Sons Collection

Genghis Khan
GENGHIS KHAN (variously spelt) on his deathbed, he urges his sons to unite, showing how single arrows are easily broken, but four together are unbreakable

John Cabot and his sons receiving the Charter from King Henry VII to sail in search of New Lands
3099586 John Cabot and his sons receiving the Charter from King Henry VII to sail in search of New Lands, 1496 (colour litho) by Eden

Advert for Manfield shoes 1920
Advertisement for shoes and slippers for the Christmas season. Date: 1920

Advertisement for Steinway Pianos - no drawing room of distinction has the ideally correct note unless it contains one. circa 1930s

The Princes in the Tower by Millais
The Princes in the Tower painted by John Everett Millais in 1878, depicting the sons of Edward IV (and nephews of Richard III), Edward V and his younger brother Richard

Keiller & Sons Dundee Marmalade
Late 19th Century Showcard - Keiller & Sons Dundee Marmalade late 19th century

Mobile Butchers Shop
Mobile cooked meat shop of W J Poxon & Sons, Kidderminster, specialising in pork pies

St. Albans, 1809. Artist: George Sidney Shepherd
St. Albans, 1809. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Bemrose and Sons Ltd

The Year of the Three British Kings - 1936
The Year of Three British Kings in 1936 - King George V (1865-1936), King Edward VIII (1894-1972) and finally King George VI (1895-1952). Date: 1936

Scottish Toast 1893
Scotsmen make a toast with thistle shaped glasses full of John Robertson & Sons whisky Date: 1893

Advert, Richard Irvin & Sons, Aberdeen, Scotland
Advert, Richard Irvin & Sons, Steam Fishing Vessel Owners, Licensed Auctioneers and Fish Salesmen, Aberdeen, Scotland. 1905

Haymarket, Sheffield, 1937
Elevated view of Haymarket looking towards Fitzalan Square and General Post Office

Bayham Street, Camden, London (Dickens)
16 (now 161) Bayham Street, Camden, London - home to John Dickens and his family, who moved here from Chatham in 1823

Advert, William Teacher & Sons, Whisky, Scotland
Advert for William Teacher & Sons, Scotch Whisky Distillers, Blenders and Exporters, Ardmore Distillery, Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 1905

Four-horse Ploughing team at work - South Downs, East Sussex
Sons of the soil - A four-horse Ploughing team at work in on the South Downs - East Sussex. Date: circa 1920s

Bank and shops, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Wyoming Valley Trust Company and Second National Bank (left) and Jonas Longs Sons department store, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1907

Cabral and Coutinho fly from Portugal to Brazil
Gabo Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral - Portuguese aviators who flew from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1922 in a Fairey IIIB Float plane- the first time this feat was achieved

Princess Diana, William and Harry meeting firefighters
Princess Diana and her sons, Princes William and Harry, meeting firefighters at the The Blitz Remembered Service at St Pauls Cathedral, London, on 25 October 1990

The Blitz Remembered Service at St Pauls Cathedral
Princess Diana an her sons, the princes William and Harry attending the The Blitz Remembered Service at St Pauls Cathedral, London

Perfume bottles, from thes Maw & Sons catalogue Date: 1903

A Madame Yevonde portrait of the Duchess of Gloucester
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901-2004) with her two sons Prince William (left) and Prince Richard (right), the current Duke of Gloucester

8-inch centre screw cutting lathe blueprint from John Lang & Sons, 1929 1929

Caterpillar track steam engine by R. Hornsby & Sons
The first and original Caterpillar or walking engine made by R. Hornsby & Sons of Grantham. R. Hornsby & Sons grew into a major manufacturer of agricultural machinery, at their Spittle Gate Works

Trumpers Barbers - Mayfair, London
Barbershop in Central London - Mayfair. G F Trumper & Sons. An elaborate belt-driven machinery above the mirror drives a head massaging brush. Established 1875

Longest Day at Stonehenge, Wiltshire
People gathering at Stonehenge, Wiltshire on the longest day of the year, on or near 21 June 1912

The Hesse-Cassel and Greek royal families
The youngest daughters of Vicky, Princess Royal of Great Britain and Empress of Prussia, the Princesses Sophie and Margarete of Prussia with their husbands and children at Friedrichshof in 1904

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3938, Quo Vadis
Maker: Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford

Messrs. Cook, Sons & Co.s Warehouse, London, 1854
Engraving showing Messrs. Cook, Sons and Companys warehouse, St. Pauls Churchyard, London, 1854

KINGs LYNN MART, 1920S
Kings Lynn Mart, featuring a proscenium painted by George Orton, Sons & Spooner Date: 1920s

Prince Charles with sons Prince William and Prince Harry. Pictured on the banks of the River Dee at an official photocall at Balmoral, Scotland. 12th August 1997

Sons of George V
EDWARD VIII and his brothers. From left, Prince George, Duke of Kent, the King (formerly Prince of Wales), Albert, Duke of York and Henry, Duke of Gloucester

