Birthday Collection

Sophie Blanchard in balloon ascent, Milan
Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819), famous French aeronaut, in a night-time balloon ascent performed in Milan, Italy, in the presence of Napoleon, to mark his 42nd birthday. 15 August 1811

Sadler and Paget balloon ascent, Hackney
Ascent of a balloon containing James Sadler and Lieutenant Paget, from the Mermaid at Hackney. The balloon was decorated in honour of the Prince Regents birthday

Ballooning celebration for Queen Victorias birthday
Front page of The Penny Satirist - A cheap substitute for a weekly Newspaper. Showing a large image of the Montgolfier balloon ascending from the Surrey Zoological Gardens with about ten people in

Cover design, Lady Arabellas Birthday Party, by Margaret and Mary Baker. Showing a chaotic party with children misbehaving. 1940

Balloon ascent on Queen Victorias birthday

Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers
Handbill advertising a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, taking place from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, to celebrate the Queens birthday. 13 August 1835

Lady Arabellas Birthday Party -- the screaming Betsy, at the castle and mistaken for Lady Arabella, is carried away from the party. 1940

Lady Arabellas Birthday Party -- the Duchess agrees to look after Arabella for a while. 1940

Birthday Cake with Sweet Peas and Apple Blossoms Date: 1936

Happy Birthday Cake and Mother Cake
Seasonable Cakes, Happy Birthday Cake and Mother Cake Date: 1936

Birthday or Presentation Cake Date: 1936

Birthday Cake with Piped Basket Date: 1936

Seasonable Cakes, Rose Birthday Cake Date: 1936

Presentation Cake. Violet Date: 1936

Birthday Cake with Chrysanthemum Design Date: 1936

My Birthday Month -- March
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- March. Showing a little boy riding a four-wheeled cart along a country lane. 1912

My Birthday Month -- February
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- February. Showing a brother and sister bowling their hoops along a country lane. 1912

Harold Hare

Art Deco party game card
Cover of a party game card from the 1920s featuring a flapper girl in a harlequin style fancy dress costume with a balloon on a ribbon. Date: c.1925

The birthday surprise
A small girl stands on a cushion in order to savour the sight and aroma of a plate full of cakes, presumably made for her birthday. Date: c.1920

Little girl blowing up balloons
A little girl uses a hand pump to blow up balloons, probably for her fifth birthday party. Date: 1971

Just Two by Muriel Dawson -- a toddler with two candles on a birthday cake. 1930

Art deco illustration of childrens birthday, 1920s Date: 1920s

Art deco illustration of afternoon tea, 1920s Date: 1920s

Dogs Birthday Party
One dog cuts slices of birthday cake for his doggy friends. Date: early 1930s

Lin-Can fruits advertisement
" Just about the best ideas EVER for a Childrens Party" utilising all sorts of tinned fruits from Lin-Can of Boston, Lincolnshire

My Birthday Month -- October
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- October. Showing a brother and sister in the nursery, riding their rocking horses. 1912

My Birthday Month -- July
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- July. Showing a brother and sister on holiday at the seaside, paddling in the sea and playing with a toy boat. 1912

My Birthday Month -- April
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- April. Showing a little boy riding his bicycle, while his two siblings walk along the pavement in the background. 1912

My Birthday Month -- November
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- November. Showing three children in a nursery playing with a dolls house 1912

Birthday Party
Four children at a birthday party, wearing party hats and standing underneath multi-coloured balloons holding wrapped parcels

My Birthday Month -- August
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- August. Showing three children on holiday at the seaside, building a sandcastle. 1912

Doggy Birthday Cake
A doggy chef with a birthday cake with lots of candles on it. Date: early 1930s

My Birthday Month -- December
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- December. Showing four children in the nursery, playing at Cowboys and Indians. The eldest brother, dressed as a scout and holding a British flag

My Birthday Month -- September
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- September. Showing a little boy riding a small vintage car along a country road, with two white geese scrambling out of the way in fright. 1912

My Birthday Month -- May
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- May. Showing a little girl standing by a pram, holding a baby. 1912

My Birthday Month -- January
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- January. Showing a brother and sister riding their toy trains along a snow-covered track. 1912

My Birthday Month -- June
Calendar design for My Birthday Month -- June. Showing a brother and sister watering a well kept garden with a water container on wheels. 1912

Empire Day Flags
Women at sewing machines making Union Jack flags for Empire Day, (May 24, Queen Victorias birthday), which was celebrated between 1904 and 1958. Date: early 1930s

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