Customers Collection (#4)

London office workers out for a morning coffee break (b / w photo)
3637648 London office workers out for a morning coffee break (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London office workers out for a morning coffee break)

Street hawkers sell football favours at Walham Green (b / w photo)
3637371 Street hawkers sell football favours at Walham Green (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street hawkers sell football favours at Walham Green)

Native Boutique or Shop, Ceylon, c. 1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph)
3474158 Native Boutique or Shop, Ceylon, c.1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph) by PlAtA©, Ltd. Ceylon (fl.1900-20); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London, UK; (add.info.: Open-fronted shop)

Strike by cafe waiters in Paris (colour litho)
3620860 Strike by cafe waiters in Paris (colour litho) by Carrey, (fl.1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strike by cafe waiters in Paris)

How one eats in Paris (colour litho)
3620683 How one eats in Paris (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How one eats in Paris.); © Look and Learn

Coffee Bar, 20th century (etching)
6198780 Coffee Bar, 20th century (etching) by Lessore, Therese (1884-1945); 12.3x9.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Therese Lessore (1884-1945)); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; English

Punch cartoon: The British Brigands Bank - corruption in banking and the collapse of the Royal British Bank (engraving)
6034712 Punch cartoon: The British Brigands Bank - corruption in banking and the collapse of the Royal British Bank (engraving) by Leech

The barmaids day out (colour litho)
5996019 The barmaids day out (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The barmaids day out. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Newspaper stand on a public thoroughfare (engraving)
5208115 Newspaper stand on a public thoroughfare (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newspaper stand on a public thoroughfare)

The Winter Exhibition of the Society of British Artists (engraving)
1622952 The Winter Exhibition of the Society of British Artists (engraving) by Henley, Lionel Charles (c.1843-c.1893); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japanese Street Food Stall, c. 1860-80 (b / w photo)
701552 Japanese Street Food Stall, c.1860-80 (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

Shop, Netherlands, 1st half of 18th Century (colour litho)
969098 Shop, Netherlands, 1st half of 18th Century (colour litho) by Steffelaar, Nico (1852-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shop, Netherlands, 1st half of 18th Century)

Working Gold for Fine Jewellery Articles, c. 1825 (gouache on paper)
833707 Working Gold for Fine Jewellery Articles, c.1825 (gouache on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

Messrs Lackington Allen and Co. 1809, Booksellers Temple of the Muses
872470 Messrs Lackington Allen and Co. 1809, Booksellers Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square from Ackermanns Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufacture, Fashions and Politics, pub

Reading Room and Art Gallery of the Bon Marche Department Stores, Paris
485248 Reading Room and Art Gallery of the Bon MarcheDepartment Stores, Paris, late 19th century (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Folly on the Thames (engraving)
559192 The Folly on the Thames (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Folly on the Thames)

A travelling rat catcher with the tools of his trade and with customers (engraving)
812825 A travelling rat catcher with the tools of his trade and with customers (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

15th Century European Coins (chromolitho)
735532 15th Century European Coins (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 15th Century European Coins)

Ancient Phoenicians and Their Bars and Rings (chromolitho)
735528 Ancient Phoenicians and Their Bars and Rings (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Phoenicians and Their Bars and Rings)

A Fish Market in Old Holland (chromolitho)
735350 A Fish Market in Old Holland (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Fish Market in Old Holland)

Ancient Roman bookshop (chromolitho)
735859 Ancient Roman bookshop (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman bookshop)

Portable bookshop in Ancient Greece (chromolitho)
735858 Portable bookshop in Ancient Greece (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portable bookshop in Ancient Greece)

Interior view of Billingsgate Fish Market, c. 1849 (w / c on paper)
483061 Interior view of Billingsgate Fish Market, c.1849 (w/c on paper) by Syer, John (1815-85); length: 72 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Comic postcard, Man and woman in a pub - Baby Polly (perhaps a hint at Babycham) Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Bitter and port in a pub Date: 20th century

Sale room at Felix dressmakers, Paris (colour photo)
3098695 Sale room at Felix dressmakers, Paris (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sale room at Felix dressmakers, Paris)

Fred Hoddinot, Berwick Street Market, London
Fred Hoddinot of Borovick Fabrics at his stall in Berwick Street Market, London. Date: 1957

c. 1880s Italy - milking cow in street, customers queueing
c.1880s Italy - milking a cow in the street with customers queueing

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Table turned on the diner - " See that you re polite to our Waitresses - we can get plenty of customers." 1945

