Waiter Collection (page 3)

British Rail dining car, with waiter serving a passenger. Date: circa 1970s

Menu card, Sundae Tea Rooms, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), offering fragrant Ceylon Tea, delicious ice creams and sundaes, iced fruit drinks, fancy cakes, dainty sandwiches, etc. Date: circa 1930

Myers Inn and Liquor Store, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies
Myers Planters Punch Inn and Liquor Store, Sugar Wharf, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: circa 1938

Duke and Duchess of York at Sports Club, Mombasa, Kenya
Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) take tea at the Mombasa Sports Club, Kenya, East Africa. 1924

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam - Emperor Hotel (Kaiserhof), Waiter
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam - Emperor Hotel (Kaiserhof), A young waiter carrying a large glass of something interesting... Date: circa 1908

Royal Hotel, Harrismith, Orange River Colony, South Africa
Dining Room with waiting staff, Royal Hotel, Harrismith, Orange River Colony, South Africa. Date: 1908

The Epicure who detected a Minnow by H. M. Bateman
The Epicure Who Detected a Minnow in the Whitebait by H. M. Batemen. An arrogant diner, irate to discover a minnow amongst his plate of whitebait, demands the ma e d rectifies the situation

Cartoon, Richard d Oyly Carte, Gilbert and Sullivan
Cartoon, Richard d Oyly Carte as maitre d, with Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan as chefs, at the Savoy Dining Room. Opening the new shop -- it is wonderful what may be done by enterprise and Patience

Cartoon, Waking up Germania, WW1
Cartoon, Waking up Germania. After the war, Madame Germania must pay the bill for all the damage she has done. The waiter is a macabre, thin man with a skull for his head. Date: 1918

Advert for Mappin Brothers solid silver items 1895
Selection of decorative items available from Mappin Brothers in Regent Street. 1895

Cafe D Orsay or Les Trois Freres Provencaux, Paris 1840
Interior of Les Trois Freres Provencaux Restaurant circa 1840

Le garcon de cafe, Paris 1850
Parisian men and women being served in a coffeehouse. 1850

Dining room, Pen Mar Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Dining room with smart waiters in attendance, Pen Mar Park, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1910

Queue de Luxe, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Queue de Luxe (Luxury Queue), with upper class people waiting for a bus, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Affront from the Rear by Charles Crombie
A British officer, enjoying a meal in a restaurant is alarmed by the shadow of a fruit bowl being carried by a waiter. Date: 1915

Le Cafe - Au Printemps by W. S. Hutton
A scene in 1920s Paris showing the smart patrons of a cafe enjoying the spring sunshine at outdoor tables. A waiter can be seen balancing a number of drinks on a tray

The Florence Restaurant, Rupert Street, London W1, Proprietor L Azario. Showing a Renaissance style waiter in a rich Italian setting. Inside are dinner and supper menus for 19 November 1903

Papagayo Room, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, USA
Al Williams world famous Papagayo Room in the Fairmont Hotel, Nob Hill, San Francisco, California, USA, where the best Mexican food was served -- would the parrots pass a health inspection today

Head Work! by W. Heath Robinson
A new machine (adopted by some of our first class restaurants) for putting the head on a glass of stout. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger

Barclays lager advert for light or dark

Tourist and food in Egypt
A tourist in Egypt rejects a plate of food brought to him by a waiter, as the smell is too offputting for his delicate nose. Date: early 20th century

Roof Garden, Hotel d Angelis, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Roof Garden, Hotel d Angelis, Mount Road, Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1910

Group of men in fancy dress and makeup, USA
Group of men and boys in fancy dress and makeup, North America. Date: circa 1910s

The Bill by Douglas Mackenzie
" The Bill" : An old comedy in one act. Covent Garden Ball Supper. Time: 2 A.M. Naughty Old Gentleman (between his teeth): Dear me

Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hall
Cartoon, Our Genial Prince -- what it may come to! Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hall. The head waiter says: Our benefit comes off next week, Sir

Cadburys Happy Families - Mrs Tray
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mrs Tray the Waiters Wife. circa 1950

Cadburys Happy Families - Miss Tray
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Miss Tray the Waiters Daughter. circa 1950

Art deco Joyeux Avril postcard featuring gourmet fish and wa
Art deco Joyeux Avril postcard featuring gourmet fish and a smiling waiter, a perfect culinary image Date: 1920s

Cadburys Happy Families - Mr Tray
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mr Tray the Waiter. circa 1950

Cadburys Happy Families - Master Tray
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Master Tray the Waiters Son. circa 1950

King Edward Mansions Hotel, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Palm Court, King Edward Mansions Hotel (later the King Edward Hotel), Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1908

Two Helpings of Capon Farci aux Truffles by H. M. Bateman
A rather rotund looking gentleman savours a tiny portion of French cuisine at a restaurant as the chef and waiters wait anxiously for his reaction. Date: 1925

The Gentle Art of Living by H. M. Bateman
A couple enjoy a pleasant dinner in a restaurant, garnished with champagne and the attendance of a waiter. Date: 1925

Two pigs carrying in drinks on a French New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Bystander Riviera supplement - train de luxe
Cover of The Bystander magazines Riviera supplement carrying an illustrated advertisement for the Train de Luxe Calais-Mediterranean Express which ran daily from Calais to the Riviera

The oak-panelled banqueting room at Kettner s
Never-empty London: The Empires Capital as a Centre of Entertainment. A New Attraction for the Londoner and the Visitor to London: the Oak-Panelled Banqueting Room at Kettner s. A view by C. E

By Request! by H. M. Bateman
A couple eat a lavish meal in a restaurant as a violinist plays furiously in the gallery above. Date: 1917

Bal Tabarin Nightclub, Paris
Some of the audience members and waiters during a glitzy show at the Bal Tabarin nightclub in Paris. It was the final show on 3 June 1966 before the club closed down

Union Pacific Company. First-class dining car. USA
History of the American West. Union Pacific Company. First-class dining car. 1869. The Harpers Weekly. Colored engraving. 19th century. USA

Cartoon, Playing cards, WW1
Cartoon, Playing cards. Two old men at a table in a cafe play a game of cards (piquet) with their food rationing cards, which are normally used for buying meat, bread, coal and sugar. Date: 1917

Cartoon, H J Byron and J L Toole at dinner
Cartoon, Henry James Byron (standing, 1835-1884), English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor, and John Lawrence Toole (seated, 1830-1906)

Music cover, You Are Always Sure to Fetch Them with Wst, Wst, Wst, written by Henry Pettitt, sung by G H MacDermott. circa 1880s

Cartoon, Royal Victoria Coffee Music Hall (Old Vic)
Cartoon, the Royal Victoria Coffee Music Hall. In 1879 the Coffee Palace Association took over the Victoria Theatre (now the Old Vic), and turned the theatre into a temperance music hall. 1880

Hotel Californie, Marseille, France
Welcome to the Hotel Californie, on le Cours Belsunce, Marseille, France (!) - pink champagne on ice not pictured... Date: circa 1940s

In a French Cafe 1905
A woman converses with a waiter in a cafe. Date: 1905

Cartoon, The final shot. The armistice might have been signed, but there are still bills to pay. While he pays for their expensive meal, she nonchalantly powders her nose. Date: 1919

English Waiter
An English waiter carries cups and a jug to a table, accompanied by a wooly dog. Date: 1838

Cartoon, The aperitif. A waiter stands beside a table whilst a seated couple read the menu. The woman asks her husband why he has such a good appetite

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