Alcohol Collection (#18)

Drunk Yokel protests his innocence to local landowner
" What! drunk again Mick?" " Well, I ve just had a toothful, yer Honour." " I think we shall have to get that tooth stopped." Date: 1892

Old Mrs Snooksons Husband view on his drinking ailment
" Well, hows your Husband, Mrs Snookson?" " O! Es very bad, poor ear Es such a martyr to Delerium Tremins." !!

Drunken Gentleman requesting a clove off a Policeman
Drunken Gentleman in multiple stages of disarray requests a clove from a London Policeman in order to disguise (fat chance!) the evidence that he has been boozing. Date: circa 1890s

Two drunks by a postbox, one already collapsed
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting two drunks by a postbox. Fraternity - " (Hic) Can t help you, ole f la, but I ll sit down with you (Hic)." !! Date: 1894

Carrying Native Beer - South Africa
Four children (of varied ages) carrying Native-brewed ( Kafir ) Beer - South Africa Date: circa 1903

Duty-free Cigarettes and Alcohol - Norway
Two women and a man pose on the deck of a Norwegian ferry boat wit their duty free spirits and cigarettes. Following WW2 there was still considerable rationing of food and drink in the UK

Christmas card in the shape of a jug in a basket
Christmas card in the shape of a jug in a wickerwork basket. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a basket of wine bottles
Christmas card in the shape of a wickerwork basket full of wine bottles. circa 1890s

Figure of Bacchus, by Francois Girardon
Figure of Bacchus (front), by Francois Girardon (1628-1715). Date: circa 1660s

Scientist at work adding alcohol to a specimen jar
An end to the effort of moving large volumes of spirit around the storerooms by hand, in the Darwin Centre alcohol is available at the workbench on tap

Fish Specimens in the Spirit Building
Specimens preserved in jars containing ethyl alcohol at the Natural History Museum, London

Vestiaria coccinea, iiwi
A spirit preserved specimen of an iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) photographed by Cary S. Wolinsky, collected during Captain James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780). See also image number 025085

Distilling alcohol. Illustration from Tractatus
" Distilling alcohol. Illustration from " Tractatus de herbis", edition from 15th century of the work " De Materia Medica". Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Modena

Folch, Albi񡮡and Co, Industrial Alcohol Manufacturers
Folch, Albi񡮡 and Co, Industrial Alcohol Manufacturers. Barcelona, 19th century. Engraving

Drunk with Two Friends
Hardly able to stand, a drunk is helped on his way by two friends. Date: circa 1830

Young woman protesting against licensing bill
A bill to licence drinking places meets with vigorous disapproval from a young woman in Kennington Road, London. She is so incensed that she climbs up a lamppost. Date: 1871

Fire station wet canteen (bar), WW2
The AFS bar built in the fire sub-station (80V) at Clapham Central School, Aristotle Road, Clapham, London SW4

Albion Brewery
John Young and Co, Albion Brewery wines and spirits 1897 Date: 1897

Glenlivet Whisky label, 1897 Date: 1897

Beggs Whiskey advert
Beggs Scotch Whiskey advert 1912 1912

Slieve Cairn Whiskey
Slieve Cairn Old Malt Irish Whiskey label, Kiltimagh, 1909 Date: 1909

Dewars Whisky advert Date: 1900s

Lion Brewery Company, ales and stouts, Lambeth, London, 1903 Date: 1903

Sparkling champagne

Pub bar and landlord, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Mr Bert Lindsell, the landlord of The Victory Pub in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, standing proudly behind his well-stocked bar. circa 1966

Thomas Hardy Drama Festival, Dorchester
At the Thomas Hardy Drama Festival in Dorchester, Dorset, this scene shows the Excisemen discovering the concealed barrels under an apple tree

Anchor Bar, Portobello Hotel, Walton, Essex
The Anchor Bar at the Portobello Hotel, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. 1967

Four young men enjoying a pint of beer, Walton, Essex

Wine at the Berlin royal wedding, 1913
A very important arrival at the wedding of Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, only daughter of the Kaiser, to Prince Ernst of Cumberland: wine for the royal wedding banquet. Date: May 1913

Customers from The Gin-Shop by Cruikshank
These are the Customers, youthful and old, That drink the strong drinks which are sold night and day At the bar of the Gin-shop, so glittering and gay. Illustration no

Silhouette of two men drinking, probably in a pub

Gilbey Port advertisement
Advertisement for Gilbeys Invalid Port, 1930 Date: 1930

Scotland, Glenfarg (near Perth) - The Bein Inn
Scotland, Glenfarg (near Perth) - The single-storey Bein Inn, detailing it was worked on the Gothenburg System. The Gothenburg or Trust Public House movement originated as an attempt to control

German couple drinking a toast
A German couple raising their glasses in a toast, and looking into each others eyes. The man is wearing a blue and white uniform, together with a ceremonial sword. Date: early 20th century

The Worlds Champion Froth Blower by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by H. M. Bateman depicting a scene in a pub with the worlds champion beer froth blower managing to aim the head of his pint right into the face of a customer. Date: 1927

Prohibition Raid
Customs officials of the motor boat Marjorie seizing bottles of contraband champagne off Mont Auk Point, Long Island, New York, U.S.A. during the Prohibition. Date: 16 December 1929

Strasbourg Wine Tasters
Men doing a spot of Sunday wine-tasting in their local cafe, an unusual change from their normal beer drinking; Strasbourg, France. Date: 1930s

LUCKY BUBBLY
A lucky horseshoe, and red roses beside a large bottle of champagne, probably meant for a couple of newlyweds to enjoy! Date: 1966

Advertisement for Martell Cognac, featuring a ship at sea, powered by sail and steam, of the kind used to export the product in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition

Martell Cognac, Franco-British Exhibition, London
Exhibit of J & F Martell, Cognac, at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

Women and military men in a pub
Women and military men enjoying a drink in a pub, while a barmaid collects some empty glasses. circa 1940s

Cheers
A group of people raise their glasses of beer in a toast outside an unidentified pub. As two people are wearing buttonholes, it is possible they are celebrating a wedding. c.1945

Lounge Bar, Veterans Club, Hand Court, Holborn, London
Lounge Bar, Veterans Club (aka the Victory Services Club), Hand Court, Holborn, London. It was founded in 1907 for those who had served in the armed forces

Coronation Dry Sherry advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Gonzalez Byass, sherries of distinction, featuring their special Coronation Dry Sherry, to be drunk during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

VAT 69 Whiskey Coronation advertisement
Advertisement for VAT 69 Scotch whiskey which includes a picture of the Coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

Walton Institution Visiting pass reverse
The reverse side of a visiting pass for the West Derby Union workhouse at Walton, Liverpool. Visitors are warned that taking alcohol into the workhouse is forbidden and can result in prosecution

Walton Institution Visiting pass
A visiting pass for the West Derby Union workhouse at Walton, Liverpool. Visitors are warned that taking alcohol into the workhouse is forbidden and can result in prosecution. Date: 1919

Erotic Dreams C1860S
People dreaming erotic dreams under the influence of incense and alcohol. Date: circa 1860s?

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