Peter Berthoud
How Fitzrovia Got Its Name
Before this poster was created hardly anyone had seen the word "Fitzrovia" in print and virtually nobody would have recognised...
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Peter Berthoud
Oct 21, 2023
Panorama of Remarkable Objects in London - A Map from 1830
Samuel Leigh's map, a Panorama of Remarkable Remarkable Objects in London, was designed to help visitors navigate the extraordinary...
Peter Berthoud
Oct 12, 2023
Cinderella, A Card Game by Mullord Bros, 1876
Mullord Brothers' card game version of the fairytale Cinderella, illustrated by Charles Eade. 1. Cinderella, 2. The Cruel Stepmother, 3....
Peter Berthoud
Oct 11, 2023
Apple Pie, A Card Game by Mullord Bros, 1876
Mullord Brothers' card game version of the familiar alphabetic Nursery Rhyme Apple Pie, wonderfully illustrated by Charles Eade. A Apple...
Peter Berthoud
Oct 10, 2023
Dunlop's Map of Literary London, 1950
Dunlop issued their attractive "Map of Central London and its Literary Associations" as a magazine advertisment and as a leaflet. The...
Peter Berthoud
Oct 4, 2023
Francis Chichester's Festival of Britain & Other London Maps & Guides
In 1947 Francis Chichester first published his "Heart of London" pictorial map as a jigsaw and a folding map. In 1951 the map was greatly...
Peter Berthoud
Oct 2, 2023
40 Thieves & How To Catch Them - A Game by Henry Reason 1886
40 Thieves and How to Catch Them. A Newly Invented Game. Very Funny, Easy to Play, Exciting, Interesting. For Old & Young. Henry Reason's...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 26, 2023
"Gerrymanders - The Funniest Game Ever Invented" Globe Series c. 1900
Gerrymanders is a novel and amusing antique card game, combining a little dark humour, the surreal and (optionally) lots of noise....
Peter Berthoud
Sep 24, 2023
"The Heart of London" - Francis Chichester's Pictorial Map & Jigsaw
In comparison to his other achievements Francis Chichester's maps and jigsaws are often forgotten. His splendid "Heart of London" map and...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 22, 2023
Henry Reason's Game of Parliament 1886
"Much Fun! Easily Played, Great Excitement" The Game of Parliament is a rare Victorian card game by Henry Reason. It features a gallery...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 16, 2023
An Antique Souvenir of Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese of London City. The Literateurs' Haunt for 300 Years or The Book of The Cheese This book was published around a...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 12, 2023
The Wooden Road Surfaces of London Mapped by Bartholemew's c. 1921
In the early 1920s the Improved Wood Pavement Company issued a promotional map of London showing the extent of their wood paved roads,...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 12, 2023
Struwwelpeter: A Card Game by A. N. Myers & Co. London 1888
Struwwelpeter or Naughty children : A Merry Card Game for Good Children Published by A.N. Myers of Berners Street, London in 1888....
Peter Berthoud
Sep 12, 2023
Ups and Downs: A Card Game by A. N. Myers & Co. London 1885
Ups and Downs: A Card Game - Published by A.N. Myers of Berners Street, London in 1885 The attractive Myers' card game of Ups & Downs...
Peter Berthoud
Mar 1, 2023
Weights & Measures - An Edwardian Card Game
Published in 1910 By J.Jaques & Son Ltd of Hatton Garden, London. Weights & Measures is a simple card game, played like Happy Families.
Peter Berthoud
Feb 19, 2023
An Edwardian Map of the River Thames
"Map of the River Thames" by Joseph Mears Launches & Motors Ltd. of 5 Hill Street, Richmond around 1914. Cartography by George Philip Ltd.
Peter Berthoud
Jan 5, 2023
Dickens Snap - A Victorian Card Game
19th Century game of Dickens Snap, Dickens Series. Sold as two half-packs, with eight characters on 32 cards in each. W.F.Good, Hull maker?
Peter Berthoud
Dec 27, 2022
A Jubilee Dinner for Winston Churchill at The Savoy, London, 31st October 1950
Jubilee of the first election of Winston Spencer Churchill to Parliament, Savoy Hotel October 31st 1950, Menu
Peter Berthoud
Dec 18, 2022
A Wonderfully Puzzled View of The Festival of Britain in 1950
The Festival of Britain opened in 1951, this image was produced in 1950 for Efroc Ltd by Brian Tilbrook & father Reginald Tilbrook
Peter Berthoud
Dec 8, 2022
Iddy Umpty
Iddy Umpty - The New Wireless Card Game - Quickly teaches you to read Morse
Published by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd. London c1920
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