Bewley & Draper’s Lemonade, 1894

Bewley & Draper’s Lemonade, 1894, (Catalogue ref: COPY 1/113 f260)

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Look at Source 5

  • What is this advert for?
  • What do the numbers on the train carriages show?
  • What differences in dress and appearance do you notice between the people shown?
  • Why do you think this advert has shown three different carriages?
  • What other product does this company sell?
  • What does this advert tell us about railway transport in Victorian times [Clue: the three carriages and the boy selling lemonade at the station where the train has stopped].
  • Would an advert like this exist today? Explain your reasons.