Cider Collection

Transportable Ciderpress
A transportable cider press in use at Pensford, Somerset South-west England) : the fruit is first ground in a mill, then crushed in a press to extract the cider

The wassail bowl
Locals gather round to drink hot mulled cider out of the wassail bowl. Artists: Alan Wright & Vernon Stokes Date: circa 1910

Cider Press - Normandy. Two different varieties of press at work - a screw press and a cranked masher

Fte Day in a Cider Orchard, Normandy (1878). Hennessy, William John 1839-1917. Date: 1878

Advert / Schweppes Cider
CIDER An elegant lady holding out a glass of bubbling cider

Wassailing Apple Trees
In Devon and Somerset, apple growers wassail orchards on 17 January, with songs and a bucket of hot cider; a tree is lightly sprinkled, then the wassailers drink the rest

Jester carrying a wassail bowl
A jester in red and blue costume, carrying a wassail bowl and enjoying the aroma coming from it. Wassail was a medieval drink, a kind of punch made from hot mulled cider

Wagner / Gill / Ring Cycle
RICHARD WAGNER German composer in a satirical comment on his four-part opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen

Pressing Cider Apples
The Pound-House of a Devon cider farm : on the right is the mill, and on the left is the press where the mock of crushed apples is built into a square heap for pressing

AUTUMN SCENE, 1866. Autumn in New England--Cider Making. Lithograph, 1866, by Currier & Ives

Cider Pressing 18th C
Apples are being pressed to make cider in a French barn of the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

Cider bar sign, Beuvron en Auge, Auge, Normandy, France, Europe

Cider maker, Somerset, England
A cider maker wearing a trilby hat and an apron, leans on an old wooden wagon and drinks a pint of cider among the casks and barrels in the outbuilding of a cider works in Somerset

Farmers making apple cider, 1800s
Farmers pressing apples to make cider, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

West Country Yokel
A sterotypical image of a West country yokel, drinking scrumpy

Wassailing apple trees with hot cider in Devonshire on twelfth eve, 1861. A print from The Illustrated London News, (12 January 1861)

Cider pressing
Tower to crush the apples and old cider press in Normandy in northern France. Date: circa 1870s

Brittany - Local Bretons dance around a jug of local cider
Brittany - Inebriated Local Bretons (and a pair of pigs) dance around a jug (pitcher) of local cider. One chap (left) has certainly had a little too much.... Date: circa 1910s

Harvesting cider apples, Herefordshire, England. Apples for cider are not carefully picked, they are knocked off the trees, or allowed to fall, and collected from the ground

Cider Apple Picking
Cider making : collecting the grass-fruit

Eau de vie de cidre (chromolitho)
3622449 Eau de vie de cidre (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eau de vie de cidre. French trade card.); © Look and Learn

Red Cider Apples on the Branch of an Apple Tree

Cider Advertisement
John Symons Devonshire Cyder

Carhampton Apple Tree
APPLE TREE CUSTOM Trees are toasted with mulled cider while singing a wassail song; cider-soaked toast is left for robins, and guns are fired to frighten evil spirits

Kentish Cider Drinkers
After a hard morning ploughing, two Kentish farm workers take a well earned break and pour themselves a mug of cider from a pottery flask

Fouesnant, La Reine des Pommiers et ses Demoiselles d'honneur (colour photo)
8653039 Fouesnant, La Reine des Pommiers et ses Demoiselles d'honneur (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fouesnant)

Making cider, Hillgrove Common, near Northchapel, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676080 Making cider, Hillgrove Common, near Northchapel, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Making cider, Hillgrove Common, near Northchapel)

France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Douarnenez: the farmer adding weight to the lever to squeeze apples, 1900
LUX4756638 France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Douarnenez: the farmer adding weight to the lever to squeeze apples, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Finistere (29)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): professional brewery and brewers with barrels, containers and bottles, 1900
LUX4757764 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): professional brewery and brewers with barrels, containers and bottles, 1900; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

The harvesting of apples from an orchard
3740729 The harvesting of apples from an orchard; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the harvesting of apples from an orchard in England. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Manufacture of cider: picking apples from an orchard, then grinding with a grinding wheel
JAB5037140 Manufacture of cider: picking apples from an orchard, then grinding with a grinding wheel and mounting or forming the clod (stacking crushed apples and straw)

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Our Countryside, 1938: Noonday Rest (b/w photo)
8671505 Our Countryside, 1938: Noonday Rest (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noonday Rest)

