Cornflour Collection

Engraving depicting harvesting of maize and the preparation of cornflour at Brown and Polson's factory
5308634 Engraving depicting harvesting of maize and the preparation of cornflour at Brown and Polson's factory; (add.info)

The refining of cornflour
5307641 The refining of cornflour.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the refining of ground corn (maize) which produced cornflour within the Brown and Polson's Cornflour factory, Paisley

Advertisement for Bird's Custard
5308490 Advertisement for Bird's Custard.; (add.info.: Advertisement for Bird's Custard, the brand name for the original powdered, egg-free imitation custard powder. Dated 19th century)

The grinding corn to produce cornflour
5307644 The grinding corn to produce cornflour.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the grinding corn (maize) to produce cornflour within the Brown and Polson's Cornflour factory, Paisley, Scotland

The Condition of Affairs A Week After Landing, 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
The Condition of Affairs A Week After Landing, 1911, (1913). Boxes of supplies at camp HQ. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Engraving depicting the refining of corn flour, 19th century
Engraving depicting the refining of cornflour

Advert / Cornflour 1933
Brown & Polsons Flavoured Cornflour Date: 1933

Cornflour being mixed with water in a glass bowl, high angle view

Cornflour, SEM
Cornflour. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cornflour particles. Cornflour is the white, powdered starch of the maize (corn, Zea mays) grain

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A week after landing on unfamiliar shores, early explorers relied on the versatile and nourishing Cornflour for sustenance, as depicted in Herbert Ponting's "The Condition of Affairs A Week After Landing" (1911). Fast forward to the 19th century, and Cornflour production became an industrial process, as seen in this engraving. By the 1930s, Cornflour advertising showcased its ease of use in a simple, high-angle image of mixing it with water in a glass bowl. Today, we marvel at its microscopic structure revealed through Scanning Electron Microscopy, a testament to its unique properties.