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External car ashtrays / W H RobinsonMotorists who smoke are often uncertain of how to dispose of their cigarette ends from their overflowing ash trays. External ash trays mounted on tasteful wrought iron brackets
Internal comfort / W H RobinsonSprung seats, foot rest, and a drinks tray all help to comfort the motorist and passenger. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)
Front Axle Springs / W H RobinsonA severe test for front axle springs. An already heavy man, is weighed down and sits upon a cars front axle, carrying a tray with a glass as he is winched by rope across a rocky terrain
Dentist operates on patientA dentist operates on a female patients teeth with a drill and a mirror. Other implements can be seen on the tray alongside
Pottery MerchantsA pottery merchant and customer stand between wares piled high in a large wicker backpack and engage in tense negotiation
A Turkish family smokingAn interesting postcard of a studio-staged Turkish Family all smoking cigarettes through elaborate long pipes!
A Lady is waited on by two Japanese ServantsA naked woman, playing a guitar-like instrument, is tended to by two Japanese servants; one brings in a tray of tea while the other styles her hair
Automobilia Ephemera CollectionA splendid collection of Automobilia Ephemera, including goggles, a rigid ash tray, a map and a long curved car horn!
Titanic Ismay silver trayA circular silver tray for letters and calling cards, engraved with the names of Joseph Bruce Ismay and his wife. Ismay was Managing Director of the White Star Line
White Star Line ashtrayAn ashtray belonging to the White Star Line, owners of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship, which sank on 15 April 1912. The words White Star Line can be seen round the edge
Christmas dinner in dangerA small girl carries a steaming Christmas dinner thorough the snowy streets on a tray, although the hungry local dogs don t make her passage an easy afair. Date: 1882
Wax run down at LlandarcyThe wax run-down at the BP crude oil processing plant at Llandarcy, Swansea, Wales
Turkish Orange VendorA Turkish Orange vendor
Bruce Bairnsfather Ware potteryA selection of pottery manufactured by the firm Grimwades of Staffordshire, featuring the designs of Bruce Bairnsfather, the artist whose cartoons featured in The Bystander during World War I
Bruce Bairnsfather War collectiblesA selection of collectible items designed by the Bystanders World War I cartoonist, Bruce Bairnsfather. Includes an Ole Bill mascot (possibly a car mascot), a cigarette case
Young Japanese womanA young Japanese woman in traditional dress carries a tray containing small cups of tea
Polishing a Silver TrayAn Edwardian butler polishes a silver tray until he can see his face in it
Flower Girl P. C C. 1905A young girl sells violets on the streets of London. She wears a clean white apron over her short skirt and a red neckerchief
Apricot Jam BiscuitsDelicious home-made apricot jam ring biscuits, still warm from the oven and on their baking tray
A Merry ChristmasA Christmas scene from the early 17th century showing seven men round a table raising goblets in the air for a toast. Several empty bottles or flasks are scattered about suggesting that a lot of wine
Martini advertisementAdvert for Martinin vermouth showing a tempting tray of the stuff looming large over an elegant 1930s couple in evening dress
Mameluke of CairoA Mameluke of Cairo, smoking a hookah, is waited on by a servant, who brings him coffee on a tray
Breakfast Tray PatternA design for the little mat which you will want to put on a breakfast tray when serving breakfast in bed to an invalid relative. After all, one must have things nice !
Edwards Bear / LampstandAfter being shot by Edward, Prince of Wales, this bear is stuffed and used to hold a light and a tray of cigars at Marlborough House
French Fish Seller / ParisA fish seller chats to a customer wearing a wide-brimed hat and voluminous trousers on the banks of the Seine
Autolycus (Winters Tale)A pedlar carries his wares on a tray around his neck. He shows an interested group of girls what he has to offer. (Autolycus, in Shakespeares The Winters Tale )
SOWINGA farmer and his wife sow their fields - she brings him the seed, he scatters it from the tray slung at his waist
Muffin Seller / PetherickLondon characters: the bell of the MUFFIN MAN brings the maids up the area steps as he passes along the streets with his tray of fattening but scrumptious goodies
Ice Skating on Tray 1889Ally Sloper being pulled round on a tray by skaters on Hampstead Ponds
Advert for Old Dog TrayAdvertisement for Old Dog Tray Fine Cut tobacco manufactured by Wellman and Dwire Tobacco Company, Quincy, Illinois
Waiter with PastriesBack view of a French waiter carrying a round tray laden with pastries and sweetmeats at a court ball during the reign of Louis XIV
Maid and Ice CreamA maidservant prepares a tray of ices for a party of bright young things after their game of tennis
Manservant & MailA manservant brings in the mail on a tray
1970S TYPISTA typist working alone in an office, surrounded by files, filing cabinets and a rather full in-tray
Christmas scene at the Evelina Childrens HospitalChristmas comes but once a year -- a scene at the Evelina Childrens Hospital, founded in Southwark, London, in 1869. A sick little girl is visited by her mother and younger sister
Customs / KnighthoodTraining a future knight Handing a small boy a tray with a goblet on it
Girls in Garden 1902Two little girls play with their dolls in the garden, while a maid obligingly brings some tea out to them on a tray
Simple Simon meeting a piemanSimple Simon meets a pieman going to the fair
Gwydir Castle, Peacock & GardenerGwydir Castle - a peacock has a peck at a tray of seeds while the oblivious gardener (possibly having forty winks!) has a seat in the sun a little furher along the gravel path
Boy Selling Barley SugarA boy sells sticks of barley sugar from a tray around his neck
Chocolate or Love LetterA French lady takes her bath (partly clothed) while her maid bringing in a tray offers her the choice of the drink of chocolate or the love letter
Dusting a TelevisionA young housewife lifts up an ash tray as she dusts the television
Selling ShellworkShe sells sea shells on the sea-shore... this girl with her tray of shell-work is a fine example of local craftspeople catering for the tourist trade
Butter-Working EquipBradfords patent Alderney Butter Worker. Compact, efficient and inexpensive, specially suitable for small dairies
Animal ReceptionAt a smart reception, Mr Fox and two other greedy males grab at the canape-tray instead of helping the ladies
Cinderella ForlornCinderella sits forlornly next to a lamp and cauldron while birds fly through the open window and feed on grain in a tray
Leg of MuttonA leg of mutton on a silver tray with garnish
French Waiter & WaitressA trim waitress & smartly turned out waiter walk across a paved yard each bearing a fully laden tray in each hand carried at shoulder level