| "Faux Parrot Tulip Arrangement" |
| "Faux parrot tulips blooms set in a glass vase inspired by oil paintings of Jacob Marrel (1613/161481), a German still life painter. Throughout the Dutch Golden Age, tulip bulbs commanded a high value on trade markets, prized for their rarity. In the 17th century, it became fashionable to display tulips as the flowers grew in popularity and demand. Professional growers would pay a high price for rare bulbs and specimens, planting these across the grand gardens of the era. Our artificial flower arrangement features a floral display of tulips in fullbloom, presented in a classic glass vase."
Price: 27.99 |
| "Spitfire Construction Set" |
| "R.J. Mitchells (18951937) iconic design for the Spitfire utilised modern, allmetal construction; a departure from similar era fighters, such as the Hawker Hurricane, which was built using wood and fabric construction techniques. The Spitfires allmetal design also featured flush rivets and its characteristically elegant, elliptical wing. Build your own 15¾ long metal model with a fun 285piece kit that recalls the original Mechanics Made Easy system (later becoming Meccano) patented by Frank Hornby in 1901."
Price: 24.99 |
| "Land Rover Construction Kit" |
| "Launched in 1948 the Land Rover soon gained an iconic status and was awarded its first Royal Warrant in 1951 by King George VI. Build your own 26.5 x 12cm model with a fun 402piece kit that recalls the original Mechanics Made Easy system (later becoming Meccano) patented by Frank Hornby in 1901."
Price: 24.99 |
| "Hickory Dickory Dock Game" |
| "A fast and funny game of cat and mouse recalling a Victorian parlour game. Set the mice onto the playing board and ask the catplayer what time it is
if the cat shouts one you must whip your mouse away by its tail before the cats trap comes down to stop you. Gain points for each escape. The nursery rhyme Hickory, Dickory, Dock is first recorded in the 18th century and, legend has it, is based on a small doorway beneath Exeter Cathedrals 15th century astronomical clock which, it is said, was used to allow the cathedrals cat to keep mice out of the clocks mechanism."
Price: 8.99 |
| "Concorde Construction Kit" |
| "The Spirit of Brooklands Marking 50 years since the cuttingedge aircraft first flew in 1969, Concordes iconic design and supersonic innovation captured the imagination of a generation. The AngloFrench plane flew commercially 19762003 and is, to this day, missed by many who dream of breaking the sound barrier. Build your own model with a challenging 265piece kit that recalls the original Mechanics Made Easy system (later becoming Meccano) patented by Frank Hornby in 1901."
Price: 24.99 |
| "Festive Fun Ephemera Jigsaw" |
| "A festive jigsaw decorated with a vibrant collage of early 20th century advertising, glass tree ornaments and Christmas ephemera; perfect for all the family to puzzle over during the Twelve Days of Christmas. From the collection of the Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising, London, the jigsaw includes details from early 20th century advertising for Tom Smith crackers, which captured the nostalgia of childhood excitement and Christmas fun."
Price: 13.99 |
| "Horseshoes Pitching Game" |
| "Developing from quoits, the game of horseshoes was recorded as being played by British troops during the Napoleonic Wars and becoming very popular in America during the Civil War. The first international Championship is thought to have been held at Bronson, Kansas in 1907. Try your hand at pitching with this fun lawn game,"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Queen of Hearts" Croquet" |
| "Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquetground in her life; it was all ridges and furrows; the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingos, and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet, to make the arches, Alices Adventures in Wonderland, 1865. A most curious twist on traditional croquet, inspired by the nonsensical game played by the Queen of Hearts in Lewis Carrolls 1865 novel Alices Adventures in Wonderland. True to the book, the set includes four painted wooden flamingo mallets, each 82cm long with the heads attached, and four colourcoded wooden balls. With six plywood playing card markers on metal hoops and a start/finishing post for your curious course. Sure to delight players large and small, or "off with your head"!"
Price: 45 |
| "Wooden Garden Dominoes" |
| "Enjoy time outdoors spent playing a game of dominoes in your garden. Perfect for summer gatherings, family entertainment and BBQ season, play this classic traditional garden game into the evening hours. A gardenscale edition of the timeless tile game: dominoes is thought to have emerged in the modern form from 18th century Italy where it was played as a decorous parlour game. A fun doublesix outdoor domino set for the garden to challenge all the family. With 28 oversize, screen printed pine wood dominoes, each 15 x 7.5cm. Play in lines or, if you have a flat surface, you can stand the tiles to create a giant domino rally."
Price: 19.99 |
| "Butterfly Conservatory Jigsaw" |
| "A delightful jigsaw with an evocative illustration recalling the rising popularity of glasshouses, orangeries and winter gardens as exotic, indoor retreats in the 19th century. Joseph Paxton (180365), designer of Crystal Palace, created largescale glasshouses but, as materials and kitform technologies improved, smaller scale conservatories came within reach of the middle classes by the end of the 19th century. For example, the miniature, suburban estate of Sunnycroft in Shropshire included a fine glasshouse by Halliday & Co., 1899 once elegant and aspirational it is now, sadly, in need of conservation with the National Trust mounting an appeal for its restoration."
