Foods Gallery

Historical views of Sweden

Historical views of Sweden. Gustav Eriksson addressing the men of Dalarna 13, women farmers ploughing fields with oxen 14, and a public whipping of a cruel boy 15. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev. Isaac Taylor's Scenes in Europe, for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travelers, John Harris, London, 1819

© Florilegius

Rationing of Food, February 1918, WW1

Page from The Sphere reporting on the introduction of food rationing of meat and butter in London and Home Counties on 25 February 1918. The illustrations on the left show unrationed foods and the pictures on the right show rationed foods. Date: 1918

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Advert for Pliofilm from Goodyear 1944

What is Pliofilm'? Developed by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, was a rubber-based clear plastic used to protect equipment, especially weapons, from water and sand during the D-Day landings. Also used for wrapping foods, drugs, tabacco, and all other moisture-sensitive products.
1944

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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