Images Dated 4th October 2012

Cheese dish - Bairnsfatherware

Cheese dish with lid made by the Girls of Staffordshire during the Winter of 1917/1918 when the Boys were in the trenches fighting for liberty and civilization. Manufactured by Grimwades, Stoke-on-Trent. Three transfers around lid - If you know of a better . plus Royal Coat of Arms with gilt edging. Bairnsfather Ware

© David Cohen Fine Art/Mary Evans Picture Library

The sheer excitement of a steam express train running at speed is encapsulated in this

The sheer excitement of a steam express train running at speed is encapsulated in this magical evening photo of ex-GWR Castle class No. 7001 Sir James Milne racing at dusk through the London suburbs on the 7.10pm London Paddington to Birmingham Snow Hill and Birkenhead Woodside, in March 1950. As is GWR practice, the driver, Reg Deacon, is on the right-hand side (other railwaysO locos were left-hand drive) and fireman Fred Phillips shovels the coal into the firebox *** Local Caption *** Western Region train driver Reg Deacon and fireman Fred Phillips on the foot plate of their loco 7001 Sir James Milne gathering speed through the suburbs of London with the 7.10pm Paddington to Birmingham express. March 1950

© Mirrorpix

Violet Day Fund silver-topped Pounce pot - WWI era

A Violet Day Fund silver (Birmingham 1904 silver mark) topped Pounce pot, with engraved violets on glass. Violet Day 1914 engraved on silver top. Includes Violet Day Remembrance badge, dated 1919 and spray of violets with a label which reads Star and Garter Home, Reading - Jan. 13 1917 - PRO PATRIA. Commemorative Ware

© David Cohen Fine Art/Mary Evans Picture Library