S. Baker bakery and confectioner shop front, circa 1902

Subjects: Stores & Shops Women's History Workers & Occupations
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1902 (Early)

Back of S. Baker bakery and confectioner shop front, circa 1902, c. 1902 real photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

Sepia real-photo view of the shop front of S. Baker, wholesale and retail baker and confectioner, with 'High Class Bread' and 'Family Baking Done' signs above the windows. A woman in a dark blouse and long white apron stands in the open doorway, while the display windows are filled with bread, pastries and advertising placards for Turog Bread, Melias Tea and Baker's Meat Pies.

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HIGH CLASS BREAD FAMILY BAKING DONE S. BAKER WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BAKER AND CONFECTIONER Turog Bread Turog Bread BUY ONLY CO-OP TEA LARGEST DIVI[illegible] [illegible] TEA 3/4 [illegible] MELIAS TEA COFFEE COCOA & PRESENTS BAKER'S MEAT PIES 2d. Each BUY ONLY [illegible] SOLD HERE TUROG BREAD The Bread of Health --- POST CARD For Inland Postage ONLY, this space may now be used for Communication THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE A half-penny stamp for inland one penny foreign.

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Postcard record

Condition	Good
Notes	Sepia-toned glossy real-photo print, no white border; corner and edge wear, light spotting and surface scuffs, small crease at left edge. No postmark or handwriting anywhere on the back; British divided-back "POST CARD" with half-penny/one-penny stamp box and divided-back headings ("For Inland Postage ONLY, this space may now be used for Communication" / "THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE"). Heavy foxing, brown speckling and a vertical crease/stain down the centre; front is a sepia real-photo style view of the shop of S. Baker, wholesale and retail baker and confectioner, with painted fascia and window advertising cards (Turog Bread, Melias Tea, meat pies 2d each, co-operative tea).

Condition

Good

Notes

Sepia-toned glossy real-photo print, no white border; corner and edge wear, light spotting and surface scuffs, small crease at left edge. No postmark or handwriting anywhere on the back; British divided-back "POST CARD" with half-penny/one-penny stamp box and divided-back headings ("For Inland Postage ONLY, this space may now be used for Communication" / "THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE"). Heavy foxing, brown speckling and a vertical crease/stain down the centre; front is a sepia real-photo style view of the shop of S. Baker, wholesale and retail baker and confectioner, with painted fascia and window advertising cards (Turog Bread, Melias Tea, meat pies 2d each, co-operative tea).

Cite this card

S. Baker bakery and confectioner shop front, circa 1902, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/s-baker-bakery-and-confectioner-shop-front-circa-1902. Accessed November 2, 2026.