Boiled Collection

In a Butchers Shop
THE MAN OF TASTE - a butchers customer orders two ounces of Boiled Beef, Cut with a Ham y Knife to give it a Relish

The Autograph Album, by William Heath Robinson
A Souperscription. Illustration showing a missionary signing a little boys book whilst being boiled alive. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger

KETTLE CAT
A ginger cat about to be boiled in a kettle on the kitchen hob!

Good Egg by William Heath Robinson
Straight from the Hen! The Fresh-Egger, a handsome apparatus for ensuring the new-laidness of eggs for the breakfast-table. A typically convoluted invention from the mind of William Heath Robinson

Breakfast in Bed 1930S
Smiling woman pours herself a refreshing cup of tea before tucking into a feast of grapefruit, boiled egg from an egg cup & toast served on a tray

HELL
Those who were guilty of avarice during their lifetimes are punished by being boiled in cauldrons of burning oil and molten lead

Boiling eggs at the Beppu Hot Springs, Japan
A sign advertising the option to boil an egg at the Beppu Hot Springs, Beppu, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1924, and is famous for its onsen (hot springs), which are regarded as sacred

Calendar design - Humpty Dumpty
Design for a Calendar - Humpty Dumpty, having fallen from the wall - safe however as he had been hard-boiled. Date: 1933

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Egg
The caption is Good Egg. As the egg has not yet been opened let us hope so. A good egg is of course used to describe a reliable person

Earls Court House
The eminent surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793) bought this house in Earls Court in London in 1765. It had large grounds which he used to house a collection of animals including zebra

PICNIC HAMPER
Neat and practical is the slogan for a well-ordered picnic hamper. This seasons gagets simplify matters - boiled egg cases and plates with sandwich compartments! Date: 7 June 1935

STUFFED EGG SHIPS
Ship-shaped savoury boiled eggs, filled with egg yolks mixed with mayonnaise and cooked rice. Date: 1950s

ASPARAGUS SALAD
An intriguing salad combination - asparagus, slices of hard boiled egg and peas. Date: 1940s

GRAPEFRUIT BREAKFAST
What could be nicer than tucking into a dish of fresh grapefruit for breakfast, with the prospect of a boiled egg, followed by a pot of tea in fine China cups? Date: 1930s

Boiled egg with comic verse on a Christmas card
Boiled egg in an eggcup with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card Date: circa 1890s

Boiled egg in an eggcup on a cutout New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

School Dinners 1956
Pupils tuck into their school dinners at the Dorothy Stringer Secondary School, Brighton

Greetings card in the shape of a lobster with a bowl of boiled eggs and salad. Date: circa 1890s

Caricature of W E Gladstone and John L Toole
Caricature of W E Gladstone (1809-1898), Liberal Prime Minister, and John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906), English comic actor, actor-manager and theatrical producer. Politics and Comedy. 1882

Hominy Man, Philadelphia
A black man in Philadelphia selling hominy, ground maize boiled in milk or water Date: 1875

Advertisement, Libbys Corned Beef, delicious hot or cold. 1957

Sychronised Swimming Team - off-duty party - the food table
Bournemouth, Dorset - Pat & Lizs Party for the whole Sychronised Swimming Team - off-duty party - the food table! Date: 1962

Lobster and boiled eggs on a Christmas card
Lobster, boiled eggs and lettuce on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

A Missionary being Boiled by Cannibals. Robinson, William Heath 1872 - 1944

Boiling eggs at the Beppu Hot Springs, Japan
A sign advertising the option to boil an egg at the Beppu Hot Springs, Beppu, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1924, and is famous for its onsen (hot springs), which are regarded as sacred

Ballad / Lord Randal
LORD RANDAL O yes, I am poisoned, mother, make my bed soon, for I m sick at the heart, and I fain wald lie down (His true love gave him eels boiled in broth.) Date: traditional

British Ballad, Lord Soulis
LORD SOULIS. British Ballad which tells the story of William de Soulis (died c. 1320), Lord of Liddesdale and Butler of Scotland

Shell Shock by George Ranstead
An original pen & ink drawing illustrating a play on words. A young man with shell shock looks away in terror at a cracked hard boiled egg

Boys Club breakfast 1932
A group of boys from a Boys Club take their breakfast alfresco. They sit on long benches and eat a boiled egg with bread and a cup of tea

Potatoes for Supper
Due to rationing, wartime meals could be rather predictable. This boys grandmother is dishing up boiled potatoes for supper - again

Vegetable Dishes
Celery - leeks - seakale - sprouts - baked potatoes - parsnips - boiled potatoes - artichokes - cabbage - braised onions

Family Breakfast
A happy family enjoying a hearty breakfast of boiled eggs, toast and marmite, around the table

Meat and Fish Dishes
Sirloin of beef, roast turkey, boiled salmon, calfs head, leg of mutton, roast ducks, boiled turbot, roast hare

John the Evangelist
SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST In the background he is being boiled alive in a cauldron of boiling oil by the emperors orders, yet he feels no pain and survives !

Beeton Game & Poultry
GAME AND POULTRY snipe on toast - larks - roast pheasant - pigeons - roast fowl - roast goose - roast duck - boiled fowl - roast turkey

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