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Wheel worked by dog - turning roasting spit, CarmarthenshireWheel worked by a dog for turning the roasting spit - used until the end of the first quarter of the 19th century. This example was the property of the late Sir John Williams, Bart
Curius Dentatus refusing bribes from SamnitesManius Curius Dentatus, Roman consul and plebeian hero, though living on turnips, refuses bribes from the Samnites. He is noted for ending the Samnite War
Ox roasting at Stratford-upon-Avon Mop FairScene showing an ox being roasted at the Stratford upon Avon annual Mop Fair, Warwickshire. Farm workers, labourers, servants and some craftsmen would work for their employer from October to October
Frys ChocolatesAdvertisement for Frys Chocolate and Cocoa Manufactory in Bristol showing illustrations of the roasting room, boiling sugar, grinding chocolate, the pan room
The Monkey and the CatTHE MONKEY AND THE CAT A monkey persuades a cat to steal chestnuts roasting on the fire; the monkey eats the nuts and the cat gets the blame
French street trader selling hot roasted chestnuts 1908Parisienne woman holding out a small bag to receive some hot roasted chestnuts from a street trader. Date: 1908
A roast pig on a spit, West Country. Date: circa 1960s
Brazilian cannibals depicted by de BryCannibals reported by Portuguese conquistadores. Here some are shown roasting their victims on a spit. Date: 1530
Brazilian cannibals, 1530Cannibals reported by Portuguese conquistadores. Here some are shown roasting their victims on a spit. Date: 1530
Roasting of the baron of beef for the Christmastide Festival, held over a weekend in the first week in December each year. Date: 1900
Fireplace in the kitchen in Windsor Castle. Date: 1894
Draycott, Cotswold village, ox roast for CoronationDraycott, Cotswold village, ox roast to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953. Date: 1953
Roasting tea over a fire, China. Date: 1851
Roasting top grade tea over a fire, China. Date: 1851
Drying tea by roasting it over a fire. Date: circa 1870s
Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, roasting the cocoa. 1893
Christmas at Windsor Castle, roasting beef 1856Roasting the Royal baron of beef for the Christmas banquet, overseen by the careful superintendence of the roasting cooks, who coax the baron, with sufficient basting
Cartoon, Ruling the Roast. circa 1833
Roasting the baron of beef, Windsor Castle 1887Roasting the baron of beef, Windsor Castle. The baron of beef was an annual institution at Windsor and was cut from the first prize fat bullock at the Shaw Farm Sale
Deer and ox roasting is often part of a celebration or custom, in various parts of Britain. Here deer carcasses are being roasted in the open air at Bournemouth, England. Date: 1950s
Cooking Dinner Date: 1940
ROAST PARSNIPSCarefully buttering up large parsnip slices and adding salt and pepper before roasting them in the oven. Date: 1930s
SELLING ROAST CHESTNUTSA man stirs his roasting chestnuts with a metal spoon. Date: 1940s
COOK AND HOUSEMAIDCook and housemaid in a French kitchen : a welcome cuppa while the joint cooks on the range and the cat waits for its share of scraps
Roasting the rumpsViolent demonstrations in Fleet Street aimed at the Rump parliament. Date: 19th century
Thames Frost Fair / 1683Various activities happening on the Thames when it froze over in 1683. These include ox-roasting, games, sledging and skating and a number of market stalls. Date: 1683
Edwards Clements, Jeakes and CompanyAn advertisment for Edwards Clements, Jeakes and Company, cooking, laundry and heat engineers. Their products are ideal for use in institutions, such as hospitals, workhouses, asylums and infirmaries
Occupations 1882 - Hot Chestnut Seller. 1882
Ponca indians roasting fish. EngravingNative of North America. Ponca Indians roasting fish. French engraving, 1844
Maipure Indians grilling the legs of a dead enemyMaipure Indians, inhabitants of the Upper Orinoco river, grilling the legs of a dead enemy. Italian Engraving 1781. Colored
Fairies roasting their dinner on a Christmas cardSome rather savage-looking fairies wearing rodent skins in the snow, roasting a rat over the fire for their dinner on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
George III in KitchenHe shelters from the rain in a cottage, where the lady of the house asks him to mind the roasting-jack
The Brass Rail restaurant, New York City, USAThe Brass Rail restaurant, 7th Avenue and 49th Street, New York City, USA, showing meat cooking in front of burning coals on an English Roasting Jack. Date: circa 1940
An Elizabethan Frost FairChristmas-tide on the Ice: An Elizabethan Thames Fair. high Wassail on the frozen Thames. Roasting an ox on the ice by old London Bridge during the Great Frost of 1565 (in a 1934 illustration)
One-eyed man roasting chestnuts at marketOne-eyed pipe-smoking man roasting chestnuts at a street market with car passing behind him. Date: 1930s
Satirical cartoon, March of Intellect No. 2, showing various forms of transport including balloons and other flying machines. circa 1828
Making popcorn - RomaniaA Gypsy woman cooking corn to make popcorn. Date: circa 1910
Roasting Deer on a SpitDeer and ox roasting is often part of a celebration or custom, in various parts of Britain. Here deer carcasses are being roasted in the open air at Bournemouth, England. Date: 1950s
Ox-Roasting CeremonyOx roasting at Leeds, Yorkshire, England, an old custom which was carried on by students of Leeds University, the proceeds going to charity. Date: 1950s
Ram Roasting TraditionThe Ram Roasting Fair at Kingsteington, Devon, England, is an annual (Whit Tuesday) event. A lamb is sacrificed in thanks for rain after a period of drought. Date: circa 1950
Kingsteignton MaypoleThe May Queen and her Maids of Honour (and one boy!) by the Maypole, at the Ram Roasting Fair, Kingsteignton, Devon, England, held annually on Whitsun Monday. Date: 1950s
Chile - Agricultural Labourers CampThe customs of the agricultural labourers in Chile - a temporary camp where the men are spit-roasting meat and drinking Chilean wine. Date: circa 1910
Chaouis Camp - Algeria - BarbequeingChaouis Berber Camp - Algeria. Barbequeing a goat. The men sit and stand in the foreground close to the fire, whilst the women stand at the rear close to the low camel-hair tent
The King and Queen at the Windsor festivitiesGeorge III (1738-1820)and Queen Charlotte observing the roasting of an ox at Windsor, part of celebrations to mark the kings Diamond Jubilee in 1810
Roasting fifty six geese at once for the inmates of the oldMan turning the handle of a large roasting spit holding fifty six geese for the Old Mens Hospital, Norwich. The spit is composed of 10 rods, each having six geese on each
Roasting Ironstone 2Roasting the ironstone in heaps
Roasting Ironstone 1Roasting the ironstone in heaps
Rosting on SpitsA turnspit turns a spit on which joints of meat and gamebirds are roasting