Images Dated 2015 July

His Noah s ark brought by the Queen. Mr F H Whittington, maker of the Forest toys

His Noahs ark brought by the Queen.
Mr F H Whittington, maker of the Forest toys, whose Noahs Ark was purchased by the Queen at the British Industries Fair, is seen at work at Brockenhurst, Hants.
19 February 1926

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1920s, 20th Century, Between The Wars, Black And White, Central News, Europeana Photography, Monochrome, Twentieth Century

MME Wellington Koo sitting for her portrait to Mr Edmund Dulac at his studio, 117

MME Wellington Koo sitting for her portrait to Mr Edmund Dulac at his studio, 117 Ladbroke Road
19 August 1921
Hui-lan Oei was the daughter of Chinese businessman Oei Tiong Ham. Her marriage to Chinese diplomat and politician Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo, was announced in November 1920 whilst Wellington Koo was Chinese Minister to the United States. In early 1921, Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo was appointed the Chinese Minister to Great Britain and they lived in London until June 1946, though they divorced shortly after the Second World War

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The first knitting club for men!. The first mens knitting club has been formed

The first knitting club for men!.
The first men's knitting club has been formed in Prague with the avowed object of propagating and teaching the art of knitting among men'.
The club has already 50 members, including business and professional men, young men, and old men with beards. The club meets regularly, when the atmosphere is filled with the steady clicking of the knitting needles as busy masculine figures we've socks, pullovers and other useful articles.
Photo shows, a bearded member of the club giving all his attention to the work in hand. His neighbours on either side seem equally determined to produce a nice even stitch.
27 January 1938

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