The Country-side Monthly, June 1912 Molassine cakes were made with molasses. Eradication of all internal parasites, a claimed benefit of feeding the product, would have been highly unlikely. But the charming slogan that every cake "wags a tail" seems plausible. A website on the industrial history of Greenwich provides an interesting look at the Molassine … Continue reading A Vintage Dog Food and a Little Detour
Month: February 2025
Dog Stories Three
Another installment of tales from turn of the century periodicals invoking our timeless bond with dogs: Source: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume I, July 1902 - June 1903 This absurd image stays in my head and I'm glad.The Country-side Monthly, November 1911 Country-side, July … Continue reading Dog Stories Three
E. Kay Robinson on the 1919 Report of a Brontosaurus in the Congo
Following current events? In need of a distraction? OhMyGodYesPleaseWTFSaveMe? The following is editor E. Kay Robinson's response, published in the January 1920 issue of Country-side, to a viral report from the previous year of a brontosaurus living in the Congo. I always enjoy reading these pieces for the many treasures they hold. Science of course … Continue reading E. Kay Robinson on the 1919 Report of a Brontosaurus in the Congo
Vintage Wild Animals as Pets III
A pet leopard A blesbok, the pet of British troopsSource for images above: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume II, July 1903 - June 1904 A one month old elk calf pictured in Country Life, July 23, 1904 Country Life, August 13, 1904 Country Life, … Continue reading Vintage Wild Animals as Pets III
Vintage Dogs with Jobs
Two photos of the Devon and Somerset staghounds in Country Life Illustrated, January 23, 1897 English setters and pointers on a railway platform with a dog box in Country Life Illustrated, January 30, 1897 Sussex spaniels from the kennel of Campbell Newington in Suffolk, pictured hunting in Country Life, October 15, 1904 Fox terriers, a … Continue reading Vintage Dogs with Jobs
Vintage Dog Ads
This collection opens with three ads from the most famous animal food manufacturer of the era, Spratt's. The opening sentence sounds a little threatening The Kennel Club Calendar and Stud Book - Vol III, 1876 Country Life Illustrated, January 8, 1897 The American Fancier, February 16, 1901 The Breeder and Sportsman, October 30, 1909 The … Continue reading Vintage Dog Ads
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