Peeling Collection

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - For Evermore
The Caption is For evermore. Ground facilities for the fly boys was the responsibiiity of the RAF Regiment. The Prime Ministers message on the back is We shall continue steadfast in faith

Cartoon by George Studdy, part of his Fruity Fables series, showing a lady orange peeling off her skin down to a bikini. Credit should read

W Heath Robinson - Peeling Potatoes by Gramophone

Girl Peels Potatoes 1878
A little girl sits in the kitchen peeling potatoes, while the cat watches her

Peeling Potatoes - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe, Lancashire
A young girl peeling a large tub Potatoes in the rear yard of a Fish & Chip Shop at Morecambe, Lancashire. Date: circa 1901

Peeling ginger, Manchester, Jamaica Date: early 1900s

Peeling ginger Manchester Jamaica early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Assist the Remedies of Nature 1933
Removal superfluous hair: A warm mixture paraffin and shellac applied to the ladies eyebrows and peeled off a few minutes later. Date: 1933

The Dutch Housewife, by Nicolaes Maes, in the National Gallery, London. Date: 1655

Cottage Life, mother peeling potatoes. mid-19th century

Peeling Potatoes 1940S
A housewife with painted red fingernails peels potatoes into an enamel bowl in the kitchen sink. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Men with mobile field oven and motorcycle, WW1
Men with a mobile field oven, and a Royal Navy motorcycle combo, WW1. The chalked words on the oven, HMS Fred Carno, were a comic saying for chaotic operations. circa 1914

Dutch boy scout preparing vegetables, Holland
A Dutch boy scout preparing vegetables at camp, Holland

Black soldiers preparing food, Western Front, France, WW1
Black soldiers preparing food at a camp near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1917

Advert for De Bret beauty masks 1934
Flawless skin in 25 minutes. A modern beauty miracle! Applied simply and quickly. Whist on the face you can act with the utmost freedom of movement. It does not crack or cause any discomfort

ATS women learning to cook, 1939
A group ATS workers slave over several large saucepans, peeling potatoes and learning to serve up hearty meals for the troops. Date: 1939

Women at Army Cookery School, 1939
A merry moment during peeling onions with the new Army cooks at an Army cookery school in the south of England in the early weeks of World War II. Date: 1939

Smiling woman preparing a wholesome feast
A woman wearing a chequered apron and broad smile, leans over the stove and peels potatoes for the roast dinner she is preparing. 1937

BANANA MAN
A happy gentleman in a suit peels a banana! Date: 1930s

Soldiers preparing a meal 1917
Soldiers preparing a meal on the British Front in France during World War I in 1917

Boys Club potato peeling 1931
Many hands make light work of peeling potatos

The General Strike - peeling potatoes in Hyde Park
A Snap-Shot of Striketime Society: Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper and Lady Carmichael-Anstruther peeling potatoes in Hyde Park. Front cover of The Sketch emergency issue produced during the General Strike

The Preparation of Cinnamon in Ceylon
Series of illustrations in The Graphic showing the preparation of cinnamon in Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka). 1. Cutting cinnamon sticks. 2. Peeling the Sticks. 3. Stretching the Cinnamon Bark. 4

Peeling Potatoes
German housewife peeling potatoes

Kitchen Duties
Cookhouse fatigue : soldiers are required to help with kitchen duties - peeling potatoes and carrying meat from the depot to the kitchens

Peeling Potatoes at Camp
Boys peeling potatoes at a Harvest camp at Great Easton, Leicestershire

Australian Soldier
A cheerful Australian soldier peeling a potato (?) with a rather large knife

Woman Peels Pears 1930S
A woman peels some pears in the process of making pear ginger jam, whilst sitting at the kitchen table

Customs / USA / Apple-Bee
The fall (autumn) tradition of the Apple-Bee - the complete apple peel is thrown and lands showing the initial of the ladys future husband

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