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Serving up a delightful mix of history and culture, these captivating images take us on a journey through time

Background imageServing Collection: White Star Line, First Class silver plated serving dish

White Star Line, First Class silver plated serving dish
White Star Line, First Class silver plated starburst serving dish with house flag logo and Maltese Cross. 15ins

Background imageServing Collection: White Star Line, First Class Elkington plate oval serving di

White Star Line, First Class Elkington plate oval serving dish, date marked 1911. 16ins. Date: 1911

Background imageServing Collection: White Star Line, Goldsmiths silver plated serving tray

White Star Line, Goldsmiths silver plated serving tray
White Star Line, First Class Goldsmiths silver plated serving tray with flag logo in centre. 10ins

Background imageServing Collection: White Star Line, Stonier Losol ware octagonal serving bowl

White Star Line, Stonier Losol ware octagonal serving bowl
White Star Line, rare Stonier and Company Losol ware octagonal serving bowl with flag logo. 8ins

Background imageServing Collection: WW2, Women's Land Army

WW2, Women's Land Army
This illustration portrays a young woman standing by a white work horse in the middle of a patchy field, she is serving the Women's Land Army

Background imageServing Collection: WW2 Ferry Pilot

WW2 Ferry Pilot
A portrait illustration of a young British woman serving as a WW2 ferry pilot. Date: circa 1941

Background imageServing Collection: WW2, Despatch Rider

WW2, Despatch Rider
This illustration shows a young woman serving as a despatch rider for the Women's Transport Service, possibly delivering some urgent orders during WW2. Date: circa 1941

Background imageServing Collection: WW2, Jackie Serving Tea

WW2, Jackie Serving Tea
This illustration shows Jackie, a fictional character from a WW2 story book, she serves for the Emergency Mobile Canteen Corps, offering tea to some servicemen

Background imageServing Collection: WW2 Peter The Pilot

WW2 Peter The Pilot
This illustration shows Peter waking from his dream, only to be met by his heroic father who has been away, serving the Royal Air Force during WW2. Date: circa 1940

Background imageServing Collection: WW2, Upon The Quay!

WW2, Upon The Quay!
An illustration of a little girl waving goodbye to a loved one who is serving with the Royal Navy in WW2, she is standing on the quay with her dog, watching the ship disappear. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageServing Collection: WW2, Good News

WW2, Good News
An illustration which portrays a little girl wearing striped pyjamas, she has just read a letter from a loved one, dictating that he is coming home from serving in WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageServing Collection: WW2, Where And When?

WW2, Where And When?
An illustration of a little girl portraying an older woman, speaking on the telephone to a relative who is serving for the Royal Navy during WW2, he has 10 days leave. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageServing Collection: WW2, Digging For Victory

WW2, Digging For Victory
An illustration of a young boy helping with the Digging For Victory campaign set up by the British Ministry of Agriculture to encourage civilians to grow their own food during times of harsh

Background imageServing Collection: WW2, Tappety-Tap

WW2, Tappety-Tap
An illustration which portrays a wartime girl using a typewriter, acting as a typist for her father who is serving in WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageServing Collection: Matania Advertisement Illustration

Matania Advertisement Illustration
A detailed illustration, probably used for advertisement purposes, showing a scene in which two elegantly dressed figures, a man and a seated young lady

Background imageServing Collection: Pair Of Houses Proposal, Woldsea

Pair Of Houses Proposal, Woldsea
An architectural drawing suggesting the plans for a pair of houses to be erected at Woldsea, a garden village project to be built in Lincolnshire

Background imageServing Collection: R. S. Hudson Omo Advertisement

R. S. Hudson Omo Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for R. S. Hudson Limited, promoting Omo, a bleacher, cleanser and purifier of household cloths

Background imageServing Collection: Long Range Bombardment of Dunkirk

Long Range Bombardment of Dunkirk
This oil painting is based on sketches and notes from the artist, Ernest Procter, while serving in the Friends Ambulance Unit in WW1

Background imageServing Collection: Still Life Feast

Still Life Feast
A still life painting of a table laid with serving platters containing fruit, nuts, vegetabales and fish. Items include grapefruit, melons, grapes, sliced pear, peeled apple, sliced fish, cherries

