Customer Collection

Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine
Two Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine, a seven-day campaign during Scout Job Week. Their first customer was an actress, Caroline Munro

The Shop Assistant who Lost his Temper by H. M. Bateman
A shop assistant finally loses the plot after bringing out roll upon roll of material for a demanding customer to choose from. 1929

Old man in Stoke pub -1
An elderly man sits in the bar of a working class pub in Staffordshire. He has a half pint of mild ale. It is early doors and there is a portrait of the Queen on the wall - 1 Date: 1987

The Stonehouse themed pub, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist: Michael Walters
The Stonehouse themed pub, Sheffield, 1971. Popular with both students from the local university and drinkers taking advantage of the busy night life Sheffield had to offer

Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd, Preston, Lancashire, office and factory -- trade design. 1920

Silhouette of barmaid and customer in a pub
The best drink is the last drink -- scene at 10pm in The Crown, Harrogate, with a barmaid, a customer and his dog

London Tram 1952
The last week in service for the poor old Route 36 tram, from Abbey Wood to Embankment via the Old Kent Road and Blackfriars. Londons very last tram ran on 7 July 1952

In a Butchers Shop
THE MAN OF TASTE - a butchers customer orders two ounces of Boiled Beef, Cut with a Ham y Knife to give it a Relish

Mental Cruelty by H. M. Bateman
A banks customer struggles to control his reactions at seeing piles of money being handled by the staff behind the counter

Restaurant in Puerto Corinto, Department of Chinandega, Nicaragua, Central America

Old Town Square at Christmas time and Old Town Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Gendarmen markt Christmas market and Konzert Haus, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Gendarmen markt Christmas market and Franz Dom, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Victorian gin house, 19th century (late 19th or early 20th century)

Sloppy Joes Bar, Havana, Cuba, 1951. The world famous Sloppy Joes welcomed tourists for over four decades, and offered over 80 cocktails in addition to the bars own brand of 12 year old rum

BARBER SHOP, 1920. American barber shop

Bath Chair at Eastbourne
An attendant with a bath chair for hire waits for a customer whom he will pull along the sea front at Eastbourne

Busy tailors workshop
A busy tailors workshop, with a gentleman being fitted for a new suit

The Hat Shop, 1892. Creator: Henry Tonks
The Hat Shop, 1892

Old man in Stoke pub - 2
An elderly man sits in the bar of a working class pub in Staffordshire. He has a half pint of mild ale. It is early doors and there is a portrait of the Queen on the wall - 2 Date: 1987

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

Coco Chanel (1883-1971) as a milliner, from Le Grand Mode a l Envers
CHT187705 Coco Chanel (1883-1971) as a milliner, from Le Grand Mode a l Envers, 1919 (colour litho) by Sem (Georges Goursat) (1863-1934); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French

A customer inspects a haggis, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Nylon comb advert from DuPont, 1952 C019 / 1284
Nylon comb advert from DuPont. Advert for DuPont nylon combs and toothbrushes, from the August-September 1952 issue of the DuPont Magazine (volume 46, number 4, page 44)

Plaza de la Catedral, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Barmaid in Smoky Pub
A barmaid serves a customer in a smokey London pub. On the back wall is a fine selection of spirits while in the foreground, punters chat among themselves

What do you think of the expedition? from Metamorphoses of the Day, 1829

The Birmingham Horse Fair, c. 1841-49 (w / c on paper)
2959557 The Birmingham Horse Fair, c.1841-49 (w/c on paper) by Cox, David (1783-1859); 18.7x29.6 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

St. Jamess Square: Wedgwood and Byerley Showroom, York Street
GHL16918 St. Jamess Square: Wedgwood and Byerley Showroom, York Street by Ackermann, Rudolph (1764-1834); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: St)

The Hoffman House Bar, New York, USA, 1900s

London Trade Card - James Wheeley, Paper Hanging warehouse, opposite the church in Little Britain. 18th century

