Pastime Collection (page 45)

Kiwai child, living at the entrance to the Fly River, New Guinea, 1922. Artist: WN Beaver
Kiwai child, living at the entrance to the Fly River, New Guinea, 1922. Illustration from Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume II, British Empire to Dahomey

King Edwards Derby triumph, Epsom, Surrey, 1909, (1935). The Derby winner was Minoru. The king is between Mr Richard Marsh, the royal trainer, and Lord Marcus Beresford

Building Houses with Cards, 1743. Artist: Truchy
Building Houses with Cards, 1743. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)

Quadrille, le Quadrille, 1743. Artist: Truchy
Quadrille, le Quadrille, 1743. Quadrille was the name of a dance and also of a card game. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Battledore and Shuttlecock, 1743. Artist: Nathaniel Parr
Battledore and Shuttlecock. 1743. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)

Tom and Jerry, catching Kate and Sue on the fly, having their fortunes told, 19th century. Kate and Sue having their fortunes read in the cards (Cartomancy) by an old woman

Comforts of Bath: The Games, or Assembly with Card Players, 1798. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Comforts of Bath: The Games, or Assembly with Card Players, 1798. The smart set enjoying the season at Bath, home of the famous Roman baths and Pump Room

Exaltation of Faros daughters, 1796. Albinia, Countess of Buckinghamshire (left) and Lady Archer are ridiculed in the stocks, as the mob throw rotten vegetables at them

The Female Coterie, 18th century. Artist: T Bonner
The Female Coterie, 18th century. Well, this is certainly one of the most useful institutions:- Lame Lover. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Circular playing cards, Germany, 15th century (1870). Featured are: the King of Parrots, the Queen of Carnations, the Knave of Columbine, the Knave of Hares

Those Laugh Who Win, 1885. Artist: Frank Dadd
Those Laugh Who Win, 1885. An engraving from the Illustrated London News, (London, 1885)

Sketches at the International Chess Tournament, May 5, 1883. Artist: Corbould
Sketches at the International Chess Tournament, May 5, 1883

The Chessplayers, 1864. An engraving from the Illustrated Times, (London, 1864)

Chess match, at Parsloes, Febuary 23rd, 1794, in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador, 1794. Artist: Cook
Chess match, at Parsloe s, in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador, 23 February 1794

The amusement of the soldiers before Sevastopol, 1855. Soldiers relaxing during the Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War. An engraving from the Cassells Illustrated Family Paper, London, 1855

The annual blindfold entertainment at the city chess club, 1876. An engraving from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, (London, 1876)

A Fix, Black to Move, 19th century. Artist: Cheltnam
A Fix, Black to Move, 19th century

Sunnyside Beach, Toronto, Canada, c1920s. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Canada 2nd series

Cricket, 1923. Professional Coach: You ll be all right, Sir, once you begin to time em. And as for that fast one that whizzes past yer ear ole - why you ll treat it like money from ome

A Lawn Tennis Problem, 1923. The two young ladies (simultaneously): How ought we to divide, Mr Bellamy? Illustration from Punch, or The London Charivari, (4 July 1923)

Tennis, 1920. Bright Beginner (as opponent is serving): Does the ball come to me now? Illustration from Punch, or The London Charivari, (7 July 1920)

January - Hard Frost, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
January - Hard Frost, 19th century. Skaters fall through a hole in the ice, possibly caused by the All Hot Sugar and Brandy stall

The Royal Family in the Highlands; Tug of War - late 19th century, (1900)
The Royal Family in the Highlands; Tug of War - Balmoral vs Abergeldie, Scotland, late 19th century, (1900). Queen Victoria and her children watch as local men compete in a tug of war

Pairs figure skating, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Maxi Herber and Ernst Baier who won the gold medal in the event

Jack Dunn, British figure skater, Winter Olympics, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936
Jack Dunn, British figure skater, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume I, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 1936

Great Britain ice hockey team, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Great Britain finished ahead of Canada in the final pool to win the gold medal

Canadian ice hockey team, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Canada finished as silver medallists, runners-up to Great Britain

A Game at Chess with Living Pieces, 1882. Unusual game at Heighington near Darlington. Illustration published in The Illustrated London News, (1882)

The Automaton Chess Player, 1845. Illustration published in The Illustrated London News, (1845)

Game of polo, 1888. Artist: Stanley L Wood
Game of polo, 1888

Hoodman Blind, (1833). Medieval depiction of the game also known as Blind Mans Bluff, in which a player is blinded and buffeted by other players until one is caught

Diving for Apples, (1833). His head is placed over water to catch an object or avoid being ducked when elevated. Illustration after a manuscript in the Bodleian Library

Bob-cherry, 14th century (1833). Game in which the cherry is hung so as to bob against the mouth, in order to teach the virtues of patience and constancy

Ancient Playing Cards: Knave and Ace, (1833). The Knave of Pinks and The Ace of Roses. An engraving from The Sports and Pastimes of the people of England, by Joseph Strutt, (London, 1833)

Square and circular chessboards, 14th century, (1833). An engraving from The Sports and Pastimes of the people of England, by Joseph Strutt, (London, 1833)

Ancient Chess Play, 14th century, (1833). Illustration after a manuscript in the Harleian Collection of the British Library

Swing exercise from the Quintain, (1833). The opponent is seated in a swing and drawn back, descending with great force and striking the foot of the antagonist

Persons in India pass away much of their time, c19th century. Artist:s Call
Persons in India pass away much of their time, c19th century. The living on which principal persons in India pass away much of their time

Coogee Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Coogee is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

Louis Quinze Living-Room, (1885). Artist: Lawrence
Louis Quinze Living-Room, (1885). An interior decorated in the style known as Louis Quinze, popular c 1700-1750 during the regency and reign of King Louis XV

The Winter, (1885). Artist: Lancret
The Winter, (1885). Indoor amusements including a card game and playing with a cat. Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Count In The Living Room, (1885). Artist: Eisen
The Count In The Living Room, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Fortune Teller, (1885). Artist: Freudeberg
The Fortune Teller, (1885). A scene from rustic French life during the 17th century

The Game Of Trictrac, (1885). Artist: Eisen
The Game Of Trictrac, (1885). A group of people playing trictrac (backgammon)

A Canal with a Fisherman, c1857-1911, (1912). Artist: Alphonse Legros
A Canal with a Fisherman, c1857-1911, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Card party, early 16th century, (1910). The turban headdress which began in the reign of Henry VI (1422-1461), was still popular

Girls Playing the Game of Ken, c1745-1770. Artist: Suzuki Harunobu
Girls Playing the Game of Ken, c1745-1770

Dutch Man Skating with a Basket of Vegatables, 1809. Artist: W Dickes
Dutch Man Skating with a Basket of Vegatables, 1809. The Dutch are somewhat like the English in appearance. The ancient national costume of the men consists of wide breeches

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