Background imageServing Collection: Ambrogio Spinola

Ambrogio Spinola
A portrait painting of the 1st Marquess of Los Balbases and 1st Duke of Sesto, Ambrogio Spinola Doria, 1569-1630. He was an Italian condottiero of Genoa

Background imageServing Collection: Sir Alymer Hunter-Weston

Sir Alymer Hunter-Weston
A portrait oil painting of Lieutenant General Sir Alymer Gould Hunter-Weston, M.P. K.C.B. D.S.O. 1864-1940, who was a British Army officer serving in the Miranzai Expeditions of 1891

Background imageServing Collection: White Star Line - Elkington silver plated serving dish

White Star Line - Elkington silver plated serving dish, White Star Line stamped on base, eight stars on rim. 10 inches. Date: 20th century

Background imageServing Collection: White Star Line - serving tureen lid and napkin ring

White Star Line - serving tureen lid and napkin ring
White Star Line - First Class serving tureen lid 6.5 inches, and napkin ring with Maltese Cross

Background imageServing Collection: White Star Line - Elkington plate serving dish

White Star Line - Elkington plate serving dish
White Star Line - First Class Elkington plate circular serving dish. 9.5 inches

Background imageServing Collection: White Star Line - two oval serving dishes

White Star Line - two oval serving dishes
White Star Line - two First Class oval serving dishes with reeded star decoration. 10 inches

Background imageServing Collection: White Star Line - Elkington plate serving tureen

White Star Line - Elkington plate serving tureen
White Star Line - First Class Elkington plate serving tureen, base, cover and handles. 9.5 inches

Background imageServing Collection: White Star Line - two handled serving dish

White Star Line - two handled serving dish
White Star Line - large white metal two handled serving dish with White Star logo to the front. 15.5 inches

Background imageServing Collection: Advertisement, McVitie and Price, Christmas Greetings

Advertisement, McVitie and Price, Christmas Greetings
Advertisement, McVitie and Price, Biscuit Manufacturers, Christmas Greetings'. Illustrations showing service men and women, plane, and ship

Background imageServing Collection: Illustration of Wedding presents, from Mappin and Webb

Illustration of Wedding presents, from Mappin and Webb
Wedding presents, from Mappin and Webb. Illustration showing, clock with barometer, tongs, serving dish and sauce boat, silver vase, and butter dish

Background imageServing Collection: Edmund Burke and the Iron Duke

Edmund Burke and the Iron Duke
Two Baxter portrait prints of the following men. Edmund Burke, as a boy, who became a British and Irish statesman, economist and philosopher

Background imageServing Collection: A Christmas advert for Bird's Custard. Date: 1943

A Christmas advert for Bird's Custard. Date: 1943

Background imageServing Collection: Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes, featuring an image of women serving in the Women's Royal Naval

Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes, featuring an image of women serving in the Women's Royal Naval Service. Date: 1943

Background imageServing Collection: Advert for Bird's Custard, showing a serving suggestion. Date: 1943

Advert for Bird's Custard, showing a serving suggestion. Date: 1943

Background imageServing Collection: Aerospatiale SA. 330L Puma PA-12

Aerospatiale SA. 330L Puma PA-12
Prefectura Naval Argentina - Aerospatiale SA.330L Puma PA-12 (msn 1591), seen at Yeovil, after repatriation to the UK from the Falkland islands

Background imageServing Collection: Beautiful Gruss Aus Bavarian postcard

Beautiful Gruss Aus Bavarian postcard
The card shows revellers in a crowd in festive costumes - soldiers, musicians and serving maids etc.It is from Fuerther-Kirchweih which is famous for its festivals. Date: circa 1900

Background imageServing Collection: Lady Nightcap at Breakfast

Lady Nightcap at Breakfast, comical Georgian scene, black servant serving his employer. Date: 1772

Background imageServing Collection: Eddie Merton, superstitious stuntman, who always slept in a coffin on the night before a dangerous

Eddie Merton, superstitious stuntman, who always slept in a coffin on the night before a dangerous stunt. Seen here sitting up in the coffin in his hotel bedroom for his morning cup of tea. Date: 1971

Background imageServing Collection: Salvation Army serving school meals, Lincolnshire

