Impressed Collection

Fox Sisters & Table
THE FOX SISTERS They demonstrate their ability to levitate a table, to the reverend Hammond, who is suitably impressed

Croydon Airport - de Havilland DH. 84 Dragon G-ACIU
de Havilland DH.84 Dragon G-ACIU (msn 3041) of Surrey Flying Services Ltd. approaching to land at Croydon Airport. First registered on 25.07.33 was previously owned by Marmaduke Furness (Lord Furness)

Scene from Faust
Mephistopheles gives Faust a vision of Marguerite : the scholar is suitably impressed

Beechcraft RC-45J Expeditor 09771
Beech RC-45J Expeditor 09771 (msn 434 / N975), built as a B18S, impressed by the Navy as a JRB-2, re-manufactured as an SNB-5P then re-designated as an RC-45J

Curtis British Entomology Plate 80
Coleoptera: Parnus impressus = Dryops luridus (Impressed Parnus) [Plant: Aster tripolium (Sea Starwort)] Date: 1824-39

Schempp-Hirth Minimoa BGA338 under repair With Slingsby Sailplanes at Kirbymoorside in 1943.After being impressed into the Royal Air Force BGA338 was flown briefly by the ATC at 123 Elelmentary

Croydon Airport - Junkers Ju52-3m D-AHAL
Junkers Ju52/3m D-AHAL Otto Bernert (msn 5034), of Deutsche LuftHansa (DLH) on approach to land at Croydon Airport. First registered in October 1934

Croydon Airport - de Havilland DH. 89a Dragon Rapide G-AEXO
de Havilland DH.89a Dragon Rapide G-AEXO (msn 6368) of North Eastern Airways Ltd. approaching to land at Croydon Airport. G-AEXO was first registered on 19.05.37

Angelique Cottin
ANGELIQUE COTTIN, electric girl of Bouvigny, is tested by Arago at the Observatoire de Paris; though her powers are failing, he is impressed Date: 1846

Lever Brothers Advertisement Vim
An illustrated advertisement for Lever Brothers Limited, promoting Vim, a cleaner for metal and even woodwork, such as utensils, taps, floorboards, baths etc

White Star Line, RMS Olympic - oak column section from Cabin 62, stencilled on reverse port side and impressed fore end starboard side. 23.5 inches. Date: 20th century

White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic - calendar
Rare White Star Line calendar with impressed lettering Olympic and Titanic, the largest steamers in the World'. The transatlantic Southampton to New York route is advertised as are several other

Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania - brass bell on stand
Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania - brass bell on contemporary treen stand, impressed RMS Aquitania May 1914 Feb 1950. 14 inches on stand. Date: 1914-1950

Ocean Liner - P & O pair of deckchairs
Ocean Liner - P & O teak pair of deck chairs, both stamped P&O. Date: 20th century

de Havilland DH. 87B Hornet Moth G-ADLY
de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth G-ADLY (msn 8020, impressed as W9388). Date: circa 1990

de Havilland DH. 87B Hornet Moth G-AELO
de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth G-AELO (msn 8105, impressed as AW118), at Halfpenny Green in August 1966. Date: 1966

Miles M. 14A Hawk Trainer Mk. III G-AFBS A
Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer Mk.III G-AFBS A (msn 539, impressed as BB661), at Staverton with the Skyfame Museum. Date: 1966

Pilgrim Flask (Bian Hu), Sui (581-618) or early Tang dynasty (618-907), c. late 6th/7th century

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A thing of duty - no joy whatever
The Caption is A thing of duty is no joy whatever. The concept of Duty was impressed upon the population during the war as one of the planks of morale. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

Vase, Burmantofts Pottery, c. 1890-99 (ceramic)
2652189 Vase, Burmantofts Pottery, c.1890-99 (ceramic) by English School, (19th century); height: 17.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

The female Hercules (colour photo)
3098861 The female Hercules (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The female Hercules)

A ragged street boy is impressed by the boyish look of a smart young woman. Date: 1926

Joseph, Mary, Angels - Nativity
Joseph and Mary, admiring their son, are joined by a trio of angels who are no less impressed

How very great must the possessor of all these things be
617076 How very great must the possessor of all these things be, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, c.1910 (colour litho) by Jameson

