Lasting Collection

Princess Helenas wedding day
Princess Helena (1846-1923), third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pictured on her wedding day

The Town of San Gimignano, Italy, 1944
Photograph showing the eleventh-century hill-top town of San Gimignano, near Siena, Italy, prior to July 1944. Later that month the Illustrated London News reported that a German artillery

Public forum - H. Duncan Hall, former high official of the League of Nations, will discuss the essential conditions of any lasting peace. Poster announcing a public forum in Des Moines, Iowa

Illustration of two ladies doing their crochet together indoors. Advert for Arderns Sylko Crochet. Date: 1920s

Advert for Patons and Baldwin's tapestry wools, with a lady admiring her work Date: 1920s

Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Osaka. Top: Symbol of Supreme Felicity - red and white silk crepe, pine foliage, crane and tortoise

ANVIL TOMBSTONE
The Anvil Tombstone, an unusual and lasting memorial to a former blacksmith, at Headcorn, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson (1572-1637) was an English playwright and poet, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours. Date: 1875

The Four-in-Hand Club
The Four-In-Hand Club, a coach driving club, was founded in April 1808, by Charles Buxton, the inventor of the Buxton bit, along with some friends

Three Angle Golden Bell battery Chinese advertising poster. Long lasting and never leaks. Factory produced in Shanghai, China, c. 1940 Date: c. 1940

After a siege lasting almost a year, Calais is forced to surrender to the English under Edward III : it will be more than 200 years before the French get it back again Date: 4 August 1347

JOY ON EARTH IS TEMPOARY
An illustration of the verse This changing world no lasting joys can give... The figure of Time rocks the earth displacing representations of Wealth and Love

Advert for Pears soap in the Sudan 1887
A lasting memory of the British in the Sudan, the inscription on the rock reads " Pears soap is the best" The natives stand back in amazement 1887

His Christmas Goose by Bruce Bairnsfather
Illustration by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather showing a soldier on sentry duty looking hungrily at a goose, with the caption, You wait till I comes off dooty

The Torri degli Ardinghelli, San Gimignano, Italy, 1944
Photograph showing the Torri degli Ardinghelli, or Towers of the Guelphs, at the eleventh-century hill-top town of San Gimignano, near Siena, Italy, prior to July 1944

CASQUE D OR real name : Amelie-Elie Noted Parisienne gigolette who achieved lasting fame when two apache (gangster) friends came to blows over her

Zion National Park, Utah. USA. Great White Throne above grasses. View from Virgin River flood plain in Zion Canyon

A BEAUTIFUL BRUSH, lasting for years, 19th century engraving

Watercolour of Charles Greens Royal Vauxhall (later known as the Nassau) balloon over the Medway, 7 November 1836. After a flight of some 480 miles lasting 18 hours Green - accompanied by Robert

Jar of peach halves in brandy, front view

Raspberries being spooned into plastic bag, sealed bags of fruit standing on kitchen work surface

The Lasting Impressions gallery at the Natural History Museum, London

Lasting Impressions
Wide angle interior view at the Lasting Impressions gallery, Life Galleries, the Natural History Museum, London

Energy efficient light bulbs or Saverlamp, Compact fluorescent energy efficient spiral light bulbs or Saverlamps use
MAB-87 Energy efficient light bulbs or Saverlamp Compact fluorescent energy efficient spiral light bulbs or Saverlamps use 80% less energy than traditional bulbs and last up to 10 times longer

Eglinton Tournament 3
The Lord of the Tournament - the Earl - rides to the tilt- ground with his Esquires and Retainers; the event will almost cripple him financial- -ly, but bring lasting fame. Date: 30 August 1839

Canadian Gunner with German Munitions, France; Second World
Photograph showing a Canadian gunner inspecting some captured German 14-inch shells, Boulogne, 1944. The shells shown in the picture would have been used to fire at Dover

The Normandie, the largest liner in the world
The burning of the luxury liner, the Normandie in 1942. The Normandie was the largest liner in the world. As World War II commenced the liner was taken out of service

Revolution Calendar
The old calendar is discarded in favour of a new one with more rational months names - Rainy, Windy etc. This is Floreal, (floral) lasting from mid- April to mid-May

CASQUE D OR POSTCARD
CASQUE D OR real name : Amelie Elie Noted Parisienne gigolette who achieved lasting fame when two apache friends came to blows (vitriol) over her

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Lasting memories woven through time: Princess Helena's wedding day, the Town of San Gimignano in Italy, 1944. Two ladies creating lasting bonds with their crochet indoors, an advert for Arderns Sylko Crochet from the 1920s. Patons and Baldwin's tapestry wools capturing a lady's admiration for her work in another timeless advertisement from the same era. Three Japanese gifts symbolizing felicitous events that stand the test of time. An ANVIL tombstone marking a lasting legacy etched in stone. Pears soap leaving its mark even in Sudan back in 1887. Bruce Bairnsfather's heartwarming tale 'His Christmas Goose' reminding us of enduring traditions that bring joy year after year. H. Duncan Hall sharing his wisdom at a public forum as a former high official, leaving behind an indelible impact on society. Ben Jonson immortalizing his genius through words that have stood strong throughout centuries. The Four-in-Hand Club showcasing elegance and style that never goes out of fashion. A Chinese advertising poster featuring the Three Angle Golden Bell battery, proving that some things are built to last.