On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room / Work Type: ephemera

My memory holds thy form in view ..

mid-19th century

Leaf, Edward (Tailor)

Bill for clothes, buttons and trimmings

1813

Richards, J.

The kind-hearted girl

[1845]

A Merry Christmas

[approximately 1880?]

My heart is truly thine, dear Valentine

mid-19th century

[Chinese decorative packaging labels]

[approximately 1950?]

Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society

Scottish Widows' Fund

[approximately 1913?]

I live for thee only

mid-19th century

Happy is her most truly so for whom you heart does beat

mid-19th century

Elliston & Cavell, Ltd

Billheads of Elliston & Cavell, clothiers, Oxford, for clothing purchased by Mrs. Risley, on behalf of the Warneford Asylum

1909-1911

Sinclair, John, active 1815

Billhead recording fabric purchased by Robert Campbell, Esq. from John Sinclair, Edinburgh

1815

S.W. Silver & Co

List of necessaries for a civilian proceeding to [blank]

[late 19th century]

Broomfield Hall (Kidderminster, England)

Bill for school expenses from Broomfield Hall for Miss Dodson

December 19, 1882

The "Easion" veil

[approximately 1900]

Grundy, T., (Boot maker)

Easy boots

[approximately 1851]

[Ticket for the Anniversary meeting of the Charity Children in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London]

1830

Barrett, Thomas Lawrence

[Billhead of T.L. Barrett, general warehouseman, Peterborough, for a purchase by Maude K. Kirkby]

1899

Festival of Britain (1951 : Great Britain)

Festival pleasure gardens

1951

If truest love can gain respect I may a mutual love expect ..

mid-19th century

Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory

Coade's Lithodipyra, or, Artificial Stone Manufactory

[approximately 1784?]

Frederick & Robert Sparrow & Co.

Front views of F. & R. Sparrow & Co.'s original London genuine tea warehouses

[1823]

Seville, William, 1797-1866

Extraordinary talent, for a short time only ... you may have a correct likeness ... by that celebrated artist, Mr. Seville

[approximately 1830]

[Almanac for 1881]

[1880]

Charles Skipper & East (London, England)

Charles Skipper & East, engravers, printers

[between 1833 and 1877]

A Merry Christmas to you

[1880?]

Wharam, Ann

Riding. To the public in general, but more particularly to lovers, learners, encouragers and adepts in the art of horsemanship

[1790?]

Accept these flowers thus gracefully combined ... thus in unison let our loves be twined

mid-19th century

Coronation of Her Majesty

[1838]

Bonnington Hotel (London, England)

Luncheon

1951

Burkitt & Hudson

[not after 1818]

Reveley, Thomas, active 1904

£5 reward

approximately 1904

London Transport Executive

[Ticket for 1951 Festival of Britain special bus service]

[1951]

Jones & Halton (Firm)

Jones & Halton

[approximately 1850]

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

To the visitors at watering places, and to the owners and drivers of donkeys

approximately 1875

C. Goodall & Son

Time's footsteps for 1881

[1880]

Newmarket, Mildenhall, and Swaffham stage waggons

1796

In loving memory of Frederick Callis

1898

A second floor to let

[1850?]

Queen Fire Insurance company of Liverpool and London

[approximately 1878?]

May Christmas bring you many joys, many gift & many toys

[1882]

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

B. C. Whitney presents Bernard Shaw's latest and greatest play Saint Joan with Julia Arthur

[1923]

An account of the receipts and expences of the Charity-School at Worfield

[1817]

In affectionate remembrance of Elizabeth Brooks who departed this life January 2th, 1918

1918

To her I love

mid-19th century

Sedgwick, James

Billhead of James Sedgwick, Manchester clothier, for purchases by John Davenport, 1811

1811

Land tax bill for William Bourn, April 5th, 1798

1798

Goode, Thomas

Goode's new universal primer

[between 1859 and 1879]

Cremer & Co. (Firm : London, England)

Advantages of the Cremerian Boot

1851

Royal Exchange Assurance (Firm)

[Bookmark, Royal Exchange Assurance

[approximately 1900?]

