Trays Collection

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Large fig factory
The scale of the fig industry at Izmir is demonstrated in this postcard showing a huge warehouse with a multitude of baskets and workers

Food Served on a Flight
An Airline Steward and Air Hostess serve a roast meal to flight passengers

Asprey non-spill drink sets and trolleys advertisement, 1935
Advertisement for a variety of cocktail trays and trolleys from the luxury brand, Asprey, in chrome and glass, all of which have the nifty advantage of never spilling your drinks

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Making Raisins
Drying grapes to make raisins for export at Izmir (Smyrna)

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - A Street Fruit Seller. Date: circa 1908

Man removing peas from froster in Birds Eye factory
Man removing peas from a froster in Birds Eye factory. The peas have been quick-frozen, ready for storage at sub-zero temperature. Date: circa 1970s

Bomb damage in a London suburb, WW2
Bomb damage in a London suburb during the Second World War (23 August 1940). Bombs were dropped in the early hours of the morning

Barbados - Native Crockery Sellers. Date: circa 1904

Drying Silk Cocoons in India
A silk factory in India, showing the latest and most approved method. Cocoons exposed in the sun in large flats trays to dry the silk and also kill the grub inside each cocoon. Date: late 1890s

Engraved decorative jewel trays. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896

Advert for Mappin & Webb tea & coffee service 1929
Seletion of three different style sterling silver tea and coffee service, with tea pot, sugar basin, cream jug, coffee pot, kettle and stand and tea tray. 1929

Edible Centerpieces Date: 1935

Grading the quality of collected prunes at Agen, France
Grading the quality of collected prunes at Agen in the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Date: circa 1910s

by Miyagawa Choshun
Porter carrying a yolk holding two shallow trays of an unspecified liquid passing an elderly lady struggling along the road with her walking stick by Miyagawa Choshun (1683-1753)

Somali Fruit Traders - Aden, Yemen
Somali Fruit Traders - Aden, a seaport in Yemen Date: circa 1910s

Mobile Chinese Street Food Cook and Vendor - preparing lunch - Beijing, China. Date: circa 1910s

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

Fig packing - Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory, Izmir, Turkey
Fig packing at the Djanik Elmassian Fig Factory and depot at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. A very traditional scene in the main fig-producing region in Turkey. Date: circa 1910s

Market women and their Bananas - Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: 1909

Air crash investigation, clerical staff at work
Air crash investigation, three clerical staff at work in an office. Date: 1960s

Art pottery, Latest Novelties, Plate 89, showing vases, jugs, jars and other items in a range of styles and patterns. Date: circa 1880s

Art pottery, Plate 82, showing a range of styles and patterns, including human and animal figures, and ornate containers. Date: circa 1880s

China medallions, Tea and Coffee Sets, Plate 39
China medallions, Tea and Coffee Sets on revolving trays, Plate 39, showing patterned cups and saucers, plates, teapots and coffee pots. Date: circa 1880s

Myanmar - Village Scene - preparing food
Myanmar - Village Scene - preparing (pounding!) food using a large pestle and mortar Date: circa 1910

Majolica Ware, Plate 67, showing a range of items, including a tray, teapots, cups and saucers, jugs, dishes and bowls. Date: circa 1880s

China Toilet Table Sets, Plate 58, showing plain and patterned trays, candlesticks, jars, pots and bowls. Date: circa 1880s

China Tea and Breakfast Services, Plate 33
China Tea and Breakfast Services, Tea and Coffee Sets with Tray, Plate 33, showing blue and white patterned plates, cups and saucers, covered dishes, teapots, coffee pots, sugar bowls and milk jugs

Tea and Coffee Services, Luncheon Trays, Plate 34
Tea and Coffee Services, Luncheon Trays, Plates, Plate 34, showing plain and patterned cups and saucers, plates, serving dishes, teapots and coffee pots. Date: circa 1880s

Family with Christmas pudding on a New Year card
Family with a large Christmas pudding and other nice things to eat and drink on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Boy scouts from the Philippines
A group of boy scouts from the Philippines. Date: 20th century

Advertisement, Dryad Tea Waggon
Advertisement for the Dryad Tea Waggon, with three oak trays, on four plated swivel wheels, rubber tyred, with cane work. Very convenient for houses with long passages and for tea on the lawn

Jewellery Market Stall
Women sifting through trays of jewellery on a stall at Wentworth Street Market, London. Date: 1950s

WW2 - Home front - British housewives queue to buy eggs
October, 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 - Silkworms awake from hibernation
Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms during second hibernation phase. Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms feeding on mulberry leaves Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms begin to construct cocoons Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering silkworms from egg paper
Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering the silkworms from the egg paper using a delicate feather brush. Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Bombyx mori Moths lay eggs on paper Date: circa 1909

The Port of Betsupu, Japan - next to Yanagihara-eki in Ehime - washing out fish trays in the surf. Date: circa 1910s

Fresno, California, USA - drying figs in the hot sun. Date: circa 1910s

Japanese Silk Industry - Storing the Cocoons Date: circa 1910

Thessaloniki, Greece - Jewish Fruit Sellers Date: circa 1910s

California, USA - drying prunes in the hot sun Date: circa 1910s

Drying Raisins - Renmark, River Murray, South Australia Date: circa 1908

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