Grocer Collection (#2)

Horse and motor vans (b / w photo)
3621836 Horse and motor vans (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horse and motor vans)

Leading members of the grocers trade (b / w photo)
3621817 Leading members of the grocers trade (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leading members of the grocers trade)

Bacon cuts (colour litho)
3621804 Bacon cuts (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacon cuts. Illustration for The Practical Grocer by W H Simmonds (Gresham)

Performing bear (colour litho)
3642006 Performing bear (colour litho) by Andre, Richard (1834-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Performing bear. Illustration for Mothers Birthday Review by Juliana Horatia Ewing (SPCK)

Window dressing - a prize window (colour litho)
3621801 Window dressing - a prize window (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Window dressing - a prize window)

A smart, well-stocked interior (colour litho)
3621799 A smart, well-stocked interior (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A smart, well-stocked interior)

Grocers, Tinkler, trade card (engraving)
984107 Grocers, Tinkler, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grocers, Tinkler, trade card.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

A banana cart, New York, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
862641 A banana cart, New York, c.1900 (b/w photo) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The grocers shop at Christmas (engraving)
587179 The grocers shop at Christmas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A crowd of people gathered outside J Carraway grocers shop at Christmas)

Thomas Morgan, woollen and linen draper, grocer and tea dealer, trade card (engraving)
731565 Thomas Morgan, woollen and linen draper, grocer and tea dealer, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Morgan)

New Front of Whites Almshouses, 1826 (w / c on paper)
2831618 New Front of Whites Almshouses, 1826 (w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Christmas Eve in London (engraving)
2808418 Christmas Eve in London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas Eve in London)

Comic postcard, accident with bacon slicer Date: 20th century

Advertisement for Skippers Sailor Savouries sandwich filling with a poem illustrated by Gladys Peto. Date: c.1924

Advert for Hovis bread, 1925 with emphasis on children Date: 1925

Advert for Bovril, 1925 Date: 1925

Advert for Heinz, 1925 and the 57 varieties beloved of the local grocer Date: 1925

English grocer entering a dining room and surprising his family, 19th century. Mr. John Jorrocks enters to find Mrs Jorrocks in red and gold turban

English grocer giving a lecture on hunting in a large room in the Dragon tavern, 19th century. The wall is decorated with hunting cap, leather breeches and three fox tails. Mr

Saw a lovely bunch of carrots, illustration from
IL274583 Saw a lovely bunch of carrots, illustration from The Naughty Neddy Book, published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1920s (colour litho) by Anderson, Anne (1874-1930); Private Collection; Scottish

Law Sakes Alive! What are you Doing, Baby?, c. 1872 (oil on linen)
NYH149730 Law Sakes Alive! What are you Doing, Baby?, c.1872 (oil on linen) by Markham, Charles Cole (1837-1907); 113.6x149 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Dog and Pieman (engraving)
6003575 Dog and Pieman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog and Pieman. Illustration for The Childrens Friend (1881).); © Look and Learn; English

Cartoon, Girl at the grocers shop. 1924

Group photo, staff outside a grocery shop. circa 1940s

The General Store, Vienna, 1906
BAL46285 The General Store, Vienna, 1906 by Graner, Ernst (1865-1943); Wien Museum Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria; German, out of copyright

A Parisian Greengrocers shop, early 19th century (colour litho)
CHT177437 A Parisian Greengrocers shop, early 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

A man with a pushcart full of vegetables (oil on canvas)
BFM286872 A man with a pushcart full of vegetables (oil on canvas) by Herp, Willem van the Elder (1614-77); 86x199 cm; Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha, Germany; Bildarchiv Foto Marburg

A London Street Market (oil on canvas)
BOU217113 A London Street Market (oil on canvas) by Davidson, Allan Douglas (1873-1932); 45.7x61 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

Fruit seller of Hamburg, Germany, with basket of apples, 19th century. She wears a starched fichu on her bonnet and many petticoats worn over the other