British actor and singer Gary Miller with his three children Jonty (left), Kit (2nd left) and Pip (right) outside Alleyns School in Dulwich

Transporting granite blocks for King Alfreds statue to Penryn Station
Fowler traction engines 7974 and 9016 are pictured hauling blocks of granite from one of the Mabe quarries to Penryn Station, for onward transportation by train to Winchester, Hampshire

Abraham Lincoln and his family, 1860s
President Abraham Lincoln and his family reading a book in the White House. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

A. Sanderson and Sons Wallpaper Advertisement
An advertisement for A. Sanderson & Sons, promoting designs of wallpaper. Date: circa 1919

The Royal Oak - Queen Victoria and descendents family tree
A spectacular family tree produced by The Illustrated London News to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887

Chequers Inn, Dagenham, Essex, 1960

French Bookshop & Travel Agent off Leicester Square, London
A corner of France in England. J. Barriere & Cie, 17 Green Street (now Irving Street) - a French Bookshop & Travel Agent off Leicester Square, London. Date: circa 1910

Lady Cynthia Colville with David, Philip and Jock
Lady Cynthia Colville, wife of the Hon. George Colville, younger son of the late Lord Colville of Culross pictured with her three sons, David, Phillip and Jock

Advertisement for Arthur Davy and Sons Ltd. Universal Food Providers, 40 Fargate, 1897
Image from The Sheffield Miscellany vol. 1 No. 2, 1897 (Sheffield Lcoal Studies Library 942.74 S)

James Dixon and Sons, Cornish Place, advertisement, 1868
Image from Directory of Sheffield, Doncaster and Chesterfield, William White, 1868 (Local Studies Library: 914.274 S)

Thomas Ward and Sons, Group of men [workers?] outside Wardonia Works
Note the plus fours.The company began trading in Sheffield in 1927, assuming premises at Chaucer Works on the corner of Countess Road and Clough Road

Dentists chair, Claudius Ash, Sons & Co Ltd. 1921

Advert for the House of A. Lynes & Son, London, 1921 selling evening wear for men. Date: 1921

Soho, London - 20 Greek Street W1 - Hopkins Purvis & Sons Ltd, paint merchants. 1973

Wm. Barbour and Sons Linen Thread Works, Dunmurry - a view of the factory. (Location: Northern Ireland: [County Antrim] : [County Londonderry] (could be either): Dunmurry). Date: circa early 1900s

Mrs Gerald Legge with young sons Rupert and William
Mrs Gerald Legge(1929- 2016), featured in At home to the Sketch, with her sons Rupert(b. 1951) and William(b. 1949), at their home in 12 Chester Street, off Belgrave Square, London

Dombey & Son - Carles Dickens - Mr Toots and the Chicken
Charles Dickens - Dombey & Son. Mr Toots - a student at Dr Blimbers school (who loves Florence but marries Susan) - pictured with his prizefighter companion, the Chicken. Date: circa 1902

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg with family
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg (1884-1966), fourth and youngest daughter of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and his wife, Maria Alexandrovna (later Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg)

JOHN ELWES (formerly Meggott) miser, son of two misers, who nevertheless left 800 000 (equivalent of 80 million ?) to his nephew and his natural sos"

Advert, Samuel Allsopp & Sons IPA Advert, Samuel Allsopp & Sons IPA
Advertisement, Samuel Allsopp & Sons, Brewers of Burton-on-Trent, India Pale Ale. Date: 1862

Hawker Hector with Napier Dagger III engine
A detail of a Hawker Hector focussing on the Napier Dagger III H-24 air-cooled piston Engine. Developing 805hp the Dagger was the next step for D

Foden Tractor UX 9728
Foden Tractor, regn. UX 9728, number: 13784. Built in 1932 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a 6 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s

The Distin Family, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Distin Family, 1844. John Distin and his sons were British musicians who performed on saxhorns and were influential in the evolution of brass instruments in then popular music. Mr

Burrell General Purpose Traction Engine TA369 Red Gauntlet (msn 3798) at the 1959 Andover Steam Fair

Men of War, c1720. Artist: Peter Monamy
Men of War, c1720. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Bemrose and Sons Ltd

Durham Cathedral from the Prebends Bridge, c1832. Artist: George Fennell Robson
Durham Cathedral from the Prebends Bridge, c1832. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F

A View of the Thames: Greenwich in the distance, 1820 Artist: Patrick Nasmyth
A View of the Thames: Greenwich in the distance, 1820. Painting held at The Tate, London. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III

Independent Order of Rechabites - Salford Unity Friendly Soc
Independent Order of Rechabites, a society of abstainers from alcohol - Salford Unity Friendly Society. Since 2004 The Rechabite Friendly Society has traded as Healthy Investment. Date: 1916

Stationery, Pawlyn & Sons, Victoria Square, Truro, Cornwall
Stationery, Pawlyn & Sons, Fish & Oyster Merchants, 14 Victoria Square, Truro, Cornwall, with handwritten details. 1918

