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London Stock Exchange - The Stock Jobbers Pitches. Date: early 1960s
Champagne HoardLining up bottles of champagne in rows in preparation for a wealthy Argentine society event at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: 1930s
Consequences, illustration by William Heath RobinsonConsequences -- How the thoughtlessness of a butterfly seriously affected a bishops corn, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
Garcon De Cafe 1850A French garcon de cafe, or cafe waiter. Date: 1850
Black Waiter with Thanksgiving TurkeyA jovial black waiter in America raises aloft the Thanksgiving Turkey on this Greetings card
Silhouette of a head waiter with a full glass of beer in his hand, and a cat at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer
The Girl who ordered a glass of milk at the Cafe RoyalIllustration by H. M. Bateman showing a blushing young woman regretting her decision to order a glass of milk in Londons fashionable Cafe Royal because of the laughter
Bear WaiterLord Suffield, having shot this bear in Russia, subjects it to the further indignity of being stuffed by Mr Ward and made to serve as a dumb waiter
Gabriel Masselin, WaiterGabriel Masselin served as a waiter at the Grand-Vefour, Paris, for over thirty years. Date: 1879
Wine Waiter Opens BottleThe wine waiter opens a bottle Date: 1878
Cocktail bar on the Flying ScotsmanThe cocktail bar for third class passengers on the Flying Scotsman. Date: 1933
Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Coffee Shop Waiter. Date: circa 1910s
The Scotsman who had his moneys worthHumorous illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a rotund and satisfied Scottish man sitting at a restaurant table, having managed to eat everything on the set price lunch menu while a waiter removes a
Ariel Sands, Beach Club, Bermuda Date: late 1950s
Riviera Interlude by Clark FayA relaxed scene showing smart holidaymakers enjoying a drink at an open air cafe underneath striped parasols somewhere on the Cote d Azur, France during the 1930s. Date: 1935
Strong Cheese repels diner and waiterOne of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Cheese: " Supply much stronger, but very little demand." This commodities phrasiology is illustrated by a waiter struggling to cope
French Cafe and Garage - ParisScene of local people standing outside a Paris Cafe, positioned next to a garage offering cars for hire. The smart cafe waiter stands alongside a rather lovely (and rather huge) dog
Wine WaiterA waiter hurries purposely to a table bearing a bottle of wine and a set of flute glasses. From his rosy cheeks, he may have tested the vintage first
Blackpool Restaurant 38The Renaissance restaurant in Blackpool teems with dapper gentlemen and delightful ladies
Banquet scene in the Egyptian Hall at Mansion House in London, 1808. Engraving by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for The Microcosm of London published by Rudolph Ackermann (1808-1810). Engraving
Dining saloon on a London to Liverpool express trainThe dining saloon on the London & North Western Railways non-stop express from London Euston to the Riverside Station, Liverpool, for the Atlantic cruise liners. Date: circa 1912
American Dining CarPassengers dining in a Pullman parlour railway car
Futuristic dinner partyA futuristic chemical dinner party -- a few tablets are served for each guest. Just think -- no washing up! Date: 1899
Isle of Wight Guesthouse - Occupants and StaffThe guests and some of the staff of an unamed Guesthouse. The sign on the right of the doorway reads: Orders received for Meguyers Omnibus which suggests this photograph was possibly taken
The Ivy, 1946Illustration of the interior of the original Ivy restaurant in West Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden. Famously frequented by the great and the good
Le Ciel - Paris Cabaret Nightclub - InreiorThe Interior of Le Ciel - Montmartre, Paris Cabaret Nightclub. The Cabaret du Ciel (Cabaret of Heaven) was an early version of modern theme restaurants
Travelling Salesman failing to keep his expenses downA travelling Salesman (for Sweatem, Grand & Co.) is spectacularly failing to keep his expenses down! He is piling through the whiskey, occupying a private room
Advert, Gaymer's Cyder
C'est comme Ca que tu as surveille le ragout?An illustration of a woman wearing an elaborate hat, thrusting her shoulders forward in rage at a quivering waiter, causing him to spill his plates, saying Is that how you watched the stew
L'Offre Et La DemandeThis illustration, titled Supply and Demand shows a large gentleman having dinner at a fine restaurant, with a lady opposite, a red coated waiter is standing between
Caricature illustration of waiter juggling bottle of Bollinger, with 4 diners hiding at their table, by G E Studdy, Captioned, Neck or Nothing
Various types of pasta offered by Gerardo di Nola, of Napoli Date: 1940
Comic postcard, Customer and waiter in restaurant Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man and waiter in restaurant - chicken soup? Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man and two pretty women drinking at an outdoor cafe - taking advantage of mComic postcard, Man and two pretty women drinking at an outdoor caf - taking advantage of me! Date: 20th century
View of The Chop Room fireplace inside the atmospheric Old Cheshire Cheese pub just off Londons Fleet Street. Date: 1884
Balsams Restaurant - Mayfair, Londoncirca 1910s
Man and ladies searching for a carriage in a crowdMan and ladies searching for their carriage outside a crowded theatre in the rain. Miseries of Public Places. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed
Young English gentleman arriving at a French posthouse on the Grand Tour. Stepping down from a carriage to be met by maids and staff
Red rock cod and red handfishRed rock cod, Scorpaena papillosa and red handfish, Thymichthys politus (ruby fish, Scorpoena cruenta, and tortoiseshell fish, Cheironectes politus)
Woman in an old-taffeta cape with a parrot, 1913Woman in cape of old taffeta decorated with caterpillar green and muff embroidered with pearls. Parrot chained to a stand
Railway passengers taking refreshments at York Station 1872Railway passengers taking refreshments at York Station, with ten minutes to spare between trains. Date: 1872
Art deco Joyeux Avril postcard featuring gourmet fish and a smiling waiter, a perfect culinary image Date: 1920s
Engraved metal platters and waiters. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896
Cheese cover, cheese waiter, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896
Man and woman in a restaurant with a glutton, 19th centuryMan and woman in a restaurant with a glutton. He says, But you don t eat? He thinks, He inhales! Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Swiss artist Jean Gabriel
Merveilleuses eating ice cream at a Paris cafeFashionable women or merveilleuses eating ice cream with their dogs at a cafe, circa 1800. The menu includes lemon, orange, pistachio, and creme blanche
Ladies and gentlemen share coffee and rollsLe Dejeuner. Gentlemen in coat tails and breeches and ladies in veils and dresses share a breakfast of coffee and bread. Great familiarity reigns in the morning, one has no time to become ceremonial