Month: November 2017

Harrods Escalator

Harrods, one of the smartest shops in London, has always prided itself on caring well for its customers – pandering to their every need. In 1898, Harrods installed the very…

Gillette's Blades

In 1895 King C. Gillette had a wonderful idea. He was fed up with having to use a cut razor every morning so he set about designing a wafer thin,…

Zeppelin Destroyed

These photographs and text were published in ‘The Illustrated War News, on November 18th 1914. It was no doubt comforting reading for the ‘Home Front’ to see pictures of the…

Harrods Escalator

Harrods, one of the smartest shops in London, has always prided itself on caring well for its customers – pandering to their every need. In 1898, Harrods installed the very…

Gillette's Blades

In 1895 King C. Gillette had a wonderful idea. He was fed up with having to use a cut razor every morning so he set about designing a wafer thin,…

Zeppelin Destroyed

These photographs and text were published in ‘The Illustrated War News, on November 18th 1914. It was no doubt comforting reading for the ‘Home Front’ to see pictures of the…

Farm Life In The Civil War

In his excellent short book “A Life Went On” Joe Jeffrey outlines the effect the Civil War had on the small town of Montevallo, Missouri. This extract describes how the…

Farm Life In The Civil War

In his excellent short book “A Life Went On” Joe Jeffrey outlines the effect the Civil War had on the small town of Montevallo, Missouri. This extract describes how the…