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Wout's second Peacock jigsaw shows King George V on horseback taking the Coronation Salute from mounted horse regiments. A very attractive painting!
Attributed to Peacock 197pc Coronation Salute C Clark 38x25cm solid wood, c1911.
Blank divided into quarters and cut into sinusoidal pieces, piece-by-piece. A typical Peacock cutting style - the original box was missing when Wout bought it. We cannot be sure if it was produced under their own labels or as a contract jigsaw for other retailers. It could even be a private cutting by a Peacock cutter.
Wout painstakingly identified all the flags carried by the various horsemen representing various regiments. This included Royal and Great Britain Country standards (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland), plus Commonwealth/Empire territories - Natal, New Zealand, Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, India, Canada.
The artist, Sir Christopher Clark was a specialist in horse paintings.
Top Left: from the photos John Hyde gave me of his collection another brilliant jigsaw from the painting, this time line-cut.
John H jp2257: Vintage Library 220pc Coronation Salute C not G) Clarke 1922, George V, 12x10in stgenix £24 sold Jun15. Mixed interlocking background and line-cut push-fit central subjects.
(John's photos are often too yellow in tone, so I have adjusted it.)
Peacock's Contract Manufacture
Peacock initially produced jigsaws under contract for several department stores and stationers. Wout believes that later on they worked mainly for Hamleys. He gave a talk to BCD about this, which is on the BCD members website.
There is an album of Peacock jigsaws on flickr, created to support that research.
Three vintage jigsaws by GW Fiss or GW Fiss Jnr of Philadelphia.
Top Left: American jigsaw Pears GW Fiss Jnr 1911 Philadelphia Tempted But Shy, by GG Kilbourne a presentation plate in the 1910 Pears Annual, push-fit.
This was cut by GW Fiss Jnr of Philadelphia, c1911, and is in the Strong Museum of Play, which holds Anne Williams's jigsaw collection. It has excellent line-cutting and an interesting variety of shapes including a few whimsies. The cutting lines include smooth, stepped, zig-zag, wiggly and a few knobs.
Lower Left: Vintage GW Fiss 600pc Story of the Elopement pt1 by Lomax, 16x25in. Another beautifully line-cut push-fit jigsaw, shown by Anne Williams in 2022. Part 1 of a series, this shows a runaway Regency couple caught at an inn by the girl's father. The girl is in despair whilst the beau tries to reconcile with her parent. The ostler chats to the innkeeper and servants, one of whom is peeking at the scene. In the second painting there is a reconciliation between the girl and her family when she returns home.
Right: George W Fiss Jr Pears 1909 Plate 623pc Compulsory Education (or Naughty Boy) by Briton Riviere, 22.5x16in. Push-fit, large spider's web. Their signature figural was an upside-down F (or sometimes an anchor).
At the April 2025 virtual meeting Anne showed this jigsaw and a double spread from The Fiss's puzzle record book, recording jigsaws bought and cut. George W. Fiss's puzzle notebook (also in the Strong's collection) shows that they cut a total of 114 puzzles between 1909 and 1921 and loaned them to family and friends. Anne urged all cutters to record all their jigsaws carefully for future records and research.
Anne had about two dozen of the Fiss's (uncle & nephew's) works and this is one of her favourites.
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Window designed by Edward Burne Jones and made by Morris & Co in c1911.
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Since 1972 the Stained Glass Museum has been housed in the nave triforium (originally on the north side, it was later transferred to the south where it currently remains). This is the only collection in the country solely devoted to the medium and is a great ambassador for it, with fine pieces covering a range of styles and illustrating the development of the art through the various backlit panels on show in the gallery.
National Slate Museum, Llanberis, Gwynedd.
Chief Engineer's House.
The house is presented to the public in the way it was fitted and furnished c1911.
The National Slate Museum is located at Gilfach Ddu in the 19th-century workshops of the now disused Dinorwic quarry, within the Padarn Country Park.
The workshops which served the needs of the quarry and its locomotives, were built in 1870 on land created from the continuous tipping of spoil from the adjacent Vivian Quarry, and as a replacement for the store sheds which were previously sited there. Rail access to the works was by both 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in narrow gauge (the quarry gauge) and 4 ft narrow gauge (that of the Padarn Railway which carried the slate from the quarry to Port Dinorwic). Rails also entered the main yard through the main entrance.
The quarry closed in 1969 and the site was opened on 25 May 1972 as the North Wales Quarrying Museum.
The Memorial Chapel.
Window by Frederick Charles Eden (1864-1944).
The Three Marias, c1911.
