Sixpence Collection

Advertisement, Gilbeys Scotch Whisky, Glen-Spey Glenlivet, three shillings and sixpence per bottle. early 20th century

Schneider Trophy Air Race
Souvenir programme cover design, Schneider Trophy Contest. Date: 12 September 1931

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Spithead Air Ferry to and from the island, winter fare seven shillings and sixpence return, seven services daily

Someone Drops a Sixpence Near Somerset House - HM Bateman
H.M. Bateman had a particular loathing for the taxman as exemplified in this cartoon showing the inhabitants of Somerset House (then the home of the Inland Revenue)

Cover design, Doncaster Aviation Contest Programme
Cover design, programme for the Doncaster Aviation Contest, 15-23 October 1909. Claimed to be the first flying meeting in England. October 1909

Western Airways Ltd Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar Western Airways Ltd, Bristol to Cardiff Air Express, 15 minutes, 9 shillings and sixpence single fare

OLD ENGLISH COINS
Old (pre-Decimalisation) British coins (left to right): Top - penny, half penny, threepenny bit. Bottom - half crown, two shillings, one shilling, sixpence - tails

Song of Sixpence 1818
Sing a song of sixpence, A bag full of rye, Four-and-twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie

Music cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, Shirley Temple
Music cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, words and music by Sidney Clare and Richard A Whiting, as sung by Shirley Temple in the film Bright Eyes. 1934

Music cover, Animal Crackers in My Soup, Shirley Temple
Music cover, Animal Crackers in My Soup, music by Ray Henderson, words by Ted Koehler, Edward Heyman and Irving Caesar, sung by Shirley Temple in the film Curly Top. 1935

Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong
Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Words and music by Jerry Herman, recorded by Louis Armstrong. 1963

Sing a Song of Sixpence, Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Silhouette, Nursery Rhyme, Sing a Song of Sixpence, Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. 20th century

Cover design, Pears Annual, 1909
Cover design, Pears Annual for 1909, price sixpence, with two people walking through a snowy rural landscape. 1909

Cover design, Simplicity Sewing Book, helpful hints for beginners and experts. 1947

Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture
Official wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited

Haverfordwest Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Passengers waiting for the 1040 to Paddington, on the up platform of Haverfordwest Railway Station in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Cover design, London Mail, Christmas Extra 1923
Cover design in art deco style, London Mail Christmas Extra 1923 Date: 1923

Music cover, Little Spanish Villa by the Sea, recorded by Debroy Somers and his Band. Date: 1932

Programme cover, C W A Scotts First Flying For All Display, Official Programme, price sixpence. 1935

Sing a Song of Sixpence -- the king cuts into his pie, and the blackbirds start to sing. 19th century

Claridges Restaurant
Dining at CLARIDGEs HOTEL, Brook Street, is apt to be pricey - dinner could set you back anything from ten shillings and sixpence to twelve shillings and sixpence

Stockton Darling. Ticket
This unpretentious item is an original ticket entitling you to travel (second class) from Stockton to Darlington for the modest sum of one shilling and sixpence

Music cover, Puss! Puss! Puss! Comedy song waltz, words by Robert Hargreaves and Stanley J Damerell, music by Tolchard Evans. 1932

Cover design, Over 120 Ways of Using Bread for tasty and delightful dishes. Showing a woman in her kitchen, enjoying some of the results of her baking. Date: circa 1940s

Sheet music cover, Selection from The Yellow Mask
Sheet music cover, a Selection of music from The Yellow Mask, a musical play by Edgar Wallace, produced by Julian Wylie and Laddie Cliff at the Carlton Theatre, London

Horse drawn bus, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Sudbury Mills, a well-known local whip, reins up his horses for this photo, taken before setting out on a pleasure trip from Walton-on-the-Naze to Clacton-on-Sea and back

Song of Sixpence 2 / 3
The King stands ready to carve the enormous pie... (2 of 3)

Puccini / Butterfly / Record
Complete on 16 records, at 4 shillings and sixpence each, or complete for three pounds and twelve shillings - at least 100 pounds in todays money !

Song of Sixpence 19C
When the pie was open the birds began to sing, and wasn t that a dainty dish to set before a king?

Mrs. Jarley (colour litho)
3101919 Mrs. Jarley (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs. Jarley. Illustration for The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens (Hodder & Stoughton)

Joseph Thake and son, makers of willow rattle puzzles which they sold for 6p at St. Paul's Churchyard
FLO5000866 Joseph Thake and son, makers of willow rattle puzzles which they sold for 6p at St. Paul's Churchyard. Copperplate etching drawn

Cinque-Tetes or the Paris Monster, cartoon satirising the XYZ Affair
CHT231015 Cinque-Tetes or the Paris Monster, cartoon satirising the XYZ Affair, 1797 (colour litho) by American School, (18th century); Archives du Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, Paris

WW2 - Sixpence For Luck
A WW2 children's short story illustration of a father and son throwing a sixpence into a rockpool for good luck. Date: circa 1940s

