Trade Collection

Brochure cover, chocolate box designs
Brochure cover in blue, black and gold, chocolate box designs, Statue Series of box tops, Geo. H. Harrison & Sons, Statue Printing Works, Leeds, and Sentinel House, Southampton Row, London. 1930

Save Power at Work - Help your Fuel Watcher
World War Two public information poster for the Ministry of Food & Power - Save Power at Work. " Hi! Don t leave that machine running idle! And turn off that Blue Pencil Light!" circa 1940s

Cadbury Tea Dealer, Bull Street, Birmingham

Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton
Brochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, originating boot service in the home. Showing an 18th century scene, with a lady trying on a pair of boots. 20th century

Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, showing the Footshape Works where the boots and shoes are made, with addresses of branches below, in London, Bradford, Brighton and Leicester

Nursery Rhymes -- children on ice, lady at grocer s

Street food, Japan, with vendor and customer. circa 1890s

Street vendor and customer, Japan

Vegetable stall, Japan. circa 1890s

Vegetable seller and donkey, Naples, Italy

Street market in Almunecar, Andalusia, Spain
Scene at a street market in Almunecar, Andalusia, Spain, with fruit and vegetables on display. Date: 1962

Old man in flea market, Paris, France
An old man standing behind a stall in the flea market, Paris, France. Date: 1955

Scene at a cattle auction in Exeter, Devon, with a large crowd of potential buyers. Date: 1961

Danish Yeast Trade Mark poster. Pure Danish Perfection Yeast. Date: 1936

Freeman Hardy & Willis
Back of trade card showing Promenade shoes Date: 1900

Fishmonger - Port of London
A fishmonger carrying boxes of fresh fish unloaded at the Port of London, close to Tower Bridge, visible in the distance. Date: circa 1920s

Advertisement for Asiatisk The Compagni (Asiatic Tea Company) of Copenhagen, Denmark, showing a Japanese woman in traditional costume, with tea products. 20th century

Old bakery in St Gallen, Switzerland
View of the decorated exterior of an old bakery in the Spiesergasse (Spisergasse), St Gallen, Switzerland. Date: early 21st century

White Star Line Olympic and Titanic trade card
A Bourneville Cocoa trade card depicting the White Star Line RMS Titanic or her sister ship the Olympic. circa 1912

Label design for Rhum Maureske
Label design for Very Old Rhum Maureske (a mature rum), imported direct from St Martin, an island in the French West Indies. circa 19th century

Label design for VANA Rum from Martinique, showing a French colonial being served a glass by a native, with a map in the background. circa 20th century

Label design for Rhum Martinique
Label design for Rhum (Rum) Martinique, marketed by Aparici Sanz y Ortiz of Ayelo (Aielo) de Malferit, Valencia, Spain. Showing a sailing ship with two funnels at sea. circa early 20th century

Label design for Honeysuckle Jamaica Rum
Label design for The Honeysuckle Choice Old Jamaica Rum. circa 20th century

Label design for Rhum Doudou of Martinique, guaranteed pure. Showing a naked Caribbean woman. 20th century

Poster advertising War Savings, encourage people to invest in war bonds to support the ATS (the womens branch of the army, the Auxiliary Territorial Service). 1940s

Advertisement for Siwa Tea, based in Stuttgart and London, showing a Japanese woman in traditional costume enjoying a cup of tea. 20th century

Advertisement for the Biro ballpoint pen, retail price a staggering 55 shillings -- two pounds and fifteen shillings in pre-decimalisation money, which was a lot in those days

Label design for Saucisson d Arles sausages, marketed by Guichard Perrachon of Saint Etienne, France. In red, white and blue, with a pigs head trademark at the top. 20th century

Poster design for Continental Pneumatic rubber tyres

Poster design for Marco Polo Tee (Tea), imported by Franz Kathreiners Nachfolger, Munich. Depicting a Japanese woman in profile, in traditional costume, with a bowl of tea in front of her. 1926

Advertisement for Alfred Rieso Tea, based in Dresden, Germany, showing a Japanese woman in traditional costume. 20th century

