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Lady Eileen Orde

Lady Eileen Orde, nee Wellesley (1887-1952), daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington and wife of Captain Cuthbert Julian Orde, WW1 pilot, RAC secretary and artist best known for his portraits of Battle of Britain pilots. Eileen herself was a talented artist working on advertisements, wallpaper designs and fabric painting. She appeared in the first photograph to be published in British Vogue and had an affair with Rupert Brooke. Pictured in The Sketch in January 1918 which reports on the birth of her and Cuthberts first child, a daugher Julian (Doonie). Date: 1918

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Advert for patent Maignens Inventions! 1886

Two new patented inventions by Maignens, and the dangers of not having a Filtre-Rapide (water filter), from cholera, typhoid, diphtheria and blood poisoning. And benefits of having a Anti-Calcaire (water-softener) a harmless powder which attacks, decomposes and precipitates all the carconates of lime and magnesia and the sulphate of lime leaving nothing injurious in the water making it luxuriously soft. Date: 1886

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Photographic print wallet

Photographic print wallet, advertising Kodak Film, and the developers, Heppells Ltd. The art deco design shows a young woman with bobbed hair, taking a photo with a box camera. Date: 20th century

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