Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1
Contains 199 Results:
Mr Harry Phillips' Living Mythological Mermaid Handbill, 1886
Living Mermaid at Royal Aquarium. "Half beautiful woman, half fish, submerged in a glass tank with live fish.” Illustrated. Printed by Burt and Son’s, 58 Portchester Road, Bayswater W.
Lots of Fun! Handbill, 1851
Industrious Fleas, at Sloane Street Gallery. “The Curious and Amusing Exhibition”.
Works in Sculpture Handbill, 1831
Mr Laurence Macdonald at 801 and 802 Pall Mall. Group of sculptures/busts.
The Fasting Man from Norway Handbill, 13 June 1887
Franzisco Cetti at Royal Aquarium. "Commences his 30 days fast on Monday June 13th 1887 at 12 noon in the Billiard Hall of the Royal Aquarium" Illustrated. Printed by The Independent Printing Works, 113 Church Street, Edgeware Road.
Indian Jugglers Handbill, 1813
Indian Jugglers at 87 Pall Mall. Sword swallowing etc by "these celebrated natives of the East".
The Indian Museum and Exhibition Handbill, c1800 - 1899
Indian Cosmorama at 801 and 802 Pall Mall. "Extensive assemblage of curiosities" regarding Indian way of life. Printed by J. Haddon, Finsbury.
Magnificent National Picture, 1826
Patriotism of Godiva at 24 Royal Arcade. Portrait of Godiva - accused of injuring lady's delicacies. Printed by J.J. Stockdale, 24 Opera Colonnade.
Leicester Square Handbills, 1835 - 1895
Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at Leicester Square.
Greatest Wonder of The Age Handbill, c1848
Cantelo's Patent Hydro-Incubator at 4 Leicester Square. Egg hatching machine "Chickens always hatching, machines & chickens constantly on sale" Illustrated. Printed by A. Munro, Machine Printer, Queen’s Head Yard, Great Queen Street, Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
Unrivalled Waxwork Figures Handbill
The Great Panopticum Museum at 35 Leicester Square. Waxworks containing Chamber of Horrors, M Carnot on his death bed, the awful tortures of the inquisition, the guillotine of Paris etc. Illustrated.
Grand Café Chantant, Restaurant de l'Univers Programme, 1859
Tableaux Vivants at Leicester Square. During the evening, songs will be sung by the celebrated M Sebastian and M and Mad Montanari. Printed by Grant, 14 Orange Street and 4 Red Lion Square, Holborn, 4pp.
Reimers's Anatomical and Ethnological Museum Handbill, 1853
Florentine Venus at Saville House. 500 magnificent preparations in wax including anatomical figures, Florentine Venus, Greek Venus, man's nervous system etc. Printed by J.W. Peel’s Steam Machine, 74 New Cut, Lambeth.
Now Exhibiting the Fairy Queen Handbill, c1885 - 1889
Fairy Queen at 43 Cranbourne Street. "13 months old, 16 inches high and weighs only about 5 pounds"
Historical and Political Pictures Handbill, 1 - 30 June 1835
Louis David at 6 Leicester Square. "Drawings, Studies and Sketches by the celebrated Louis David principal painter to Napoleon”.
Miller's Mechanical and Beautiful Picturesque Representations Handbill, 1865
Mechanical and Picturesque Representations at Saville House. "Forming elegant and wonderful pieces of mechanism consisting of views with animated objects!!!" including view of the rising sun, view of the city of Geneva etc. Printed by C. Handy, 23 Whitcomb Street, Liverpool.
Voice and Instrumental Concert Handbill, 1 - 28 February 1858
Concert at Café Chantant, Restaurant de l'Univers. French themed café and concert. Printed by Grant, 14 Orange Street, Bloomsbury Square.
Oxford Street and Holborn Handbills, 1830 - 1968
Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at Oxford Street and Holborn.
The British Diorama Handbill, 1830
The Physiorama, Jolly Beggars and Large Black Walnut Tree at Queen's Bazaar. British Diorama. Four views of recent/historical events i.e. "Bristol on fire during the riots". Physiorama. Fourteen views of Britain including, "Nottingham Castle on fire during the riots". Jolly Beggars - "Illustrative of Burn's Celebrated Cantata" eight sculptures. Printed by Nichols and Sons, Earl’s Court, Cranbourn Street, 2pp.
The Royal Clarence Vase Handbill, c1831
Royal Clarence Vase at Queen's Bazaar. Exhibition in the Canopy room at the Queen's Bazaar. "Vase weighs 8 tons, height 14ft, diameter 12ft". Printed by Nichols and Sons, Earl’s Court, Cranbourn Street, Soho.
Norway Horse and Sultan Dog at Mr Pearse's Auction Rooms Handbill, c1850 - 1860
Norway Horse, 32 inches high, 6 yrs old. Largest Sultan Dog - just arrived from North Pole, "2ft high, 5ft long, colour like a tyger". Printed by Robarts, 16 Shoe Lane, Fleet Street.