Prepared Collection (page 4)

A parley: prepared for an emergency. Date c1866

Anheuser-Busch black & tan prepared only by Anheuser-Busch brew g ass n. Beer advertisement showing African-American children of light and dark complexions wearing confederate hats

Glider being prepared for flight by Orville and assistants; a number of reporters stand off to the right. Date 1911

Death of General Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), 12th President of the United States. At the Presidents House July 9th 1850, 35 minutes past 10 o clock P.M. His last words

Poster advertising the Territorial Army. Lets be prepared to defend the peace we re working to win. Volunteer with me for the Territorial Army, 9 divisions strong, with modern equipment

German 21cm howitzer in action, France, WW1
A German 21cm howitzer gun, designed and manufactured by Krupp, being prepared for action in an emplacement in the Champagne area of France during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Front cover of ILN coronation number for Edward VIII
Front cover from the special number of the Illustrated London News, prepared in advance for the coronation of King Edward VIII

Apples & Fried Bread
Baked apples on fried bread, garnished with coconut. Date: 1930s

Advert for Wincarnis old English wine jelly 1931
Quite a new flavour. You never tried a jelly quite so delicious as this. Its a wine jelly at a price you can afford. Not just a wine flavoured jelly but a real wine jelly with all the subtle

Apples in Syrup
Peeled, baked apples, dowsed with syrup. Date: 1930s

Butcher prepares meat
A 15th century butcher prepares cuts of meat, including ribs and hooves. Date: 15th century

Be Prepared or Headquarters. Date: 1912

Turtle, swallows nests and oxtail
Victorian cooking ingredients: turtle, swallows nests and oxtail. Date: 19th century

Party Cakes, 1937
A selection of party cakes: Three Bears cake, Butterfly cake, and Dickory Dock cake (complete with mouse). Date: 1937

Victorian Desserts 1893
An array of mouth-watering late Victorian desserts. Date: 1893

Slab Cake Selection 1937
A range of handsome and high class slab cakes are offered, including the Waverley, Oxford, Melbourne, Dundee and West End. Date: 1937

Logs stored under a chalet in Switzerland
A large store of logs, ready chopped for the fire, forming an interesting pattern under a chalet in Switzerland, along with some cooking utensils

Queen Elizabeths wedding cake
The final preparations being carried out to Queen Elizabeths wedding cake. A wedge is prepared for her to cut with her bridegrooms sword

Forearmed! The Woman who came prepared to waltz on the ice w
Humorous colour illustration by Joyce Dennys showing a woman cushioned against falls whilst ice-skating with an enthusiastic beginner

Labrador Eskimo Snow-house
Eskimo snow-house at Turnavick, Labrador. A small shelter is prepared for the team of husky dogs

Lecture on Cookery at the International Exhibition
Lecture on cookery attended by a well-heeled crowd at the London International Exhibition of 1873. The short lectures, by Mr Buckmaster

London Sketches - Fetching the Sunday Dinner
Bustling London street scene showing people fetching their Sunday dinners and roasts from a Smiths Bakery. Many lower class households did not possess ovens during the Victorian era but could take a

Equipment being prepared by Red Cross nurses
Bedding and camp equipment being packed for the field. The Duke of Devonshire donated the whole ground floor of Devonshire house in Piccadilly to the British Red Cross Society to use as its

Televising a unit of Londons Land Defence Force against ene
In December 1936 the B.B.C carried out its first transmission from outside at night. A mock air-raid was staged so that Londoners could see how the Territorial Army had prepared itself for the onset

Sugar Fill-House
Sugar is normally sold in the form of large loaves, shaped like dunces caps : these are prepared in the fill-house before baking in the oven

SUGAR OVEN
Household sugar is normally sold in the form of large loaves, shaped like dunces caps : these are prepared in the fill-house then baked in the oven

France Rejects Hoover
The Hoover Plan : The other nations are all prepared to drink Hoovers peace-soup, but France goes into a tantrum and refuses to drink the stuff

Fermes of France
The fermes or taxation districts of France, as mapped in Neckers Compte rendu au Roi prepared for Louis XVI

Fruit Dishes
Fruit dishes : pineapple, grapes, apples, plums, greengages, apricots, peaches and melon

French Diligence / Loading
A French diligence coach is prepared for departure

Crucifixion Woodcut
Jesuss cross is prepared while his relatives mourn - illustration to Richard Pynsons printing of The Myrrour of the Blessyd Life of Jhesu Christ

Desserts & Savouries 20C
An enticing array of desserts and savouries

Mutton Cotelettes
Cotelettes de mouton chaudfroid a l Indienne (lamb)

Soles Farcis in Aspic
Soles farcis in aspic

Game Chaudfroid
Chaudfroid de volaille en Belle Vue (game)

Filets of Sole Epicure
Croutes de prunes a la Francaise

Tournedos a LA Drexel
Tournedos a la Drexel

5 Tempting Salads 1911
A selection of five tempting salads

Celery Salad with Nuts
Celery salad with nuts

Ris De Veau Saint Michel
Ris de veau (veal) a la Saint Michel (sweetbread)

Beetroot with Celery
Beetroot served with celery

Bateaux D ecrivesses
Petit bateaux d Ecrivesses (crayfish)

Noisettes of Lamb
Noisettes de mouton (lamb) a la Montgomery

Tomato Salad a L america
Tomato salad a l Americaine (with pineapple)

Vegetables in Baskets
Mixed vegetables prettily presented in pastry baskets

Soles Aux Ecrivesses
Petit bateaux of sole aux ecrevisses

Salmon a LA Montpellier
Medallions of salmon a la Montpellier

Tomatoes a LA Madrid

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