Spill Collection

The Faithful Heart by George Studdy
A little dog with mournful eyes, obviously alarmed at his owners sea bathing antics, paddles as far as he can into the water holding her dress

Asprey non-spill drink sets and trolleys advertisement, 1935
Advertisement for a variety of cocktail trays and trolleys from the luxury brand, Asprey, in chrome and glass, all of which have the nifty advantage of never spilling your drinks

Drunk man amazed his tankard contains beer and not coffee
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a very drunk man amazed that his tankard contained beer and not coffee

Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Stampede - Chuckwagon Race
Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Stampede - a big crash during a Chuckwagon Race. Chuckwagon racing is an equestrian rodeo sport in which drivers in a chuckwagon led by a team of Thoroughbred horses race

C'est comme Ca que tu as surveille le ragout?
An illustration of a woman wearing an elaborate hat, thrusting her shoulders forward in rage at a quivering waiter, causing him to spill his plates, saying Is that how you watched the stew

Christmas card, Pulcinella and Pierrot
Christmas card, A Very Merry Christmas, Pulcinella and Pierrot getting drunk. Date: mid 19th century

Stone House Interior
An etching of a dark interior, belonging to an old stone building, the sturdy, wooden door is swung ajar, allowing light to spill in to the entrance area

Comic postcard, Two women having breakfast - postcard from the vicar Date: 20th century

Fashionable couple disturbed by stupid, stone-cold
Fashionable couple disturbed at home in the morning by stupid, stone-cold idle relatives. Miseries of the country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Letterman Rescues Coed

GRESSET WRITES
There was a French poet named Gresset, who was trying to write an essay, but the ink from his quill would splutter and spill, making poor Gressets essay so messy ! Date: circa 1750

MAID BRINGS FLOWERS
A Frenchwoman indicates to her housemaid the precise position in which she would like her to place a bowl of flowers, and please, try not to spill it... Date: 1929

Narrow Marseille Street, France, with businesses spilling out onto the street with stalls and displays of fruit, vegetables and womens clothing! Date: circa 1929

Maruyama Okyo - Womans shock at dropping a water container Date: late 18th century

Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Spanker!"
Yachting Terms Illustrated - " A Spanker!" A housewife reacts with furious anger to the indiscretions of her younger son, who has spilt black ink all over her pressed white tablecloth

Spill on a Rural Road
The uneven surfaces of rural roads, interacting with the inherent instability of the bicycle, are, alas, apt to cause occasional regrettable mishaps such as this

Party Invitation - La Coupe Enchantee (a story by La Fontaine). 19th century

Susi - spilt milk
Susi - watching nonchalantly as the milk pours out of an upset jug. 1950s

Domestic fight between husband and wife. circa 18th century

Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a vase with a blue and white oriental design, containing four spills with seasonal greetings written on them. Date: circa 1890s

George Ernest Studdy, You Simply Must Save Water! (The Sketch, 28 June 1922) To save water, Bonzo drinks milk instead. Date: 1922

George Studdy, The Faithful Heart (The Sketch, 17 May 1922). A little dog with mournful eyes, obviously alarmed at his owners sea bathing antics

Superstition / Throw Salt
If you spill some salt you must throw it over your left shoulder or else you will have bad luck Date: 1960s

Puppy on a Christmas card, trying to write a letter, with an overturned inkpot at his side. Date: circa 1890s

Delivery man on a Christmas card, holding a large basket upside down and spilling the contents, including a goose, a bottle of wine and several apples. Date: circa 1890s

Kitten on a Christmas card, spilling ink over a letter. Date: circa 1890s

Clown and jester on a Christmas card -- the clown has dropped all the food and drink from his tray. Date: circa 1890s

Spill vase with ornate border - Bairnsfatherware
Spill vase with ornate border. Inscribed - Where did that one go to with a cartoon on the other side. Small hairline crack at 4 o clock. Bairnsfather Ware

The Bonzolines have a couple by George Studdy
The Bonzolines get a little squiffy on whisky, and spill some of the decanters contents. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Who Did It? by Muriel Dawson. Someone has spilt ink all over a book -- was it the little girl, or was it her pet dog? Date: 1941

Jeek the puppy getting into trouble
Jeek the mongrel puppy getting into trouble at teatime. Date: 1940

Three naughty kittens
Three mischievous kittens cause havoc as they try to take the milk from a high shelf. c. 1920

Advert for the Radiation New World Gas Cooker 1938
Are you a slave to your cooker ? The new world 45/48 gas cookers with exclusive regulo control. Power burners to give more concentrated heat

An overturned lorry spills its load, Cheyne Walk
Road traffic accident - an overturned lorry spills its load of water coolers across the road at 91 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea

A spill out on the snow. Date c1870. A spill out on the snow. Date c1870

A small boy choking on a plumb. Two girls try and help him, one patting him on the back, the other offering him some water. The caption reads: " the plum that took the wrong turning"

Outlet of the Spillway, Gatun Dam, Panama Canal

You Simply Must Save Water by George Studdy
Instead of drinking from his dog bowl, a naughty puppy instead chooses to climb up at a table and help himself to water from a jug

Sheer Rep-Hose
The long legs of a seductive flapper girl spill over the edge of a comfortable chair into which she is sinking

Bobsleigh Spill 1909
A four-man bobsleigh team crash at Chamonix

Paris Streets, C17
LES EMBARRAS DE PARIS Barking dogs, beggars, carriage accidents, spills and falls, quarrelsome traders - better to stay home, except that your house is on fire Date: late 17th century

Chariot race accident
Chariot racing in the Circus at Rome -- one of the chariots overturns on the bend, causing an obstruction for the chariot behind

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