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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
Pieter Claesz (c. 1597-1660). Still life, c. 1635. DetailPieter Claesz (c. 1597-1660). Dutch Golden Age still life painter. Still life, c. 1635. Detail. Oil on panel. Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. Germany
Oliphant. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. GermanyOliphant of Charlemagne. C. 1000. Ivory. Hunting knife (8th century) and sheath (10th - 11th centuries). Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany
Advertisement, Oakeys Knife PolishAdvertisement for Oakeys Knife Polish, depicting the Duke of Wellington on horseback. 19th century
Page from catalogue of Safety razors 1929Safety razors, razor strop, stropping machine and assorted scissors set. Products available from the Harrods catalogue cutlery department. Date: 1929
Pifco Electric Trouser Press, for a knife edged crease! 1950s
Ainu man, north Japan, fishing with a rod.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Tools and accessories of the natives of Brazil.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Selkup-hunter - Traditional hunting gear of a Selkup (north Siberias indigenous minority), knife, rifle, skies. Winter; Semi-tundra near river Taz, North Tumen region, Northern Siberia, Russia
German trench knife in its steel scabbard. Firearms & Equipment
WWI Bayonet paper knife engraved - OstendeFirst World War Bayonet paper knife engraved with the town of Ostende. Commemorative Ware
Two boys sharpening knives - Medenine, Tunisia, North Africa Date: circa 1910s
Bone knife from Papua New GuineaTraditional bone knife of unknown age, from Sepik Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Made from tibiotarsus of Cassowary Casuarius sp
Djibouti Warrior, East Africa, carrying a rather fearsome knife, rifle and dagger
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Ashanti implements and weaponsA. Sanko, musical instrument B. Cushion C. Ashanti Ministers state bag D. Fantee stool, cut out of solid block of cotton wood E. and F. War Greegrees or charms made of leather and straw worked in G
Falka by H. B. Farnie. Image of Boleslas chief of the TziganiFalka by H.B. Farnie. This shows Boleslas, chief of the Tzigani. He is the brigand leader, who captures Tancred. The caption reads Sweet is assassination. Date: 1880s
Father Carving the Turkey by Charles RobinsonIllustration captioned Father Carving the Turkey. A young girl sits at the dinner table while her father sharpens a knife to carve the huge turkey that is on the plate in front of her. Date: 1906
Four cooks inside their work premises, USAFour cooks inside their work premises, North America. Date: circa 1910s
Advert for Dickins & Jones soldiers & sailors comforts 1914Selection of Christmas gifts for soldiers and sailors. 1914
Camels crossing over Delta Barrage at the Nile, EgyptCaravan of camels, other animals and their riders crossing over the bascule bridge at Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt. The Delta Barrage north of Cairo was constructed in the 19th century to improve
Sluice gates of the Delta Barrage at the Nile, Egypt, with people on the dam waiting to cross. The Delta Barrage was constructed in the 19th century to improve
Communist China - training exercise in waterSwimmers in the water in Communist China, taking part in a training exercise to build up their mental and physical strength. They are male and female, some of them carrying rifles. circa 1970
Parmesan Cheese - Advertorial Trade Postcard for Ditta Pelagatti - Parma featuring a large wheel of Parmesan hiding a tiny mouse, for now escaping the attention of an interested white cat
Arm knife and scabbard, nd. Long, double edged blade of usual leaf shape. With semi-circular gear-wheel type stamps. Yellow bone hilt with usual double concave shape
Imogen, by H G Schmalz (from Cymbeline). 1888
Spooners Magic No. 21 - Harlequin reviving the Blue Pig circa 1840s
Saxon men at a table enjoying a banquet. circa 900
The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr ScrapsChad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Scraps the Butcher. circa 1910
The Round Game of Happy Families, box designChad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, box design, showing Mr Scraps the Butcher. circa 1910
Blue and white plate with bread on a Christmas cardBlue and white plate with a cottage loaf of bread, cheese and a knife on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a man holding a fish -- I Fish you a Merry Christmas. Date: circa 1890s
Woman at work in a Flemish kitchen. 19th century
Girl and teddy bears on a Christmas postcardGirl and teddy bears in the snow on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Pig enjoying a hearty meal on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Two Isle of Wight Farmers assess a tricky situationWhy the Natives are called Isle of Wight Calves. " Well, what shall us do Bill? Is pose there baint nothin else but to Cut his ed off." Date: 1907
Advert for Mappin & Webb vanity items 1934Mappin & Webb advertising a variety of items. 1934
Advert for Mappin & Webb christening presents 1935Jubilee Mark on silver 1935, sterling silver christening presents with relief. Date: 1935
Dessert knives and forks, Plate 221Electro silver plated dessert knives and forks, Plate 221. Date: circa 1880s
Sterling silver goods, Plate 206, showing salt cellars, muffineers and cutlery. Date: circa 1880s