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Staff & patients in C Ward of Quex Park VAD Hospital. The patients are all wearing hospital blues with the exception of one man who is a Belgian solder (holding a tray with glasses)
Clown and jester on a Christmas card -- the clown has dropped all the food and drink from his tray. Date: circa 1890s
Girl serving hot drink on a Christmas cardGirl serving a hot drink (probably tea) to another girl on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Boys clearing snow on a Christmas cardBoys clearing snow from the front of a house on a Christmas and New Year card. circa 1890s
Two boys snowballing on a Christmas card, when they should be making deliveries. Date: circa 1890s
The Brass Rail restaurant, New York City, USAThe Brass Rail restaurant, 7th Avenue and 49th Street, New York City, USA, showing meat cooking in front of burning coals on an English Roasting Jack. Date: circa 1940
Entomological Specimens from the Wallace CollectionDisplay showing differences in colouring between male and female butterflies of the same species. Wallace believed that males fight to compete for females but that female choice was not a factor
Serving boy carries pile of folded napkins - Colmans StarchA serving boy carrying a teetering pile of folded napkins, held in place due to the effectiveness of Colmans Starch. Date: 19th century
Barman and waiter working in a bar. A sign invites customers to Join Our Christmas Club. Date: circa 1930s
Japan - Creating a miniature Bonseki landscapeJapan - Bonseki - the ancient Japanese art of creating miniature landscapes on black lacquer trays using white sand, pebbles, and small rocks
Bobby the dog and Fluff the cat in the dairy, stealing the milk and butter. Date: circa 1933
Fashionable woman sitting at a desk in an office. Date: circa 1920s
Five girls with tea tray in a gardenFive girls with a tea tray in a garden on a summers day. A badminton net is set up on the lawn in the background. Date: circa 1920s
WW1 - Eastern Front - Dinner for Austrian soldiers deliveredWW1 - Eastern Front - Austrian soldiers crawl to deliver rations to soldiers in shallow trenches whilst under Russian shell-fire. Date: 1915
Dairywoman, Paris, early 19th century.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis-Marie Lante from Tradeswomen of Paris, Paris, 1823
Family with three dogs and a servantFamily of four in a back garden with three lapdogs and a servant. Date: circa 1910s
Garden in Baslow, Derbyshire Peak DistrictTed Ellis on the left and Ernest Battersby beside him with sherry and cigarettes. A third drink waits onthe tray for whoever had been tasked with operating Ernests camera. Date: circa 1906
Boy scouts from the PhilippinesA group of boy scouts from the Philippines. Date: 20th century
Boy scouts cooking at camp, British HondurasBoy scouts cooking at Loyola Camp, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America. Date: 1951
Chinese waiter, San Francisco, California, USAChinese waiter carrying a tray on his head, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: circa 1905
Firefighter training with foam extinguisherFirefighter training with a foam extinguisher, 18 April 1956. Date: 1956
Firefighters training at Lambeth HQ, extinguishing an oil fire using water fog
Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQDemonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965. The firefighter is retrieving a motor cycle tyre from a burning oil tray, in crouch position
Cream pottery pin tray - WWI - BairnsfatherwareCream pottery pin tray with black striped rim. With transfer What time do they feed the sealions, Alf No trademark legend on reverse. Bairnsfather Ware
Copper tray with - badge of the Middlesex RegimentCopper tray with the beaten badge of the Middlesex Regiment (16th Service/Public Schools Battalion). Trench Art
Cubs in refectory, Baden Powell House, LondonCubs queueing for food in the refectory of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s
Serving girl with tea set, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Actor performing in a play, Merely Mary AnnAn actor named Howard performing in a play by Israel Zangwill entitled Merely Mary Ann (written 1903). It was later adapted into a film (1931). Date: 20th century
Dewars Whisky advertisementAdvertisement for Dewars whisky, featuring a smart footman in full livery and powdered wig carrying a decanter and glass on a tray. Date: 1927
Pug Peter -- dog and ducklings on steep slopePug Peter -- Very upsetting. A dog and three ducklings slide or fall down a steep slope. Date: 1905
Maid with tray of drinksHarlequin illustration, showing a maid with a tray of drinks. Date: 1923
Print Users Yearbook -- tennis matchPrint Users Yearbook -- people playing a tennis match in a large garden, with a tray of drinks ready for when they take a break. Date: circa 1930s
London Street Cries - Muffin ManLondon Street Cries - The Muffin Man crying " Muffins and Crumpets!" " Do you know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man
Advert for Beatl coffee service 1930Bright and colourful Beatl coffee service with tray to match, complete with quaintly-formed sugar and cream. Date: 1930
TWA air stewardess with an in-flight mealTWA (Trans World Airlines) stewardess with an in-flight meal on a tray. Date: 1940s
Deckchair TrayA deckchair tray, a handy gadget which clips on almost any width of chair arm, will swivel into any position and yet is steady enough for a cup of tea and a plate! Date: 1930s
Cucumber Girls 1930STwo waving girls with a tray of fresh cucumbers. Date: 1930s
Advertisement for Nescafe -- female model with tray. 1959
WW2 - Home front - British housewives queue to buy eggsOctober, 1940 - British housewives queue to buy eggs, both domestically sourced and supplied from the Dominions - in this case, Canada. Date: 1940
Japan - Tea Industry - Tea Sifting Date: circa 1908
Japan - Tea Industry - Tea Drying Date: circa 1908
Japan - Tea Industry - Tea Grinding. Date: circa 1908
Japan - Silk Industry - Cutting the Mulberry leaves, for the silkworms to consume as they grow to maturity. Date: circa 1907
Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms 20 days after hatching Date: circa 1907
Russo-Japanese War - Bringing up shells for the field guns. Date: circa 1905
Japanese Silk Industry - Storing the Cocoons Date: circa 1910
Japanese Silk Industry - Cleaning silk worm beds. Date: circa 1910
Thessaloniki, Greece - Waiter at a Jewish Cafe Date: circa 1905