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Family celebrating with birthday cake and champagneFamily of four celebrating with birthday cake and champagne. Date: circa 1980s
Frontispiece design, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath RobinsonFrontispiece design by W Heath Robinson -- Mr W Heath Robinsons own private railway engine, not often allowed on the GWR. Date: 1935
New Year Baby with gifts on a New Year cardNew Year Baby with gifts, sitting on top of a train on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Family opening hamper on a Christmas cardFamily opening a hamper on a three-part Christmas card, with holly and mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s
West Country yokel, Scrumpy ManA sterotypical image of a West Country yokel, drinking Lands End Scrumpy (cider). Date: circa 1970s
Clown with food and drink on a Christmas and New Year card, with Harlequin and Columbine on either side of him (they are stealing from Pantalones table on the other side of the windows)
Food and staff, Plume of Feathers, CornwallStaff with a fine display of food at the Plume of Feathers bar, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Loading a cart with wine flasks, Florence, Italy - morning. Date: 1905
Jimmie Dwyers Saw Dust Trail, New York City, USAJimmie Dwyers Saw Dust Trail, West 44th Street, New York City, USA, offering continuous entertainment with four little white pianos. Date: circa 1930
Saddle Bar, Jack Delaneys, New York City, USASaddle Bar, Jack Delaney s, Grove Street, New York City, USA. Some of the bar stools have saddle-shaped seats. Date: circa 1940
Wine Room, Pierres Restaurant, New York City, USAWine Room, Pierres Restaurant, East 53rd Street, New York City, USA, offering French cuisine. circa 1950s
Advert for Asprey ivory toilet requisites 1938Range of finest African ivory brushes for military use and for the dressing table. 1938
Cartoon, Neglected sailor, WW1Cartoon, A neglected sailor asks a group of civilians in a restaurant what is the point of being masters of the sea, if people only give you one sardine to eat? Date: 1916
Couple at house party in ManchesterA couple get to know each other amongst the clutter of beer cans and bottles at a Manchester house party. Date: circa 1980
Polly Peck wool dress modelled by Jean Shrimpton 1961Pale oatmeal wool dress with an inserted cummerbund of ocelot-printed kid, shortened bolero and long tight sleeves. The slim skirt widens to a fluted hemline
Cartoon, Time for a drink, WW1Cartoon, Time for a drink. A French soldier sits on the back of a chair with his feet on the seat to drink at a bar. The two soldiers with him tell the owner not to be shocked by his behaviour
Cartoon, Boche intellectuals, WW1Cartoon, Boche intellectuals, showing a variety of German boffins doing their work. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Cost of food and drink, WW1Cartoon illustrating the cost of food and drink during the First World War. Various tradesmen comment on the cost of their produce. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Christmas preparations, WW1Cartoon, Christmas preparations on the Western Front. French soldiers gather everything together for their Christmas feast, including a bird, some cheese, and some bottles of wine. Date: 1915
The Lord Mayor by William Heath RobinsonThe Lord Mayor held a long council, illustration by William Heath Robinson to Bill the Minder. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C. Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1947
Barman and waiter working in a bar. A sign invites customers to Join Our Christmas Club. Date: circa 1930s
Unloading a cart of wine bottles, Florence, Italy. Date: circa 1900
Advertisement, Clubland White portAdvertisement for Clubland White, the connoisseurs port, with a bottle and a bunch of hanging grapes. Date: circa 1920s
Advertisement for Holbrooks Fruit SauceBack of an advertisement for Holbrooks Fruit Sauce, of two bottles side by side -- actually an opened out needle holder. The verse describes how a husband would not eat any meat until his wife bought
World War One Sergeant in Beer Tent, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. Showing Wooden Barrels & Bottles of Ushers Beer Date: 1910s
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 playing in a puddle, Balham, SW LondonTwo boys playing in a puddle on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
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
Houbignant advertisement, 1929Advertisement for two exquisite perfumes by Houbignant of Paris - Au Matin and Bois Dormant, for charming women in 1929. Date: 1929
Serving warmed beer, Berlin, GermanyA bartender serving a customer with a warmed glass of beer, using a new electrical device, in Berlin, Germany. Date: circa 1930
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
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!
German army medic or quartermaster, WW1German army medic or quartermaster sitting at a table with items set out on shelves, and cutout images of Kaiser Wilhelm and the Crown Prince. Date: circa 1914
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
Boy scouts drinking from bottles, AustraliaTwo boy scouts in Australia, drinking from bottles of Coca Cola. They have been nicknamed The Scroungers, as they collect discarded empty bottles for the refund money
British soldier cleaning up debris, Western Front, WW1A British soldier cleaning up debris on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Advert for Asprey mirror glass bedroom furniture 1934Exclusive productions reflecting the latest trend in fashionable modernity. The craftsmanship is all that the name. Dressing table, tip mirror, drawers lined with washable leather
Bottles in the ruins of Termonde, Belgium, WW1Bottles in the ruins of Termonde (Dendermonde), Belgium, during the early stages of the First World War. The town had been badly damaged during a German attempt to advance. Date: September 1914
Scene from Miss Hook of Holland, an English musical comedy with music and lyrics by Paul Rubens, book by Austen Hurgon and Rubens
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
Advert for Revelation travel wardrobe 1937Gifts by Revelation. A range of Revelation suitcases, from holders for your bottles of creams and lotions. To a travel case to hang your dresses straight from your wardrobe into your Rev-Robe with no
Advert for Mappin & Webb dressing case 1935Morocco dressing case, with sterling silver fittings. 1935
Advert for J. C. Vickery dressing case 1920J. C. Vickery dressing case, for wedding gifts. Blue morocco dressing case, fitted with a beautiful solid tortoiseshell toilet set inlaid with sterling silver. Date: 1920
Pinocchio -- ill in bedPinocchio -- The doctors came immediately... a Crow, an Owl, and a Talking Cricket. Date: 1911
Business card design, man carrying bottlesBusiness card design, depicting a smiling man carrying several bottles of wine in two baskets. Date: 20th century