Welding Supplies from IOC Homepage
| "20 Motivational Poster Cards" |
| "Be inspired! Fun cards reproducing original posters from 1928, part of a series produced by UKfirm ParkerHolladay to inspire and motivate the British workforce. Each poster includes a peppy exhortation signed Bill Jones, a fictional character whose weekly sayings promoted the qualities for a sound work ethic. Made exclusively for Museum Selection. Made in Britain."
Price: 8.99 |
| "10 Flower Basket Print Cards" |
| "Vivid floral details from Number 14, a sheet of pictures printed in 1907 by the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops). Founded in 1903 as a freethinking association of artists and artisans, over a thousand numbered postcards and images were produced, disseminating the Workshops avantgarde aesthetic at an affordable price. Produced exclusively for Museum Selection. Made in Britain."
Price: 6.99 |
| "20 Van Gogh Summer Scene Cards" |
| "Reproducing the atmospheric summer landscapes, The Haystacks, June 1888, and Olive Trees, 1889, by Vincent van Gogh (185390. Made exclusively for Museum Selection. Made in Britain."
Price: 8.99 |
| "3 Sea Birds Soundchip Cards" |
| "RSPB The sounds of a seabird summer: open the card and a soundchip plays an accurate recording of a puffin, Herring gull and eider duck. Both the puffin and eider are threatened UK species, with Northumberland and Scottish coastal populations at risk. It is said that St Cuthbert instituted the earliest conservation legislation when, in the 8th century, he decreed that no nesting eiders should be disturbed or hunted on the Northumberland coast; the birds became known as Cuddys duck in memory of this charity."
Price: 8.99 |
| "10 Molly Brett Spring Roundel Cards" |
| "Enchanting seasonal designs by popular English illustrator and childrens author Molly Brett (190290). Reflecting Bretts keen observations of the natural world, the borders include primroses, periwinkle, bluebells, violets and cowslips. Made exclusively for Museum Selection. Made in Britain."
Price: 2.99 |
| "30 Autumnal Aspect Cards" |
| "The British Library Recalling John Keats (17951821) beloved poem To Autumn, 1819, as the atmospheric Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Evocative cards reproducing seasonal details from books and printed ephemera in the collection of the British Library. Includes a miniature of Harvest from a 16th century Book of Hours; an illustration of apple picking by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1915; a fashion plate from "The Queen", 1914; a mossy tree from plates by Gherardo Cibo, c.15641584; and studies of pears and hazelnuts from George Brookshaws Pomona Britannica, 1812."
Price: 10.99 |
| "20 Splendor Solis Fauna Cards" |
| "The British Library Cards reproducing an exotic menagerie, details of birds and beasts from the colourful borders of Splendor Solis, 1582; now in the collection of the British Library. Meaning The Splendours of the Sun, the highly decorative borders accompanied a popular alchemical text which originated in Germany in the 1530s. Made in Britain."
Price: 8.99 |
| "20 PreRaphaelite Paintings Cards" |
| "Cards reproducing beguiling PreRaphaelite paintings interpreting myths and allegory. Includes Edward Robert Hughes (18511914) Night with her Train of Stars; Hylas and the Nymphs by John William Waterhouse, c.1886; Dante Gabriel Rossettis The Damsel of the Holy Grail, 1874; and Edward BurneJoness (183398) The Garden Court from his series The Briar Rose panels. Made exclusively for Museum Selection. Made in Britain."
Price: 8.99 |
| "20 19th Century Artist"s Tour Cards" |
| "The British Museum Reproducing 19th century paintings from the collection of the British Museum, capturing European cultural highlights. Scintillating paintings capture the northeast corner of the Parthenon by James Skene, 1840; a moonlit study of Venices San Giorgio Maggiore by George Price Boyce, 1854; an 1828 view of Florence by J.M.W. Turner (17751851); and the Alhambra by John Frederick Lewis, 1832. Made in Britain."