Food and Beverage. Cider making: grinding the apples in Normandy. Engraving in
3434921 Food and Beverage. Cider making: grinding the apples in Normandy. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part)

Le Cidre de Fouesnant, Ses Gaites, Scenes de Noce Bretonne (colour photo)
8653042 Le Cidre de Fouesnant, Ses Gaites, Scenes de Noce Bretonne (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Cidre de Fouesnant, Ses Gaites)

Une bonne bolee de cidre breton (colour photo)
8653038 Une bonne bolee de cidre breton (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une bonne bolee de cidre breton)

Cider press with two cylinders, 1874 (engraving)
6426177 Cider press with two cylinders, 1874 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cider press with two cylinders. Cider industry, 1874 (engraving)); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

An engraving depicting a type of cider mill used in Ireland for crushing apples for cider making, 19th century
5311254 An engraving depicting a type of cider mill used in Ireland for crushing apples for cider making, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1835); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Agriculture: Farmers squeezing apples to make cider, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825216 Agriculture: Farmers squeezing apples to make cider, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Agriculture: Farmers squeezing apples to make cider, 19th century)

France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Douarnenez: the farmer adding weight to the lever to squeeze apples, 1900
LUX4756650 France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Douarnenez: the farmer adding weight to the lever to squeeze apples, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Finistere (29)

Cider apples press, 1874 (engraving)
6426176 Cider apples press, 1874 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cider apples press. Cider industry, 1874 (engraving)); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Food and Beverage. Cider making: apples picking in Normandy. Engraving in
3434923 Food and Beverage. Cider making: apples picking in Normandy. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part)

The Twelfth-Night Wassail-Bowl, 1856. Creator: Sir John Gilbert
The Twelfth-Night Wassail-Bowl, 1856. 17th century scene: peasants visiting the lord and lady of the manor at Christmas....the bowl was filled with spiced wine

The Cyder Feast, n.d. Creator: Edward Calvert
The Cyder Feast, n.d

Cider-Making in Devonshire - Pound-House - the Mill and Press - Piling "The Mock", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Cider-Making in Devonshire - Pound-House - the Mill and Press - Piling "The Mock", 1850. View showing the...rollers

Zoar Dish and Coffee and Cider Cup w/ Lid, c. 1938. Creator: Angelo Bulone
Zoar Dish and Coffee and Cider Cup w/ Lid, c. 1938

Christmas Eve in Devonshire - the Mummers coming in, 1850. Creators: Stockdale, Smyth
Christmas Eve in Devonshire - the Mummers coming in, 1850. Rural entertainment in Devon. And then entered six or seven youths fantastically bedecked with ribbons, and gay

Cider-Making in Devonshire - Laying the Fruit, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Cider-Making in Devonshire - Laying the Fruit, 1850. Interior of...the pound-house, a building which contains the pound, the cider-press

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Transportable Ciderpress: A portable marvel that brings the sweet nectar of apples to every corner of the world. Fête Day in a Cider Orchard, Normandy: The air is filled with laughter and joy as locals gather under the shade of apple trees, celebrating the bountiful harvest and savoring glasses of golden cider. The Wassail Bowl: A vessel overflowing with warmth and tradition, passed from hand to hand during festive gatherings. Its contents bring cheer and merriment to all who partake. Jester Carrying a Wassail Bowl: With mischievous eyes and a playful grin, this jester carries the wassail bowl high above his head, spreading happiness wherever he goes. Advert / Schweppes Cider: Crisp bubbles dance upon your tongue as you indulge in Schweppes' refreshing cider. Each sip transports you to an orchard blooming with ripe apples. Wassailing Apple Trees: In ancient rituals, villagers sing songs while encircling apple trees, ensuring their health for future harvests. Their voices resonate through the orchards like whispers on the wind. Cider Press - Normandy: An age-old contraption stands proudly amidst rolling hills; its wooden gears turning tirelessly as it transforms humble apples into liquid gold. Wagner / Gill / Ring Cycle: As Wagner's music swells through grand opera halls, one cannot help but imagine heroes raising their goblets filled with cider in celebration of triumph over adversity. AUTUMN SCENE 1866. Autumn in New England--Cider Making. Lithograph by Currier & Ives (1866): Vibrant hues paint a picturesque scene where families come together beneath fiery foliage to press apples into delicious elixirs that warm both body and soul. Cider Pressing 18th Century.