Tray Collection (page 5)

Monkeys bringing gifts to a kitten on a Christmas card
Monkeys bringing gifts to a kitten on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Advertisement for Andrews Liver Salt -- A Merry Andrew. circa 1925

Menu card, Sundae Tea Rooms, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), offering fragrant Ceylon Tea, delicious ice creams and sundaes, iced fruit drinks, fancy cakes, dainty sandwiches, etc. Date: circa 1930

Advert for Elkington & Co Victorian items 1893
Selection of Victorian sterling silver household items; coffe and tea service with tea kettle, afternoon tea set, fruit dishes, biscuit box, salts bottles, claret jug, scent bottle, cigar case

Advert for Mappin Brothers Victorian gifts 1896
Chritsmas gifts in solid silver; sugar and cream stand, afternoon tea set, sugar dredger, chased and pierced fruit or bonbon dish, twin oil and vinegar bottles and coffee set with tray. 1896

Fish Delivery boy distracted by Tit-Bits
Fish Delivery boy distracted by the latest addition Tit-Bits - this promotional card is advertising life insurance (via the magazine) to insure ones life for 1000. Date: circa 1906

Kokand, Uzbekistan - Seller of Traditional Uzbek Ceramics and a baker with a tray of bread rolls on his head. Date: circa 1908

CS Winifred Barker and Superintendent Shirley Becke
Winifred Theodora Barker (c1909-1995), third commander of the Met Police A4 (Women s) Branch, rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent in 1960

Queue de Luxe, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Queue de Luxe (Luxury Queue), with upper class people waiting for a bus, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Wilson & Gill Scott Antarctic expedition souvenirs
Advertisement for Wilson and Gill, goldsmiths of Regent Street, offering a range of souvenirs commemorating the ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1912 led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott

VAD girl, WW1
A cartoon drawing a VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) nurse, showing her made up of the three letters forming her name and carrying a tray. Date: 1918

Geisha sleeping, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Tallulah Bankhead and Leslie Howard in Her Cardboard Lover
Tallulah Bankhead and Leslie Howard appearing in in Her Cardboard Lover at the Lyric Theatre, London in 1928. Date: 1928

Le Cafe - Au Printemps by W. S. Hutton
A scene in 1920s Paris showing the smart patrons of a cafe enjoying the spring sunshine at outdoor tables. A waiter can be seen balancing a number of drinks on a tray

Portugal - Lisbon Girl Street Seller Date: 1930s

Entomology Specimens
Section of a specimen tray from the Natural History Museums Entomology Department showing the diversity of insects in terms of shape, size and colours

Charles R Matthews Collection
Collection of precious gems held at the Natural History Museum, London. The full collection comprises 268 fine gemstones, of which at least forty are from Myanmar (Burma)

Butterfly specimen tray
A selection of butterflies showing diversity in colour size and shape. From the collections of the Natural History Museums Entomology Department

Barclays lager advert for light or dark

Tabby kitten with drinks tray
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten with drinks tray. 1950s

Group of men in fancy dress and makeup, USA
Group of men and boys in fancy dress and makeup, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Stirrup cup before hunt sets off, St Just, Cornwall
Stirrup cup before the hunt sets off from outside the Kings Arms at St Just, Cornwall. The man with the tray is " Jethro" (Geoff Rowe), landlord of the pub. Date: 1970s

The Programme Seller by John Collier
A young programme seller at the theatre. 1930

Betty, by Frederick Lonsdale and Gladys Unger
Betty, a play by Frederick Lonsdale and Gladys Unger, with music by Paul Rubens. Betty, shown here carrying a tray, is a maid who ends up marrying an aristocrat

Cadburys Happy Families - Mrs Tray
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mrs Tray the Waiters Wife. circa 1950

Cadburys Happy Families - Miss Tray
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Miss Tray the Waiters Daughter. circa 1950

People walking and sitting, Cairo, Egypt
" People walking and sitting in the distant on a build-up street in Cairo. A man sits on a stool to the left of the image, to the near right a man carrying a tray

Susi - playing with a metal tray. 1950s

Susi - posing with a metal tray. 1950s

Cadburys Happy Families - Mr Tray
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mr Tray the Waiter. circa 1950

Cadburys Happy Families - Master Tray
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Master Tray the Waiters Son. circa 1950

Tennis Match in Art Deco style. 1936

Table display -- shellfish with wine, vegetables and fruit. 19th century

Table display -- boars head with vegetables. 19th century

Table display -- fruit basket
Table display -- wickerwork style fruit basket made out of pound cake or almond paste, with grapes, apples and pears. 19th century

English couple with African man in the foyer of the venue
Nottingham. English couple with African man stand facing the camera, in the in the foyer of the venue. Waitress holding tray, back of picture. Date: 1960s

Office tea lady with teapot and cups on a tea tray

Advert for Frys Cocoa - Mother prepares drinks 1912
Advertisement for Frys Cocoa - Mother prepares some cups of hot chocolate for her brood, occupied happily building a huge snowman in the garden. Date: 1912

Flowers on a tray on a circular New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Flowers on a tray on a circular Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Two pigs carrying in drinks on a French New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Baby in a high chair, Normandy, France, October 1899. Date: 1899

Girl carrying tea tray, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Susi - with soda syphon. 1950s

Susi - splashing out with the soda syphon. 1950s

Susi - with drinks tray. 1950s

Advert for Asprey dressing case 1935
Lightweight cases by Asprey. Obtainable in a variety of coverings and with a wide range of high quailty fittings, made from chinese lacquer. Also supplied unfitted. Special design to order. Date: 1935

Advert for Asprey walnut cutlery cabinet & breakfast heater
Fine walnut canteen table with drawers, fitted with 98 piece cutlery set. Also breakfast heater with plate oven. 1934

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