Frying Collection

Deep-Fat Fryer
An oval shaped deep-fat fryer with removable basket for frying fish and chips, or perhaps I should say pomme frites as it is French

As a pancake
Front cover showing a young French woman with short red hair, revealing pinny and rolled stockings, tossing a pancake! 1927

Cooking sausages on a campfire, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand

CREPE PAN
A flat-bottomed, shallow frying pan made for cooking crepes or pancakes to perfection

An engraving depicting the frying of oysters in an American snack-bar, 19th century
5311022 An engraving depicting the frying of oysters in an American snack-bar, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1879); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Hamid Hanjar

Tossing the pancake, Shrove Tuesday, Westminster School
Tossing the pancake on Shrove Tuesday at Westminster School, London. 19th century

Young boy and hot fat fryers - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe
Young boy (the son of the owner) standing next to the hot fat fryers - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe, Lancashire. Date: circa 1901

Fried tofu, Lijiang (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Yunnan, China

FRYING FOOD 1960S
A young housewife fries food in a frying pan. But remember the old motto the more you fry the sooner you die'! Date: 1960s

Eggs Cooking on a Stove (oil on canvas)
AGN247375 Eggs Cooking on a Stove (oil on canvas) by Joncherie, Gabriel-Germain (fl.1828-44); 46x37.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Agnew s, London

The Record Range - Two, three or Four pans - For Breeze - Fitted with Steam Extractor - produced by Morgan - possibly a Fish & Chip Fryer. Date: circa early 1920s

Woman Selling Fried Food, n. d. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
Woman Selling Fried Food, n.d

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Mary and her Little Lamb
The Caption is Mary and her little lamb. Even though the war is over rationing would continue. The little dog looking on was unlikely to get any of the meat

Dog-Fancying and Dog-Painting (engraving)
1595904 Dog-Fancying and Dog-Painting (engraving) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog-Fancying and Dog-Painting)

Advert, Wesson Oil for cooking and salads. 1926

The Cook, c. 1735 (coloured engraving)
CHT177848 The Cook, c.1735 (coloured engraving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; German, out of copyright

Frying Fritters (engraving)
3654595 Frying Fritters (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frying Fritters. Illustration for A History of Domestic Manners)

Interior of a card depicting dogs in circus costumes (colour litho)
982125 Interior of a card depicting dogs in circus costumes (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of a card depicting dogs in circus costumes)

A womans head bursting through above a pancake pan (tinted photocollage)
725050 A womans head bursting through above a pancake pan (tinted photocollage) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Hideout (oil on canvas)
CH398998 The Hideout (oil on canvas) by Blythe, David Gilmour (1815-65); 55.9x67.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

For, one widenostrils, a huge giant had swallowed every pan, skillet, kettle, frying-pan and dripping-pan in the land
5224764 For, one widenostrils, a huge giant had swallowed every pan, skillet, kettle, frying-pan and dripping-pan in the land, for want of windmills, his daily food (litho) by Robinson

The Pancake Woman, c. 1635 (pen and ink on paper)
3704026 The Pancake Woman, c.1635 (pen and ink on paper) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 10.8x14.4 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Pancake maker, 1635 (etching)
3704005 The Pancake maker, 1635 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info)

The grand vizier frying the fishes (engraving)
5991772 The grand vizier frying the fishes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The grand vizier frying the fishes)

March, Tossing the Pancake (engraving)
5997813 March, Tossing the Pancake (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: March, Tossing the Pancake)

Chicken Frying in a Retro Electric Pan, 1958 (screen print)
3034795 Chicken Frying in a Retro Electric Pan, 1958 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of chicken frying in a retro electric pan; screen print)

And the Winner Is
Petri Damstén

Digital diet
Toni Minchev

The Egg Way
Aleksandrova Karina

A woman cooks an egg on a car bonnet during the 1976 heatwave. 25th June 1976

A patriotic cast iron frying pan with German soldier
A patriotic cast iron frying pan with a German soldier shaking the hand of a German woman in relief on the handle. Embossed around the diameter with Der Deutschen frau opfersinn

MAKING NUT CUTLETS
A houswife rolling up nut cutlets into balls, ready to be coated in breadcrumbs before frying them and serving them garnished with parsley. Date: 1930s

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Communications, Media, Television, Sony Bravia Wide Flat Screen TV on a white background showing a cookery programme with large prawns frying in a pan on a gas cooker ring

India, New Delhi, A cook frying kachori at a street stall in the old city of Delhi

India, West Bengal, Asansol, A boy fries chilli pakora on a street food cart

India, Uttar Pradesh, Faizabad, A cook frying jalebis at a food hotel

India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Cooking pani puri at a food hotel

India, West Bengal, Kolkata, A man cooks chicken pakora on the street

India, Uttar Pradesh, Faizabad, Display of cooked parathas and mutton patties in a food hotel

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, A woman cooking fried pakora and samosas at a food hotel

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Mexico, Michoacan, Patzcuaro, Young woman frying fish

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Turkey, Istanbul, Karakoy, Galata fish market, stall selling freshly fried fish snacks

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Turkey, Istanbul, Karakoy, Galata fish market, stall selling fried fish snacks

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Turkey, Istanbul, Karakoy, Galata fish market, stall selling fried fish snacks

Conscientious objector cartoon, WWI
Out of the frying pan - pathetic plight of unconscientious conscientious objector who learns in the Press that he may be put on to minesweeping

Advert for Andrews Liver Salts
Andrews inner cleanliness comes first. Refreshes the mouth and helps clean the tongue. Antacid in action, Andrews settles the stomach and corrects digestive upsets

Monkey pulling a cats tail on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

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"Frying: A Culinary Art That Transcends Time and Cultures" From the sizzling depths of a deep-fat fryer to the delicate flip of a pancake, it has long been an integral part of our culinary traditions. Whether it's cooking sausages on a campfire in Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand or using a crepe pan in Parisian kitchens, this versatile technique knows no bounds. London Trade Card - Thomas Pickett, Brasier showcases the historical significance as it was advertised back in the day. Even in the 1960s, frying food remained popular as depicted by vintage images capturing its essence. Tossing pancakes on Shrove Tuesday at Westminster School became an annual tradition while conscientious objector cartoons during WWI shed light on how even war couldn't suppress our love for fried delicacies. The image of a young boy surrounded by hot fat fryers at a Fish & Chip Shop in Morecambe reminds us that this art form is not limited to professionals but can be enjoyed by all. From fried tofu savored amidst Lijiang's UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yunnan, China to eggs crackling on stovetops around the world – frying transcends borders and cultures. Dating back to circa early 1920s, The Record Range - Two, three or Four pans - For Breeze - Fitted with Steam Extractor produced by Morgan stands as evidence that fish & chip fryers have always held their place among kitchen essentials. Whether you're indulging in crispy French fries or relishing golden-brown pancakes drizzled with syrup – frying remains an art form that brings people together through its tantalizing aromas and mouthwatering flavors.