Eggs Collection (page 8)

Nest of Black-tailed Godwit - one egg is hatching (Limosa limosa). marsh near river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Ostrich Egg - Held by Msai (Struthio camelus). Kenya

Red-Breasted GOOSE - chicks on nest on riverbank (Branta ruficollis). Taimyr, Russian Arctic, Europe

RINGED PLOVER - typical nest in a pebble beach (Charadrius hiaticula ). Taimyr, Russian Arctic

Pacific Golden PLOVER - nest with eggs (Pluvialis fulva). Tundra, Taimyr Peninsula, Russian Arctic

SKELETON OF AEPYORNIS - an extinct bird

Street egg seller
New laid eggs, eight a groat. Street egg seller. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Suffragette Card Game Snap Orator. A card game, possibly a version of Snap with a suffragette theme. One of eight cards, this shows the female Orator, being pelted with eggs, who asks, Is this a vote

Suffragette Chicken Chases Cat. A fearsome chicken chases a cat away from her brood, shouting, You je st leave my chickens alone Whiskers caption reads

Suffragettes Attack Election Candidate. At a general election meeting, the suffragists were on hand to pelt the hapless candidate with eggs, vegetables and rotten fish. Date: circa 1910

Suffragette Pelted with Eggs. A suffragette is pelted with eggs and faces The Injustice of the masculine Yolk Refers to An incident at Maidenhead probably at a political meeting. Date: circa 1910

WW2 poster, Don t do things by halves! Attention to detail is essential. Only on good workmanship can the sails of victory be set. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Dried eggs and bacon for breakfast 1945
Eggs and bacon for breakfast. What is the favourite British breakfast? Why, eggs and bacon, of course! Well, now that the allowance of dried eggs is two packets every four weeks for every grown-up

Dried egg recipes 1945
Dried egg recipes: Scrambled omelet eggs, curried eggs, rissoles, meat vegetable cakes, cabbage rissoles and Spanish bread. Date: 1945

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1944
Eggs are plentiful. Thanks to dried eggs, you can have at least three nourishing egg dishes every weeks. Small children can havemore

Childrens Party Cake
Seasonable Cakes, Childrens Party Cake Date: 1936

Seasonable Cakes, Easter Eggs with detailed designs. Date: 1936

Seasonable Cakes. Individual Easter Cake Eggs Date: 1936

Floral and Figure Design for Chocolate Easter Egg Date: 1936

Floral Design for Chocolate Easter Egg. Date: 1936

Nursery Rhymes -- Tom the Pipers Son. Tom with his pipe did play with such skill, that those who heard him could never keep still; as soon as he played they began for to dance

Chocolate box design, bird with nest of eggs
Chocolate box design, featuring a bird at various stages, with a nest of eggs, then bringing a worm for three hatched chicks. Date: 20th century

Two young boys on an Easter egg hunt
Two brothers carry empty baskets as they begin an Easter egg hunt Date: c. 1920

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1943
Twice as good with egg. What a blessing it is that you now use almost as many eggs as you want. Thanks to the success of dried egg in this country

Chocolate box design, Superfine Chocolates
Chocolate box design, an almond shape in gold for Superfine Chocolates, with two birds and their nest above. Date: 20th century

Silkworm Eggs
Silkworm eggs. Date: 1930s

Lyons Easter Egg Girls
Girls from the Lyons factory show off an impressive display of Easter eggs, including a giant one! Date: early 1930s

Giant Easter Egg
A girl holding a splendid giant Easter egg! Date: early 1930s

Easter Chicks & Daffs
Easter chicks, eggs and daffodils - Happy Easter! Date: 1930s

Young Girl with a Basket of Eggs. Mulready, William 1786-1863 (attributed to)

WW2 - Home front - British housewives queue to buy eggs
October, 1940 - British housewives queue to buy eggs, both domestically sourced and supplied from the Dominions - in this case, Canada. Date: 1940

Zulu children arriving out of giant eggs
A very surreal and slightly disturbing postcard showing Fresh arrivals - a group of young Zulu toddlers emerging fully-formed out of giant eggs! Date: circa 1903

Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms awake from hibernation
Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms during second hibernation phase. Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms feeding on mulberry leaves Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms begin to construct cocoons Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering silkworms from egg paper
Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering the silkworms from the egg paper using a delicate feather brush. Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Bombyx mori Moths lay eggs on paper Date: circa 1909

Italy - Egg Seller Date: circa 1910s

Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Army Wintering near Shaho
Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Army Wintering near the Shaho River along the MukdenPort Arthur spur of the China Far East Railway north of Liaoyang, Manchuria

The Tenor hits a high note and is met by a special bouquet
An Operatic Tenor hits a high note and is met by a special bouquet, comprising of eggs, carrots, a turnip and a dead cat! " He who pitches too high, won t get through his song"

The Tenor hits a high note and a special bouquet awaits
The Tenors Top Note. An Operatic Tenor hits a high note and is about to meet a special bouquet, comprising of rotten eggs, a carrot and a turnip !! Date: circa 1910s

Syria - In the Bazaar
Syria - Scene in the Bazaar. Date: circa 1910s

Boiling eggs at the Beppu Hot Springs, Japan
A sign advertising the option to boil an egg at the Beppu Hot Springs, Beppu, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1924, and is famous for its onsen (hot springs), which are regarded as sacred

Joyous Easter - Maiden carrying Eggs and spring fronds
Joyous Easter. A European Easter Maiden with a yolk; on one side hangs a large basket of colourful eggs, on the other a large broken eggshell, holding some spring branches with cherry blossom buds

Easter Bunny posing with large egg for a photograph
The Easter Bunny poses proudly with a large Easter egg for a photograph, taken by another rabbit! Date: 1906

The Easter Bunny brings eggs home in a wheelbarrow
The Easter Bunny bringing colourful Easter eggs home in a wheelbarrow. Date: 1908

Two clowns and a cascade of Easter Eggs
Wishing you a Happy and Pleasant Easter. Two clowns and a cascade of Easter eggs sending Easter wishes. Date: 1906

French couple with painted Easter Eggs
French couple clutching an array of painted Easter Eggs Date: circa 1910s

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