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For discouragement of the cocktail habitIllustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
Inside a traditional miners cottage, Lands End, CornwallScene inside a traditional miners cottage at Lands End, Cornwall. There is a copper kettle by the fireplace, a spinning wheel, two clocks, various pictures, and patterned wallpaper
A selection of kitchen sundriesA selection of kitchen equipment including kettles, flour sifters, towel airers, vegetable racks and meat safes
An assortment of aluminium cooking utensilsA selection of pure cast aluminium cooking utensils, polished inside and out
Brewing tea on a motorbike tripArriving at a campsite, a pair of motorcyclists are helped to boil a kettle for a cup of tea by some helpful girls
Boys Club, food preparation 1932Two older boys from a Boys Club help with food preparation. Big pots of food need to be heated and stirred over an open fire whilst a kettle comes to the boil
Aden, Yemen - Chieftains CamelAn Arabian Chieftains camel and drummer boy with his kettle drums - Aden, Yemen
Lur Tribesmen in felt coats. Lurs (also Lors, Lori) are an Iranian people living mostly in the south-west of the country
An itinerant lemonade seller from Izmir (Smyrna)An itinernat Turkish lemonade seller from Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey
Egypt - Kettle Drum players riding on camelsTwo kettle drum players - their drums mounted onto the flanks of camels. They are ceremonial players, providing music for traditional social or religious corteges, parades or processions
The Ironmongers Shop. A little girl amid the metal tools, pails, buckets, kettles, cans, scythes and rakes in an Ironmongers store
Interior of a mud cabin in Kildare, IrelandA woman and young girl indoors in a mud cabin in Kildare. They sit next to the fire over which a kettle hangs on a chain. This is a poor ramshackle dwelling with the door nearly falling apart
Steaming a HatPhotograph demonstrating how to steam a hat in order to freshen shabby headwear
Tudor FireplaceA fine Tudor fireplace at Bolling Hall, with spoons, pots and pans and a kettle and other old kitchenalia of the times
Camping / Tylers CausewayPutting the kettle on, a couple are about to enjoy a nice cup of tea in the great outdoors, Tylers Causeway, Herts, in front of their tent
Pouring TeaLady poses while pouring tea. The groceries lie partially unpacked on the table
Camp Fire CookingA smart young man boiling a kettle over a camp fire. Note the car seats close by for extra comfort!
Street Football 1889Boys playing football in the street - with an old kettle in place of a ball
Removing StainsPouring a kettle of boiling water onto a garment placed over a bowl is a good way of removing unwanted stains
Household / AppliancesA Swedish housewife brings her kettle to the coppersmith for repairs but he is dubious about his chances of making a success of the job
Denis Papin & KettleDENIS PAPIN French pioneer of the steam engine, depicted formulating his theories in just the way Watt did, by watching a kettle steaming in the hearth
Child Reads by StoveA child reads a book in front of the hot stove
Girl Reading by StoveAnnie reading before the hot embers of the family stove, providing heat and light
Tea in Electric HomeAfternoon tea in the electric home - a housewife uses her electric kettle and her electric radiator
Warming Kettle by FireKeeping the water hot in a metal kettle by keeping it next to a hot coal fire on a long trivet
The Vardens at BreakfastSimon Tappertit (left) joins Gabriel and Dolly Varden at the breakfast table
James Watt as a BoyJAMES WATT as a boy, he notices the force of steam in the family kettle, and this starts him thinking
Xmas PuddingThe King of the Feast comes in from the snow
Curry&rice / On VerandahThe Colonel is served tea on his verandah while he smokes a pipe
Mud cabin at Kildare, IrelandTwo women in a mud cabin at Kildare, Ireland