Price: 8.99 |
| "14 Celestial Notecards Box" |
| "Picked out with gold foil details, smart cards reproducing celestial figures and ornaments from a finelytooled leather binding from the collection of the British Library. The decorations echo the rich blue and gold of the illustrations of the constellations in Johann Bayers revolutionary celestial atlas, Uranometria, published in 1603."
Price: 8.99 |
| "30 Joys of the Garden Cards" |
| "The British Library Evocative images of gardens, from the 18th to the 20th centuries; from the collection of the British Library. Capturing the changing styles and ideas of leisure: from formal landscape gardens at Kew and Hampton Court in aquatints from 1798, to garden scenes by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale (18721945), Thomas Crane (18431903) and an illustration from "The Cottage Homes of England" by Helen Allingham, 1909. Made in Britain."
Price: 10.99 |
| "3 Old Money Coin Cards" |
| "Delightfully nostalgic cards, bearing genuine coins from the predecimal era, which ended in Britain on 15th February 1971. Reproducing details from Edwardian and 1920s transport advertising ephemera. Cards include old pennies, a farthing and a half penny to send luck (or a portion of it!) to your loved ones throughout the year."
Price: 9.99 |
| "Winter Floral Christmas Cards" |
| "Christmas cards with delightful watercolour studies of hellebores, physalis, poinsettias and pine, painted by 20thcentury British artist Charles Barker. Reproduced on a handsome, textured board with a smart debossed frame. Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Red Illuminated Ribbon" |
| "Set of 3 ribbons lit by tiny LED lights. Wrap on trees, garlands or mantelpieces."
Price: 17.99 |
| "Gold Illuminated Ribbon" |
| "Set of 3 ribbons lit by tiny LED lights. Wrap on trees, garlands or mantelpieces."
Price: 17.99 |
| "Winter Woodblock Cards" |
| "The British Museum Japanese Ukiyoe woodblock prints became popular in the West in the 1860s as trade links grew, inspiring a fashion for Japonism; the typical use of flattened perspective, blocks of solid colour and strength of line in Japanese art went on to inform the New Artists of Art Nouveau and Impressionism, which sought a new approach to classical art. Reproducing mid19th century woodblock prints by masters Utagawa Hiroshige (17971858), Katsushika Hokusai (17601849), Kawase Hasui (18831957); alongside images by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (17971861), Utagawa Toyokuni (17691825), and Suzuki Harunobu (fl. c.172470)."
Price: 12.99 |
| "Mary Brown Winter Florals Cards" |
| "Christmas cards with sensitive watercolours of snowdrops and hellebores by artist Mary Brown (191287). Snowdrops are thought to symbolise hope, consolation and purity; hellebores or "Christmas Roses" are also associated with purity which has led to their association with St Agnes."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Woodland Gathering Cards" |
| "With iridescent glitter details, a lovely scene of birds from a finelypainted watercolour by 20th century artist Peggy Burton. Burton is noted for her childrens book illustrations for the Medici Society. Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Framed Church Views Cards" |
| "Reproducing charming illustrations by beloved English illustrator and author John Strickland Goodall (190896) from 195455 and 1961: the elaboratelydetailed frames hold views of c.1950s country churches and Victorian carol singers. His work typically captured nostalgic scenes of Victorian and Edwardian England in watercolours, including his An Edwardian Christmas, 1977. Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Sion Cottage in Snow Cards" |
| "Gifted to the Victoria and Albert Museum from the Pilgrim Trusts Recording Britain project, a delicate watercolour by Clifford Ellis (190785) of Sion Cottage, Sion Hill, Bath, 1943. The wartime Recording Britain scheme, led by Sir Kenneth Clark of the National Gallery, sought to employ artists to capture the changing face of the urban and rural landscape and to boost morale. Over 1500 works were created and touring exhibitions took the collection far and wide. The pictures now form a memorial to the war effort, and a unique record of their time. Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 5.5 |
