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Christmas Shopping Gift Hunt

... By SUSAN CARR CHRISTMAS should be a time for laughter, and presents designed chiefly to amuse are fun to send and to receive. In this category I place the largest match-box which I have ever seen-- it is over a foot long and the 300 matches (safety variety) are immense; these are lit in the normal way by striking them on the side of the box, but after use they can be kept and used as spills. ...

Published: Wednesday 17 November 1954
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1349 | Page: Page 40 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

Benson

... The Perfect Gift-- A Watch Whatever you give you will find the watch of your choice at 's an outstanding treasured possession, combining excellence of desiun with the sunerb craftsmanshin that has made nualitv fet so famous for over a century. Credit facilities are available at no extra cost. 's have a wide range of steel, gold and diamond-set models for men and women. catalogues can be fa ...

Published: Wednesday 17 November 1954
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 104 | Page: Page 43 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

Haig

... j in every Home t t for every Service for every Occasion j Stick to Scotch and give it a name I Don't be Vague ask for THE OLDEST SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS IN THE WORLD ...

Published: Wednesday 17 November 1954
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 40 | Page: Page 47 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

Elmoor

... cbfair o-Y z/1 CD P-H o m m a Opulent velour coat, the rich folds falling from a curved back yoke, the front fly-fastened to the hem. Black: Smoke blue: Charcoal: Tan: Golden: Bottle green: Sage: Cherry: Purple: Hollyberry. About 1 7\ guineas from leading Fashion Stores. E B O F LTD 107/113 GREAT PORTLAND STREET W 1 L A N G H A M 4611/6 ...

Published: Wednesday 24 September 1952
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 66 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

ROMEO AND JULIET at the Old Vic

... ROMEO AND JULIET at the Old Vi: Alan Badel as Romeo. Claire Bloom as Juliet. Lewis Casson as Friar Laurence. Pewter plates are the build-up for the first meeting between Romeo and Juliet jolly servants romp in the Capulets' enormous kitchen before the important banquet. The quarrel develops into a grimly convincing fight producer and cast have spared themselves nothing to make this sword clash ...

Published: Wednesday 24 September 1952
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 300 | Page: Page 16, 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

HANGING JUDGE

... The man who has sent so many to the gallows awaits, with full comprehension, I. his own visit to them. Sir Francis Brittain has spent his lifetime judging others and, at the end, is prepared to judge himself. Confronted with the corpse of his illegitimate son, John 5. Teal, Sir Francis rifles his pockets for incriminating letters but does not find them all. Colonel Archer recognises Sir ...

Published: Wednesday 24 September 1952
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 419 | Page: Page 24, 25 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

SALON PHOTOGRAPHY

... The long night will soon descend on the sedgy lake the bogus bird chirps on the bough the lady, the goat and the baby come between. These photographs are among the many at the 43rd International Exhibition of the London Salon of Photography at the galleries of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours at 26-27, Conduit Street, W.I. LOCHSIDE, by Frederick Veal. ...

Published: Wednesday 24 September 1952
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 66 | Page: Page 26 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

IN SULTRY MOOD

... Cat-like brown eyes and auburn hair add to the striking appearance of Hungarian actress Eva Bartok, who is shortly due to be seen in Venetian Bird, in which she stars opposite Richard Todd, at the Leicester Square Theatre on October 9. Born in Budapest in 1930, Miss Bartok was already a star on the Hungarian stage by the time she was eighteen, and she has also acted in Italy. Venetian Bird, ...

Published: Wednesday 24 September 1952
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 87 | Page: Page 37 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

THE GOVERNMENT OWES US BETTER... PETROL... CONCERNING RUBBER ROADS... THE JAVELIN IS A CAR TO BE PROUD OF

... THE GOVERNMENT OWES US BETTER PETROL CONCERNING RUBBER ROADS THE JAVELIN IS A CAR TO BE PROUD OF. By William. Hartley BY the time these notes appear it is possible that we may have had a decision on higher-octane petrol. At the time of writing, the Minister of Fuel and Power is being sub jected to quite a deal of pressure to agree to the petrol firms marketing their own brands, thus offering ...

Published: Wednesday 24 September 1952
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1445 | Page: Page 38 | Tags: Photographs 

Debenham & Freebody

... *KS5r\ Fur Enriches Fabric J From a collection of model fur-trimmed coctts, a fine futility wool doeskin w ith a satin finish, embellished with Persian Lamb Made to ord er in our own workroom^. 1 5 gns. I HAT TO MATCH FROM THE MODEL MILL INERT Dfoenhorns Ltd. 1 1 j ...

Published: Wednesday 24 September 1952
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 51 | Page: Page 43 | Tags: Photographs 

CINZANO

... BTFPIV: PI RED (Italian Sweet) WHITE (Italian Sweet) 17/- bottle, 9/- A-bottle DRY (French) 18/- bottle, 9/6 i-bottle Sole Importers: GIORDANO LTD., 24 CHARLOTTE STREET, LONDON, W.I WORLD'S LARGEST SHIP The 83,673 ton 'Queen Elizabeth,' the world's largest passenger liner, is 1,031 ft. in length and accommodates 2,250 passengers. On board are miles of promenade decks, a cinema, two swimming ...

Published: Wednesday 11 February 1953
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 149 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

BURBERRYS LTD

... By Appointment Makers of Weatherproof Clothing to the late King George VI BURBERRY THREE-PIECE FOR SPRING Top coat with Tuxedo front and voluminous skirt, to be worn with or without matching belt. Coat and Costume in mini ature dogs-tooth tweed with contrasting overcheck. Also in a wide variety of Burscot and other delightful rich quality tweeds. Hat and shoes by Burberry. BURBERRYS HAYM ARKET ...

Published: Wednesday 11 February 1953
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 73 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Photographs