Catering Collection (page 9)

White Star Line - RMS Olympic launch menu
White Star Line - RMS Olympic extremely rare launch menu dated 20 October 1910. The launch luncheon was held at The Grand Central Hotel, Belfast

HMHS Britannic - dinner menu, WW1
HMHS Britannic - extremely rare dinner menu from the hospital ship Britannic, Titanic's ill-fated sister ship. The menu is dated 25 September 1916, in the middle of WW1

Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm lunch and dinner menu
Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm lunch and dinner menu for Sunday 14 April 1912. The Prince Frederick Wilhelm was one of the ships in the vicinity when the Titanic hit the iceberg

Cunard Line, RMS Carpathia - luncheon menu, Sunday 17 November 1912. Date: 1912

White Star Line - Wisteria demitasse saucer
White Star Line - First Class Wisteria design demitasse saucer marked 3/12

Refectory at Trinity College, Cambridge University
Aerial view of the refectory at Trinity College, Cambridge University, with students and professors eating at long tables. Portraits on the walls include one of Henry VIII (far left). Date: 1967

Two German boy scouts at camp with a pile of toasted bread between them

Two German boy scouts cooking at camp

German boy scouts enjoying a meal at camp

German boy scout cooking at camp

Boys of the Mussoorie Scout Troop, India
Boys of the Mussoorie Scout Troop, Uttarakhand, India, cooking over a campfire

Humorous postcard, soldier on Western Front, WW1
Humorous postcard, British soldier on the Western Front -- I m amongst the Kitcheners, and very nice too. Date: circa 1915

Woman serving Roskillys Cornish Clotted Cream. Date: circa 1980s

Chefs and buffet at Island Hotel, Tresco, Isles of Scilly
Three chefs standing behind a lavish buffet table at the Island Hotel, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. Date: circa 1980s

British Rail dining car, with waiter serving a passenger. Date: circa 1970s

Menu card, Sundae Tea Rooms, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), offering fragrant Ceylon Tea, delicious ice creams and sundaes, iced fruit drinks, fancy cakes, dainty sandwiches, etc. Date: circa 1930

Lunch counter, Plaza Goiti, Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. Date: circa 1930

Den Gyldene Freden restaurant, Stockholm, Sweden
Den Gyldene Freden (The Golden Peace), 18th century style restaurant and tavern, Stockholm, Sweden -- view of the Cellar Bar, with waiting staff standing by. Date: circa 1930

Quaich, two-lugged, wooden highland bowl or drinking vessel, 1700 (c); carved with celtic strapwork design, 1st Jacobite Rebellion, 1715. Date: 1700 (circa)

Royal Hotel, Harrismith, Orange River Colony, South Africa
Dining Room with waiting staff, Royal Hotel, Harrismith, Orange River Colony, South Africa. Date: 1908

Leaving SS Ivernia, Boston Harbour
SS Ivernia was built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Launched in 1899 by the Cunard Line company to act as an intermediate ship catering for the vast immigration

Hotel T Hof Van Brussel, Sluis, Netherlands
Hotel T Hof Van Brussel (Janssens-Beijaert Cafe Restaurant), Sluis, Netherlands, with people sitting at tables outside, viewed from across the canal. Date: circa 1908

Dining room, Pen Mar Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Dining room with smart waiters in attendance, Pen Mar Park, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1910

Luchows Famous Restaurant, New York City, USA
Luchows Famous Restaurant, East 14th Street, New York City, USA, decorated with many flags. Date: circa 1920

Pattens Restaurant, Court Street, Boston, Mass, USA. Famous for native New England dishes and fresh seafood. Date: circa 1940

AFS women working in mobile kitchen, WW2
AFS women working in a mobile kitchen at night, serving tea and biscuits to thirsty firefighters. Date: 1940s

Edwards Clements, Jeakes and Company
An advertisment for Edwards Clements, Jeakes and Company, cooking, laundry and heat engineers. Their products are ideal for use in institutions, such as hospitals, workhouses, asylums and infirmaries

Man filling a bucket at a water pump
A man filling a bucket at a water pump, outside an inn called The Plume of Feathers, recommended by the Automobile Association, serving lunches and teas as well as draught cider

GLC-LFB Canteen Van
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

GLC-LFB - Canteen van at Lambeth HQ
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned, showing each type of fire engine either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Fire at J Lyons Corner House, The Strand, London
Firefighters deal with a fire in J Lyons Corner House, The Strand, Central London. This was a popular and famous tea room in Londons West End, opened in 1915

Womens Voluntary Service (WVS) canteen van, WW2
Women from the WVS providing refreshments to National Fire Service London firefighters. The canteen van was presented to the London Region by the township of Inchfawn Bar Harbour, USA

NFS mobile kitchen / canteen unit, WW2
A mobile kitchen used by the National Fire Service (NFS), donated to the British home front war effort by the Canadian Red Cross, seen here on display at Regional (London) headquarters, Lambeth. SE1

Dining room, Portobello Hotel, Walton, Essex
The Dining Room at The Portobello Hotel, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, with tables laid ready for a meal. 1963

The Florence Restaurant, Rupert Street, London W1, Proprietor L Azario. Showing a Renaissance style waiter in a rich Italian setting. Inside are dinner and supper menus for 19 November 1903

Dining Room, Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London
View of the Dining Room of the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London. The club was founded in 1897. Date: 1920

Dining Hall, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey
A view from the rear of the dining hall cum chapel (also known as the Great Hall) at what is thought to be the Holborn Union workhouse at Merton Lane, Mitcham, Surrey

Union Workhouse, Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland
A group of male inmates at the Bailieborough Union workhouse, County Cavan, Ireland. The men are in the workhouse dining hall with their food, probably porridge

RMS Olympic invitation, restaurant card
An invitation, bearing the name of Mr George F Morrell of The Graphic, for a Channel trip on the White Star Line cruise ship, the RMS Olympic

Waitress and customer on comic postcard -- I ve clicked! Date: circa 1910s

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