Presents Gallery

Blackburn Olympic vs. Old Etonians F.A. Cup Final, 1883

Engraving showing a number of scenes from the F.A. Cup Final of 1883, played between Blackburn Olympic and the Old Etonians at Kennington Oval, London. The match was won by Blackburn 2-1. The images show: (top left) A.F. Kinnaird, Captain of the Old Etonians; (top middle) The Main stand; (top right) S.A. Warburton, Captain of Blackburn Olympic; (bottom left) Crossley of Blackburn scoring the decisive goal; (bottom right) the F.A. President presents the Cup to Warburton

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Mountbatten wedding 1922 - Rolls Royce wedding gift

Lord Louis and Lady Mountbatten (formerly Lady Edwina Ashley) pictured with the Rolls Royce given by Lady Mountbatten to her husband as a wedding gift. The couple had just returned to Broadlands in Hampshire after a lengthy honeymoon, they sailed back to Southampton on the Olympic. The mascot, a figure in the shape of a signaller on the Renown, was a gift from Major and Lady Zia Wernher. Date: 1922

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Asprey Christmas presents, 1926

Colour advertisement for Asprey of Bond Street displaying a wide variety of Christmas present ideas, including an attache case, a shagreen cigarette box, leather handbag, crocodile handbag pochette, a poker chip stand, race companion, pocket watch, clock, combined vanity and cigarette case and a shagreen hair brush with ivory comb

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