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Brandy Collection

Background imageBrandy Collection: Suze Alcoholic Drinks

Suze Alcoholic Drinks, including Vermouth, Gin, Fruit Liqueur, Cherry brandy and (centre) an Aperitif made from fermented Gentian. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBrandy Collection: Poster advertising Maurice Chevalier Cherry Brandy

Poster advertising Maurice Chevalier Cherry Brandy. Date: early 20th century

Background imageBrandy Collection: Advertisement for Hennessy cognac

Advertisement for Hennessy cognac. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBrandy Collection: Rotary Club 1950S

Rotary Club 1950S
Four gentlemen enjoy a drink and a spot of socialising at the Rotary Club Headquarters, Rotary House, Portland Place, London

Background imageBrandy Collection: Asbach Brandy

Asbach Brandy
Illustration for advertisement for Asbach Brandy, man holding large goblet of brandy. Date: circa 1930

Background imageBrandy Collection: Theo Gier, Pure California Wines & Brandies

Theo Gier, Pure California Wines & Brandies
Compliments of Theo Gier, Pure California Wines & Brandies, as seen at the International Exposition in San Francisco, USA, 1894. 1894

Background imageBrandy Collection: Limosin Brandy advert

Limosin Brandy advert
Wartime advertisement for Limosin Brandy featuring an RAF bomber dropping bottles of brandy by parachute: the best drop of all

Background imageBrandy Collection: J. & F. Martell Advertisement

J. & F. Martell Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for J. & F. Martell Cognac, promoting Martell's brandy. The Pure Produce of France, can be read on a design, where a cherub can be seen pouring alcohol for a lady

Background imageBrandy Collection: Advert, Courvoisier-Cognac, The Brandy of Napoleon

Advert, Courvoisier-Cognac, The Brandy of Napoleon, Chateau Courvoisier and Distillery in France Date: 1911

Background imageBrandy Collection: Fighting at the Barricades; Paris Commune 1871

Fighting at the Barricades; Paris Commune 1871
A bowed but resigned officer caught behind the lines, in effect Between two fires, during fighting between the French Army and the Paris Commune, 1871

Background imageBrandy Collection: Comic postcard, Women looking over garden fence Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Women looking over garden fence Date: 20th century

Background imageBrandy Collection: Yellow water-lily, Nuphar lutea

Yellow water-lily, Nuphar lutea, Nenuphar lutea, Nenuphar jaune. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageBrandy Collection: Chinese distiller making Cho-Chou or brandy

Chinese distiller making Cho-Chou or brandy in a vat on a furnace. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Background imageBrandy Collection: The Albion Hotel (public house), East Molesey, Surrey

The Albion Hotel (public house), East Molesey, Surrey. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBrandy Collection: Hedges & Butlers Wine 1890

Hedges & Butlers Wine 1890
Series of views of alcohol being produced for Hedges & Butler s, to be sold in Regent Street, London. 1890

Background imageBrandy Collection: Railway Hotel, Brandon, Suffolk

Railway Hotel, Brandon, Suffolk
Railway Hotel (now the Great Eastern Hotel), Brandon, Suffolk. circa 1910

Background imageBrandy Collection: Crown of the feast 1868

Crown of the feast 1868
The boiled plum-pudding, crammed with raisins, figs and orange-peel, set a alight with blazing brandy. Date: 1868

Background imageBrandy Collection: RUSSIANS PLUNDER BRANDY

RUSSIANS PLUNDER BRANDY
Thirsty Russians plunder a brandy shop in Kiev and drink as much of its stock as they can. Date: 1881

Background imageBrandy Collection: Advertisement for Courvoisier brandy

Advertisement for Courvoisier brandy -- the brandy of Napoleon. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBrandy Collection: Medical Reserve Cognac. Advertisement poster of

Medical Reserve Cognac. Advertisement poster of brandy Fromy Rog饠 and Co.. Litography

Background imageBrandy Collection: Tabby kitten with drinks tray

Tabby kitten with drinks tray
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten with drinks tray. 1950s

Background imageBrandy Collection: Four bottles of liquor produced by the Vraikina Company

Four bottles of liquor produced by the Vraikina Company
Four bottles of liquor produced by the French Vraikina Company Date: 1905

Background imageBrandy Collection: Egrot apparatus. Alcohol destillation. Exposition of Paris

Egrot apparatus. Alcohol destillation. Exposition of Paris
Egrot apparatus. Alcohol destillation. Gold medal. Exposition of Paris, 1878. Engraving by Victor Rose. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1897. Colored

Background imageBrandy Collection: Water coolers, spirit barrels, etc, Plate 41

Water coolers, spirit barrels, etc, Plate 41
Water coolers, spirit barrels, syphons, seltzogenes, refrigerative and syphon filters, Plate 41, in a range of styles. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageBrandy Collection: Tables, Liqueur Cases and Cigar Cabinets, Plate 104. 5

Tables, Liqueur Cases and Cigar Cabinets, Plate 104. 5
Smokers Tables, Liqueur Cases and Cigar Cabinets, Plate 104.5. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageBrandy Collection: James Ashley, Merchant