Art Wins the Heart, painting in the Royal Academy, 1892 (litho)
6014308 Art Wins the Heart, painting in the Royal Academy, 1892 (litho) by Thumann, Paul (1834-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art Wins the Heart, painting in the Royal Academy, 1892)

"Naval Manouevres", a sailor ice skating (litho)
6014244 " Naval Manouevres", a sailor ice skating (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Naval Manouevres", a sailor ice skating)

The Age of Intellect (engraving)
6000786 The Age of Intellect (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Age of Intellect)

Vase, Burmantofts Pottery, c. 1890-99 (ceramic)
2652188 Vase, Burmantofts Pottery, c.1890-99 (ceramic) by English School, (19th century); Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

Judging by Appearances (engraving)
2792797 Judging by Appearances (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Judging by Appearances. Illustration for Chatterbox (1893)

With the Allied Forces in China (engraving)
1593540 With the Allied Forces in China (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Allied Forces in China)

The aviator Count Jacques de Lesseps proclaimed a great chief by the Iroquois at Montreal (colour litho)
2782450 The aviator Count Jacques de Lesseps proclaimed a great chief by the Iroquois at Montreal (colour litho) by French School

Unac was greatly astonished at the doctors collection (engraving)
5207620 Unac was greatly astonished at the doctors collection (engraving) by Meyer, Hans (1846-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unac was greatly astonished at the doctors collection)

Nasmyth sketches Stephensons engine (litho)
976611 Nasmyth sketches Stephensons engine (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A young James Nasmyth sketching George Stephensons locomotive Rocket)

Phil Strongs medicine cures all, so he says as he sells it from his stall in Club Row, Bethnal Green, London

Crowds watching Phil Strong who is selling health cures in a bottle. You can see him in any street market - the man with the wonder cure, dispensing health for half a crown. He thumps his chest

Douglas DC-3 N157H
Douglas DC-3-G102A N157H (msn 4132, C-49E 42-56626) 14 July 1960 00.03.41: N33677 - DC-3-270B with PCA (Pennsylvania Central Airlines) 42-56626

de Havilland DH. 94 Moth Minor G-AFPN
de Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor G-AFPN (msn 94016, impressed as X9297). Date: circa 1970

de Havilland DH. 87 Hornet Moth F-BCJO
de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth F-BCJO (msn 8035), at Kidlington circa 4 April 1959. First flown in as G-ADKL, impressed as W5750, during the war, reverting to G-ADKL post-war

Percival P. 16 Q. 6 G-AFFD
Percival P.16 Q.6 G-AFFD (msn Q.21, impressed by RAF as X9407), the first production aircraft, at Redhill after being withdrawn from use

Airspeed AS. 5 Courier G-ADAY
Airspeed AS.5 Courier G-ADAY (msn 27), of Portsmouth Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation (PSIOWA). Due to persistent maintenance problems with the retractable undercarriage

Foster-Wickno Warferry DR613
Foster-Wickno GM.1 Warferry DR613. Built as Foster-Wickno GM.1 Wicko G-AFJB (msn 5) for the Midland Aero Club in 1938, AFJB was impressed into the Royal Air Force in July 1941

Heston Type 1 Phoenix G-AESV, owned by Standard Telephonics at Brooklands. G-AESV was impressed into the Royal Air Force as X2891for No.24 Squadron; Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment at

Foster-Wikner Wicko G-AFKS
Foster-Wikner GM.1 Wicko G-AFKS (msn 6). First registered on 5January 1939 G-AFKS was used by Nash Aircraft Sales Ltd. As a demonstrator and was, at one time, fitted with skis

de Havilland DH. 90 Dragonfly G-AFVJ
de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly G-AFVJ (msn 7521) of Airwork Limited, at Heston. G-AFVJ was impressed by the RAF as X9337 in March 1940 and damaged beyond repair at RAF Old Sarum, near Salisbury

Douglas DC-3A N34952 (msn 6345) of Braniff International Airways. After being impressed into the United States Air Force during the war N34952 was restored to the civil register

de Havilland DH. 85 Leopard Moth G-ACLL
de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth G-ACLL (msn 7028). G-ACLL was impressed into the Royal Air Force on 9 July 1940 as AW165. Date: 1950s

