We don’t know who collected the items in this box, nor when they became part of the Davenport Collection. By the ...
Wooden box items
One item is a summary of his life from the time when he abandoned his father's wish that he should become a ...
This print from a newspaper hand dated 5 May 1873 shows the Blue Grotto at Capri, recently visited by the Duke of ...
Two press cuttings concern her 1860 Egyptian Hall appearances. The longest cutting from the 'Era' dated 17 ...
Blind Tom is an extraordinary character, even by Egyptian Hall standards. He has his own Wikipedia page which ...
The small cutting confirms that the Rock Harmonicon was exhibited by Messrs Richardson and Sons at the Egyptian ...
The embossed tableau was executed in copper. The image was taken from the picture of 'The Battle of Arbela' ...
Brother Jonathan, bred in New Hampshire, USA, was said to weigh 4,000 pound (500 stone) and measure almost 12 feet ...
This article in an unknown newspaper, but possibly the 'Daily Telegraph', is hand dated 2 October 1883. It ...
This 34 page booklet describes the life of the Laplanders exhibited by Mr. W. Bullock. The exhibition included a ...
Arthur Sketchley (real name George Rose) was a journalist and a very popular Victorian entertainer with his humour ...
The more detailed of the two prints is linked with their performances in 1851. It is said to be from 'The ...