Price: 11.99 |
| "Austin Tilly & Humber Snipe Models" |
| "Detailed railway scale diecast models celebrating the spirit of 1945. Austin Tilly: celebrating the wartime service of the Hon. Second Subaltern Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II. Captures Austin Tilly M1136086, complete with Lplate, inspired by the vehicles from the Princesss time stationed at the Mechanical Training Centre in Camberley, Surrey. With pressures upon manufacturing, domestic car designs were adapted into Light Utility Cars; becoming affectionately known as Tillys. Having insisted on joining the Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S.) when she became 18 in 1945, Princess Elizabeth passed out as a fully qualified driver, later becoming a Junior Commander. Humber Snipe Tourer: celebrating the Victory Car used by General Montgomery and Winston Churchill in the VEDay parades of 1945. Captures the open top Humber Snipe Tourer Victory Car; the sister car to Old Faithful, two cars specifically built for General Montgomery with mineproof floors and longrange fuel tanks. The model is complete with folded hood, military insignia and authentic colour scheme."
Price: 15.99 |
| "Princess Elizabeth"s Austin Tilly" |
| "A detailed railway scale model celebrating the wartime service of the Hon. Second Subaltern Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II. A diecast model captures Austin Tilly M1136086, complete with Lplate, inspired by the vehicles from the Princesss time stationed at the Mechanical Training Centre in Camberley, Surrey. With pressures upon manufacturing, domestic car designs were adapted into Light Utility Cars; becoming affectionately known as Tillys. Having insisted on joining the Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S.) when she became 18 in 1945, Princess Elizabeth passed out as a fully qualified driver, later becoming a Junior Commander."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Monty"s Humber Victory Car" |
| "A detailed railway scale model celebrating the Victory Car used by General Montgomery and Winston Churchill in the VEDay parades of 1945. A diecast model captures the open top Humber Snipe Tourer Victory Car; the sister car to Monty"s Old Faithful from the North African campaign; the two cars specifically built for General Montgomery with mineproof floors and longrange fuel tanks. The model is complete with folded hood, military insignia and authentic colour scheme. The perfect commemorative gift, this collectable vintage model car celebrates VE Day and its heroes."
Price: 8.99 |
| "Music Dominoes" |
| "A musical version of a game thought to date back to China during the Song dynasty where it appears in "Former Events in Wulin" by Zhou Mi (12321298). The classic game was first played in Italy during the 18th century and the name "domino" is believed to be connected to monochromatic costumes work during the Venetian Carnival. The perfect gift for musicians and music lovers, our game of Music Dominoes updates the rectangular traditional tiles with musical notes. You may even wish to play out the random arrangements created in game!"
Price: 19.99 |
| "British Rail Commer Van Model" |
| "An authentic utility vehicle model of a British Railwayslivery Commer Q25. A 25cwt van from c.1949, often used by BR for parcel services. The model is presented in allover Crimson, likely to have been a suburban service vehicle; after 1957, British Rail introduced a Lined Maroon livery seen across the company."
Price: 8.99 |
| "Diecast No.2534 GWR Locomotive Model" |
| "A highly detailed working model locomotive at 1:76 railway scale. Compatible with OO Scale railway sets, the model captures running number 2534, complete with snow plough, in an unlined Great Western livery c.1920s30s.The Dean Goods Class of British 060 steam locomotives were first built in 1883, designed by William Dean (18401905). A workhorse of the GWR goods department, the class saw long service at home and abroad through the world wars; they were notably used on the lightly built and winding Welsh lines. Known as the standard goods to railwaymen, the final locomotive was withdrawn in 1957. The GWR only suffered from heavy snow intermittently in the south of the country, but the more weatherprone Welsh lines meant the locos were occasionally put to work to plough snow."
Price: 80 |
| "3 Popup Butterfly Cards" |
| "Recalling the "Ocho Mecho" origami butterflies which were a traditional part of Shinto wedding celebrations; Ihara Saikaku"s poem of 1680, thought to be the earliest known reference to paper sculpture, reads "The butterflies in Rosei"s dream would be origami...". A kaleidoscope of butterflies pops up from flat when opened."
Price: 9.99 |
| "Luxury Finish Amaryllis Cards" |
| "The British Library Reproducing a botanical study of "Amaryllis psittacina" by George Cooke (17811834) from the plates for "The Botanical Cabinet", published 181733. With gold foiling to the border."
Price: 7.99 |
| "10 Potpourri Paintings Cards" |
| "Evocative cards, reproducing English paintings redolent of the scent and enjoyment of Summer"s roses. Includes "Two Girls Arranging Posies" by George Clausen (18521944) and "Pot Pourri", 1897 by Herbert James Draper (18641920). Made exclusively for Museum Selection."
Price: 2.99 |
| "20 British Country Views Cards" |
| "Evocative art from posters and periodicals in celebration of the British countryside. Reproducing details of Northern Irish flaxgrowing from a poster for the Empire Marketing Board, 192733; a view of Poynings, Sussex from the South Downs by Charles Pears for The Tatler, 1933; plus views of Durdle Door in Dorset and a New Forestwoodland glade from c.1950s60s posters for British Railways by Alan Durman (190563) Made exclusively for Museum Selection. Made in Britain."
Price: 3.99 |
| "30 Hanging Scroll Animal Cards" |
| "The British Museum Reproducing evocative and richlypainted details from hanging scroll paintings, now in the collection of the British Museum. Spanning the 17th to 19th centuries, images include monkeys by Mori Sosen (17471821), geese in paddy fields by Isoda Koryusai, c.176080, birds and flowers by Masuyama Sessai, 1791. Made in Britain."
Price: 4.99 |
| "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: 3.99 |
| "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: 2.99 |
| "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: 2.99 |
| "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: 3.99 |
| "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: 3.5 |
| "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: 3.99 |
| "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: 3.99 |