Trade card design, Iris, for Lefevre-Utile biscuits of Nantes, France. Part of a series of flower girl images

Cover design, Pluma y Lapiz magazine
Cover design for Pluma y Lapiz (Pen and Pencil), a Spanish magazine. Showing a woman selling flowers on the street. circa 1901

Toy ice cream seller with his cart
A toy ice cream seller with his cart on wheels. 20th century

Advertisement for Asiatisk The Compagni (Asiatic Tea Company) of Copenhagen, Denmark, showing a Japanese woman in traditional costume, with tea products. 20th century

Label design for Blanchard mirabelle plum jam, with a baby as its trademark. Showing a bunch of golden yellow plums growing on a branch. 20th century

Vegetable vendor, Japan
Vegetable street vendor, Japan. circa 1890s

Water carriers, India. circa 1890s

Client, shoeshine and pickpocket, Naples, Italy
A staged studio photo of a client with a shoeshine man and pocket picking boy, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Cobblers at work, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Porcelain shops, Kyoto, Japan
Porcelain shops on a street in Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Man and dog with milk cart
Man (possibly Belgian) and dog with a milk cart, in a studio photo with a painted backdrop. late 19th century

Advertisement for Meinl coffee

Curio store, Japan

Letter writer and client, Naples, Italy. The notice says that the man can also offer his services in French. late 19th century

Women making parasols, Japan. circa 1890s

Women sorting silk worms, Japan. circa 1890s

Customs House, Dublin, Ireland. late 19th century

Blind shampooer, Japan. circa 1890s

Fish vendor, Japan. circa 1890s

Panama Market Landing Place

Bheestie, or water carrier, with bullock, India
Bheestie (bheesty), or water carrier, with bullock, India. circa 1890s

Barrel maker, Japan
Barrel maker at work, Japan. circa 1890s

A Bohra merchant, Bombay (Mumbai), India, belonging to the Gujarati-speaking Muslim community. circa 1890s

Barrel makers, Japan
Barrel makers at work, Japan. circa 1890s

Women with spinning wheel, Scotland
Two women and a girl sitting outside the Post Office with a spinning wheel and other equipment, Scotland. late 19th century

Broom and basket vendor, Japan. circa 1890s

Man in curio store, Japan

Weighing tea, Japan
People weighing tea in baskets, Japan. circa 1890s

Market in Peshawar (Pekhawar), now in Pakistan
People at an open air market in Peshawar (Pekhawar), India (now in Pakistan). circa 1890s

Boys working at a sandal store, Japan. circa 1890s

Japanese carpenters at work

Woman with baby in curio store, Japan

Porcelain shops, Kiyomizu, Kyoto, Japan
Porcelain shops at Kiyomizu, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Potters at work, Japan
Potters at work in a yard, Japan. circa 1890s

Street market in Corfu, Greece
Street market on the island of Corfu, Greece. Date: 1984

Advertisement for Birts & Son, Woolwich, SE London
Advertisement for Birts & Son, Greens End, Woolwich, south east London, offering Furniture and Pianos. circa 1905

Shoe shops, Istanbul, Turkey
Shoe shops and traders on a street in Istanbul, Turkey. circa 1870

Street barbers, Egypt
Street barbers at work, Egypt. circa 1870

Street barbers at work, China. circa 1890

Men with carrying chair, Egypt. circa 1870

Timber stack on quayside, Istanbul, Turkey

Street scene with Turkish porter. circa 1870

River scene with cargo boats. 20th century

View of a boat, River Thames, London
View of a boat, the Peter Piper, on the River Thames, London. 20th century

Street bazaar, Cairo, Egypt. circa 1870

Indian goldsmith
An Indian goldsmith in a studio photo. circa 1890s

Transporting tea, India
Bullock-drawn carts transporting tea on a road in India. circa 1890s

Coffee vendor, Turkey. circa 1870

Planks of wood being lifted during transport. 20th century

Manure dryers, Bombay (Mumbai), India

Street market, Shanghai, China
A busy street market in Shanghai, China. circa 1890

Egyptian knife-grinder, Egypt. circa 1870

Cobblers shop, India
Scene from outside a cobblers shop, India. circa 1890s

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