Women of the working class in Tokyo, 18th century
Women of the working class in Tokyo, Edo Era, 18th century. A laundress washing clothes in a tub, a menial maid carrying water pales with yoke, servant with brush, and nursemaid with baby

Trades in Regency England: flannel market, copper mines and shoe-maker. Man showing rolls of flannel cloth in Welchpool 46, miners digging for copper ore in Parys Mine, Anglesea 47

Trades in Regency England: basket making, geese plucking and whips. Basket-maker weaving willow into baskets and hampers on the Isle of Ely 34

Map of Asia, early 19th century. Showing Asia Minor, Arabia, Persia, Siberia, Tartary, Thibet, Hindoostan, Further India, China, Formosa, Japan. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

An open-air bookmarket, Shoreditch (sepia photo)
STC347602 An open-air bookmarket, Shoreditch (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Buying haggis, London (sepia photo)
STC347605 Buying haggis, London (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The man milliner (colour litho)
REV326162 The man milliner (colour litho) by English School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info)

The Pedlar (oil on panel)
BFA241680 The Pedlar (oil on panel) by Faed, Thomas (1826-1900); Private Collection; Photo eThe Fine Art Society in Edinburgh, Scotland; Scottish, out of copyright

The English Revenge or, The Patisserie at the Palais Royal, c. 1815 (coloured engraving)
CHT185938 The English Revenge or, The Patisserie at the Palais Royal, c.1815 (coloured engraving) by Sharp, John (fl.1815); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; English

Interior of an Italian Coffee House, c. 1747-55 (oil on canvas)
FIT58801 Interior of an Italian Coffee House, c.1747-55 (oil on canvas) by Patch, Thomas (1720-82); 38.7x50.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English

Lowther Arcade from London Town (colour litho)
CRA44023 Lowther Arcade from London Town (colour litho) by Crane, T. (1808-59) & Houghton, E. (19th century); Anthony Crane Collection

Historical views of China
6337952 Historical views of China by English School, (18th century); (add.info.: Historical views of China. View of the Great Wall of China 25)

Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery and iron forge
6340289 Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery and iron forge by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery and iron forge)

The Marketplace, 1885 (oil on canvas)
476644 The Marketplace, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Gilbert, Victor Gabriel (1847-1933); 61.2x100 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Auberge Saint-Michel (oil on panel)
CH401035 The Auberge Saint-Michel (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

The Roll Call! An old-time Flemish baker intimating that his rolls are baked (engraving)
5998357 The Roll Call! An old-time Flemish baker intimating that his rolls are baked (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roll Call)

Punch cartoon: The Pious Public House (engraving)
6034732 Punch cartoon: The Pious Public House (engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: The Pious Public House)

Girl Workers of London - The Barmaid. 1898

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"Customers: The Lifeblood of Every Business" In every corner of the world, from bustling cities to quaint towns, they can the heartbeat of commerce. They hold the power to shape a company's destiny and leave an indelible mark on its success. Picture this: a landlord proudly hangs a bar sign outside his establishment, inviting patrons to step into their sanctuary of camaraderie and cheer. Inside, a woman barmaid gracefully pulls pints for her male customers in a London pub during the vibrant 1950s. Their laughter fills the air as they bond over shared stories and ice-cold beers. Meanwhile, at Aberdeen Fish Market, customers immerse themselves in an oceanic symphony - selecting only the freshest catch for their culinary delights. From sea to plate, these discerning individuals understand that quality is paramount. Across Soho's narrow streets in 1945 stands La Bouillabaisse restaurant—a haven where Parisian cuisine dances with British palates. Customers revel in exquisite flavors while creating memories that linger long after dessert has been devoured. Travel back further to 1928 Paris—an era when artists sought inspiration amidst café chatter and clinking glasses. Here we find passionate souls engrossed in conversations that transcend time—customers who seek solace within aromatic brews and delectable pastries. Closer to home lies an English apple orchard where customers handpick nature's sweetest treasures straight from branches heavy with promise. With each bite comes not just nourishment but also appreciation for local farmers' dedication and love for their craft. Venturing into Harrods—the epitome of luxury shopping—we witness eager customers exploring opulent corners filled with coveted treasures from around the globe. Each purchase carries whispers of dreams fulfilled or milestones celebrated—a testament to customer satisfaction at its finest. Yet even amidst perfection, human emotions can run high—as depicted by H. M Bateman's illustration capturing a shop assistant who momentarily lost his temper.