Toast Gallery

Heath Robinson Kitchen 3 of 4

Heath Robinson Does Away with Servants - Patent Applied for by "The Sketch" in the Kitchen. A busy Kitchen, which is a typically Heath Robinson design, with a system of pulleys, levers and machinery allowing just one man to peel and mash potatoes, whisk eggs, roast a chicken, wash the plates, roll pasrty, and toast bread, all at once, sitting down. and still be able to smoke a cigar, and no need for servants. Even the pendulum of the clock serves as a handy turnip peeler. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

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Nancy Lancaster at Pytchley Hunt

A Loving-Cup. Mrs Ronald Tree (now better known as Nancy Lancaster) drinking a toast from the loving-cup presented to her husband, joint-Master of the Pytchley hunt. Nancy Lancaster (1897 - 1994), nee Perkins, was an influential American-born tastemaker, interior decorator and garden designer. She married Ronald Tree in 1920, moving to Britain in 1927; the couple divorced in 1947 and she married Claude Lancaster in 1948. She was associated with the English Country House Style. Date: 1934

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Prince Sadruddin Khan and Nina Dyer on their wedding day

Prince Sadruddin and Nina Dyer on their wedding day. The younger son of the late Aga Khan, Prince Sadruddin Khan, married the model, Nina Dyer, in Switzerland. Nina Dyer was previously married to the industrialist, Baron Heinrich von Thyssen. Their marriage was dissolved in 1956 and on becoming engaged to Prince Sadruddin, she adoped the faith of Islam and changed her name to Shirin, which means Sweetness'. Date: 1957

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