Three windows in the Curzon Chapel feature saints named Maria (or Mary). They were inspired by Lady Curzon’s Christian name.
Frederick Charles Eden was an architect and a pupil of William Butterfield and of George Frederick Bodley. He often designed the glass and other fittings for his own buildings and in 1910 began making his own windows.
Window designed by Edward Burne Jones and made by Morris & Co in c1911.
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Since 1972 the Stained Glass Museum has been housed in the nave triforium (originally on the north side, it was later transferred to the south where it currently remains). This is the only collection in the country solely devoted to the medium and is a great ambassador for it, with fine pieces covering a range of styles and illustrating the development of the art through the various backlit panels on show in the gallery.
National Cash Register Brass Candy Store Model 312 w/Dolphin Design, Marble Till, & Double-Sided "Amount Purchased" Top Sign, Serial No. 984612 c1911
State Trumpeter’s uniform of Sergeant Arthur Thewlis, c1911
When parading in the presence of senior Royals, the Household Cavalry’s band wear gold coats and jockey caps called State Dress. Worn since the Reservation in 1660, this is the oldest continually worn uniform in the Army. This example, worn at the 1911 Delhi Durbar, was almost identical to this used for home ceremonies.
NW panel is painted with image of Christ crucified with sunburst and skull. Sunburst is moulded “INRI” above. SW panel is painted with two angels holding the instruments of the Passion “ihc” in sunburst relief work. SE panel painted with gold lettering “ihc” (five sets) — no linen fold panelling on this side. [ihc is an alternative form of IHS = the first three letters of the name Jesus in Greek (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ), often used as a Christian emblem.]
BriefDescriptionWooden pulpit resting on stone plinth with three stone steps. Pulpit has two wooden steps. Square plan with 3 sides plus one for access. Each side is a large painted panel. Tracery work at top of two panels is painted gold over. Two sides have linen fold panelling at base. Mounted on NW side is an adjustable book rest decorated on the underside with gilded tracery on a red background.
Temple Moore (designer) Messrs Holloway Bros (woodwork) c1911.
Object History Note -“Drawings by Mr Temple Moore of proposed new pulpit and reading desk were submitted. It was decided to ask for estimates including painted panels.” [Churchwardens' Minutes 13/04/1911]
“The following resolution proposed by Mr Walker and seconded by Mr Fairlam was carried unanimously, viz:— That a new pulpit be provided at a cost of £96, a new reading desk for £18, also four painted panels for two bays in the triforia of the choir at a cost of £103; a total of £217, to be paid out of the Abbey fund.” [Churchwardens' Minutes 16/05/1911]
2000: “The floor to the pulpit was repaired.” [Churchwardens Record HEXAB9535 p82]
DimensionsH 1530 | W each side 790
CurrentLocNoteSE crossing pier
CurrentLocationTower Crossing
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Title: Robert Helpman
Collection: Peake
Place: Mount Gambier, SA [possible]
Date: c1911
Inscription: Wishing you a happy New Year from Bobby Helpman [to] Miss Townsend, Penola. Robert Helpman (ballet fame)
Photographer: Arthur & Son, Mount Gambier, [SA]
Note: Robert Helpman's name was originally spelt with only one 'n'
Bradford Cathedral.
Memorial Window (detail) to Elizabeth Mitchell, c1911.
By Archibald Keightley Nicholson (1871-1937).
St Ethelburga of York.
AK Nicholson was the brother of Sir Charles Nicholson and a pupil of Henry Wilson. He was thus initially skilled in crafts, including metalwork, and was largely self-taught as a glassmaker. After his death his studio continued under GER Smith and HL Pawle.
Alexandria, Indiana c1911 view of Harrison Street. The building at left forefront still stands (2014). Very few of the other buildings remain.
An article in The Portland Evening Express of April 28, 1904 gave the proposed Old Orchard Beach course a decided thumbs down.
'The Beach itself is the principal argument against it.'
'While there appears a wide expanse of racing surface at low tide, the slope is steep and would detract from high-speed runs and the sand is porous, holding too much water when under the weight of a heavy racing car. Above the high-water line, the sand is loose and ill-suited for racing. Finally, the gullies created by outgoing tide water cut across the proposed race surface and create dangerous soft spots, even when filled in.'
1911, Still recovering from a devastating fire and economic loss the City Fathers of Old Orchard Beach finally went ahead with plans to hold a beach race contest that would boost the city's image and coffers. While such a beach race festival had been unsuccessfully proposed in the past, proponents pointing to the success of events held at Ormand Beach Florida, the time was now right, and the Labor Day Holiday of Sep 1911 was chosen.