G King, tea dealer, grocer etc, trade card (engraving)
731564 G King, tea dealer, grocer etc, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: G King, tea dealer, grocer etc, trade card)

The Grocer and his Family at Prayers (engraving)
725527 The Grocer and his Family at Prayers (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info)

L Epicier et La Portiere, c. 1828 (hand-coloured litho)
740232 L Epicier et La Portiere, c.1828 (hand-coloured litho) by Monnier, Henri Bonaventure (1799-1877); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Grocery Store, Meikle Park, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Grocery Store of proprietor George Elliott, at 690 Red River Road, Meikle Park, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. circa 1920

"Don t let me ever see your face again"(engraving)
2813201 " Don t let me ever see your face again" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Leading members of the grocers trade (b / w photo)
3621829 Leading members of the grocers trade (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leading members of the grocers trade)

Mr Yerkes first deal (litho)
3642019 Mr Yerkes first deal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Yerkes first deal)

The Fruit Market In Milan, At La Colonna Del Verzee (colour litho)
2798592 The Fruit Market In Milan, At La Colonna Del Verzee (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fruit Market In Milan, At The Verzee Column)

One Of The Most Characteristic Streets In The Italian Quarter (Saffron Hill) Of London (Colour Litho)
2798292 One Of The Most Characteristic Streets In The Italian Quarter (Saffron Hill) Of London (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Golborne Road, North Kensington, SW London, with shop premises including Olsons grocers and Golborne haircutters. Date: circa 1905

The grocer boy was actually picking off the paint on the side door, which had formed into blisters (engraving)
971563 The grocer boy was actually picking off the paint on the side door, which had formed into blisters (engraving) by Grossmith

Street in Boulder City, Kalgoorlie, Australia. Date: circa 1930s

Charles Tyson Yerkes first deal selling soap. circa 1870s

Yes! We Have No Bananas (litho)
979363 Yes! We Have No Bananas (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yes! We Have No Bananas. Sheet music cover.); © Look and Learn

"What did you say, little one?"(chromolitho)
5988730 " What did you say, little one?" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " What did you say, little one)

Egg testing and grading (litho)
3621831 Egg testing and grading (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egg testing and grading)

Grocer (colour litho)
3641556 Grocer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grocer. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Shop of a Grocer and Druggist (engraving)
668479 Shop of a Grocer and Druggist (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shop of a Grocer and Druggist, from a Stamp of Vriese, Seventeenth Century)

T & I Dobson, wholesale and retail grocers and tea dealers, trade card (engraving)
731595 T & I Dobson, wholesale and retail grocers and tea dealers, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: T & I Dobson)

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Step into the vibrant world of a Yoruba grocer in Nigeria, where the streets are alive with bustling activity. In Carmarthen, Dyfed, South Wales, the aroma of fresh produce fills the air as locals flock to Central Stores & Post Office on High Street in Chalford, Glos. However, not all scenes are idyllic; a fire ravages through Danbury Street in Islington, N1. The legacy of Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet - a British grocer and yachtsman - is immortalized in an exquisite painting by Alick P F Ritchie from 1926. From Vienna's corner shops to Verona's food markets, grocery stores serve as vital hubs for communities worldwide. In Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales stands Bear Hotel alongside charming shops including a quaint grocery store. Travel back in time to Rawtenstall during the early 1900s and witness a cyclist passing by another bustling grocer's shop. Even across borders and cultures like Cairo in Egypt or Holmfirth Wallace's Grocer early 1900s era England – one thing remains constant: the importance of these establishments that provide sustenance for families and livelihoods for hardworking individuals. Whether it be navigating through crowded Nigerian streets or strolling along peaceful Welsh towns – each grocer tells its own unique story within their community. They stand as pillars of resilience and unity amidst changing times while continuing to nourish both body and soul with their wide array of goods. So next time you step into your local grocer’s shop or pass by one on your travels – take a moment to appreciate the rich history they carry within their walls. These humble establishments have witnessed countless stories unfold throughout time; they are more than just places to buy groceries but rather cherished landmarks that connect us all through our shared need for sustenance.