Croydon Airport - de Havilland DH. 86b Express G-AEJM
de Havilland DH.86b Express G-AEJM (msn 2351) of Wrightways Ltd.. approaching to land at Croydon Airport. G-AEJM was first registered on 06.07.36

Croydon Airport - Junkers Ju52-3m D-AFER
Junkers Ju52/3m D-AFER Franz Buchner (msn 4047), of Deutsche LuftHansa (DLH) on approach to land at Croydon Airport. First registered in April 1934

Short S. 16-1 Scion 1 G-ACUW
Short S.16/1 Scion 1 G-ACUW (msn S.775) at Rochester airport. The third production Scion 1, G-ACUW can be seen with the low set engine nacelles and early style windscreen

Mesopotamia. White calcite. Cylinder seal. From Mesopotamia. Late Uruk. Early Jemdet Nasr Period. 3200-3000BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Master of Saint Veronica. St. Veronica with the Holy Kerchie
Master of Saint Veronica. German painter. Work perido: Between 1395-1420 in Cologne. Gothic style. St. Veronica with the Holy Kerchief. c.1420. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Sloshed Woman 1928
Sloshed! A drunken young lady puts her feet on the table and knocks back the booze; her companion is not impressed. Date: 1928

Listening to a Phonograph, South Africa, c. 1902
Illustration showing two Europeans demonstrating their phonograph (music machine) to a group of suitably impressed native South Africans, c.1902. Date: 29/03/1902

Pyrrhus Gaius Fabricius Luscinus elephant Roman consul Gaius Fabritius Luscinus visits
Pyrrhus shows Gaius Fabricius Luscinus an elephant, The Roman consul Gaius Fabritius Luscinus visits King Pyrrhus for peace negotiations, with whom the Romans were at war

Deep Cooking Vessel 2500 BC Japan Jōmon period
Deep Cooking Vessel, c. 2500 BC. Japan, Jōmon period (c. 10, 500-300 BC). Earthenware with impressed and carved decoration; diameter: 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.); overall: 44.7 cm (17 5/8 in.)

Urn kame 2000 BC Japan Middle Jomon Period 10
Urn (kame), c. 2000 BC. Japan, Middle Jomon Period (c. 10, 500-c. 300 BC). Earthenware, terracotta, impressed and incised; diameter: 33 cm (13 in.); overall: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.)

La Vie Parisienne 1920
A scantily clad young lady frolics on the front cover of a festive La Vie Parisienne while a turkey looks less than impressed that hes about to be the focal point of dinner

Solomon & Sheba Queen
Solomon, king of Israel, is visited by Nicaule, queen of Sheba : she is impressed by him, his temple and indeed by everything she sees : he is likewise impressed by her

The Etymology of Alderman, 1809. Two boys showing their father the carving of an alderman they have made from wood

Art in Excelsis, 1874 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
Art in Excelsis, 1874 (1891). The Montgomery Spiffunses have just had their drawing-room ceiling elaborately decorated by artistic hands

A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. The House of La Llotja, 1883. 19th Century. Historial building. Facada neoclassical. Engraving by painter Onofre Alsamora (1810-1880)

Daimler car and passengers in Vienna, 1911. The driver is Fritz Huckel, hat manufacturer, and beside him is his wife. In the rear of the car is William Norfolk Battersby (1864-1953)

Louis XIII & Infanta
Impressed by what he hears about the Infanta of Spain (Anne of Austria) Louis commands her portrait : they will marry in 1615 and have one child, future Louis XIV. Date: 1612

Daring Ice Jump
Stuntman HOPE BRAIN peforming a daring ice jump at the Ice Palais, Sydney, Australia. He was impressed with this photograph, taken with a new high speed camera. Date: 1940s

Man Reading Garden recto Preliminary sketch verso
Artokoloro

V-Shaped Buckle 7th century Frankish Copper alloy
Artokoloro

Queen Charlotte Q. CHARLOTTE impressed across bottom and Wedgwood /
Queen Charlotte " Q. CHARLOTTE" impressed across bottom and " Wedgwood/ & Bentley" impressed on back, Josiah Wedgwood, 1730-1795, British