Dong Ba market, Hue, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

Xmas Market, French Cathedral, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin, Germany, Europe

A Barber Distracted
THE RED-HOT POLITICIAN A barber is more absorbed in the latest political gossip than his hot curling tongs, with painful results for his singed customer

Butcher & Customer 1867
B - for the butcher who had a great dog

Wine Seller & Customer
A vintner (wine seller) fills a customers glass from his portable barrel

Old Town Square at Christmas time and St. Nicholas church, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

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

C16 CHEMISTs SHOP
MEDICINES WHILE YOU WAIT: a druggist of the 16th century prepares a medicament, pounding the ingredients with pestle and mortar while two customers wait with their dog. Date: circa 1570

Antwerp Exhibition
A selection of handmade laces are shown by a local manufacturer at the Antwerp Exhibition, (Exposition Internationale Coloniale), Belgium

People Eating at an Outdoor Restaurant with a Faded Advertising Sign on the Wall, Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

A Penny Barber, 1789. 1789. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
A Penny Barber, 1789

A woman shops at the old market in the historic city of Sanaa, Yemen April 12, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

A Market in Burma (Myanmar), 1909 (colour litho)
473641 A Market in Burma (Myanmar), 1909 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from a series of illustrations of life in Burma (Myanmar)

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Meat boycott - some vegetables please, NYC market, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Meat boycott - some vegetables please, NYC market, 1910. Woman buying vegetables in NYC market

The scales, 1921. Creator: Ernest Stephen Lumsden
The scales, 1921

Berlin -- folk restaurant, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Berlin -- folk restaurant, between c1915 and c1920

Buying camlets in a shop, Yokohama - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Buying camlets in a shop, Yokohama, [Japan], 1865. In the sketch we have engraved...as an illustration of the social life and manners of the people of Japan

A 16th century baker's shop. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs
1000927 A 16th century baker's shop. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Conversation between a railway guard and passengers, 1871
3478943 Conversation between a railway guard and passengers, 1871; (add.info.: Punch cartoon 1871 depicting a conversation between a railway guard and passengers as they discuss a tip (gratuity)

A boot boy, 1850
3478698 A boot boy, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a boot boy and a woman. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

French illustration of a bank cashier speaking with a customer as he drops important deeds
5617161 French illustration of a bank cashier speaking with a customer as he drops important deeds and papers on the floor 1900 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

French illustration of a bank cashier speaking with a customer 1900
5617159 French illustration of a bank cashier speaking with a customer 1900; Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century illustration of visit to post office
673388 19th century illustration of visit to post office; (add.info.: Visiting post office, nineteenth century); Universal History Archive/UIG

English gentleman paying the bill in a Parisian restaurant, after a work by Queverdo, 1815
1000902 English gentleman paying the bill in a Parisian restaurant, after a work by Queverdo, 1815. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

Cartoon depicting a fresh fish cart in the streets of London, 19th century
5308855 Cartoon depicting a fresh fish cart in the streets of London, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a fresh fish cart in the streets of London)

A conversation between a surly cab driver and his customer, 1888
3478942 A conversation between a surly cab driver and his customer, 1888; (add.info.: Punch cartoon 1888 depicting a conversation between a surly cab driver and his customer)

Illustration of post office and village shop
673504 Illustration of post office and village shop; (add.info.: Post Office and Village shop, 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century confectioner with customers
673345 19th century confectioner with customers; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Confect ioner); Universal History Archive/UIG

Viennese coffee house life, 1875. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs
1000896 Viennese coffee house life, 1875. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

A farmers market
5616480 A farmers market; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a farmers market where customers could buy freshly baked bread. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1854); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting a client examining a photographer's show pictures
5308844 Engraving depicting a client examining a photographer's show pictures; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a client examining a photographer's show pictures)