I've Got Sixpence As I Go Rolling Home
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for I've Got Sixpence (As I Go Rolling Home), words and music by Box, Cox and Hall

Advert, Anzora Hairdressing Cream, Oil and Soap Date: 1922

Music cover, States of America, sung by Bing Crosby
Music cover, States of America, favourite songs and dances, sung by Bing Crosby Date: 1945

Music cover, Sing a Round-Up Song (Yippy-I-Ay), written and composed by Box, Cox, Noel & Pelosi. Date: 1940

Advert, Julysia Tonic hair cream, widely acclaimed as the Cream of Hairdressings Date: 1938

Cover design, Cape Times Annual, Jan Van Riebeeck
Cover design, Cape Times Annual, Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck, Dutch navigator and colonial administrator, in the Cape, South Africa, 6 April 1652 Date: 1652

Music cover, We Must Have Another, written and composed by Fred Malcolm and F P Sanford, sung by Shaun Glenville Date: 1927

Music cover, Sing A Song, Charlie Chaplin
Music cover, Sing A Song, foxtrot song, words and music by Charles Chaplin, Abe Lyman and Gus Arnheim, featured in Charlie Chaplin's comedy film The Gold Rush Date: 1925

Music cover, In a Little Second Hand Store, words and music by Harry Pease, Dave Dreyer and Ed G Nelson Date: 1933

Music cover, Pasadena, an American Love Song, by Grant Clarke, Edgar Leslie and Harry Warren, sung by Miss Florrie Forde Date: 1923

Music cover, When the Curtain Falls, words by Ronald Frankau, music by Billy Barnes, featured by Ronald Frankau's Companies Date: 1927

Music cover, Why Don't You Make Me Happy? words by Arthur Henry, music by Rex Lander and Lee Clare, foxtrot song broadcast by Jack Payne and his Hotel Cecil Dance Band Date: 1927

Music cover, Where Dreams Come True, words and music by Val Valentine, sung by Miss Nellie Wigley Date: 1927

Caricature illustration of Winston Churchill presenting budget, by Blam. Showing Churchill with magic wand, in front of budget presented on hats along table

Music cover, A Cock-Eyed Optimist, from South Pacific
Music cover, A Cock-Eyed Optimist, song from South Pacific (stage musical and film), by Rodgers and Hammerstein Date: 1949

Music cover, Mister Snow, from Carousel
Music cover, Mister Snow, song by Rodgers and Hammerstein from the film Carousel Date: 1945

Music cover, Piano Selection, film version of The Mikado
Music cover, Piano Selection, arranged by Geoffrey Toye, film version of The Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Date: 1939

Music cover, South of the Border (Down Mexico Way), by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr, played by Joe Loss and his Band. Date: 1939

Daydreaming (All Night Long) from The Gay Impostors
Music cover, Daydreaming (All Night Long), words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harry Warren, from the Warner Bros film, The Gay Impostors, with Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane

Music cover, The Man with the Mandolin, by James Cavanaugh, John Redmond and Frank Weldon, featured and broadcast by Jack Payne and his Band, and Brian Lawrance and his Lansdown House Sextet

Music cover, When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby, by Larry Yoell and Glenn Brown, featured and broadcast by by Jack White and his Collegians. Date: 1938

Music cover, A Garden in Granada, words and music by Sam M Lewis, Abel Baer and Ion Vasilescu, featured and broadcast by Reginald Pursglove and his Orchestra. Date: 1938

Music cover, The Touch of Your Lips, Hildegarde
Music cover, The Touch of Your Lips, by Ray Noble, featured, broadcast and recorded by Hildegarde. Date: 1936

Music cover, So Rare, Cavan O'Connor
Music cover, So Rare, words by Jack Sharpe, music by Jerry Herst, sung Cavan O'Connor. Date: 1937

Music cover, Take My Heart, Ruth Etting
Music cover, Take My Heart, words by Joe Young, music by Fred E Ahlert, sung by Ruth Etting, America's Sweetheart of the Air. Date: 1936

Music cover, Little Lady Make Believe, Brian Lawrance
Music cover, Little Lady Make Believe, lyrics by Charlie Tobias, music by Nat Simon, featured and broadcast by Brian Lawrance and his Lansdowne House Sextet. Date: 1936

Music cover, The Music Goes Round and Around, words by Red Hodgson, music by Edward Farley and Michael Riley, featured and broadcast by the BBC Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall. Date: 1935

Music cover, Serenade in the Night, Joe Loss
Music cover, Serenade in the Night (Violino Tzigano), English lyrics and musical adaptation by Jimmy Kennedy, original song by C A Bixio and B Cherubini, played by Joe Loss. Date: 1935

Music cover, Stars Fell on Alabama, words by Mitchell Parish, music by Frank Perkin, featured and recorded by Derickson and Brown. Date: 1934

Music cover, A Street in Old Seville, Marjorie Stedeford
Music cover, A Street in Old Seville, by Rodd Arden and Leo Towers, featured and broadcast by Marjorie Stedeford. Date: 1935

