Jam Collection

Womens Institute activities during the First World War, making jam and wicker baskets to help with the war effort. 1915

Things That Matter, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Colonel Fitz-Shrapnel receives the following message from G.H.Q Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday

Murraygate, Dundee - Celebration of the Jute Industry - this, along with its other major industries gave Dundee its epithet as the city of " jute, jam and journalism"

Tower Bridge jams in summer heat
Tower Bridge, London, jams when the metal expands in the summer heat on 2 July 1968. The bridge is closed for two hours while firefighters cool it down with their hoses

Manchester 1960S
A view of busy Cross Street and the Royal Exchange Building, Manchester, England. Date: April 1964

Slow Velocipede
A man pushing his boneshaker velocipede bicycle in Holborn, central London, through a heavy traffic jam! Date: early 1930s

Things that Matter
THINGS THAT MATTER. Colonel Fitz-Shrapnel received the following message from GHQ - Please let us know, as soon as possible, the number of tins of raspberry jam issued to you last Friday

Lorry in a Jam
A huge tank on the trailer of a truck. Date: 1970s

J Mercer. The Queen of Hearts
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts... 20th century

When the ell is it going to be strawberry?
Old Bill is disappointed to discover that the latest delivery of jam to the trenches on the Western Front during World I is plum and apple yet again! Date: 1915

Caricature of John Corlett of The Sporting Times
Caricature of John Corlett (1841-1915), founder, proprietor and editor of The Sporting Times. Real Jam! He is annoyed that the cabman charges eighteen pence to drive someone one mile and 1700 yards

Hartleys Jam advertising poster. Date: 1930s

Wagstaffes Jams advert
Wagstaffes jams advert 1900 Date: 1900

Making Jam C19
Making jam Date: mid 19th century

Oxford Street Congestion
Buses and cabs fill Oxford Street, London, as far as the eye can see : only one of the buses is an open-top kind

Carroll / Alice / Trial
The trial of the Knave who (allegedly) stole the jam tarts, before the King of Hearts, acting as judge, and the Queen of Hearts

Traffic at Oxford (Regent) Circus, Central London
Cabs, carriages, buses and pedestrians at Oxford (then Regent) Circus, at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street, Central London, during the season

The Queen of Hearts baked some tarts, illustration by Chris G. Temple Date: circa 1920

White Star Line - ceramic jam pot with lid
White Star Line - Third Class ceramic jam pot with lid, with red flag logo on both. 3.5 inches. Date: 20th century

Epsom Traffic Jam
A sketch by John Sturgess, showing a traffic blockage on Balham Hill, encountered during a homeward journey from that year's Epsom Derby. Date: 1887

Ranjitsinhji at the Oval
Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja (1872-1933), also known as Ranji, was ruler of the Indian princely state of Nawanagar, and had been a Test cricketer who played for the English cricket team

Miss Gammon the Grocer's Daughter

Miss Bun the Baker's Daughter

Advert for Certo pure fruit pectin, featuring a recipe for strawberry jam. Date: 1932

The Motor Picture Book, Traffic Control from the Air Date: 1930

Disruption extending the entire length of Haymarket, Piccadilly, London, closed until September. Date: August 1928

Way to Increase your Greengage Jam Ration
Owing to the short supply of sugar, it was necessary to cut down the amount used in the jam production. Illustrated by William Heath Robinson showing inside a jam factory where every part of

Comic postcard, Two plump women meet outside food shop Date: 20th century

A small boy, having consumed most of a pot of strawberry jam with the help of a cane and a cushion, has no regrets. Date: 1911

Buses queue in rush hour, Central London
London buses in a queue in Central London during the rush hour. Date: circa 1960s

Comic birthday postcard, Little child with food and drink Date: 20th century

Bakers shop window design, Queen of Hearts Bakers shop window design
Bakers shop window design, The Queen of Hearts She Made Some Tarts. 1937

Women jam makers at work, May 1918
Women working in the boiler room of a jam factory in England. Jam-making process, output of the factory and the importance of jam to the armys food supply, needing approximately 100

Advert, Lindsay & Low Ltd, Confectionery, Dundee
Advert, Lindsay & Low Ltd, Manufacturers of Confectionery, Chocolates, Peels, Marmalade and Jams, Dundee, Scotland. 1905

Advert, John Gray & Co Ltd, Marmalade and Jam, Glasgow
Advert for John Gray & Co Ltd, Marmalade and Jam makers, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Elephant apple or chulta, Dillenia indica, Dillenia speciosa, Dillenie elegante. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar

Adverts, Gray, Dunn & Co, John Gray & Co Ltd, Scotland
Adverts for Gray, Dunn & Co, Biscuit Manufacturers, Glasgow, and John Gray & Co Ltd, Confectioners, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

The Jam Cupboard
Line drawing of a cupboard, shelves groaning with an assortment of jars containing homemade jam. Date: c. 1930

Cartoon, Poaching on Forbidden Preserves. 19th century

Placing jam jar on a shelf
Cook placing jars of jam and preserves on kitchen shelves. Illustration from the Womans Home Companion July 1923. Artist anon. Date: 1923

SOCIAL / TRAFFIC JAM 1923
A traffic jam on the way home from a motor race 1923

Exterior and interior of Prince Ranjitsinhjis portable shooting-box, which could be despatched by rail to any given point in the jungle on a trolley by oxen or by elephants. 1907

The Age of Brass, or the Triumphs of Womans Rights Date: 1869

Volunteer Date: 1887

Westward the Course of Empire takes its Way Date: 1868

On the Mississippi, Loading Cotton Date: 1860

Indians attacking the Grizzly Bear Date: 1860

The Indian Bear Dance Date: 1860

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