A real antique and the oldest item we have in our store at present. Until this year Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch, from 1837-1901, of Great Britain. This real photographic portrait of Queen Victoria possibly dates from her Golden Jubilee in 1887. This monochrome image, depicts her sitting...

You can almost imagine you were at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II just by flicking through the pages of this approved souvenir programme. Being over 60 years old this item is in excellent condition. It is clean throughout with no marks, fading or creases but the staples are beginning to rust. On...

The Coronation of King George VI on the 12 May 1937 ended an unsettled couple of years for the British monarchy. For this important event various official souvenirs were produced and this is one such item, a drinking glass. The transparent glass has a white transfer applied which shows various regalia...

A momento of a coronation that never took place. With the death of his father King George V on 20 January 1936, the Prince of Wales ascended the throne to become King Edward VIII. It would become the shortest reign of any UK monarch of just 326 days as he abdicated due to his relationship with American...

Royal events produce 1000's of pieces of memorabilia of all sorts, shapes and sizes. The popularity of 3D stereoscopic viewing at this time meant production of views were a logical and profitable option. The package consists of three reels, depicting in total 21 3D full-colour Kodachrome pictures of...

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place on the 2nd June 1953 and saw a plethora of commemorative wares produced. This rectangular glass dish is one such item. Being over 60 years this souvenir remains in excellent condition with no damage at all. The design shows a coloured world map with all...

Read the news from 2nd June 1953 when two pieces of news grabbed the headlines - the coronation of the Queen Elizabeth II and the conquering of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary. The genuine edition of the Daily Express is in good condition. Due to ageing the paper is beginning to brown slightly and where...

A royal event results in the production of a mass of merchandise commonly paper ephemera or mugs but occassionally you can come across something more unusual. From the mountain of items produced for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937 we have unearthed a compact mirror souvenir. This simple item...

Nothing produces more memorabilia than a royal event. The Coronation of 1953 was a bright light during years of darkness so production was on a vast scale. We tend to think of commemorative items as being made from ceramic or glass but in this case plastic was utilised. The beaker is made from a hard...

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place on the 2nd June 1953 and saw a plethora of commemorative wares produced. This square ceramic plate is one such item. Being over 60 years this souvenir remains in a reasonably good condition apart from some radial crazing of the glaze and some slight rubbing...

The Silver Jubilee in 1977 celebrated 25 years since Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne. Street parties took place in every community, school children received a commemorative mug and coin which were specially produced as were a plethora of other items of all types like this pack of playing cards....

One of the endless souvenirs produced to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II way back in 1953. This particular item was made by OXO Limited. The lid has a picture of the young Queen surrounded by royal symbolism on a red background, and on the reverse is a short biography of the Queen. This...