Two images from Country Life & the Sportsman, July 1938
Month: October 2024
Vintage Cats III
Here's one for the Childless Cat Ladies, long may you reign. Source: Weir, Harrison. (1889). Our cats and all about them. Tunbridge Wells: R. Clements and Co. Two images from: Biggle, J. (1900). Biggle pet book. Philadelphia: W. Atkinson Source for three photos and article snippet above: Animal life and the world of nature: a … Continue reading Vintage Cats III
Gefail Gwn
Today I am sharing an oddly specific article from the December 3, 1904 issue of Country Life on the history of tongs used to remove dogs from Welsh churches as early as the sixteenth century. The article is expertly titled "Old dog tongs in Welsh churches" and appears below in its (mostly readable) entirety. And … Continue reading Gefail Gwn
Vintage Women and their Dogs
The cover of Country Life, February 27, 1904 Country Life & the Sportsman, May 1938 Two women showing their poodles at the Morris and Essex show in New Jersey from Country Life & the Sportsman, July 1938 From the November 1938 issue of Country Life and the Sportsman From the November 1938 issue of Country Life and … Continue reading Vintage Women and their Dogs
Vintage Dogs: Brace
Source: Mills, W. (1895). The dog in health and in disease. New York: D. Appleton Stables, G. (c. 1890s). Our friend the dog. New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company Unidentified dogs pictured in the book: Plageman, R. B. (1899). House dogs, their care and treatment. New York: S. C. Hodge Phú Quốc dogs (mother … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Brace