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GB 2014 WS-04-LAN-03-04-12 · Item · 1884-1894
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

Standard Glass Slide (3¼"). 12 of 12: the hunters, armed with guns this time, take aim at the tiger in the tub. There are four tiger cubs in little barrels of their own. This has been suggested (Evans 2006) to be a joke at the expense of Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

Theobald & Co., London
GB 2014 WS-04-LAN-01-01-1 · Item · 1845
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

Glass Plate Negative (209mm x 164mm). Lithograph showing the Westminster VIII crossing the finish line ahead of the other boats. There is a large crowd on the Bridge and at the shore. The complete caption reads: "The Eight Oared Outrigger in which the Gentlemen of Westminster School beat the Etonians in 1m.5sec. in the match from Barker's Rails to Putney Bridge on Tuesday July 29th 1845. Dedicated to the Gentlemen of Westminster school by their most obedient servants Noulton & Wyld". Reproduced as Plate 15 in ' Westminster School' (L.E. Tanner, 1934).

Day and Haghe
The Discus Challenge Trophy
GB 2014 WS-04-TRO-010/041 · Item · Mid 20th Century
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

Inscription: 'Westminster School Disc Challenge Trophy presented by E.R.B. Graham Esq., O.W 1939.' Wooden disc with a brass rim on a plinth. Donor: E. R. B. Graham. Awarded: 1939-1974. In need of repair at base.

The Challenge Hammer
GB 2014 WS-04-TRO-010/032 · Item · 19th Century
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

Silver hammer in a presentation case. Silver plate on badly damaged leather case is inscribed: 'The Challenge Hammer presented by the Elizabethan Club, 1867'. Inside is a silver plate engraved with winners' names from 1867 to 1922. Apparently unmarked in the form of a hammer with gilt ball, in fitted case. Donor: The Elizabethan Club, 1867. Awarded: 1867-1922. Case badly damaged at hinge.

Moore, William, active 19th Century