Music cover, Moonglow, Valaida
Music cover, Moonglow, by Will Hudson, Eddie de Lange and Irving Mills, featured by Valaida in Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1934. Date: 1934

Music cover, My Song for You, Jan Kiepura
Music cover, My Song for You, lyric by Frank Eyton, music by Mischa Spoliansky, from the Gaumont British picture My Song for You, starring Jan Kiepura. Date: 1934

Music cover, I Saw Stars, by Sigler, Goodhart and Hoffman
Music cover, I Saw Stars, words and music by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman. Date: 1934

Music cover, I Only Have Eyes for You, words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren, from the film Dames, featuring Dick Powell, Ruby Keller and Joan Blondell. Date: 1934

Music cover, I Love You Very Much, Madame, words and music by Fred Grundland and Michael Carr, recorded and broadcast by Ambrose and his Embassy Band. Date: 1934

Music cover, Tango Lady, that lovely tango with a lilt, music by A Croome Johnson, words by Peter Maurice. Date: 1931

Advert, Price's Olva Toilet Soap, made with palm fruit oil and olive fruit oil, sixpence per tablet. Date: 1926

Music cover, When My Sugar Walks Down the Street All the Little Birdies Go Tweet! Tweet! Tweet! by Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh and Irving Mills, sung by Miss Aileen Stanley Date: 1924

Music cover, I Should Like a Little Bit of Nougat, words by Clifford Seyler, music by Geoffrey Gwyther, sung by Lupino Lane Date: 1923

Music cover, Little Nellie Kelly
Music cover, Charles B. Cochran's production of George M. Cohan's Musical Play, Little Nellie Kelly, book, lyrics and music by George M Cohan. Date: 1922

Music cover, Barcelona Indigo - Yes- Indigo
Music cover, Barcelona, Indigo - Yes- Indigo, a Nutty 6/8 One-Step, words by Raymond Wallace, music by Tolchard Evans. Date: 1926

Music cover, The Handsome Territorial, Joe Loss
Music cover, The Handsome Territorial, recorded by Joe Loss and His Band, WW2. Date: 1939

Music cover, The Chestnut Tree, the Novelty Singing Dance Sensation. Date: 1938

Music cover, Bon Voyage Cherie, Billy Cotton Band
Music cover, Bon Voyage Cherie, broadcast and recorded by the Billy Cotton Band. Date: 1939

Music cover, Run, Rabbit, Run, words by Noel Gay and Ralph Butler, music by Noel Gay, from The Little Dog Laughed, George Black's Show Shop of 1939. Date: 1939

Men working on Festival of Britain building site, London
Group of men working on the Festival of Britain building site, London. Seen here taking a break to read their favourite newspapers: the Daily Herald, the Daily Worker and the Daily Mirror

A Regulation Cat-Skin at Seven-and-Sixpence (colour litho)
3624281 A Regulation Cat-Skin at Seven-and-Sixpence (colour litho) by Tarrant, Percy (1855-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Regulation Cat-Skin at Seven-and-Sixpence)

There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile (engraving)
3655974 There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile)

Katie James as a doll Date: 1890s

Comic postcard, Man short of money at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Women discuss drunkard in street Date: 20th century

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Step back in time with the enchanting tale of 'Sixpence' - a journey through history and nostalgia. From the bustling streets of Portsmouth to the serene shores of Southsea and Isle of Wight, this captivating caption takes you on an adventure like no other. Immerse yourself in the golden era of aviation as you gaze upon the mesmerizing poster for Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation. Feel the excitement build as you discover an enticing advertisement for Gilbeys Scotch Whisky, transporting you to a world filled with sophistication and indulgence. Relive the glory days of air racing with a glimpse at the Schneider Trophy Air Race, where speed and skill reigned supreme. And let your imagination soar as you delve into 'Song 1818', a timeless melody that echoes through generations. Marvel at the exquisite cover design gracing Doncaster Aviation Contest Programme, capturing both elegance and innovation. Embark on an aerial adventure with Western Airways Ltd Poster, promising unforgettable journeys to far-flung destinations. Witness a serendipitous moment unfold before your eyes as someone drops a sixpence near Somerset House - immortalized by HM Bateman's artistry. Transport yourself further back in time with glimpses into Old English Coins, evoking memories from eras long gone. Let music transport you to simpler times; join Shirley Temple on her whimsical voyage aboard 'The Good Ship Lollipop' or indulge in delightful tunes like 'Animal Crackers in My Soup'. Revel in creativity showcased by Simplicity Sewing Book's cover design – simplicity meets style. Finally, uncover official wording from an Apprenticeship Indenture – witness dedication and craftsmanship etched onto parchment for eternity. 'Sixpence' weaves together fragments from history’s tapestry – each hint offering its own unique charm. So come along on this nostalgic odyssey that will leave you longing for days gone by and cherishing the timeless treasures of our past.