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A man and a woman making pins and needles. Woodcut by J. Amman.
Amman, Jost, 1539-1591.Date: [1568]Reference: 34971i- Pictures
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An arm after an operation, showing pins and new bone growth: x-ray. Photograph, 1914/1918.
Date: 1914-1918Reference: 569134i- Digital Images
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Razors and pins, presumably from Belgian Congo, Africa. Possibly Manbetu or Azande, certainly Ouelle District.
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X-ray (of an arm ?), showing pins in the bones (the radius and ulna ?). Photograph, ca. 1915.
Date: 1915Reference: 577650i- Books
Beta-blockers : present status and future prospects [an international symposium, Juan-les-Pins, 27th-29th May 1974] / edited by W. Schweizer.
Date: [1974], ©1974- Pictures
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A group of men playing a game outside with a ball and nine pins, a woman watches from a doorway. Engraving by A. Laurent, 1743, after David Teniers.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690Date: [1743?]Reference: 33169i- Pictures
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The heads of three women wearing chignons attached to their natural hair; two hair-pins, five hair-pieces and a lace and ribbon head-dress. Wood engraving, 1888.
Date: 1888Reference: 33249i- Pictures
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A Chinese man confined to a contraption similar to stocks which constrains the movement of his head and pins his legs down on the wooden planks. Watercolour drawing.
Reference: 46761i- Pictures
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Three men work near an open fire on anvils with hammers making nails and pins of various sizes, some tools of their trade hang on the walls. Coloured etching.
Reference: 31278i- Pictures
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Two men are in a workshop making wooden objects such as rolling-pins, wooden balls and skittles, some tools of their trade are hanging on the walls. Coloured etching.
Reference: 31250i- Ephemera
Ne toussez plus : prenez le Rhumicide : délicieux bonbon au miel de pins : méfiez-vous des imitations, exigez le nom Rhumicide imprimé dans le sucre de chaque bonbon / John Tavernier.
Tavernier, John.Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]- Books
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A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares. Directing all buyer of large plate, of small works, (as silver or gold hilts, buckles, watch-cases, pins and studs in watch-cases, money-boxes, tobacco-boxes, bells and sockets for corals, buttons and tags for garments, chirurgeons-instruments, rings, chains, lockets, or other goldsmiths works) how to know whether they buy or wear such as are of the lawful standard-allay, or adultered and unlawful; and how to recover recompence against the offenders. And also discovering the principal matters of the goldsmiths and cutters (and material things of all other manual) trades. The second edition, corrected and much enlarged, by W.B. of London, goldsmith. To which is added, the useful and easie tables of Mr. John Reynolds, of the mine, (with a key to the same) plainly shewing how to cast up and make all sorts of gold and silver true standard.
W. B. (William Badcock).Date: 1708- Books
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The art of playing at skittles: or, the laws of nine-pins displayed. Shewing both the old and new methods of forming general goes and tips, with the Names, Counts, and Exceptions to each. To which are added, The Chinese and Persian Manner of Playing; illustrated with Diagrams, Plans, &c. of the several Frames and Grounds, both in the Old and New Forms. Also an address to publicans, recommending to them to Adorn their Grounds with every requisite Advantage, in Order to encourage, as much as possible, this useful and salutary Game. By A. Jones, Esq.
Jones, A., active 1773.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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A catalogue of the antiquities of the late ingenious Mr. John Kemp, F.R.S. consisting Of Two of the Finest Mummies (esteem'd so by the Curious) that were ever brought from Egypt: Several celebrated Egyptian Deities, Lamps, and Vessels us'd in Sacrifices, of Brass: Antique Stones of various Forms and Sizes: Brazen Rings, Fibula's, Crisping Pins, Amulets, and Seals: Fine Ancient Greek and Roman Statues, Busto's, Heads, Inscriptions, and Capitols, of Marble: A very large Collection of Lares, and other Images, of Brass: Marble, Earthen, and Glass Vessels; as Urns, Lamps, Lachrymatories: Oars of several sorts: Ancient Weights, and several compleat Series of Original Coins, of all sizes, consisting of Gold, Silver and Brass: With a valuable Collection of Books of Antiquities: Will be Sold by auction, At the Phenix Tavern, next Door to his museum, the lower end of the Hay-Market, and the Corner of Pall-Mal, St. James's; on Thursday the 23d of March. The Collection may be seen on Saturday the 18th, Monday the 20th, Tuesday the 21st, Wednesday the 22d, and Thursday the 23d, till the Time of sale, which will begin at Eleven of the Clock in the Forenoon precisely, and continue each Day till all are Sold. These Catalogues to be had gratis, at Mr. Paul Vaillant's in the Strand, Mr. George and John Innys's in St. Paul's Church-Yard, Mr. John Osbourn's in Lombard Street, and at the Place of sale; Where likewise the Latin Catalogue is to be Sold. Conditions of sale as usual.
