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Advert / Fosters AlesM B FOSTERs ALES Bottled beers
Sloe Gin Ad / Fortune / 1935Advertisement for old Mr.Boston slow gin - drop everything and try it
A Glasgow worthie
Advert for James Buchanan WhiskyAn advert for Black & White Scotch whisky from James Buchanan and Co. Date: 1932
Advert for Johnnie Walker whiskyAdvert for Johnnie Walker blended scotch whisky. Date: 1939
Advert for White Label whiskyAdvert for Dewar's White Label Scotch Whisky. Date: 1939
Advert for Haig Whisky. The Haig brand name is disguised in the profile of the gentleman. Date: circa 1932
Brendan Behan, Irish writer and republicanBrendan Behan (Brendan Francis Behan, 1923-1964), Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright who wrote in both Irish and English. He was also an Irish republican and IRA volunteer
DRUNKARDS AND DEATH C19Three young men drink their fill until they are merry, little realising that death is close by and ready to strike... Date: early 19th century
Comic postcard, Two men chatting in a pub - frogs and rats Date: 20th century
The Famous Old Uam Var Scotch Whisky. Advert featuring a birthday among the Chelsea Pensioners. Date: 1900
Beer is Best. Back cover of a booklet, part of the Brewers Society marketing campaign during the 1930s, featuring an illustration of a cool, refreshing glass tankard of beer. Date: c.1935
Advert, John Mackay & Co, Sparkling Kola, GlasgowAdvert for John Mackay & Co, the original makers of Sparkling Kola (non-alcoholic), Vermont Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905
Vaults under London docks 1870Under the London Docks covering eighteen acres, were the finest vaults in the world, vast catacombs of the precious vintages garnered from every famous vineyard in the globe
Booths Gin advertisement - The Grand Hotel, TorquayAdvertisement for Booths Dry Gin, one of a series featuring various smart hotel bars around the UK. This time its the bar at the Grand Hotel in Torquay
Label, Menthe VerteFrench Drinks Bottle Label, Menthe Verte (Green Mint)
Hedges & Butlers Wine 1890Series of views of alcohol being produced for Hedges & Butler s, to be sold in Regent Street, London. 1890
National Temperance League 1858Rev. Robert Maguire preaching the Gospel in front of the Clerkenwell Sessions House on Clerkenwell Green, London. Date: 1858
A scene from David CopperfieldCharles Dickenss character, David Copperfield in the Old Coaching Inn at Yarmouth whilst on his memorable journey to Salem House School
AN ALCOHOLICAn alcoholic rests his head on a table in despair as he gazes longingly at a glass of white wine, cigarette in hand. Date: 1980s
REV. MATHEW GIVES PLEDGEThe Very Reverend Theobald Mathew administers the temperance pledge to churchgoers. Date: circa 1840
TWO PATHS (TEMPERANCE)The two paths: one where helping your fellow man is paramount, the other where a pint of porter in the pub comes first... Date: 1886
RUSSIANS PLUNDER BRANDYThirsty Russians plunder a brandy shop in Kiev and drink as much of its stock as they can. Date: 1881
ADVERT / AUSTRALIAN WINEAustralian Wine Date: 20th century
ANISEED APERITIFPoster for MOMISETTE. Date: 1923
Cocktails in The Sketch, 1920sPage from The Sketch full of advertisements relating to the cocktail craze of the 1920s. Drinks advertised include Vermouth, Cointreau
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). The wine glass, c. 1658-1660Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). Dutch painter specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle class life. The wine glass, c. 1658-1660
Hic Jacet - Here Lies - drunken man collapsed in gutter(hic!) jacet (translated from the Latin: " Here Lies" ) - a drunken Londoner collapsed in gutter, his umbrella and hat discarded onto the street in his stupor. Date: circa 1890s
Comic Postcard - Perils of the Demon Drink - Hallucinations caused by taking Littel drops of Whisky and Little Drops of Beer !! Date: circa 1903
Pieter Claesz (c. 1597-1660). Still life, c. 1635. DetailPieter Claesz (c. 1597-1660). Dutch Golden Age still life painter. Still life, c. 1635. Detail. Oil on panel. Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. Germany
Dionysus, god of wine. Vatican MuseumsDionysus, god of wine. Relief of roman sarcophagus depicting Dionysos with Maenad, satyr and Panther. Vatican Museums. City of the Vatican
Vendor of pulque near Rioverde, San Luis Potosi, MexicoA typical vendor of pulque with her donkey-drawn cart on a country road near Rioverde, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Pulque is an alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of the maguey (agave) plant
OSTADE, Adriaen van (1610-1684). The Tavern. 17th c. Dutch school. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. SAXONY. Dresden. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen (State Art Collections Dresden )
A Poitin still - Northern IrelandA Poitin still and a gang of rather young brewers! Northern Ireland. Date: circa 1903
Irish drinker receives warning at Taproom door from Priest" Ye re not goin into that Public House, are ye, Tim?" " Shure, oi am, Yer Riverance." " Then, do ye know the Divel in goin in wid ye." " Faith, thin
Aztec Empire
Gardening, Inebriates Reformatory, Lewes, SussexInmates gardening at the Southern Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Lewes, Sussex. The institution, housed in the former Lewes Union workhouse
Inebriates Reformatory, Ackworth, YorkshireThe North Midlands Inebriates Reformatory at Ackworth near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for Inebriates
Inmates in grounds, Inebriates Reformatory, Lewes, SussexInmates in the grounds of the Southern Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Lewes, Sussex. The institution, housed in the former Lewes Union workhouse
Industrial Farm Colony, Duxhurst, SurreyInmates at the Industrial Farm Colony for Female Inebriates, Duxhurst, Surrey. Founded in 1895 by Lady Henry Somerset, the colony provided care for women alcoholics
Lorne Highland WhiskyA display case of Lorne Highland Whisky and a model of the distillation equipment
Italy - Promotional postcard for Romano - Philosophy - " A Romano and a dark corner are all I need to pass an agreeable day on holiday!". Date: circa 1930s
Four bottles of liquor produced by the Vraikina CompanyFour bottles of liquor produced by the French Vraikina Company Date: 1905
Label, Elixir de France, an alcoholic drink brand. Date: circa 1910s
Beer drinkers. Engraving by Roman Ribera. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1885
Creme de Menthe advertisement, 1931Advertisement for Bols Cr譥 de Menthe, a liqueur dedicated to the dance, greatly enjoyed by the fair sex. Not only that, it is a delicate stimulant to the digestion. Date: 1931
Roman base of a press, special for wine. 1st century BC. SpaRoman base of a press, special for wine. 1st century BC. From Mas Cartella, Catalonia. Wine Museum. Spain