A boot-boy giving a flower to a regular customer
5312073 A boot-boy giving a flower to a regular customer; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a boot-boy giving a flower to a regular customer. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A boot boy giving a flower to one of his regular customers, 1850 (engraving)
3478709 A boot boy giving a flower to one of his regular customers, 1850 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Customers within a frame shop
3562283 Customers within a frame shop by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: France 1880-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Cartoon depicting a book binder speaking with a customer about the leather used, 19th century
5308777 Cartoon depicting a book binder speaking with a customer about the leather used, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a book binder speaking with a customer about the leather used)

Great weighing machine or steelyard, Qing Dynasty. The man weighs items brought to him by customers
FLO4590560 Great weighing machine or steelyard, Qing Dynasty. The man weighs items brought to him by customers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Dinner-table accidents in a restaurant. Gentleman dropping a full plate on a lady's lap
FLO4679193 Dinner-table accidents in a restaurant. Gentleman dropping a full plate on a lady's lap, waiter opening a bottle of beer in a customer's face, another waiter knocking a diner, etc

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
542961 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871.; (add.info.: The Rabbit Market: Customer querying the price of 40 francs for a rabbit)

Barber shop. 19th century (engraving)
672857 Barber shop. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Wire Worker. By Jost Amman, 16th century (woodcut)
529949 Wire Worker. By Jost Amman, 16th century (woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Japanese barber - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
A Japanese barber - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. We present this week another of those characteristic Illustrations of the manners and customs of the Japanese people

Comic postcard, Woman buying material in a shop Date: 20th century

Victorian scrap, Barber shaving a soldier. 19th century

Wallpapers and Decorations, John Gilkes, Brighton
Advertising poster, Wallpapers and Decorations, John Gilkes & Sons, North Street, Brighton. circa 1920

East End greengrocer doing his best to remain open for his customers despite the inconvenience of the shop and his home being bombed by the Luftwaffe during the air raids on London in the Second

Mr Uncle the pawnbroker. 8th November 1935

Tesco Supermarket, Elephant and Castle, London, Monday 24th February 1969

Dornier Do-J Do-16 Wal
A Dornier Wal Parked at the Waters Edge with People Waiting on Shore. the Norwegian Arctic Explorer Roald Amundsen Used Two Dornier Seaplane in His Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach the North Pole in

Liore et Olivier LEO-213
Amy Johnson and Jim Mollison Boarding an Air Union, France Liore Et Olivier Leo-213, the Aircraft Door Has The Golden Ray Written on It. Date: 1930s

The Toulon Opera House, Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Market at Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

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1. "Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine: Teaching young boys the value service from an early age. " "An old man in Stoke pub, sharing stories and laughter with fellow customers, creating a sense of community. " "Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd in Preston, Lancashire: A testament to the loyalty of customers towards a beloved local business. " "A silhouette of a barmaid and customer in a pub: Where friendships are forged over pints and conversations that last a lifetime. " "In a Butchers Shop: The friendly banter between butcher and customer creates an atmosphere of trust and quality. " "Mental Cruelty by H. M. Bateman: A humorous depiction highlighting the importance of treating customers with respect and kindness. " "Restaurant in Puerto Corinto, Nicaragua, Central America: Serving delicious cuisine while embracing the warmth and hospitality cherished by every customer. " "London Tram 1952: Commuters finding solace amidst bustling city life as they rely on efficient transportation services for their daily needs. " "Old Town Square at Christmas time in Prague, Czech Republic: Customers immersing themselves in festive cheer while exploring unique shops and markets. Gendarmen markt Christmas market in Berlin, Germany: Delighting visitors with enchanting stalls filled with handmade crafts that capture the hearts of every customer. Gendarmen markt Christmas market in Berlin, Germany : Franz Dom standing tall as customers gather to enjoy live music performances during this joyful season. The Hoffman House Bar - New York City's historic watering hole where patrons have gathered for decades to share drinks, stories, and camaraderie.