| "Deco Winter Style Cards" |
| "Sophisticated Winter sports fashion plates, capturing the Art Deco eras joie de vivre, irrepressible quest for speed and modern, thrillseeking spirit. Reproducing images by Léon Bénigni for Femina in December 1929, Madeleine Ruegg for "Gazette du Bon Ton", 19245, and Gordon Conway in "The Tatler", 1929. Made exclusively for Museum Selection"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Polar Creature Cards" |
| "Cards printed with an endearing collection of 20th century illustrations, including Polar Bear cubs by Cecil Aldin in "Zoo Babies", 1907 and a 1938 poster for D.N.L, Norways Midnight Sun Airwayairline; plus stylised 1950s designs by Esme Eve and Rosamund Martin. Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Father Christmas Sleigh Cards" |
| "Symbolising good cheer and feasting, the figure of Old Father Christmas became popular in the troubled aftermath of the English Civil War, representing a more peaceful era of goodwill. Having been, largely, forgotten after the Restoration of 1660, the Victorians revived this convivial personification of feasting and merrymaking; gradually becoming the bringer of gifts in the tradition of the American Santa Claus. A jovial collection of early 20th century images of Father Christmas. Reproducing original British, European and American Christmas cards from c.190020 and an image from a festive 1930s biscuit tin. Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 9.99 |
| "Woodland Winter Cards" |
| "Bold portraits of woodland creatures; given a fresh, immediacy by the use of flattened perspective and a highly graphic style, recalling the influence of Japanese woodcuts. Includes closely observed studies by Margery Stephenson (b.1929) and Jean Gilder (fl.197080s). Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Snowy Countryside Cards" |
| "Christmas cards reproducing seasonal landscapes from 196465 by popular Perthshire painter Donald Shannon (fl.195264). Known for his watercolours and gouache; he also illustrated many covers for "Scottish Field" magazine in the 1960s. Produced exclusively for Museum Selection. Made exclusively for Museum Selection"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Country Birds in Winter Cards" |
| "Reproducing exquisite paintings of birds by R.H. Stone from 195657 for The Medici Society, founded 1908. Includes Bullfinches, a Wren, Great Tit and robins. Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Winter Floral Spray Cards" |
| "Reproducing a scintillating still life of holly, mistletoe, hellebore, violets and winter jasmine from 1953 by renowned English painter Eliot Hodgkin (190587). Painted in tempera, the medium he favoured from the 1930s, Hodgkin was quoted in 1946: I try to show things exactly as they are, yet with some of their mystery and poetry, and as though seen for the first time. Produced exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 5.5 |
| "Penguins" Party Gift Tags" |
| "Stylised gift tags designs recalling the popularity of penguin motifs in the 1910s and 20s created by the national excitement surrounding the Heroic age of polar exploration, including Scotts Terra Nova and Shackletons Endurance and Quest expeditions to the Antarctic. Echoing the bold, linear style of earlier Art Deco prints, 1940s1950s designs by popular illustrators Esme Eve, Rosamund Martin and G. Rees combine to create a festive frozen scene. Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 3.5 |
| "Floréal Trellis Gift Wrap" |
| "Gift wrap which reproduce elegant French wallpaper designs of climbing geraniums and stylised chrysanthemums. Created by Maison Martine, illustrated within "Modern Décor in Drapes and Fabric", 1930; and Floréal dessins & coloris nouveaux, by E.A. Seguy, c.1925. Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 12.99 |
| "Floréal Trellis Gift Tags" |
| "Gift tags which reproduce elegant French wallpaper designs of climbing geraniums and stylised chrysanthemums. Created by Maison Martine, illustrated within "Modern Décor in Drapes and Fabric", 1930; and Floréal dessins & coloris nouveaux, by E.A. Seguy, c.1925. Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 3.5 |