The first 'Old Orchard Beach Race Contest' - Sep. 4,5 and 6, 1911 - was held on the sand in a 2 1/2-mile paperclip shaped course that ran under the pier and was subject to the schedule of the tides.
Motorsport in 1911 was still dependent on manufactured entries, mostly stock and in the big car class, modified stock cars. There was at the time no specific designed and purposed racecars.
Events in 1911 were varied with amateur drivers and factory sponsorship in the majority. Hill climbs, endurance runs, road courses, motordromes, beach races and converted horse tracks made up an interesting and vibrant scene.
The events held at this first meeting at Old Orchard Beach over a three-day period consisted of: single car speed demonstrations, single car record runs, special two car match races, races based upon engine displacement, weight, vehicle sales cost, distance, and free for all events open to all classes of cars.
The Old Orchard Beach promoters, having paid the $1,000. fee and covered the appropriate safety and organizational rules were granted an official sanction by the AAA Contest Board (the major sanctioning body for US Motorsports) who assigned several staff to monitor the proceedings.
Several AAA stars and their famous racecars were present and put on a good show for the unexpectedly large crowd of fans, most of whom were curious first timers to a motor race.
Problems arose with the unplanned-for tide determining the timing and length of the many events over the three-day period. The large crowd occasionally spilled over onto the track and despite the presence of the local police, a 50-man detachment of the National Guard and several troops of Boy Scouts there were not enough race personnel and local police to contain them. There was no ticketing of attendees and so no income for expenses offset by admission. Finally, although several speed records appeared to have been set it was later determined that the course had been set up a bit short of the 2 1/2-mile distance, disqualifying any records set.
Wout's second Peacock jigsaw shows King George V on horseback taking the Coronation Salute from mounted horse regiments. A very attractive painting!
Attributed to Peacock 197pc Coronation Salute C Clark 38x25cm solid wood, c1911.
Blank divided into quarters and cut into sinusoidal pieces, piece-by-piece. A typical Peacock cutting style - the original box was missing when Wout bought it. (We cannot be sure if it was produced under their own labels or as a contract jigsaw for other retailers. It could even be a private cutting by a Peacock cutter.)
Wout painstakingly identified all the flags carried by the various horsemen representing various regiments. This included Royal and Great Britain Country standards (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland), plus Commonwealth/Empire territories - Natal, New Zealand, Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, India, Canada.
The artist, Sir Christopher Clark was a specialist in horse paintings.
Peacock's Contract Manufacture
Peacock initially produced jigsaws under contract for several department stores and stationers. Wout believes that later on they worked mainly for Hamleys. He gave a talk to BCD about this, which is on the BCD members website.
There is an album of Peacock jigsaws on flickr, created to support that research.
Graves Art Gallery, Surrey Street, Sheffield.
Landscape with Figures.
Jessica Dismorr (1885-1939).
Oil on panel, c1911-12.
This oil painting, although undated, is similar in style to Dismorr's works dated about 1911-12. At this time she had finished studying at the Slade School of Art and was associated with the Scottish Colourists. Like the Colourists, Dismorr has used strong and vibrant colours, verging on abstraction.
It was shortly after this period that she became involved in the Vorticist movement, along with Wyndham Lewis and eleven other artists. These artists aimed to create art that expressed the dynamism of the quickly changing modern world and its new Technologies.
PO 1911/12
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Earlier maps covering this area
OS 1893 - Ordnance Survey 25 Inch to 1 mile
I1 - W. and A.K. Johnston. PO 1896/97
I2 - Bartholemew PO 1897
J - W. and A.K. Johnston. PO 1897/98
K - W. and A.K. Johnston. PO 1898-89
L1 - W. and A.K. Johnston. PO 1899-00
L2 - Bartholemew PO c1900
M - W. and A.K. Johnston. PO 1900-01
N1 - W. and A.K. Johnston. PO 1903 04
N2 - W. and A.K. Johnston. PO 1904-05
O1 - W. and A.K. Johnston. PO 1905-06
O2 - W. and A.K. Johnston. PO 1906-07
OS 1905 Ordnance Survey 25 Inch to 1 mile
O3 - Bartholemew PO 1907
P - W. and A.K. Johnston. PO 1910-11
Later maps covering this area
OS 1913 - Ordnance Survey 25 Inch to 1 mile
OS 1931 - Ordnance Survey 25 Inch to 1 mile
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Looking east along Flinders Street with the railway bridge on the right, Melbourne, Australia, c1911 #sydney #melbourne #history #rail fat.ly/2M4yf