Bovril Gallery

Boys Club, fancy dress, February 1931

Seven boys from a Boys Club in wonderful fancy dress costume. Characters include, a News of the World paperboy, an Arab, a housewife, and the pajama wearing Bovril character who looks like he has had his face in the jar. Very humorous!

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1931, Arab, Bovril, Boys, Character, Characters, Child Hood, Club, Costume, Cubs, Dress, Fancy, Fun, Historical, History, Humorous, Jar, Pajamas, Paper Boy, Scouting, Scouts, Wonderful, World, Youth

Bovril factory fire damage, Old Street, London, WW2

Fire damage from a bombing raid inside the Bovril factory, Old Street, London, during the Second World War in November 1941. A large number of cardboard packing cases were lost. Seen here is one of the Crittall steel doors in the factory, which made each department fireproof and waterproof. Date: 1941

© Mary Evans Picture Library

Suffragette Publicity Advertising BOVRIL

Suffragette Publicity Advertising BOVRIL. The tram terminus at Brislington, South East of Bristol. A large advertising placard on the right reads, Vote for Women who buy BOVRIL'. Bovril was the trademark name for a salty meat extract, sold in a bulbous glass jar. Date: circa 1910

© The March of the Women Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

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