Toss Collection

1909 FA Cup Final: Manchester United beats Bristol City 1-0
The Football Association Cup Final at the Crystal Palace, where Manchester United beat Bristol City by one goal to nil. Players including A. Turnbull, C. Roberts, W

Don Quixote (colour litho)
2797353 Don Quixote (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sancho being placed in the middle of the blanket, they began to toss him aloft)

Cooking Crepes 1911
A French family watch mama toss crepes in a pan by the fire

Catholic priest and attendant toss incense from a burner during a church service, 1884
3479577 Catholic priest and attendant toss incense from a burner during a church service, 1884; (add.info.: Catholic priest and attendant toss incense from a burner during a church service, England)

Tossing the pancake, Shrove Tuesday, Westminster School
Tossing the pancake on Shrove Tuesday at Westminster School, London. 19th century

Men playing toss and pitch, Victorian period

Toss and Pitch game

Pitch and Toss gambling game, Victorian period

The ghost of a dead lover draws the bride away from her bridegroom - thou and I together, In the outcast weather Toss and howl and spin

Heads or tails! (colour litho)
2819121 Heads or tails! (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heads or tails! Satire on the Boer War)

The perfect arc
Samir Sachdeva

Comic postcard, Scotsman drinking in a pub Date: 20th century

Cartoon, Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (Disraeli, Gladstone)
Cartoon, Heads I Win, Tails You Lose -- a satirical comment on the rivalry between Disraeli (left) and Gladstone (right) over the electoral reform question

Medieval men playing the game of franc-carreau, by throwing a coin onto a square, others playing a similar game with a round tile

Fashionable people playing the game of ring toss, 1818
Fashionable people playing the game of ring toss, la bague volante, from an engraving in le Bon Genre, 1818. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Old men playing petit palet or shove ha penny in a park, 18th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903

The game of tonneau or barrel
The game of tonneau (a throwing game where players try to throw pellets into a barrel with small holes in the top). Handcoloured lithograph after Decamps from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports

Playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Pantomime playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

The Final Cricket Match between England and Australia at the Oval (engraving)
1605678 The Final Cricket Match between England and Australia at the Oval (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A new gymnastics for German sailors, the Scottish-born exercise of throwing tree trunks (Colour Litho)
2777820 A new gymnastics for German sailors, the Scottish-born exercise of throwing tree trunks (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Dennis tossed over the boundary (engraving)
2781115 Dennis tossed over the boundary (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dennis tossed over the boundary)

American Drink-Glasses (engraving)
1096854 American Drink-Glasses (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American Drink-Glasses)

Tiger-Shooting in India (engraving)
1626211 Tiger-Shooting in India (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tiger-Shooting in India)

The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) training somewhere in England. Picture shows them having some fun, during rare down time at the camp site

America. American Drink Glasses 1850
Prototype for the cocktail shaker, 2 glasses, that fit together, used to shake ice, flavourings and alcohol. The drink depicted is a mint julep with lemon peel, ice

Female cheerleaders, or baton twirlers
A group of female cheerleaders, or baton twirlers, practise outside the premises of Ely Garnett and Son in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. See also Mary Evans Picture number 12445364 Date: 1988

Shipwrecked on a Beach, c. 1822-3 (oil on paper mounted on canvas)
3366945 Shipwrecked on a Beach, c.1822-3 (oil on paper mounted on canvas) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); 34x52.7 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Sailboat on a Raging Sea, c. 1818-9 (brush and brown wash, watercolour over black chalk)
3077031 Sailboat on a Raging Sea, c.1818-9 (brush and brown wash, watercolour over black chalk) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); 15.2x24.7 cm; J

Tossed Salad

Captive Grizzly Plays With Pumpkins By Throwing Them In The Air At The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Southcentral Alaska During Winter

Pieman and Costers
A coster boy and girl toss a coin for a pie Date: circa 1862

The Toss Up
Hand coloured. Illustration of two men standing in a dingy, candle-lit room with wooden ceiling. One is holding out a fist as if arguing, and has a pipe

Nursery Rhymes -- bull and dog, cockerel
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations, showing a bull tossing an unfortunate dog into the air, and a cock crowing at sunrise, waking all the farmyard animals. Date: early 20th century

Setsubun mamemaki, Mamemaki: expelling demons with beans. [between 1730 and 1790], 1 print : woodcut; 22.7 x 27.3 cm. Print shows family members eating beans in a room and a man, with a box of beans

Olympics / 1920 / Football
Football match between Belgium and Czechoslovakia: tossing the coin Date: 1920

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) adult male, close-up of throat pouch, tossing up food into beak (captive)

Waxwing (Bohemian) - tossing hawthorn berry before swallowing - Typical behaviour of waxwings as they turn the berry
ROY-553 Waxwing (Bohemian) - tossing hawthorn berry before swallowing - Typical behaviour of waxwings as they turn the berry for swallowing Cleveland - UK Bombycilla garrulus Roy Glen Please note

Toss up for Derby 1849
A toss up for the Derby A satire on gambling

Hunting Alphabet - J
I J stands for Jorrocks of famed Handley Cross - but oh, the poor fellow has taken a toss !

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"Tossing Through Time: From FA Cup Finals to Pancake Day and Gambling Games" Step back in time to the 1909 FA Cup Final, where Manchester United triumphed over Bristol City with a thrilling 1-0 victory. The toss of a coin determined which team would choose their side, setting the stage for an unforgettable match. In another realm of literature, Don Quixote comes alive through a vibrant colour lithograph. As he tilts at windmills, his fate hangs in the balance - will luck be tossed his way? Meanwhile, in kitchens around the world during 1911, culinary enthusiasts perfected the art of cooking crepes. With each flick of the wrist and gentle toss of batter into the air, these delicate treats took shape. Venturing further into history brings us to Victorian times when men gathered for friendly games and pitch. Laughter filled the air as they aimed for that perfect arc while relishing moments away from their daily routines. However, not all tossing was innocent fun; pitch and toss became synonymous with gambling during this era. Risking fortunes on chance outcomes added an element of thrill but also carried consequences that could haunt like ghosts. Shrove Tuesday at Westminster School brought forth images of students joyfully tossing pancakes high into the sky. This tradition celebrated indulgence before Lent's arrival while showcasing impressive pancake-flipping skills. Returning to Victorian society reveals yet another facet - heads or tails. Colourful lithographs captured gamblers eagerly awaiting their fate as coins were flipped high above them. Fortunes changed hands with every twist in mid-air. Amidst it all stands "the perfect arc" - that moment when skill meets precision resulting in awe-inspiring displays across various activities involving tossing. Whether it be sports or everyday life tasks like flipping pancakes or playing pub games – mastering this technique is truly mesmerizing. And finally, we find ourselves chuckling at a comic postcard featuring a Scotsman enjoying a pint in a pub.