King George III GEO. III impressed bottom corner and Wedgwood
King George III " GEO. III" impressed bottom corner and " Wedgwood and Bentley" impressed on back, Josiah Wedgwood, 1730-1795, British

Sir Charles Linnaeus LINNAEUS bottom corner and impressed mark Wedgwood
Sir Charles Linnaeus " LINNAEUS" bottom corner and impressed mark " Wedgwood and Bentley", Josiah Wedgwood, 1730-1795, British

1 Wedgwood Portrait Medallion of Josiah Wedgwood, modelled in relief by Flaxman in profile With impressed Wedgwood mark and again to note the sitter, Josiah Wedgwood, 1730-1795, British

Boasting actor submits acting claim to Sir Henry Irving
Tradgedian (disappointed) - " You should see me play amlet, Irvin! Why, I could act is bloomin ead off!" Sir Henry Irving looks less than impressed with this claim by a jobbing actor rather

Alchemical gold, 19th century
Alchemical gold. 19th-century artwork of an alchemist (centre) holding out a sample of molten gold. Either side, a man and woman look on in amazement

Arthur Napoleon
ARTHUR NAPOLEON Portuguese musical prodigy, who in his eighth year impressed Berlioz at Paris, delighting London audiences the following year. Date: CIRCA 1853

Theatre from a Box 1909
A group of theatre goers watch a show of singing and dancing from a theatre box. Not all of them seem to be totally impressed. Date: 1909

Test your Strength
A man tests his punch at a fairground sideshow, while some impressed onlookers gather round to watch. Date: 1950s

Chanel Outdoor Jacket
Glamorous tall lady models her splendid new fur lined outdoor coat by Chanel. Her dog sits upon a chair and look suitably impressed too

The Battle of Ulundi. Inside the square
Scene of battle from the British position, inside the square repulsing the Zulus. British casualities were light, but the Zulus were decimated by the use of Gatling guns and the Martini-Henry

The Stag Seeing Himself
THE STAG DRINKING aka SEEING HIS REFLECTION IN THE WATER A stag is impressed with his antlers, & bemoans his spindly legs, but these legs are useful for running from danger

Ludlows Flying Machine and a United States Warship, 1907
Photograph of the Flying Machine built by Mr. Israel Ludlow at the Aeronautical Building in the Jamestown Exhibition, 1907

Registering the finish of a horse race by photograph
A photograph of how the finish of a horse race is photographed. In order to terminate any dispute about the winner in a race, the first horse breaks a tight wire operating the apparatus

Cartoon / Grumpy Albert
A cartoon entitled Domestic Felicity from circa 1842, showing a less than impressed Prince Albert wheeling his first two children through Windsor as Victoria follows

Sphinx - Alexander Era
The Greeks of Alexanders army are impressed

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"Captivated by History: A Glimpse into Impressive Artifacts" Delving into the mystifying world of spiritualism, the Fox Sisters & Table leave us astounded with their otherworldly connections. The de Havilland DH. 84 Dragon G-ACIU at Croydon Airport takes us back to a time when aviation was in its infancy, leaving us in awe of how far we've come. Transporting ourselves to Goethe's masterpiece, a scene from Faust captivates our imagination and leaves us impressed by the timeless power of literature. The Lockheed 18 Lodestar N9932F stands as a testament to engineering brilliance, impressing all who lay eyes on this magnificent aircraft. Lever Brothers Advertisement Vim showcases an era where advertising creativity knew no bounds, leaving us amazed at the ingenuity behind captivating audiences. As we gaze upon the oak column section from White Star Line's RMS Olympic, we are reminded of the grandeur that once graced ocean liners and are left truly impressed. The calendar featuring White Star Line's RMS Olympic and Titanic transports us back to an era of opulence and tragedy, evoking both wonderment and solemnity within our hearts. Standing tall on its brass stand, the brass bell from Cunard Line's RMS Aquitania echoes tales of maritime adventures that continue to impress generations even today. Nestling into P&O pair of deckchairs aboard an ocean liner brings forth visions of leisurely voyages across vast seas - a simple luxury that never fails to impress travelers old and new alike. The de Havilland DH87B Hornet Moth G-ADLY captures our attention with its sleek design and reminds us why it remains one of aviation history's most impressive achievements. With grace in every curve, de Havilland DH.