Date: 1721]- Books
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Great news from the west of England : being a true account of two young persons lately bewitch'd in the town of Beckenton in Somerset-shire, shewing the sad condition they are in by vomiting or throwing out of their bodies the abundance of pins, nails, pewter, brass, lead, iron, and tin to the admiration of all beholders, and of the old witch being carryed several times to a great river, into which her legs being tied, she was thrice thrown in, but each time she swam like a cork, afterwards by order from a justice of the peace she was search'd by a jury of women and such signs and marks being found about her, positive oath was given in against her so that she is committed to jayl until the next assizes.
Date: 1689- Books
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Strange and wonderful news from Yowel in Surry : giving a true and just account of one Elizabeth Burgiss, who was most strangely bewitched and tortured at a sad rate, having several great lumps of clay pulled forth from her back, full of pins and thorns, which pricked so extreamly that she cry'd and roar'd in a vehement and out-ragious manner, to the great amazement of all the beholders : as also, how great stones as big as a mans fist were thrown at her ... and afer she came to her fathers house, the throwing of the pewter-dishes, candlesticks, and other clattering of household-goods at her, besides the displacing of a musical instrument, hanging up her grand-fathers breeches on the top of the sealing : with many more strange and miraculous things, filling the spectators with wonder and amazement.
Date: 1681- Books
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The most true and wonderfull narration of two women bewitched in Yorkshire : who coming to the assizes at York to give in evidence against the witch, after a most horrible noise, to the terror and amazement of all the beholders, did vomit forth before the judges, pins, wool and hafts of knives, &c., all which was done (to make the wonder more wonderfull) without the least drop of bloud or moisture from their mouths : also a most true relation of a young maid not far from Luyck who being bewitched in the same manner did (most incredibly) vomit forth wadds of straw, with pins a crosse in them, iron nails, needles, points, and whatsoever she had seen in the basket of the witch that did bewitch her / as it is attested under the hand of that most famous phisitian Doctor Henry Heers ; together, how it pleased God that he was afterwards recovered by the art of physick, and the names of the ingredients and the manner how to make that rare receipt that cured her.
Heer, Henri de, 1570-1636Date: 1658- Books
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A True account of a strange and wonderful relation of John Tonken, of Pensans in Cornwall : said to be bewitched by some women, two of which on suspition are committed to prison, he vomiting up several pins, pieces of walnut-shels, an ear of rye with a straw to it half a yard long and rushes of the same length, which are kept to be shown at the next assizes for the said county.
Date: 1686- Pictures
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A young man called Oscar is asked by his mother whether he wears hairpins (regarded by her as effeminate). Colour process print, ca. 1907.
Date: [1907?]Reference: 2059374iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Pictures
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A seated woman having her hair combed by a male hair-dresser. Wood engraving.
Reference: 31343i- Pictures
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Three entertainers appear to stand on top of coloured roses with a pvc-clad woman and an open-mouthed DJ bottom right; includes two vertical strips of the numerous logos of associated organisations from l'Ambassade [top] to Actoria studio [bottom] with further logos arranged along the bottom and right [radio stations] and a list of DJ's performing; an advertisement for the Red Ribbon ball, a fund raising evening event in aid of "Sol en SI" [Solidarité Enfants SIDA] and the SIDA Info Service to commemorate World AIDS day on Saturday 29 November. Colour lithograph.
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]Reference: 672648i- Pictures
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Three celebrities: Anthony Perkins (actor), Magic Johnson (basketball player), Freddie Mercury (singer); representing victims of AIDS. Colour lithograph after V. Rytina and M. Vojáček, 1994.
Rytina, Václav.Date: 1994Reference: 668093i- Pictures
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A boy with a guardian angel pointing to heaven. Engraving by P. Aquila after C. Maratti.
Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713.Date: [not after 1696]Reference: 27468i- Digital Images
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Celebrity victims of AIDS
Jistota vernosti prevence AIDS.- Pictures
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A naked woman angel as a temptress and the cause of the transmission of AIDS. Colour lithograph after A. Slavíček, 1994.
Slavíček, Alois.Date: 1994Reference: 668080i