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Allenburys Diet advert, the predigested nightcap for a good nights sleep
The Jockey Fred ArcherFREDERICK JAMES ARCHER Phenomenally successful jockey from the 1860s to the 1880s. Committed suicide after death of his wife, and owing to ill- health through excessive diet. Date: 1857 - 1886
Diet and Dieters by Joyce DennysA selection of types and the diets they are all eating in order to retain, or, in some cases, reduce their figures. Date: 1929
Kensitas cigarettes advertisement - they re slimmingAdvertisement for Kensitas cigarettes advising that the best way to avoid eating between meals, gaining unslightly fat and avoiding the future shadow (that of a portly older woman)
Comic postcard, Woman on the phone - reducing diet Date: 20th century
Allenburys AdvertisementAn advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd, promoting the importance of a healthy diet for child development from baby through to infancy
Allenburys Diet AdvertisementAn advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd, promoting Allenbury's diet for invalids. They have used a portrait painting of a young Red Cross nurse from 1914-15, who is seated wearing her uniform
Clapton Orient footballers Jones, Fletcher and EllisClapton Orient (later known as Leyton Orient) players Jones, Fletcher and Ellis enjoying their pre-war keep-fit diet of oranges Date: circa 1930s
Maurice (1521-1553). Elector of Saxony (1547-1553). Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019
Comic postcard, Singer with large repertoire Date: 20th century
Advert for Hovis bread, 1925 with emphasis on children Date: 1925
Advert for Bovril, 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for Heinz, 1925 and the 57 varieties beloved of the local grocer Date: 1925
Robert John Thornton, author of New Family HerbalRobert John Thornton (1768-1837), English physician and botanical writer, author of New Family Herbal: Or Popular Account of the Natures and Properties of the Various Plants Used in Medicine
Wandervogel Movement - vegetarian hikers forage for foodThe leader of an expedition of vegetarian hikers gives a lecture on foraging for food ini the great outdoors. Date: 1932
Whalers hunting a bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus. Above and below the vignette are examples of the whales diet of shellfish, plankton and shrimp
Holloway and SuffragetteHolloway prison... We place them on plank beds and very low diet, To stop all their din, We just run them in, Into this house that man built. Date: circa 1910
NEBUCHADNEZZAR MADKing of Babylon, late in life he suffers a mysterious illness which requires him to adopt a vegetarian diet, and his behaviour becomes animal like for a while Date: 604 - 562 BC
LUTHER AT DIET OF WORMSAt the Diet of Worms, Luther defends his opinions before the emperor and an assembly of notables from church and state; proscribed, he goes into protective hiding Date: 13- 17 April 1521
Advert for Trilene Tablets, weight loss 1898All Fat People, Victorian advert for a cure for overweight people, reducing your weight in a few weeks by simply taking Trilene Tablets. Date: 1898
Advertisment for diet pillsAdvert for Trilene diet pills with the tag line Fat People can be cured 1913
Peace of Augsburg (September 25, 1555). German Bible, 17th cPeace of Augsburg (September 25, 1555). Signed by Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, during the Diet of Augsburg. German Bible, 17th century
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Meat aspicTacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Meat aspic. Miniature. Fol. 76 r
The Diet of Spires, 19 April, 1529 (2nd Diet of Speyer). Engraving
Diet of SpeyerAt the first Diet of Speyer, the protestants air their grievances and are granted freedom of worship, but these concessions will be withdrawn at the subsequent Diet in 1529
Regain That Boyish FigureAdvertisement from The Sketch for Rosenbaum Rubber Reducing Garments. Their range of corsets and bodices " disperses superfluous flesh naturally". 1928
The Diet of Worms, 1521. The Emperor Charles V presiding. CoThe Diet of Worms, 1521. Imperial diet of the Holy Roman Empire. It is most memorable for the Edict of Worms which addressed Martin Luther and the effects of the Protestant Reformation
Caricature of John Clayton, English actorCaricature of John Clayton (1843-1888), English actor -- He has courted honour. 1881
Ferencz Deak - 2FERENCZ DEAK Hungarian statesman, former minister of justice, deputy to the Hungarian Diet. Date: 1803 - 1876
Ferencz Deak - 1FERENCZ DEAK Hungarian statesman, former minister of justice, deputy to the Hungarian Diet. Date: 1803 - 1876
Oatmeal on ScalesOatmeal is a valuable addition to your everyday diet. It may be used in place of a proportion of the flour in most of your favourite recipies, scones, pastry etc. Date: 1940s
Olive region, ItalyOlives and their oil are a staple part of the Italian diet. Climate conditions vary across different places in Italy, resulting in a variety of olives that thrive in one place
Advert for the Ministry of Food 1946Is your child missing something ? You are, naturally, eager to do the best for your under-five child. And if you don t give him his Cod liver Oil and orange juice, you ve a reason
Advert for the Ministry of Food 1942Home-guards of health. Of course you don t want to be a food crank. But it is useful to know that there are certain homely foods that can do a marvellous job of protecting you
Statue of Alexander II - Helsinki, FinlandStatue of Emperor Alexander II - Senate Square, Helsinki, Finland. Erected in 1894, the statue was built to commemorate his re-establishment the Diet of Finland in 1863. Date: circa 1907
WWI - What a Pleasure to be a Soldier! Two cheeky (and rather rotund) Geman privates mimic their commanding officer and his hands-on-hips pose - with considerable comic effect!
National Diet Building, Nagatachhiyoda-ku, Tokyo National Diet Building, Nagatach�hiyoda-kuNational Diet Building, Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Date: circa 1910s
Germany - The Eccentric Weisgarber FamilyThe Eccentric Vegetarian Weisgarber Family from Blankenburg (Harz) - a town and health resort in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, at the north foot of the Harz Mountains
Dromaeosaurus, Fuzzy RaptorAn animatronic model of the fuzzy raptor or dromaeosaurus created by Kokoro of Japan for the Natural History Museum. The fuzzy raptor was a small dinosaur covered in branched feathers
King and Queen at - unusual - dinner
Luther at WormsLUTHER is condemned at the Diet of Worms Date: 1521
Arnulf Crowned KingARNULF deposes Charles le Gros and is crowned King of Germany at the Diet of Tribur (near Darmstadt) Date: 887
Weight graph of fed childrenGraph to show weight fluctuation in Bradford children fed meals at school, 1907 Date: 1907
Balanced diet for the expectant mother Inquire at the Health Bureau. Poster promoting proper diet and prenatal care for pregnant women, showing a bowl of fruit. Date between 1936 and 1939
Fattening FoodsFive plates of fattening foods, full of calories, including pies, bread and buns, biscuits, doughnuts and eclairs and uncooked sausages. Date: 1970s
Wholemeal FoodsWholemeal bread and crisp bread, healthy eating and perfect for those on a diet! Date: early 1980s
Slimmer Extraordinaire! Before & AfterBefore & After - the remarkable results of going on a diet and how it affects ones choice of corset.... circa 1909
Eve on a DietEve, to the serpent : - No thanks, I m on a diet !
