Wednesday 15 September 2010

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS CORONATION WEEK DOUBLE NUMBER VINTAGE MAGAZINE

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS CORONATION WEEK DOUBLE NUMBER

The magazine pages are in a good condition for their age and the cover is fine but coming apart because of the rusty staples.

Inside this vintage magazine you will find many pages of advertising, news articles and photographs of the year 1953. The pages are numbered from I to XXXIII, Roman numerals which translate to pages 1 to 33.

Some of the fascinating magazine articles and ephemera include:
  • Our Note Book by Arthur Bryant
  • Whom the Queen Delights to Honour, The great orders of knighthood with notes on the order of merit and the companions of honour. Illustrations of the decorations.
  • Photographs of the ten 'Queens Beasts' designed for the decorative scheme for the coronation annex to Westminster abbey.
  • A Little Book With Crucifixe by Michael Harrisison
  • Illustrations of invitations to the coronation
  • Photographs of the Maids of Honour and the Mistress of the Robe
  • Royal Robes and Gloves Worn at previous coronations photos
  • Great dignitaries of the church officiating at the coronation photographs.
  • Coronation medals of our kings and queens, from Edward VI to William and coronation medals of our sovereigns and their consorts from William and Mary to queen Elizabeth II photographs.
and many more interesting pieces of ephemera.

There are many vintage adverts and advertising promoting all sorts of wares including:
  • Number Seven by Abdulla full page cigarette advert illustrated in colour.
  • Booths dry gin advert.
  • Senior Service 'they have such a good name' tobacco ad.
  • Harrods full page illustrated vintage advert.
  • Lloyds Bank Limited full page vintage illustrated banking advert.
  • Hercules, 'the finest bicycle built to-day' vintage bike ad.
  • Asprey & co. LTD vintage jewellery advert.
  • Royal Doulton vintage advert.
  • Guiness vintage full page advert.
  • BSA Cycle vintage advert.
and many more collectible vintage ads and cuttings.
 
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MORE PHOTOS COMING SOON!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I would like to contact the author of this site for several reasons.

First I want to post a link to it in my own posts this week about the 60th anniversary of the Coronation last Tuesday, but I'd like to explain a little bit more about this site than just post a link.

Second, I'd like to ask what camera, lens and lighting was used to take the photos of the magazine pages.

My site is The Tarragon Times.

John Hill
Melbourne