Vintage Flatcoated Retrievers

Hatcoated? I’ll accept it.
Source: Webb, H. (1872). Dogs: their points, whims, instincts, and peculiarities. London, England: Dean & Son
Two images used to represent the breed in the book:
Huntington, H.W. (1901). The show dog. Providence, RI: Remington Printing Co
Another look at Black Drake from the book:
Compton, H. (1904). The twentieth century dog, sporting. London: Grant Richards.
Illustration by C. Vernon Stokes in the book:
Croxton, A. C. (1906). British dogs at work. London, England: Adam and Charles Black
Two photos of a liver colored flatcoated retriever and one of a black from the book The Complete English Wing Shot by G.T. Teasdale-Buckell, 1907
From the book Sporting Dogs; Their Points and Management in Health and Disease by Frank Townend Barton, 1910
Source for two images above:
Jones, O. A. (1910). Ten years of game-keeping. London, England: E. Arnold
Source: Leighton, R. (1922). The complete book of the dog. London: Cassell and Company, Ltd.
Dual Ch. Toby of Riverside, bred and owned by H. Reginald Cooke.
Source: Ash, E. C. (1927). Dogs: their history and development, volume I. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company
Joan of Riverside, bred and owned by H. Reginald Cooke, with puppies by Toby of Riverside.
Source: Ash, E. C. (1927). Dogs: their history and development, volume I. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company

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