Table Collection (page 19)

Somali woman with hookah, Gulf of Aden, Arabia
Somali woman relaxing with a hookah, Gulf of Aden, Arabia. Date: 1922

Army Council meeting around table in War Office - Caption reads - Mr Hore-Belisha, Secretary of State for War, in Council with Chief of Imperial General Staff. Date: 1939

Army council sitting around table
Men - army council sitting around table - caption reads - The last meeting of the Army Council after 60 years of service. Date: 1964

Army Council sitting around table in War Office - grand fireplace in background. Date: 1962

Boy kneeling on the floor sorting out some glass jars
Boy kneeling on the floor in a dining room, sorting out some glass jars. Date: circa 1950s

Lady Sclater and volunteers, War Workroom Fund, doing useful work for hospitals at home and abroad during the First World War. circa 1917

William E Pussyfoot Johnson, American prohibitionist
William Eugene Pussyfoot Johnson (1862-1945), American campaigner against the consumption of alcohol, seated (right) at a table during an alcohol prohibition meeting in Britain. 1919

Men playing dominoes, Garstang, Lancashire

Cottage, armchair and rural scene on a New Year card. Date: circa 1900s

Beefex delicacies
A dining room table laden with delicacies made using Beefex, a beef extract. Date: c. 1920s

Dogs watching a dog magician on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Single man drinking and smoking on a comic greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1850s

Music cover, The Last Happy Hours Waltz
Music cover, Die Letzten Glucksstunden (The Last Happy Hours) Waltz, by Keler Bela. 19th century

La Maitresse de Table d Hote

Cartoon, A Licenced Vitualer. circa 1833

BBC Broadcasting House, Studio 6D for Effects
BBC Broadcasting House, May 1935, Studio 6D for Effects. 1935

Humanised owls at school on a greetings postcard -- The Pursuit of Knowledge. Date: circa 1890s

Children with tree on a German Christmas postcard
Children with tree and presents on a German Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Two kittens at a table on a greetings postcard
Two kittens at a table, one of them writing, on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Santa Claus with girl and dolls on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Three dogs playing cards on a New Year card
Three dogs playing cards at a table on a New Year card -- Wishing you all good fortune. (1 of 2) circa 1890s

Three men on a cutout New Year card, sitting at a table with food and drink. Date: circa 1890s

Man in a red waistcoat on a cutout greetings card, standing behind a table containing a jug of water and a glass. Date: circa 1890s

An early sewing machine. 1856

The Engraver by Jost Amman. 1568

Scandal in Paris by Edgar de Saint-Pierre de Montzaigle

Not Forgotten by Steer. 1888

Moliere reading his comedies to his housekeeper
The French dramatist Moliere reading his comedies to his housekeeper. 17th century

A Raid on the Dessert - children at a table

Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus at the Last Supper

Two women and a little dog -- Beg for it

Beg - Holly Leaves. A little girl gets her little dog to sit up and beg, watched by her cat. 19th century

Beer Politicians by Edmund Harburger

Cartoon, Poaching on Forbidden Preserves. 19th century

Santa Claus on a cutout Christmas card, standing behind a table containing a large joint of meat and a large Christmas pudding -- Christmas Cheer. circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a champagne bottle, open to reveal a verse and a John Bull-type man proposing a toast. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas and New Year card in the shape of a basket, open to reveal a cryptic message inside in the form of a pictogram. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Perrier-Jouet & Co, table water, The Chateau. 1880

Paper bag design, The Master Baker, 100 Years, service & quality from your local baker. 20th century

Edward Pink & Sons - Jugs, Cups, Saucers, etc
Edward Pink & Sons - range of jugs, cups, saucers, etc, with prices. 1888

Advert, Edward Pinks Table Jellies. 1888

Dickens scrap - Tom Pinch and Ruth in Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens scrap - Tom Pinch and his sister Ruth in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter 39. 19th century

Cartoon advert for Shuck Maclean and Co Ltd, makers of printing inks. The winner of a beauty competition writes: I ascribe my success entirely to the use of your charming inks. 20th century

GAMBLING / CROCKFORDS
Gents in smart attire gamble at the dice table in Crockfords Club. Date: 1843

Peasant man and woman, Italy - Your Favourite Song - she holds up the music while he plays the clarinet

The cards never lie, Ladies - social scene. circa 1898

Room designed for a Rhenish industrialist in a furniture factory. circa 1898

A Critical Moment by Alfred Schwarz - a woman runs her bicycle (no doubt a Christmas present) into a table, breaking some crockery. circa 1898

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