James Ashley, Merchant
JAMES ASHLEY Brandy merchant, keeper of the London Punch House. Date: 1698 - 1776

Background imageBrandy Collection: James Richard Hennessey

James Richard Hennessey
JAMES RICHARD HENNESSEY Brandy manufacturer Date: -

Background imageBrandy Collection: Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths tableware 1898

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths tableware 1898
Selection of eletro-plate tableware, all available from Goldsmiths & Silversmiths, in Regent Street, London. Date: 1898

Background imageBrandy Collection: Brandy Hole, Hullbridge, Essex

Brandy Hole, Hullbridge, Essex
Brandy Hole, Hullbridge, Hockley, near South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageBrandy Collection: Brandy Bank, West Woodburn, Northumberland

Brandy Bank, West Woodburn, Northumberland
Brandy Bank, West Woodburn, Hexham, near Bellingham, Northumberland, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageBrandy Collection: Barrels of drink

Barrels of drink
Slide showing a picture of barrels containing various drinks stacked up. The drinks include gin, brandy, whiskey, rum, port, sherry, porter, ale and stout. Part of Box 366

Background imageBrandy Collection: London Temperance Hospital, Hampstead Road, Euston

London Temperance Hospital, Hampstead Road, Euston
Londons Temperance Hospital, first opened in 1873, moved in 1885 to this site on Hampstead Road. It aimed to treat patients without the use of medicinal alcohol at a time when stimulants such as

Background imageBrandy Collection: Advert for Asprey glassware 1934

Advert for Asprey glassware 1934
A selection of glasses for a wedding gift: crystal decanter brandy with engraved hunting scene, champagne, claret, port and sherry, cocktail, liqueur and tumblers. Date: 1934

Background imageBrandy Collection: Three boys escape their savage captors during the night

Three boys escape their savage captors during the night
Three boys escape their savage captors (drunk on brandy) during the night, grabbing some of their clothes to wear in the process. Date: 1898

Background imageBrandy Collection: Little girl approaching pub bar to ask for Brandy

Little girl approaching pub bar to ask for Brandy
A Large Order. Little Girl - " Three penn orth o Brandy an I want a cork; an will ye wash the bottle out, cos its ad milk in it." Date: 1895

Background imageBrandy Collection: Italian advertisements, 1941. Advertisement of

Italian advertisements, 1941. Advertisement of

Background imageBrandy Collection: Departing by balloon

Departing by balloon

Background imageBrandy Collection: Guard mount in camp of 114th Pennsylvania Inf y. - Brandy St

Guard mount in camp of 114th Pennsylvania Inf y. - Brandy Station, Va. 1864. Date photographed 1864, printed later

Background imageBrandy Collection: Quarters of Capt. Harry Clinton, Qt. Mst. of Provost Marshal

Quarters of Capt. Harry Clinton, Qt. Mst. of Provost Marshal Dept. Brandy Station, Virginia. Capt. JR Coxe, Capt. Harry P. Clinton and two other men posed in camp. Date 1864

Background imageBrandy Collection: Headquarters Army of Potomac - Brandy Station, April 1864 -

Headquarters Army of Potomac - Brandy Station, April 1864 - Camp of Telegraph Corps. Men seated outside tents in woods. Date photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later

Background imageBrandy Collection: Civil War camp of the 6th NY Artillery at Brandy Station, Vi

Civil War camp of the 6th NY Artillery at Brandy Station, Virginia, showing Union soldiers in front of log company kitchen. Date photographed in April 1864, printed later

Background imageBrandy Collection: Ambulance drill at Headquarters Army of Potomac, near Brandy

Ambulance drill at Headquarters Army of Potomac, near Brandy Station, Va. March, 1864. Date 1864, printed later

Background imageBrandy Collection: Martell Cognac, Franco-British Exhibition, London

Martell Cognac, Franco-British Exhibition, London
Exhibit of J & F Martell, Cognac, at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

Background imageBrandy Collection: Two St Bernards in Snow

Two St Bernards in Snow
Two huge dogs, one Smooth Haired and one Rough, stand in snow on a mountain side hoping for someone to rescue, although they have no brandy. Date: 1919

Background imageBrandy Collection: Holmes & Hatherley

Holmes & Hatherley
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEERs THUMB Holmes pours the engineer Hatherley a brandy-and-water. Date: First published: 1892

Background imageBrandy Collection: Mistinguett for Cherry Brandy Regals (Dolly Tree)

Mistinguett for Cherry Brandy Regals (Dolly Tree)
Sketch by Dolly Tree of Mistinguett for Cherry Brandy Regals Date: 1920s

Background imageBrandy Collection: Turkish girl sitting in a Turkish cafe

Turkish girl sitting in a Turkish cafe
A girl sits in a Turkish cafe in Istanbul, smoking a cigarette by the window and drinking a small glass of Turkish brandy

Background imageBrandy Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Troy

Lear / Nonsense / Troy
There was an old person of Troy, whose drink was warm brandy and soy, Which he took with a spoon, by the light of the moon, in sight of the city of Troy



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