Fork Collection (page 3)

Misfitz - Piggy. early 20th century

Rabelais, Franc?ois (c. 1494-1553). French writer. Gargantua
Rabelais, Franc?ois (c. 1494-1553). French writer. The life of the Gargantua and of Pantagruel. The pilgrims are eaten in salads. Illustration by Gustave Dore?, 1873. Colored

Snap Playing Cards - box lid. circa 1910s

Mice Making the Pudding
Mice Making the Christmas Pudding. circa 1920s

Illustration, Little Jack Horner. (2 of 2) circa 1890s

Making Meringues
A plate of beaten egg whites to be used for making a meringue Date: 1930s

Grapefruit Dishes
Grapefruit can be served in many ways, but most people prefer them in their natural state. When served as a first course, they should be topped with a cherry. Date: 1930s

Carving a Joint of Beef
A woman demonstrates how to carve a joint of roast beef. Date: 1950s

Tin of Sardines
A useful sardine server and opener, the handle pulls apart and can be used for opening the tin. Available from Staines, Victoria Street, London, 1s/3d. Date: 1930s

Seletion of sterling silver, electro-plate cutlery 1929
A selection of sterling silver, electro-plate and stainless steel butter, bread, cake knives, cheese scoop, sugar sifter, tea infuser, asparagus tongs, wine cork, crumb scoop, pickle, butter

Two Frenchman at Table
Two Frenchmen at table. Note that the bearded monsieur holds his knife in his left hand, uses his fork with his right hand : his companion is more conventional Date: circa 1850

John Bigg, Hermit 17C
JOHN BIGG had been a lawyers clerk during the Commonwealth, but when the monarchy was restored he became morose and adopted a solitary life Date: 1629 - 1696

Three cherubs fighting on a New Year card
Three cherubs fighting and breaking things on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Three dogs eating their dinner on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

The Empire Cookery Book - Front Cover
The Empire Cookery Book - complied by Marguerite Fedden - Front Cover. Date: 1920s

The Empire Cookery Book - Title Page Date: 1920s

Illustration, Smiler and Scamp
Illustration, Scamp rolls on his back in an attempt to get Smiler to play with him. Date: 1930

Anglo Saxon agriculture.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

Woman in Poker player fancy dress costume.. Lithograph with pochoir stencil handcolouring from Our Fancy Dress Costumes, Paris, 1928

Fork-tailed woodnymph hummingbird, Thalurania furcata.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1800

Fork-tailed hummingbird, Trochilus forficatus. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1795

Waitress, 19th century, in long dress with lace collar.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis-Marie Lante from Tradeswomen of Paris, Paris, 1823

Fork-tailed flycatcher, rufous flycatcher-thrush and blue dacnis.. Handcolored engraving on steel by Annedouche after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richards New Edition of the Complete Works of

A Yorkshire farmer
A farmer from Huddersfield digging in his field. Date: 1907

Cartoon, German man eating, WW1
Cartoon, a fat German man eating a plate of pork and cabbage. Date: 1915

Young woman and dog in back yard
Young woman holding up a treat for a dog in a back yard. Date: circa 1910s

Dutch boy scout eating at camp, Holland
A Dutch boy scout eating at camp, Holland

Seller of iron wares
Buy a fork or a fire shovel. Street seller of iron wares. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Woman with straw at harvest time. circa 1960s

Advert for John Pound & Co military equipment 1915
An advertisement for the military equipment, ingersoll service watch nickel or gun metal, lifeguard reinforced pocket periscope, campaigning knife, penlite pocket lamp, folding pen knife

Bonzo is hoist with his own petard! by George Studdy
Bonzo is hoist with his own petard! He pulls at the tablecloth, and manages to break a plate and cover his bone with some kind of sauce or custard. Date: 1924

How Does My Garden Grow? by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy tends his springtime bulbs, watched by a robin on a branch. Date: 1942

Signs of Spring by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy looks at some sprouting bulbs in a plant pot. Date: 1941

Diamond Peak Ca
Two travelers pause to admire the view of Diamond Peak and the ravine of the middle fork of the Willamette river, northern California. Date: 1857

Roast Chicken and Sauce
A whole roast chicken covered in a savoury sauce and served with celery Date: 1930s

Mount Fuji, Japan - Reproduction of a woodcut by Hokusai - Fuji above the lightning. from the series: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Date: circa 1831

Pompeii - Italy - Strada di Domizio e Porta Ercolano. The most important entrance to the city. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii - Italy - Strada di Sallustio at the centre of the Residential Quarter. Date: circa 1910s

Lightning during a thunderstorm - Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba
Lightning strike during a thunderstorm - Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba Date: circa 1910s

Didymograptus murchisoni, graptolite
This is an Ordovician tuning-fork shaped graptolite from Wales. Graptolites are an extict group of marine, colonial animals

Tyrannus savana, fork-tailed flycatcher
Plate 168 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Hylonympha macrocerca, scissor-tailed hummingbird
Plate 27, hand coloured lithograph by Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Supplementary volume, (1861)

Thalurania furcata refulgens, fork-tailed woodnymph
Plate 102, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.2, (1849-61)

Mengibar Treasure. There are 6 torcs, 4 bracelets, 1 carving fork and 1 vase. Iberian art. Jewelry. Proc: SPAIN. Meng ar

Brer Rabbits Christmas Meal

An overturned lorry spills its load, Cheyne Walk
Road traffic accident - an overturned lorry spills its load of water coolers across the road at 91 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea

Garden tools used by the Royal children. 3 Swiss Cottage, Osborne

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