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English Twopenny Token

English brass twopenny token Diameter 27mm The obverse features the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom. The inscription reads 'THOMAS LEAR/ KING'S ARMS/ BOWLING GREEN/ MEIR/ NR LONGTON'. The reverse ...

English Twopenny Token

English brass twopenny token Diameter 26mm The obverse features the inscription 'F. JAMES/ 2D/ SALE. BIRM' with a dash-dot-dash decoration below. The reverse is plain.

Envelope with Advertisement

Brown envelope printed with black ink, advertising Collier's Cheap Stationery and Book Stores at 15 Bath Street, Leamington Spa, 1930.

Female Christy's Minstrels Poster

A long blue poster with black printing advertising the Female Christy's Minstrels at the Public Hall in Leamington Spa, November 1860. The poster depicts five ladies playing musical instruments and dancing. ...

Fishmonger's sign

This hanging fishmonger's sign in the form of a leaping fish, painted in pink, grey and green, is carved from pine. A carved wooden fish was a traditional sign which could be bought 'off the peg'. This ...

Flavel Debonair Advertisement

A black and white photographic 'still' from a Flavel Debonair advertisement. A group of five people are in a sitting room looking towards a Flavel Debonair gas room-heater.

Football League Handbook

Official Handbook for the Leamington and District Football League. The handbook was issued for the 1954-55 season. It has a dark cream cover printed with black ink. The edges and corners of the handbook ...

Golden fleece sign

This sign, a large ram suspended in a sling, is made of repoussé [beaten from the reverse] copper and gilt. It may have been used as an inn sign, or possibly a woollen draper's shop. The fleece sign is ...

Grater sign

This large metal grater has holes punched through from front to back and a wooden frame at the back. It may have been made as a trade sign. It comes from Northern Europe. Height 926 mm, Width 565 mm, ...

Grocer's / tea merchant's sign

This giant teapot, inscribed in English and Chinese, is made of painted and gilded papier mache. It was moulded in one piece, and has a non-removable lid. The teapot would have been the sign for either ...

Gunsmith's sign

This gunsmith's sign, shaped as a double-barrelled rifle, is made of tole peintre [wood and metal] and has traces of its original coloured paint (polychrome). It is French. Height 525mm, Length 2910mm, ...

Hatter's sign

This is a tole peintre [painted sheet metal] hatter's sign, shaped as a top hat. It probably dates from the late 19th century. Height 240mm, Length 380mm, Width 290mm

Henley in Arden. Golden Cross Hotel

The Golden Cross Hotel, High Street, Henley in Arden. 1920s

Henley in Arden. Market Cross

The market cross, Henley in Arden. 1920s [I have this postcard in my possession, I have dated it between 1933 and 1937]

Hillmorton. Balcombe Road

New housing estate at Hillmorton Paddox, Rugby. 1933

Hillmorton. Upper Street

The Red Lion Inn, Hillmorton, with Phipps mentioned on the sign. Group of children standing in the road outside. 1900s

Ilmington. Village Shop

Group of people standing outside village shop in Ilmington. 1900s

Irish Halfpenny Token

Irish Hibernia Mining Company copper halfpenny token, 1793 Diameter 28mm The obverse features the monogram for the Hibernia Mining Company, HMCo. 'CAMAC KEYAN AND CAMAC' is inscribed around the outside ...