c. 1819

A coloured lithograph of a caricature of journalist and MP Charles Sydney Goldman (1868-1968), drawn by 'Spy' - Sir Leslie Ward (1851-1922), entitled 'A Self-Made African', published in 'Vanity Fair' magazine in 1904.

A Self-Made African

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1904

An advert for Kodak film, entitled 'Snapshots that almost talk', published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1930. The advert shows two women in typical 1930s dress with cloche hats looking at a photograph. The advert boasts 'You get clear, sparkling prints... A higher good negative average... When you are careful to ask for 'Kodak Film in the yellow box''.

Advert for Kodak film entitled 'Snapshots that almost talk'

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1930

An advert for Kodak film, entitled 'Because photography is so natural', published in the Illustrated London News in 1950. The advert shows a photograph of actress Margaret Leighton (1922-1976) in a Molyneux dress to illustrate the detail captured by Kodak film.

Advert for Kodak Cameras entitled 'Because photography is so natural'

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1950-05-06

An advert for Kodak cameras entitled 'Give a Kodak', published in The Western Mail in 1934. The advert promotes cameras as 'The gift that's rich-looking - exciting on Christmas morning, enjoyable all through the year'. The cameras shown in the advert are a Six-20 Brownie, Six-16 Kodak Junior, Cine-Kodak Eight and Vollenda 48.

Advert for Kodak cameras entitled 'Give a Kodak'

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1934

An advert for Kodak entitled 'Record the beauties of Britain with your Kodak', published in Punch in June 1927. The advert promotes the use of Kodak cameras to record 'Stately minsters, nestling village churches, noble deer-parked mansions, humble rose-clad cottages, Royal castles, abbeys and ruins'.

Advert for Kodak entitled 'Record the beauties of Britain with your Kodak'

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1927-06-01

Kodak girl free standing advertisement "KODAK FILM", c. 1965.

Kodak Girl Free Standing Advertisement for 'Kodak Film'

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1965

An advert for Kodak cameras entitled 'Keep Commencement memories in snapshots', by Kodak Limited. The advert shows a young woman on the day of her commencement, and promotes Kodak cameras as graduation gifts.

Advert for Kodak Cameras entitled 'Keep Commencement memories in snapshots'

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1949

An advert for Kodak film, entitled 'Snapshots that almost talk', published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1930. The advert shows two women in typical 1930s dress with cloche hats looking at a photograph. The advert boasts 'You get clear, sparkling prints... A higher good negative average... When you are careful to ask for 'Kodak Film in the yellow box''.

Advert for Kodak film entitled 'Snapshots that almost talk'

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1930

Framed advertisement for a self-acting grinding machine manufactured by William Muir & Co. Ltd. The advert is taken from William Muir's catalogue, 1903.

William Muir & Co. Ltd advertisement

Kodak Advertising Santa

Photographic Technology

Kodak advertising material: vintage Kodak two-piece double-sided hanging sign depicting Santa.

Kodak Advertising Santa

Photographic Technology

Small copper medal with reeded edge, advertising token, inscribed Dr. Eady, 38 Dean Street, Soho, English, 1810-1840

Small copper medal with reeded edge, advertising t

Wellcome Medals

1810-1840

Bronze trade token advertising the natural or mineral water pastillesand wine of Bassang, Paris, by Coquardon, French, 1840-1880

Bronze trade token advertising the natural or mine

Wellcome Medals

1840-1880

10 sided brass token, adverrtises a surgeon dentist, Mr. Mayenne of Paris, made in France, 1750-1900

10 sided brass token, adverrtises a surgeon dentis

Wellcome Medals

1750-1900

Bronze(?) token, advertises Deveaux, French dentist; artist Charente, token French, 1850-1900

Bronze(?) token, advertises Deveaux, French dentis

Wellcome Medals

1850-1900

Ten-sided trade token, bronze, advertising Mayenne, medical dentist, 2 Rue du Petit-Carreau, Paris(?), French, 1846

