Waitress Collection

Spaten Brau Publicity 2
A waitress brings four seidels of frothy Spaten-Brau

Silhouette of a waitress or pub barmaid, about to pour beer into a glass. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Lyons Tea Waitress
A large tray is carried by a waitress in one of Lyons teashops which at this time were found throughout London

Biergarten waitress carrying beer tankards
A Biergarten waitress carrying tankards of beer

Abc Cafe London / 1900
The Aerated Bread Company Cafe (ABC) Ludgate Hill, London. The tea rooms opened in the 1860s, serving hot drinks and snacks. The stair sign reads Ladies Coffee Room Downstairs

Formosa Oolong Tea Rooms advertisement, 1916
Advertisement for the Formosa Oolong Tea Rooms - the most charming place in London for luncheons, teas and dinners. Illustration shows a lady having tea with an officer in uniform while a waitress in

Advert, Spears Sausages of Bath - Oh, Good! no preservative! 1927

Serving Maid / Chocolate
A serving maid carries a cup of chocolate and a glass of water on a tray

Banquet scene in the Egyptian Hall at Mansion House in London, 1808. Engraving by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for The Microcosm of London published by Rudolph Ackermann (1808-1810). Engraving

LYONS NIPPIE CLEARING
A Lyons Nippie clearing tables at a Lyons Corner House. Date: early 1930s

Cartoon, Waitress, WW1
Cartoon, Waitress, showing a pretty young woman in a white apron serving a beer to a French soldier in uniform. Date: 1915

Shelburne Hostesses
The famous Shelburne Hostesses from the Shelburne Lounge, cocktail bar, Lexington Avenue, New York

Students in Biergarten
German students enjoy a jocular session in a biergarten, joking with the waitress and emptying a few steins

London Teashop 1927
Three ladies in fashionable cloche hats, one with her dog on her lap, enjoy tea and cake at a London teashop next door to Wyndhams Theatre

Lyons Girl with Tea Pot
A pot of tea is brought to a customer by a waitress in one of Lyons teashops which at this time were found throughout London

Lyons Waitress W / Tray
A waitress in one of Lyons teashops which at this time were found throughout London

Advert, Lyons Tea House, waitress known as a Nippy Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman in hotel bedroom Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Waitress answering mans question Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Waitress serving in a restaurant Date: 20th century

c. 1880s Japan - tea house serving girl

Comic postcard, Stone Age Lyons Cafe Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, scene in a teashop Date: 20th century

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Table turned on the diner - " See that you re polite to our Waitresses - we can get plenty of customers." 1945

Two children in fancy dress; the little boy is dressed as a chef while a little girl makes a very respectable maid or waitress. Date: 1920s

Girl Workers of London - The Waitress. 1898

Interior, Royal Pump Room, Harrogate, Yorkshire
Interior of the Royal Pump Room, Harrogate, Yorkshire. circa 1900

BIERGARTEN WAITRESS 1899
Biergarten waitress carrying tankards of beer. Date: 1899

BIERKELLER SCENE 1905
An elderly German couple sit eating and drinking at a table in a biergarten. Date: 1905

WAITRESS & JAPANESE MEN WAITRESS & JAPANESE MEN
A waitress serves tea to a group of Japanese men Date: 1854

LONGCHAMP GARDENS C. 1805
Les ennuyees de Longchamp three bored ladies sit in the gardens at Longchamp, on the outskirts of Paris Date: circa 1805

FRENCH COUNTRY WAITRESS
Waitress in a French country inn Date: 1851

A British Waitress in a restaurant or teahouse
A British Waitress working in a restaurant or teahouse - delivering a tray of hot drinks. Perhaps her slightly downcast expression is in part due to the fact that gratuities to serving staff were

Formosa Oolong Tea advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Formosa Oolong Tea Rooms, the perfect place to unwind after a tiring day doing war work, such as these nurses pictured

Scene in a French bistro. Date: 1960s

Edouard Manet (1832-1883). French painter. The Beer Maid, 1879. Oil on canvas. Impressionism. Orsay Museum. Paris. France

Cartoon, Replacing those who are at the Front, WW1
Cartoon, Replacing those who are at the Front, showing French women taking on mens jobs during the First World War: shaving a man in a barbers shop, punching a travel ticket, selling newspapers

Antoines Restaurant
Customers sit outside Antoines Restaurant, 40 Charlotte Street, Soho, London, and a waitress takes an order

Singing saloon in the East End of London
The crowded singing saloon (pub) in Ratcliffe Highway, in the Limehouse area of the East End of London

Waitress and customer on comic postcard -- I ve clicked! Date: circa 1910s

German Beerhouse Waitress, carrying a mass (!) of beer tankards. The card is flanked by turnips, sausages and pretzels to complete the Germanic flavour.... Date: circa 1937

The Kitchen of The George
Kitchen of a busy hotel or public house showing the staff sitting around a large table for a tea break and spot of lunch. Date: 1932

A Japanese Geisha girl taking tea in a garden. Date: circa 1910s

WW2 - British soldier opts for wine instead of tea, which the pretty French waitress assumes to be his tipple of choice!!! Date: circa 1943

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

Tea in the Treetops, Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, Scotland
Tea in the Treetops Restaurant, Empire Exhibition, at the base of Taits Tower, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1938

Hotel Bill - Helpful Service. circa late 18th century

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