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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
Seaside Weather Forecasts - Strong smelling FishSeaside Weather Forecasts - Very Fresh - Strong Wind Blowing Some rather strong-smelling Fish causes a group of beachgoers to be blown-away by the asault of the pungent aroma encountered!
Perfuming probable prizewinners: dog show perfume, 1911A patient Pomeranian stands on a folding chair while being squirted with perfume at the Ealing and District Canine Society dog show. Date: 1911
Smelly wallflower, Erysimum odoratum (Sweet-scented alpine hedge mustard, Erysium lanceolatum minus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis
The Young Chemist or Young Scientist. 19th century
Cartoon, Sanitary and insanitary mattersLarger figure representing the industries surrounding the River Thames like the soup boiling factory where bones were used and the knackers yard where injured animals were taken to be slaughtered
Tourists in a Greek streetTourists from Western Europe find the smells in a Greek street hard to take. Date: 1896
Listerine advertisement, 1930Advertisement for Listerine mouth wash, suggesting that halitosis can lead to being left on the shelf, marriage-wise as her birthdays creep towards that tragic thirty mark. Date: 1930
Boys in Malaysia eating Durian Fruit Date: circa 1920s
Comic postcard, Take back the Heart that thou gavest -- a female customer rejects the heart delivered by the butcher as it seems to be past its use-by date. Date: circa 1905
Buying A House by H M Bateman is an illustration on the dangers of buying a house. The couple dance in the big rooms and run up and down the stairs and buy impulsively
The London Bathing Season, filthy River ThamesThe London Bathing Season cartoon. The figure of Father Thames, filthy and carrying a dead cat, a bent kettle, and other detritus from the river, beckons to a small boy on the quayside, " Come
Cartoon, Asphyxiating gases, WW1Cartoon, Asphyxiating gases, showing a French soldier standing in a hole and holding his nose. He says: They re not dead yet, but they already stink! Date: 1915
Young Kitchenmaid shocked by the odour of Brown Garlic - " Lovely grub - lovely grub!" Date: circa 1940s
Durian fruit from SingaporeThe durian fruit is distinctive for its large size, unique odour (some compare it to sewage, stale vomit, skunk spray), and formidable thorn-covered husk
Not keen on Egyptian FoodA British Tourist wearing a straw boater and white suit, takes offence at " the smell" of the Egyptian seafood dish he is presented with
HELLEBOREFetid hellebore poisonous as well as smelly
Gas Powered Sew MachineThis sewing machine is powered by a gas engine, which draws its gas from a wall socket : probably noisy and smelly, and certainly dangerous - but better than treadling !
Hancocks Steam CarriageThe Era one of several steam carriages built by Hancock : this one plied between Greenwich and London, and must have given passengers a bumpy and smelly ride