Ten-sided trade token, bronze, advertising Mayenne

Wellcome Medals

1846

Trade token, copper, advertising Cuchet and Co., for clarifying and depurating water, French, 1807

Trade token, copper, advertising Cuchet and Co., f

Wellcome Medals

1807

Brass trade token advertising X-ray machines, no manufacturers name, French, 1890-1920

Brass trade token advertising X-ray machines, no m

Wellcome Medals

1890-1920

Gilt token, advertises the invention of Galmant Water (for toothache?), for Normand (dentist), artist unknown, token French, 1850-1900

Gilt token, advertises the invention of Galmant Wa

Wellcome Medals

1850-1900

Metal alloy token, advertises Vichy barley sugar. Artist unknown, token French, 1800-1890

Metal alloy token, advertises Vichy barley sugar.

Wellcome Medals

1800-1890

Trade token, advertisement for Mr. Rouil, dentist at 15 Place Poget, Toulon, France, French, 1850-1920

Trade token, advertisement for Mr. Rouil, dentist

Wellcome Medals

1850-1920

Bronze trade token advertising the surgery of A.C. de Harlay of Beaumont, French, 1672

Bronze trade token advertising the surgery of A.C.

Wellcome Medals

1672

Bronze advertising token of Mayenne, dentist of 2, rue du Petit Carpeau, Paris, French, dated 1839

Bronze advertising token of Mayenne, dentist of 2,

Wellcome Medals

1839

Silver gilt trade token advertising "the Salon du phonographe", Paris, French, 1860-1900

Silver gilt trade token advertising "the Salon du

Wellcome Medals

1860-1900

Trade token, silvered lead, advertising food prices, in form of flower, for Thuringia, German, 1817

Trade token, silvered lead, advertising food price

Wellcome Medals

1817

Kodak Girl point-of-sale advertisement for Kodak Film; woman in red swimsuit.

Kodak Girl Point-of-Sale Advertisement

Photographic Technology

Kodak Girl point-of-sale advertisement for Kodak Film; woman in white trousers and blue top.

Kodak Girl Point-of-Sale Advertisement

Photographic Technology

Bronze advertisement token of John Elliott, tobacconist of Quay-side, Newcastle, English, dated 1814

Bronze advertisement token of John Elliott, tobacc

Wellcome Medals

1814

Circular brass token, advertising Professor Jackson, who gave "private advice" on Saturdays in York, made in England, 1837-1901

Circular brass token, advertising Professor Jackso

Wellcome Medals

1837-1901

Copper trade token, advertising worm lozenges, I. Ching, patentee, English, 1730-1840

Copper trade token, advertising worm lozenges, I.

Wellcome Medals

1730-1840

Trade token, gilt metal, octagonal, advertising Max Duchateau, dentist, 27 Rue du Trone, Brussels, dispensing between 8am and 9am, Belgium, 1850-1920

Trade token, gilt metal, octagonal, advertising Ma

Wellcome Medals

1850-1920

Trade token, bronze, advertisement for Mr Enault, dentist, Brussels, Belgian, 1840-1910

Trade token, bronze, advertisement for Mr Enault,

Wellcome Medals

1840-1910

Metal alloy token, advertises steam bath at Dispensaire-Versale, Brussels. Artist of token unknown, made in Belgium 1830-1860

Metal alloy token, advertises steam bath at Dispen

Wellcome Medals

1830-1860

Printed advertisement for 'The Pencil of Nature'; by William Henry Fox Talbot, about 1845.

Printed advertisement for 'The Pencil of Nature'

Photographs

1844-1846

Boxed tube of "Corsodyl" toothpaste, used, with advertising leaflet, by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., England, 1970-1975

Boxed tube of "Corsodyl" toothpaste

Dentistry

1970-1975

Hanging advertisement sign: "We sell Kodak Products", c. 1970.

Hanging advertisement sign 'We sell Kodak Products'

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1970