Spoon Collection (page 5)

Hungry Peter the pig, as a young piglet
Helping Hands -- Hungry Peter the pig, as a young piglet, being fed by the farmer and his wife. Date: 1912

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

Cover design, Mother Goose, showing Humpty Dumpty on his wall with a large spoon in his hand and toy soldiers below. Date: 1915

Joseph Chamberlain dream of Paul Kruger feeding him medicine
The Story of Cruel Joseph (cont.) - Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) dreams of being doctored (fed medicine) by a smiling South African Transvaal Republic leader Paul Kruger (1825-1905). Date: 1899

The Royal Regalia held in the Tower of London
The Royal Regalia held in the Wakefield Tower at the Tower of London Date: circa 1912

Istanbul, Turkey - Spoon Island and Heybeli (Halki) from Burgaz (Island of Antigone). Date: 1927

Christmas card in the shape of a honey pot with mouse
Christmas card in the shape of a honey pot with an escaping mouse. Date: circa 1890s

Eggcup stand with two eggs on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Mother feeding her small son a spoonful of jam c. 1910

Paris (1902). Womens prison of Saint Lazare. The prisoners leaving the dining room. Etching

Dressing and feeding teddy

Two men playing a game or gambling, possibly involving dice of some sort. Date between 1830 and 1850

Valentines Postcard - Chef makes Sweet Hearts Lets be Sweet hearts together. Date: 1907

Darts Team with wooden spoon, Walton, Essex
Members of the Walton-on-the-Naze Queens Head Darts Team, Essex, photographed with their trophy, a wooden spoon, awarded for coming bottom of the league. 1953

Feeding medicine to a poorly kitten
The Patient. A sick kitten is spoon-fed some medicine - the patient does not seem too keen.....!! Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Certo for making home made Jam
Its Jam and jelly time Now ! Save time, trouble and money the Certo way. 1934

Fishing Spoon Baits
Spoon baits, fishing lures. Date: 1960s

She made them some broth without any bread
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, she had so many children... She made them some broth without any bread -- an illustration to the nursery rhyme

Workhouse bowl and mug
An inmates soup or gruel bowl and spoon from the Hackney workhouse and a mug from the Bootle workhouse, all marked with their unions monogram. Each held up to two pints of liquid. Date: Date unknown

D Carleton-Smyth. Hey, Diddle Diddle
Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat and the fiddle... 20th century

J Hassall. Hey diddle diddle
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle... 20th century

Watching Mistress Eat
Is it ice cream ? or is it lovely rice pudding for dinner again ? Whatever it is, her spaniel will be only too happy to share it. Date: 1930s

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Spooney
Spooney. (Curzon Whey, Esq) With long neck, elongated oval head and living up to his nickname by casting the shadow of a spoon

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Save-all
Save-All. A man frugal with his money, possibly Scottish judging by his outfit, sits by candle light with his feet in a tub of water eating an unappetising bowl of something

Little boy enjoying a Silver Jubilee tea in the street
A little boy enjoying a Silver Jubilee tea out in the street. He is wearing an enormous home-made hat with 25 YEARS written on it, and is tucking into his glass of jelly

Little boy reluctantly taking his medicine
A little boy reluctantly taking his medicine -- someone has just poured it from a bottle into a spoon for him. He sticks out his tongue in disgust

A moment alone
A small child empties the contents of their spoon into a locket, making a rather sticky mess

Orange and spoon race
A variation on an egg and spoon race where party guests must transport an orange via a teaspoon into a basket at the end of the room

RMS Olympic spoons
A set of six RMS Olympic spoons in two different designs, in a presentation box

White Star Line items
Five assorted items from the White Star Line, owners of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship which sank on 15 April 1912 -- a silver cigarette case bearing the initial P and a flag, a spoon

Lear / Nonsense / Troy
There was an old person of Troy, whose drink was warm brandy and soy, Which he took with a spoon, by the light of the moon, in sight of the city of Troy

Algerian Bedouin Girl
Very serious-looking Algerian Bedouin Girl, adorned with charm necklace and beads and what looks like a wooden spoon (?)

Housewife Cook Tasting
A housewife tastes one of her creations with a spoon, wearing a frilly apron, and standing in an immaculate kitchen

Lace Caps Etc C. 1863
Chemisettes, habit-shirts, under-sleeves, a canezou or fichu, lace bonnets with lappets & flowers & a spoon bonnet trimmed with ostrich plumes

Sportsday / Egg Spoon 1960
Boys and girls, all concentrating hard, take part in an egg and spoon race; their parents watch from deckchairs while a man with a megaphone keeps control

Dickens / Coldstream / Play
CHARLES DICKENS In the role of Sir Charles Coldstream in the play " Used Up", 1850

Two eggs on an Easter greetings card
An egg in an egg cup, with its top taken off, and a second egg waiting to be eaten when the first ones finished, on this German Easter greetings card

Advert / Cream of Wheat
Uncle Sam enjoys his Cream of Wheat - even the American Eagle would like a taste

Earles Medicine Bottle
Earles medicine bottle, which comes with a handy spoon compartment

Mother Feeding Baby 19C
A mother feeds her baby, who has almost grown to toddler size

Strawberries and Cream
A glass bowl filled with fresh strawberries and a big dollop of cream

Daughter Stirs
Mother watches as one of her daughters stirs something in a bowl, while her other daughter spoon in hand waits her turn and the kitten laps its milk

First Spoon
THE FIRST SPOON

Dish & Spoon / Hey Diddle
And the dish ran away with the spoon

Xmas Pudding
The King of the Feast comes in from the snow

Mechanical Whisk 1925
From wooden spoon to mechanical whisk - saving time and fatigue !

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