J.R. Taylor & Sons (Bournemouth, England)

[Billhead of J.R. Taylor & Sons, butchers in Bournemouth and Westbourne, for purchases made by the late Rev. Sawyer, of Heather Lodge, 1913]

1913

Anchor Line (Firm)

Programme of events, Sunday, February 9th, 1930

1930

Royal Hotel (Oban, Scotland)

Royal Hotel, Oban

[1895?]

Watson, Nicholas, active 1793

[Bill of receipt by Nicholas Watson, on behalf of his mother Ann Watson, for the purchase of coffee and sugar by Mrs. De Sausmarez, 1793]

1793

Receipt for taxes paid by Samuel Forester

April 25, 1803

Hill, Thomas Wright, 1763-1851

T.W. Hill's boarding school & day school, Gough St

[between 1803 and 1819]

Dickinson, A. E. C., active 1892

Bill for expenses at Grove House School, Highgate

June 14, 1892

An account of the charges for catching the red deer out of the woods of the Rt. Honble. the Earl of Salsbury at Hatfield, from Novre. the 9th, 1734, to February the 2nd 1734/5

1735

Two funeral scenes, with horse-drawn hearses

[approximately 1850]

Wellington Statue Hyde Park Corner

[between 1845 and 1857]

J. Cardno & Co. (Fraserburgh, Scotland)

[Billhead of J. Cardno & Co., grocers in Fraserburgh, Scotland, recording purchases by Mr. Cheyne, 1913

1913

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

The soldier's return

[1793]

M'Lagan & Cumming (Firm)

M'Lagan & Cumming

[1908?]

With love and good wishes for a happy New Year

[1880?]

In loving remembrance of William Albert Hadley, aged 18 years

1873

National Festival in honor of the Centenary Birthday of Scotland's immortal Bard, Robert Burns

[1859]

P. J. Lara (Firm)

P. J. Lara

[approximately 1860-1880]

Dixon, S. (Carver)

[Billhead of S. Dixon, carver and gilder, looking glass and picture frame manufacturer, recording purchase made by Lady Hartland on May 25th, 1835]

1835

Brown, John, active 1861

John Brown

[approximately 1861]

Cabaret Theatre Club (London, England)

Collection of Cabaret Theatre Club and Cave of the Golden Calf printed ephemera,

1912-1914

May each returning birthday find you very much improved

[approximately 1860]

[Christmas card from KSLI (King's Shropshire Light Infantry)]

[approximately 1939]

William Stevenson Owen, judge

between 1884 and 1909

[Tax bill for C. Johnstone, Paddington, Middlesex, October 4th, 1856]

1856

Cussons, Richard T.

Billhead of Richard T. Cussons, bookseller and stationer, Hull, for purchases by Mrs. Maister, Wood Hall

1845

Urch, Henry

[Price list for items produced and sold by Henry Urch, Saddle and Harness Manufacturer, 84, Long Acre, London]

May, 1851

Thou art my life, my love my heart. Thou art the world. And if thy will show .... I'll do it or die for thee

mid-19th century

Engravings, to be sold by auction, by Mr. Gaskill

[approximately 1825]

Movable card depicting a Chinese man emerging from a teapot

[ca. 1840?]

Collection of eight prize awards given in dog shows

1924-1925

M'Culloch, John A.

Scottish National Exhibition, 1908

[1908]

St. Valentine's Day at length is here to lovers still held dear

mid-19th century

Stanley, C. (Portraitist)

A correct likeness, handsomely framed, in one minute, for one shilling

[approximately 1820?]

St. Helens (Clifton, Bristol)

Bill for school expenses for Miss Mason at St. Helens School, Clifton, Bristol

1884

South Metropolitan Cemetery (London, England)

[Billhead of South Metropolitan Cemetery, opposite St. Luke's Church, Norwood

1865

Furness, F.

F. Furness, painter and gilder

[between 1826 and 1840?]

Notice, the game within the Manor of Witton cum-Twambrooks, belonging to Sir John Fleming Leicester, Bart., having of late years been much destroyed, all persons are requested to refrain from sporting thereon in future, or legal measures will be had recourse to

[1822]