Salvation Army serving school meals, Lincolnshire
Salvation Army serving soup and snacks to schoolchildren in Crowland, Lincolnshire, 28 January 1981. The children's school dinners had been discontinued due to government cuts. Date: 1981

Background imageServing Collection: People School Schools 1981 1980s 80s Eighties

People School Schools 1981 1980s 80s Eighties
people, school, schools, 1981, 1980s, 80s, eighties, cuts, cut, woman, women, meals, dinners, catering, cutting, child, children, salvation, army, serving, soup, snacks, schoolchildren, schoolchild

Background imageServing Collection: Women protest at El Vino serving policy

Women protest at El Vino serving policy
Some of the group of fifty women who demanded a drink at El Vino's wine bar in Fleet Street, London, thus protesting against the bar's policy of only serving men at the bar

Background imageServing Collection: Soldier of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion; Spanish Civil War

Soldier of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion; Spanish Civil War
Soldier from the Philippine Islands serving in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion of the International Brigade, during the Spanish Civil War

Background imageServing Collection: Photograph showing two Civil Guardsmen cleaning their kit in their barracks, Spain, 1936

Photograph showing two Civil Guardsmen cleaning their kit in their barracks, Spain, 1936. The Civil Guard were a cross between a military unit and a police force

Background imageServing Collection: A Civil Guard Parade on a tiered building at their barracks, Spain, 1936

A Civil Guard Parade on a tiered building at their barracks, Spain, 1936. This was deemed a necessary alternative to drilling on the middle of the parade ground

Background imageServing Collection: A Civil Guardsman having dinner with his family in their private rooms at a Civil Guard Barracks

A Civil Guardsman having dinner with his family in their private rooms at a Civil Guard Barracks, Spain, 1936. The Civil Guard were a cross between a military unit and a police force

Background imageServing Collection: MEDALS FOR WHITE CZECHS

MEDALS FOR WHITE CZECHS
In Vladivostok, Czech soldiers serving with the White army have medals bestowed on them by the British army of occupation. Date: 1918

Background imageServing Collection: GEOFFREY HOWE (1926 - )

GEOFFREY HOWE (1926 - )
GEOFFREY MP and Thatcher's longest serving cabinet minister. Became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1979. Made a life peer in 1992. Date: 1979

Background imageServing Collection: Various types of pasta offered by Gerardo di Nola, of Napoli Date: 1940

Various types of pasta offered by Gerardo di Nola, of Napoli Date: 1940

Background imageServing Collection: A Tea Party, c. 1720 (oil on canvas)

A Tea Party, c. 1720 (oil on canvas)
MAN277400 A Tea Party, c.1720 (oil on canvas) by Aken, Joseph van (c.1700-49); 37.4x45.7 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery




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Serving up a delightful mix of history and culture, these captivating images take us on a journey through time. From the whimsical Pea Apparatus by William Heath Robinson to the elegant etiquette of Edwardian table tennis, we witness the evolution in various forms. Step back into an era where horse-drawn fish and chips wagons roamed the streets of Cornwall, bringing joy to hungry locals. Or imagine yourself sipping cocktails at the iconic bar in Adlon Hotel, Berlin, Germany - a true testament to refined service. In a significant moment for women's rights, we see suffragettes released from prison, reminding us that serving justice goes beyond mere gestures. Meanwhile, aboard the majestic Empress Of Canada ship, dedicated staff catered to passengers' every need with grace and precision. Even nature lends its hand as owl and foxes carry food on a Christmas card - showcasing how even animals understand the art others. And in English countryside markets, an English Country Squire carves beef while providing market reports - embodying both tradition and community spirit. Traveling further abroad brings us to Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium - where centuries-old architecture stands as a reminder that service is not limited to individuals but can shape entire cities. The bravery and loyalty of WW1 Gurkhas also come into focus; their unwavering dedication serves as an inspiration for generations to come. Lastly, we catch a glimpse into everyday life with a teenage barmaid at Halfway House in Rame, Cornwall. Her hard work exemplifies how even small acts of service contribute towards building strong communities. From intricate designs on Aero Espresso Italiana timetables to heartwarming scenes captured throughout history – these images remind us that serving goes far beyond just fulfilling needs; it is about creating connections and leaving lasting impressions.