Fake Collection (page 9)

People in a shopping centre (possibly in Gateshead), designed to look like an olde worlde shopping street. Date: circa 1980

Advert for International Hair Co. 1913
Latest transformation in wiglets for women. 1913

French / German Champagne
While French saboteurs destroy vineyards, German growers sell fake champagne for huge profits. Date: 1911

Trade catalogue of hairpieces 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a collection of Edwardian wiglets. Date: 1911

ANN MOORE fasting lady of Tutbury, Staffordshire, who was considered genuine when tested in 1808, but exposed as a fake in 1813 Date: 1761 - 1813

Paranormal: William S. Marriott with three simulated spirits
William S. Marriott pictured with three of his simulated spirit figures. Marriott worked to expose the practices of fraudulent mediums by demonstrating how spirits could be simulated. Date: 1910

Paranormal: William S. Marriott simulated spirit form
The British magician William S. Marriotts simulated spirit form, which was identified as a departed loved one by many who attended his fake s顮 ces. Date: 1910

Eva Vliegen (Fliegen, Vlieghe) (circa 1575-1637) German lady of Meurs claiming to live on the scent of flowers; exposed 1628 she was condemned to be whipped but pardoned and even pensioned

Robot arrested at a theatre in Pavia, Italy
A robot is arrested at a theatre in Pavia, Italy, on suspicion of being a fake ! Date: 1935

Advert for Marius Heng, hairpieces 1910
Advert for Marius Heng, elegant hairstyles using hairpieces for women. Date: 1910

British seaside bathers - fine selection of bathing costumes
British seaside bathers in a fine selection of bathing costumes and swim caps. Date: circa late 1920s

WW1 - Patriotic Fancy Dress
WW1 era - British Home front - A remarkable set of 3 postcards featuring three women, two of whom are dressed in patriotic fancy dress

Advert for B Henry hairpieces 1910
Advertisement for extensions. 1910

Frank Cooney coat, Otto Lucas hat, 1965
A feline coat which is leopard print on sheared kidskin from Frank Cooney, worn with a black leather helmet with long, jersey scarf ends by Otto Lucas. Date: 1965

Azurine, Dobule and Common Rudd
Azurine and Dobule (both non-existent species), and a Common Rudd (Scardinius erythropthalmus, also known as Red Eye). Date: 1879

Making Dummy Guns at Birmingham
For bayonet practice and other aspects of training, recruits to the new army during the First World War were supplied with dummy guns

Inverfarigaig calling, the Loch Ness Monster
Inverfarigaig calling, Loch Ness Monster speaking Hello Everybody!

The arrival of the Loch Ness Monster at Inverness
Captivated! The arrival of the Loch Ness Monster at Inverness! Date: 1960

Piltdown Man: reconstructed skulls compared
Ape-Man of Modern Man? The two Piltdown skull reconstructions. A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A

Piltdown Man: mandible and skull compared
Ape-Man of Modern Man? The two Piltdown skull reconstructions. A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A

The Piltdown jaw: a reconstruction by W. P Pycraft
A drawing by W. P Pycraft of the restored jaw of the Piltdown Man, showing a pronounced forward thrust. Date: 1912

Piltdown Man: brain capacity compared
A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A. Smith-Woodwards reconstruction of the Piltdown Mans brain over the reconstruction proposed by Professor Arthur Keith s

Piltdown Man: Dawson and Smith-Woodward search for more bone
Seeking remains of the oldest known Englishman: looking for relics of the Piltdown Man. Charles Dawson and A. Smith-Woodward searching for other parts of the skeleton on the site of the first

Plastic pink flamingos, Charleston, South Carolina. USA

Old boots used a decoration, Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States

Stuffed toy of polar bear on snow, Manitoba, Canada

COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY, 1938. A Secret Service agent checking over confiscated counterfeit currency in his office at the U.S. Treasury Department, October 1938

TOKYO, C1915. Selling artificial flowers in Tokyo, Japan. Photograph, c1915

CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT. Men in Union Army uniforms reenacting a battle scene. Hand-colored ambrotype, c1863

Picture No. 11768878
House Mouse with reindeer antlers and Rudolf red nose Digital Manipulation: Antlers JD nose and background created Date:

Picture No. 11768879
House Mouse with reindeer antlers and Rudolf red nose Digital Manipulation: Antlers JD nose and background created Date:

Picture No. 11768874
House Mouse with reindeer antlers and Rudolf red nose Digital Manipulation: Antlers JD nose and background created Date:

Picture No. 11768873
House Mouse with reindeer antlers and Rudolf red nose Digital Manipulation: Antlers JD nose and background created Date:

Woman with hairstyle and make-up against yellow background

ALABAMA: STORE, 1936. A soft drink stand with fake storefront wall, in the Vicinity of Selma, Alabama. Photograph by Walker Evans in January 1936

FARMING: CRADLE. American farmers harvesting grain with cradles while others gather it into bundles. Staged reenactment, 1929, for Romance of the Reaper

FARMING: SCYTHES. American farmers cutting grain with scythes. Photographed c1920, possibly a staged reenactment of harvesting methods of the early 19th century

PATENT MEDICINE, c1920. American advertisement for Bakers Glandol, . c1920

CLEMENS: HUCK FINN, 1885. Practicing. The king and the duke, a pair of con men traveling with Huck and Jim, practicing the sword fight scene from Shakespeares Richard III

Quackery Unmasked, or Empiricism Displayed: Dedicated to Doctor Chiron, riding Master to Achilles
XJF867813 Quackery Unmasked, or Empiricism Displayed: Dedicated to Doctor Chiron, riding Master to Achilles, and Aesculapius, physician extraordinary to the Dead, 1748 (engraving) by English School

Trade Card for Peter De la Fontaine, Goldsmith, c. 1790s (engraving)
XJF441255 Trade Card for Peter De la Fontaine, Goldsmith, c.1790s (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peter De la Fontaine, Goldsmith)

The so-called Diana Vaughan, dressed as an inspector of Palladism, c. 1895 (b / w photo)
XJF438424 The so-called Diana Vaughan, dressed as an inspector of Palladism, c.1895 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Landscape with country lane and cottages, etched by Benjamin Wilson, 1751 (etching)
XJF412253 Landscape with country lane and cottages, etched by Benjamin Wilson, 1751 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Six Stages of Making a Face, printed by S. W. Fores, 1792 (etching)
XJF425328 Six Stages of Making a Face, printed by S.W. Fores, 1792 (etching) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Six stages of making a face)

The Alpilles, 1890 (oil on canvas)
XIR253134 The Alpilles, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 59x72 cm; Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo, Netherlands; (add.info.: discredited as a Van Gogh.); out of copyright

Charlatans in the Piazzetta San Marco, Venice (oil on canvas)
XIR19998 Charlatans in the Piazzetta San Marco, Venice (oil on canvas) by Bella, Gabriele (1730-1799); Galleria Querini-Stampalia, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Deer Hunting using camouflage, Albert Flamen, Jacques van Merlen, Lodewijk XIV (koning van Frankrijk), 1664

Woman with Earrings (oil on canvas)
XIR216420 Woman with Earrings (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) (after); Musee d Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France; Italian, out of copyright

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