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Cartoon, Two German spies. Two fat men at a table laden with food agree that its worth being spies and risking their lives, when they can eat so well. 1916
Watching Mom Bake Pie Date: 1940
Biscuits and Cheese
Ivory paper knife with a silver handle - WWIIvory paper knife with a silver handle depicting a portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II in relief, together with the Imperial Crown and Coat of Arms and Iron Crosses. Commemorative Ware
Forager the puppy sniffs at the Irish stewCaught at last -- Forager the puppy sniffs at the Irish stew, onions and potatoes on a plate. Date: 1912
Sir Alfred Downing Fripp, Vanity Fair, SpySIR ALFRED DOWNING FRIPP (1865 - 1930) Surgeon at Guys Hospital, London. Appointed Surgeon in Ordinary to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and to his successor King George V
Street trade - knife grinderknife grinder on the streets. Date: 1885
CREAMED POTATOES & PEAS CREAMED POTATOES & PEASCreamed potatoes and peas, topped off with a poached egg. What could be nicer? Date: 1950s
FRENCH KNIFE GRINDERA knife grinder in a French street, watched by children and a dog Date: circa 1920
KNIFE GRINDER / WHEATLEYKnives, scissors and razors to grind?; a knife grinder operating in a London street. Date: 1795
FRENCH KNIFE SHARPENERA knife and scissor sharpener touts his business Date: Early 19th century
ELIZABETH / FAIR FORESTERPRINCESS ELIZABETH THE FAIR FORESTER Daughter of James I, married Friedrich, Elector Palatine, in 1613 Date: 1596 -
TOOLS / CHISELS ETC / 1889Various types of chisel, knife and gouge Date: 1889
1741 / ENRAGED MUSICIANA violinist is disturbed by a ballad singer, a screeching parrot, a piper, a drummer, a barking dog, a knife grinder, fighting cats and other noises Date: 1741
Unhairing a goatskin at a leather factory, south London 1842Workman unhairing a goatskin (removing the hairs with the edge of a knife) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842
17th century GrinderA grinder sharpens a knife on a grindstone. Date: 17th century
Items from the Folk Museum, Cambridge including an eel trapItems from the Folk Museum, Cambridge: Clockwise from top left, a Turf Becket and spade, an eel trap, and eel gleve, horse overshoes and a sedge knife. Date: circa 1920s
The Jacknife Bridge, Michigan Street, Buffalo, NY, USA. Date: circa 1906
Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, 3rd pattern, 1943, carried at Normandy Landings, Sgts Scott, No 3 Commando, 1944. Unknown maker. Date: 1940
Pesh-kabz and scabbard, nd. Blade has traces of watering. Hilt possibly of walrus ivory. Lanyard stanchion missing. Inscription on reverse of tang explains its history
Spoons, forks and fish knives, Plate 220Spoons and forks, fish knives and forks, electro silver plated on best nickel silver, Plate 220. Date: circa 1880s
Still life with fruits and glasses by Pieter Claesz (1597-16Pieter Claesz (1597-1660). Dutch painter. Still life with fruits and glasses. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany
Chimu? culture. Tumi. Sacrificial ceremonial axe made of gold. It represents the god Maymlap. 11th-15th century. National Museum of Peru. Lima
In a Roman Osteria, 1866, by Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890)Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890). Danish painter. In a Roman Osteria, 1966. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. ButcheryTacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Butchery. Miniature. Fol. 77r
Roman army. Armors and weaponry. Colored engraving. 19th century
Greek Art. Greece. Iron tools. OlympiaGreek Art. Greece. Iron tools of everyday use from the sanctuary of Olympia. Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Persian Dervishes. Darwesh or Dervish, as it is known in European languages, refers to members of Sufi Muslim ascetic religious Tariqahs - tariket
Cartoon, Family man, WW1Cartoon, Family man. A middle aged French soldier reprimands a young German soldier for shooting at him. He says if he didn t have a boy of his age, he would give him a couple of slaps. Date: 1916
Advert for Mappin & Webb Princes Plate cutlery case 1935Polished oak cabinet containing a range of cutlery, with a course of handles. Date: 1935
Denis Knight, Rover Sea Scout, Grenada, West IndiesPortrait of Denis Knight, Rover Sea Scout in Grenada, West Indies. 1949
Stone Age ArtStone Age Man discovers art. A man shows off his interpretation of a horse, etched on a piece of horn by a stone knife, to an awe-struck audience. Date: Circa 12, 000 B.C
Skopje, Macedonia - Knife and Dagger Stall Date: circa 1919
Knife-Thrower AccidentIn a London theatre, a cry from the audience causes the knife-throwers assistant to move her head; fortunately the wound is not fatal Date: 1939
Young woman in a kitchen eating a plate of foodA young woman sitting at a kitchen table eating a plate of meat and vegetables. There is a large tin of Saxa Salt in front of her, and a wartime newspaper at the side of her plate. Date: circa 1944
Items belonging to Edmond Stone, Steward on TitanicAssorted items belonging to Edmond J Stone, Steward on the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship which sank on 15 April 1912 -- two penknives, a pocket watch, two keys with brass tags
African men with sharpened teethTwo native black African men from the Mankaignes Tribe of Senegal smile to show off their sharpened teeth, filed down to points
Davy Crockett Bear FightDAVY CROCKETT Armed with a knife and axe, Davy Crockett fights a bear. How the bear has annoyed him isn t clear, though a new jacket may be on the cards
Blue and white plate with cutlery on a greetings card with ornate gold border and foliage -- Come and see us soon. Date: circa 1890s
Boy with a cake on a cutout New Year card -- For a Good Boy. Date: circa 1890s
Advert for W. Summerscales & Sons, Victorian items 1888General Engineers, Corey Lane Works and Phoenix Foundry, Keighley, England. Selection of items for interior and exterior use including, patent Sundale copying press, patent perfect washer
Graham and Withers butchers shop, Bromley, KentArthur Graham and Albert William Withers, butchers shop, 80 College Road, Bromley, Kent -- an amazing array of meat and poultry, with shop owners and assistants standing ready to serve
A Middle Eastern Bedouin Man Date: circa 1910s
The Merry Family, 1668, by Jan Havicksz Steen (c. 1625-1679)Jan Havicksz Steen (c.1625-1679). Dutch painter. The Merry Familiy, 1668. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
The musicians, c. 1617-1618, by Diego Velazquez (1599-1660)Diego Velazquez (1599-1660). Spanish Baroque painter. The musicians, c.1617-1618. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany
Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece, ca. 1500-1510. Master of the SaMaster of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece (1475-1510). German painter. St Bartholomew Altarpiece, ca.1500-1510. Oak. From left to right: St John the Evangelist and St Margaret
Card and Backgammon. Fight over Cards, 1620-1630, by TheodooTheodoor Rombouts (1597-1637). Flemish painter. Cards and Backgammon. Fight over Cards. 1620-1630. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark
Outdoor banquet by Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647)Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647). Flemish painter. Outdoor banquet. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary