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Boys coming out of a sweet shop, Balham, SW LondonBoys coming out of a sweet shop in Balham, SW London, with bottled drinks. Date: circa 1961
Boys with toy gun, Balham, SW LondonTwo boys on a Balham street, SW London. The younger boy has a plastic bottle in his mouth, while the older one holds a toy gun. Date: circa 1961
Boys playing in a puddle, Balham, SW LondonTwo boys playing in a puddle on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
H. L. Oakley cutting the silhouette of a fellow officerCaptain Harry Lawrence Oakley, the famous silhouette artist, pictured cutting the silhouette of a fellow officer in what looks like a dug-out during World War One. Date: 1920s
Silhouettes for Bristol Pure Milk Co LtdSilhouettes by H.L. Oakley for a leaflet published by Bristol Pure Milk Co Ltd, on the production, processing and delivery of homogenised milk
Silhouette design, Party Fun by Father WilliamSilhouette design by H.L. Oakley, for the front cover of a booklet, Party Fun by Father William. The booklet, advertising William Youngers Scotch Ale, contains an array of party games and tricks
That Periscope Sensation, by BairnsfatherThat Periscope Sensation " I wonder if oughtn t to tell the captain about that thing sticking up in the sea over there" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in an issue of The Bystander
CAIN, Henri (1859 - 1937). The Workers Lunch, from Le Petit Journal, 1891 (colour litho). Private Collection. Engraving
Charles Dickens - Leather Bottle Inn, Cobham (Pickwick PaperLife of Charles Dickens - Leather Bottle Inn, Cobham (Pickwick Papers). Part of Box 330 Charles Dickens (Life and Works), slide no.17 Date: circa 1890s
Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 8Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, the drunken man is now crazed and a couple observe his behaviour in an institution
Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 1Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, a drunken man sits at home with his family - three young children and his wife
Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 2Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, the drunken man and his family are being visited by the bayliffs, who are stripping their house of possessions
Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 5Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, the drunken man is physically fighting with his wife, while others try to stop him
Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 4Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, the drunken man and his family sit around a fireplace in an empty room
Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 3Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, the drunken man and his family are begging for money on the streets outside of a liquor shop
Boy scout drinking from a bottle of Idris, MauritiusA thirsty boy scout drinking from a bottle of Idris, Mauritius. Date: 1940s
Boy scouts at national jamboree, Okayama, JapanBoys relaxing and drinking at the 4th National Boy Scout Jamboree, Nihonbara, Okayama, Japan. Date: 1967
Three Russian men in a studio photoThree Russian men looking disreputable and drinking vodka in a studio photo
Family group at a table in the garden, possibly in Austria
Finnish boy scouts at campTwo Finnish boy scouts at camp, one of them drinking from a bottle
People enjoying a beer picnic, GermanyA group of people enjoying a beer picnic, Bad Lausick, Leipzig, Germany. 1927
German postcard, greetings from the Mosel (Moselle), with a man enjoying a glass of wine, and a verse advising people not to drink too quickly, but to drink a lot, slowly, and enjoy it!
Suffragette Baby Votes not Groats. Crying baby smashes her feeding bottle with a hammer, in true militant style. Boo-o-o I want Votes! Not Groats! Date: circa 1912
Italian couple. Italian couple enjoying a bottle of chianti. Date: circa 1910
Photolithograph - British MilitaryTwo Great Leaders. Colour photolithograph reproducing a poster advertising a brand of stomach tonic (Horehound Beer), alongside a portrait of Lord Roberts, 1902 (c)
Massey Shaw fireboat launchScene at the launch of the Massey Shaw fireboat. Date: 1935
Refreshment vehicle at Lambeth HQRefreshment vehicle at the new Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth, probably during the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for the opening of the building. Date: 1937
A Made in England Officers toilet kit - WWIA Made in England Officers toilet kit. It comprises a leather case containing a glass bottle - possibly for hair tonic - with a metal screw top, and a tin box - possibly for shaving equipment
Boy scouts in a tent, AustraliaA group of boy scouts from Victoria, sitting inside a tent in Australia, at the 8th Australian Scout Jamboree. They are having their lunch and drinking from bottles of Coca Cola. Date: 1967
Cartoon, German soldier with mask of Culture, WW1Cartoon, German soldier with a mask of Culture (Kultur) during the First World War. Date: 1914
Sketch cover, George Robey in Bing Boys on Broadway, WW1Front cover of The Sketch featuring George Robey as U-Ka-Lip-Tus, Chief of the Wah Wahs in a scene from The Bing Boys on Broadway, playing at the Alhambra
Janet Fookes MP launching yacht, Penzance, CornwallJanet Fookes (now Baroness Fookes, b. 1936), Conservative MP, launching a boat at Penzance, Cornwall Date: circa 1970s
Water-bottle rotary by W H RobinsonWater-bottle rotary for warming the legs of scottish soldiers after a night in the trenches. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
Advert for John Pound & Co military equipment 1915An advertisement for the military equipment, ingersoll service watch nickel or gun metal, lifeguard reinforced pocket periscope, campaigning knife, penlite pocket lamp, folding pen knife
The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo (Friday) -- he removes an infernal machine (a leaking hot water bottle) from the bed. Date: 1923
People sitting at a table in the open airPeople sitting and standing at a table in the open air, with a river and bridge in the background. Date: 20th century
Inflatable German dinghy by G. H. DavisSaving the Luftwaffe: an inflatable dinghy for defeated German airmen. It was carried by the larger German aircraft during the Second World War
Silhouette of diners and waiters at a table. Date: 20th century
Cartoon, The Bottling Season, WW1Cartoon, The Bottling Season, now is the time to bottle fruit and other things. Showing a smiling British sailor of HMS Alert sitting on a glass jar containing battleships labelled as Preserves
Scene from Miss Hook of Holland, an English musical comedy with music and lyrics by Paul Rubens, book by Austen Hurgon and Rubens
Ascot race plate: Queen Victorias gift of a gold vase, 1874The Queens gold vase, given by Queen Victoria as a prize for one of the Ascot races in 1874. A large gold flagon in the style of Queen Annes time, made by R. & S. Garrard & Co. Date: 1874
Gays Lion Farm, El Monte, California, USA, showing Mrs Gay feeding the lion cub Bamboola with milk from a bottle. Date: 20th century
Advertisement for Savory & Moores Food for the Happy Baby. Showing a healthy looking baby drinking from a bottle. Date: 1914
Advertisement for Meltonian Shoe Polishes, supplied by E Brown & Son of Garrick Street, London. They may not be advertising for a while because of the war
Smelling fragranceAn elegant lady brings her nostrils close to a scent bottle proffered no doubt by a persuasive sales assistant at a beauty counter. Date: 1955
Pencil sketch of baby with bottlePencil sketch of a baby with a bottle. Date: 1920s
Maid with tray of drinksHarlequin illustration, showing a maid with a tray of drinks. Date: 1923
Pinocchio -- ill in bedPinocchio -- The doctors came immediately... a Crow, an Owl, and a Talking Cricket. Date: 1911