QUEEN WILHELMINA BUTTONS Towards the end of the 19th century buttons were produced in the USA as a low cost alternative to medallions and enamel...

 THE HISTORY OF THE LUNCHBOX The general idea is that the lunchbox originates from the 1950’s and 60’s. The lunchbox was hugely popular with schoolchildren...

(foto public domain ) THE ROYAL DESIGNS BY CHRIS VAN DER HOEF (1875-1933) Chris van der HoefChris van der Hoef is a famous Dutch designer,...

  THE STORY BEHIND THE QUEEN WILHELMINA DOLL’S HOUSE DOLL In the autumn of 2008 an exhibition was held in Palace Het Loo on toys...

  ROYAL BUSTS A bust is a sculpture showing only the head, shoulders and chest of a person. Busts are usually made of living persons...

OFFICIAL MODERN 3D PERSPEX STATE PORTRAIT OF KING WILLEM-ALEXANDER 2013 Officially approved by the Dutch Government Information Service, this modern state portrait of King Willem-Alexander...

SILVER SPOON WITH IMAGE OF STADHOLDER WILLEM II  (1626-1650) The relative unknown Stadholder Willem II was born in 1626. His parents were Stadholder Frederik Hendrik...

BOLDOOT SCENT BOTTLES WITH A ROYAL FRAGRANCE In 1789 Jacobus Cornelis Boldoot opened a chemist shop in Amsterdam. He sold pills and powders etc. In...

THE BIRTH OF PRINCESS BEATRIX 31ST OF JANUARY 1938 In June 1937 it was announced that princess Juliana was expecting her 1st baby. The baby...

    Jack Botermans You can see all the original photos  Jack Botermans made from our collection  for this book in our PHOTOS gallery on...