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Pea Apparatus by William Heath RobinsonAn interesting and elegant apparatus designed to overcome once for all the difficulties of conveying green peas to the mouth
Playing Table Tennis - Edwardian - EtiquetteI am not sure whether it is my turn. (to write the postcard or to serve!!) A smart Gentleman makes a courteous enquiry to his glamorous young female table tennis companion. Date: circa 1904
Bar in the Adlon Hotel, Berlin, Germany. Date: 1930
Horse-drawn fish and chips wagon - CornwallA horse-drawn hot fish and chips wagon in Cornwall, close to St Austell
Ww1 GurkhasThree Gurkha soldiers serving with the Indian Army during World War One
Owl and foxes carrying food on a Christmas cardAn owl and three foxes carrying a roast bird, cutlery and holly through the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, CornwallTeenage barmaid at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s
Cover design, Aero Espresso Italiana timetable, with scenes of Rhodes and Athens. Serving Brindisi, Athens, Rhodes and Istanbul. 1932
Silhouette of a head waiter with a full glass of beer in his hand, and a cat at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer
Silhouette of barmaid and customer in a pubThe best drink is the last drink -- scene at 10pm in The Crown, Harrogate, with a barmaid, a customer and his dog
Market Reports - English Country Squire carves the beefMarket Reports illustrated (Postcard series): MEAT: " English beef was in fine condition." This report on English beef (as a commodity traded on the Stock Exchange)
Poster encouraging people to eat more fishPoster encouraging people to Eat More Fish. More than half the catch is sold as fried fish. A range of people, including two children, in a fish and chip shop
Fitzwilliam Bewicke-Copley weddingScene at the wedding of Lord Fitzwilliam (Major Hubert Francis Fitzwilliam Brabazon Foljambe) to the Hon Gladys Bewicke-Copley, with an archway of swords provided by the Royal Horse Guards
Fante Soldiers serving with the British against the AshantiSoldiers from the Fante tribe who served under the British in their war against the Ashanti empire on the Gold Coast. In 1873
Ww1 Ghurka SoldiersTwo Gurkha soldiers serving with the Indian Army during World War One
Thames Waterman 1804A Thames boatman lands his passengers on the south bank of the Thames, near Waterloo; at this time there are some 20, 000 watermen serving those who need to cross the river
Suffragettes Released from Prison. A group of suffragette prisoners leave Holloway Prison on 31st July 1908, smiling and waving
Silhouette of a waitress or pub barmaid, about to pour beer into a glass. An advertisement for Worthington beer
A Bonzo juggling actBonzo, the cute canine created by artist George Studdy in The Sketch magazine during the 1920s, performs a marvellous trick by balancing a plate, cutlery
The Cellar Quartetto: Dr Syntax and companions in the wine cellar
Ww1 Indian SoldierAn Indian soldier from the Indus Valley, serving with the Allied forces in World War One
Berkeley Arms, Purton, GloucestershireLandllady of The Berkeley Arms, Purton, beside the River Severn, Gloucstershire. A customer collects his pint of beer through a serving hatch at the side of the public bar
Gallis restaurant, Ignacio, Marin County, California, USAGallis bar and restaurant, Ignacio, Marin County, California, USA -- offering excellent food and wine. Date: circa 1950s
Cats enjoying a dinner party on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Victorian family group - Rodbourne House, WiltshireA Victorian family group and servants pose in the garden of Rodbourne House, St Paul Malmesbury Without, Wiltshire. This fine house was the home of the Hungerford Pollens who had an active interest
Scene at a petrol station, with an attendant filling up a car
Banquet des Chevaliers de l Ordre du Saint-Esprit donne au chateau de Fontainebleau le 14 mai 1633, French School. The Knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit sit at two long tables
HMS Implacable at Devonport, 1926Photograph showing a stern view of the frigate HMS Implacable in dry dock at Devonport, 1926. Implacable was one of the ships captured by the Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805
The new coffee tavern at BradfordInterior and exterior views of the new coffee tavern in Bradford, inaugurated by W. E Forster, M.P in 1879. The Coffee Tavern movement was a Victorian effort to get people out of pubs
Abc Cafe London / 1900The Aerated Bread Company Cafe (ABC) Ludgate Hill, London. The tea rooms opened in the 1860s, serving hot drinks and snacks. The stair sign reads Ladies Coffee Room Downstairs
Advertisement for Doctors China Tea by Gladys Peto, done in her characteristic decorative style. Date: c.1924
W Heath Robinson - At the At Home
Formosa Oolong Tea Rooms advertisement, 1916Advertisement for the Formosa Oolong Tea Rooms - the most charming place in London for luncheons, teas and dinners. Illustration shows a lady having tea with an officer in uniform while a waitress in
Moment of Departure - all the staff line up to say GoodbyeA quite wonderful German postcard illustrating the Moment of Departure - all the staff line up to say Goodbye! Date: circa 1910s
Advert, Spears Sausages of Bath - Oh, Good! no preservative! 1927
Firefighters outside mobile kitchen, WW2Firefighters enjoying a mug of tea outside a mobile kitchen presented to the National Fire Service by the Order of the Eastern Star, Manitoba, Canada, during the Second World 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
Strong Cheese repels diner and waiterOne of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Cheese: " Supply much stronger, but very little demand." This commodities phrasiology is illustrated by a waiter struggling to cope
Sing a Song of Sixpence -- the king cuts into his pie, and the blackbirds start to sing. 19th century
Interior of ticket office at London Bridge railway stationThe interior of the ticket booking office at London Bridge railway station. The clerks serve customers through windows at the right
General Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of WeirThe general store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Jars of sweets feature prominently on its shelves
British and French Soldiers - SalonicaA scruffy young turkish paperboy selling the Paris Balkan Newspaper and the French Echo to British and French soldiers during World War One in Salonica as two veiled ladies and a Greek priest
Serving Maid / ChocolateA serving maid carries a cup of chocolate and a glass of water on a tray
Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSnow White makes herself useful in the home of the Seven Dwarfs
Chapel Royal, St JamesThe Chapel Royal at St James Palace, London, is an establishment in the Royal Household serving the spiritual needs of the sovereign of the British royal family
W Heath Robinson - Opening the Wine Bottle
The Temporary Courthouse at Morant BayThe temporary courthouse in Morant Bay in Jamaica. Soldiers stand guard at a gathering under a long gazebo, serving as a temporary courthouse. A stone grain store lies a little further away
The Country Club at JohannesburgThe rendezvous of Rand society - the Johannesburg Country Club situated in a suburb of Auckland Park. Date: 1929