A black and white picture with white highlights of John Bull (Britain) and Hibernia (Ireland) shaking hands circa 1912, signed in lower right corner.
This cartoon by John Fergus O’Hea shows John Bull (Britain) and Hibernia (Ireland) shaking hands in front of the burning fire of an Entente Cordiale. O’Hea, who worked under the pseudonym Spex, was one of the most prolific Irish political cartoonists of his time. The cartoon suggests that love is in the air, although Hibernia seems a little unsure.
A rare original early 20th-century (c. 1900-1920) antique metal enamel advertising tray/ashtray for Cantrell & Cochrane Ginger Ale.
Vibrant green enamel with bold black lettering for "Cantrell & Cochrane's Ginger Ale".
Reverse is stamped with the maker/agent mark "W.E. Till, Dublin, 11, Dame Street".
Sin títuloA ticket for the Unionist Demonstration, New Leinster Hall, Dublin, Tuesday, 29 November, 1887, in a folding frame with a forged version of the ticket.
The meeting was addressed by the Marquess of Hartington, later 8th Duke of Devonshire' whose younger brother Lord Frederick Cavendish had been murdered in the Phoenix Park in 1886.
The Irish Times Wednesday, November 30, 1887 reports that 'At the outset of the proceedings it became apparent that a small minority was present who had conceived the purpose of breaking up the proceedings. Forged tickets were printed and were freely offered for sale at the last moment. But the deception was clumsy. A few gained admission to the Hall and during the evening strove to create a disturbance.'
Map of part of South West Dublin. Shows from the Royal Hospital and Kilmainham Lane to Upper Coombe and from Lord Galway Walk to Dolphin’s Barn Lane.
Sin títuloMap of part of North East Dublin. Shows from Trinity to summer Hill and Dorset Street and from King Street to The Strand.
Sin títuloBook: "Kind Cooking" Published by the Electrical Supply Board
Sin títuloThis piece of granite is alleged to be from Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, which was blown up by the IRA at 2am on 8 March 1966. Bombs destroyed the upper half of the pillar, causing more damage to O'Connell Street than the original blast. Nelson's head was stored in a shed on Clanbrassil Street, before being stolen by students from the National College of Art and Design as a fund raising prank. It was leased to a London antique store owner, and later appeared on the stage of the Olympia when the Dubliners performed. The head of Nelson's Pillar is now on display in the excellent Dublin City Library and Archive on Pearse Street.
Sin títuloOne of each coin, sewn into plastic
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