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1 print : chromolithograph ; 43 x 63.4 cm

A baker and his wife weighing their baby, representing an advertisement for "Boulangère" chicory. Chromolithograph by L. Olivié, ca. 1890.

Illustrated yellow envelope advertising R. Paterson & Sons Ltd.'s coffee and chicory essence. The bottle and packaging are shown.

Drinks ephemera: coffee. Box1.

'Camp' Coffee : for strength and flavour / R. Paterson & Sons Ltd.

One of a series of at least 5 cards advertising Mercier & Pruvot's chicory. Each one shows a portrait of a man or woman in 17th (?) century costume. Each card has the number 52 on the front.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [bearded man in black hat] / Mercier & Pruvot.

Leaflet advertising J. Lyons & Co.'s 'Bev' coffee essence. The bottle is illustrated. Printed in red on white paper. The reverse has a blank shopping list with 'Bev' at the top of it.

Have a Bev : the very essence of coffee & chicory / J. Lyons & Co. Ltd.

1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; image 16 x 10 cm

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [woman in pale green, red and gold head-dress with lace hanging down] / Mercier & Pruvot.

Box file containing items of ephemera in acid free sleeves including: Anderton's Coffee House (Fleet Street, London, 18th century : invitation), Coffee-Biggins coffee machines (18th century?), Branson's Coffee Extract, Bissman & Company's coffee, Mason's Coffee Essence (and wine essence, 1898, Nottingham), Bev and Bon essence of coffee and chicory, a 1955 Camp Coffee (with chicory essence) label, a (1880s?) Camp Coffee fold-out fan (R. Paterson & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow), Nestlé's Cookery Service Bulletin (x6 : The Nestlé Company Ltd., Hayes Middlesex), Fazenda pure coffee (the tree of health) and the Fazenda Tricolator (State of San Paulo (Brazil) Pure Coffee Co. Ltd. : London), decaffeinated Café Sanka (1931), Mercier & Pruvot's chicory (Quiévy, France), Ozama Coffee (E. & R. Mead Jr. & Co., New York City, 1890s?), Peter Leech and Son's coffee and chicory (Whitehaven), Swiss Bambu (caffeine-free coffee alternative, Bioforce of America Ltd.), Standard Java (White & Nichols, Cincinnatus, N.Y., 1880s?), Coffee Republic breakfast & lunch menus (2000), Tchibo coffee (Hamburg, 2002), Chapter Two Coffee Shop (Blackheath, London, 2002), Caffè Nero (loyalty card, menu, 2002), Valos coffee (Borders Inc.,2000), a 6 card set showing the story and history of coffee production (in Dutch) issued by Liebig (1960) also mentioning Oxo.

General Collections Ephemera Collection

Drinks ephemera : Coffee. Box 1.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [man in red hat] / Mercier & Pruvot.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [woman in red hat] / Mercier & Pruvot.

Full colour fold-out fan advertising R. Paterson & Sons Ltd.'s coffee with chicory essence. It is in the shape of a bottle of the beverage but opens to form the handle of a red, tissue paper fan. Possibly 1880s.

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A baker and his wife weighing their baby, representing an advertisement for "Boulangère" chicory. Chromolithograph by L. Olivié, ca. 1890.

'Camp' Coffee : for strength and flavour / R. Paterson & Sons Ltd.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [bearded man in black hat] / Mercier & Pruvot.

Have a Bev : the very essence of coffee & chicory / J. Lyons & Co. Ltd.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [woman in pale green, red and gold head-dress with lace hanging down] / Mercier & Pruvot.

Drinks ephemera : Coffee. Box 1.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [man in red hat] / Mercier & Pruvot.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [woman in red hat] / Mercier & Pruvot.

"Camp" Coffee with chicory : [fold-out novelty fan] / R. Paterson & Sons Ltd.

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A baker and his wife weighing their baby, representing an advertisement for "Boulangère" chicory. Chromolithograph by L. Olivié, ca. 1890.

'Camp' Coffee : for strength and flavour / R. Paterson & Sons Ltd.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [bearded man in black hat] / Mercier & Pruvot.

Have a Bev : the very essence of coffee & chicory / J. Lyons & Co. Ltd.

Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [woman in pale green, red and gold head-dress with lace hanging down] / Mercier & Pruvot.

Drinks ephemera : Coffee. Box 1.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [man in red hat] / Mercier & Pruvot.

Manufacture de chicorée extra supérieure : [woman in red hat] / Mercier & Pruvot.

"Camp" Coffee with chicory : [fold-out novelty fan] / R. Paterson & Sons Ltd.

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