Lady Desborough with her sons, Julian and Billy
Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (n饠 Fane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952), Wife of William Henry Grenfell, Baron Desborough

William Marples and Sons Ltd. Tool Makers
Original at Sheffield Archives ref. SY122/2

London, Pimlico, Belgravia - Ebury Street
London, Pimlico, Belgravia - 83 Ebury Street. The corner with Ecclestone Street can be seen back left. Date: circa 1910

Photograph of Rising Sun PH, Chelmsford, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Stationery, Charles Ware & Sons, Sails, Tents and Blinds, High Street, Hull, Yorkshire. 1939

Duchess of Cleveland, from a painting by Sir Peter Lely

Warlock Knowe, 1872. Artist: William Leighton Leitch
Warlock Knowe, 1872. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Bemrose and Sons Ltd

Popes Villa, Twickenham: The Outing, c1819. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Popes Villa, Twickenham: The Outing, c1819. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe

J.s Fry and Sons Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol 1884
Interior and exterior of British company owned by Joseph Storrs Fry and Sons, Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol. Date: 1884

Camisa & Sons - Soho, London. Date: 1973

Catalogue cover design, Geo. H. Harrison & Sons of Leeds and London, Latest Designs in Statue Series of chocolate box tops. Date: circa 1930s

Brochure cover, chocolate box designs
Brochure cover in blue, black and gold, chocolate box designs, Statue Series of box tops, Geo. H. Harrison & Sons, Statue Printing Works, Leeds, and Sentinel House, Southampton Row, London. Date: 1930

Michael Faraday Lecturing at the Royal Institution, London
Engraving showing Professor Michael Faraday (1791-1867) lecturing at the Royal Institution, to an audience including Prince Albert and two of his sons, 1856. Date: 16 February 1856

W Tyzak, Sons, and Turner Ltd. Little London Works, Sheffield, c1930s
From a trade catalogue, c. 1930s.Original at Local Studies ref. 338.4 SST

Four Generations of the English Royal Family, illustration from His Majesty
KW392355 Four Generations of the English Royal Family, illustration from His Majesty King Edward VIII, published 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Eton versus Harrow at Lords. Miss Violet Loraine ( Mrs Joicey ) with her husband, Mr E R Joicey, and their sons John and Richard. 1932

Princess Diana, William and Harry meeting firefighters
Princess Diana and her sons, Princes William and Harry, meeting firefighters at the The Blitz Remembered Service at St Pauls Cathedral, London, on 25 October 1990

Boat Maintenance
Workers doing painting and maintenance work on boats at the R. Redknap & Sons boathouse, Richmond, Surrey, England, in preparation for the summer boating season. Date: early 1930s

Advertisement for clothing and bedding disinfector
An 1880 trade advertisement for a disinfector by made by Nelson and Sons of Leeds

Cover design for Dutch Dolls Polka, a song by May Ostlere, published by Enoch & Sons, London. Arrangements are also available for orchestra, instrumental septet, and military and brass bands

King George V and Queen Mary with their sons
King George V and Queen Mary at Ascot in the early 1930s, riding in a carriage with their sons Edward, Prince of Wales (in black) and Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

Photograph of Ship Hotel, Tilbury Docks, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1929

Photograph of Railway Hotel, Grays, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1928

Photograph of Nags Head PH, Moreton, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1928

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"Sons: A Tapestry of Timeless Legacies and Enduring Bonds" In the captivating painting "The Princes in the Tower" by Millais, we witness a poignant portrayal of two young sons whose fate remains shrouded in mystery. Their innocence and vulnerability remind us of the unbreakable bond between brothers. An advertisement for Steinway Pianos showcases the harmonious melodies created by talented sons who bring music to life. The piano keys become their canvas, as they compose symphonies that resonate with our souls. "The Year of the Three British Kings - 1936" serves as a reminder that even amidst political turmoil, sons carry on traditions and navigate uncertain times with resilience. They inherit legacies while shaping their own destinies. Keiller & Sons Dundee Marmalade represents generations passing down secret recipes from fathers to sons, preserving flavors that evoke memories of breakfast tables filled with warmth and love. A Mobile Butchers Shop captures the entrepreneurial spirit passed down through generations. Sons take pride in providing sustenance for their communities while adapting to changing times. In Haymarket, Sheffield, 1937, we glimpse into a bustling marketplace where fathers pass on trade secrets to their eager sons. Skills are honed over time as they forge paths towards success together. George Sidney Shepherd's masterpiece depicts St. Albans in 1809—a scene where architectural wonders stand tall against time's passage. It symbolizes how fathers impart wisdom upon their sons—foundations built brick by brick for future generations to thrive upon. Bank and shops in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania showcase familial dedication woven into small businesses' fabric—the tireless efforts of fathers ensuring brighter futures for their beloved sons within thriving communities. Perfume bottles embody fragrant memories shared between mothers and daughters; however, it is also an ode to creative artisans who craft scents cherished by discerning gentlemen—sons who exude elegance through every spritz.