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Metal clock in the shape of a drum with a figure of a man on one side shouting and playing the drum and a woman holding a tambourine on the other side in front of a theatre's curtains and sign.

Gloucester. Poole New Dioramic Excursions, Afgahn War, Zulu War, Cabul, Charing Cross Railway Station, France, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Zululan, India, Afghanistan. Black and red type on white background and colour illustration of British soldiers and African men in battle in the centre. Printed by Stafford and Co., Printers and Engravers, Nottingham.

Royal Hospital Gardens, Chelsea, London, In aid of The Actors' Orphanage. Black type and black and red illustration of a woman wearing a dress with a bulky skirt and a large hat on the front cover, inside black and white illustrations and photographs, introduction to the actors' orphanage, programme, information of various charities such as the Y.M.C.A., the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and commercial advertising, 32p.p

Newcastle. Energy & Enterprise, Poole's Myriorama, Redivivus, The Boer War, Cairo to the Cape, War in South Africa, Variety Combination, Full Band. Brown Type on light brown background. Printed by John E. Bowes Ltd, Fenkle Street, Newcastle.

Various items related to George Walter Poole, Wilton's Music Hall, Henry James Mayer, Alexander Billington, James Upton Printers, Gompertz's panorama show, Poole's Myriorama and Diorama shows and Messrs Strange and Wilson Ghost show. Also includes a theatrical clock with two figures on the sides attracting customers.

A business card for James Upton printers, Verona House menu, a coaster from Wilton's Music Hall, W. Mayer tobacconist advertisement, a humorous card entitled A Slight Hint, a paper about Christopher Bunaway, a hand written price list and a hand written table of medical complaints. Colour illustrations and black and white photograph of the Wilton, Tit-Bits miniarture newspaper.

Sections of newspapers from the British Journal of Photography and newspapers including John Bull and The Morning Chronicle containing information on Birt Acres, Daguerre's Diorama, the Royal Polytechnic Diorama and pages from The Magic Lanthorn containing an article claiming the invetion of Pepper's Ghost in 1855 was Prof. Wheeler.

Posters advertising film festivals and copies of Barnum & Bailey and Ringling Bros posters.

Black type on off white background listing Alice in Wonderland, Punch and Judy, magic lantern display with photographs taken by Mr W.P. Dando.

Victoria and Albert Museums magazine containing an article on Sickert and the Bedford Music Hall, Magazine 43p.p, includes a handwritten note, 4p.p

Norwich. Joseph Poole's latest Myriorama, The World's Fair at Chicago and Venice, Loss of the MHS Victoria, Poole's Variety Confederation, Vocal Quartette Party and Mandolin Band, Orchestra and Military Bands. Black and red type on light brown background. Printed by Stafford & Co, Lithographic and Letterpress Printers, Netherfield, near Nottingham.

York. Parlato's Electric Animated Pictures, Dumb Sagacity, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, The Whitby Regatta. Blue type on red background. Printed by Dysons, Theatrical Printers, Peterborough.

Late Town Hall Rugby. Vint's Pictures, The Air Tight Safe, Mark of the Criminal, 3 Favourites, Football at Home, Kelly Visits the Country, David and Goliath, Rose Leaves, Marco the clever boy conjuror, Flirty Afflictions, Calino Cools the Crowd, Lost a Sleeve, Force of Example, Ross Combination, Life for a Life, The Broken Doll, Vint's photo songs. Red type on off white background and solid red border. Printed by Willsons' New Walk Colour Printing Works, Leicester.

Southampton, The Bay of Biscay, The rock of Gibraltar, The great harbour of Malta, Mr H. Woodman musical act, Alexandria from the sea, Cairo, Crossing the desert, Miss Edith Elmer impersonating act, Suez, The Sansitore Brothers musical act, A ship of fire, Madras, Calcutta, Canton. Black type on blue background with linear border on the front cover, inside and on back cover programme, 2p.p

Watercolour depicting two rows of battleships with names inscribed underneath on the front, on reverse pencil scketches of warships including Victory and Duke of Wellington. Watercolour and pencil on paper.

St. Thomas' Green, Haverfordwest. Special Xmas attractions, Billy Ross & Co., change of pictures three times weekly. Black type on brown background and black border. Printed by T.J. Morris Pembrokshire Herald Offices, Bridge Street, Haverfordwest.

Animated photography, Illustrated Songs and Scenas. Red and blue type on off white background and red, blue and white geometric border, in the centre red, blue and white illustration of people watching a projection of a plane flying in a theatre. Printed by Wilsons Printers.

Monograph by Calore Zeidman. Foreword by HRH the Prince of Wales, contains colour and black and white photographs, 26p.p

The Magic of Music Hall Family Weekender. Blue and red type on off white background, colour photograph of community activity on front and programme of events on reverse.