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Arthur Ling: Plamil: Vegan Business Reflections

C Arthur Ling, 1919-2005 Arthur Ling – Founding Director of Plamil Foods Ltd Much has, is, and will be written about Arthur Ling. He was a private man, with many of his other interests overshadowed by his uncompromising dedication to veganism, which to him was his religion, and a religion he would spend a lifetime in promoting. – more – here. ….. In November 1974, the 30th anniversary of The…

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Old Artwork And Old Badges

Some early examples of vegetarians cooperating – sharing ideas – sharing artwork – helping humans – helping animals. Artwork, metal badges & paper badges (perhaps they were intended to be pinned to garments, or inserted into holders), some of which are in our Ernest Bell Library, some of which are in other collections. The embedded links will allow you to ‘dig deeper’. We do not know the identity of the artists…

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Vegetarian Central London 1947

Time travel – back 68 years to Vegetarian Central London 1947. These 5 restaurant businesses had all survived WW2.  Kudos to all of the owners & their teams! Sharing a few items from our Ernest Bell Library archives. The ‘London Vegetarian Society’ in 1947 – minus most of its archives as its previous home had been destroyed in the ‘Blitz’ 6 years earlier in 1941. 5 places to eat –…

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A 1930s London Vegetarian Society Pin

London Vegetarian Society – pin – true color THOMAS FATTORINI LIMITED – 22 mm in diameter  To understand the actual size We now have this little pin in our archives at The Ernest Bell Library. It looks to be from about the 1920s or 1930s. The original pins are very uncommon. Nature, Science, Humanity – no mention of religiosity, cults or gurus! …… Vegetarian – equalled – Vegan to many…

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Maverick Humanitarians – Early Vegans – Milk-Addiction – Anti-Vivisectionists

More Etymology – Early Vegans (and Not) Josiah Oldfield & M K Gandhi – Milk & Egg Addiction  Dugald Semple & Henry S. Salt  Our predecessor humanitarians, vegans (and almost-vegans), anti-vivisectionists, animal rights activists, etc. have  included some of the greatest minds of the 19th & 20th centuries. Here I reflect on a few of my favorite individuals – delightful mavericks. All of the printed items quoted / illustrated here are…

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Some of The First Ever Magazines For Vegetarian Children

These were produced in London. The London Vegetarian Society was the ‘most vegan’ group in the UK at this time. Henry S. Salt & Ernest Bell were writing about 100% vegetable diets. A ‘vegan’ recipe book was published in London in 1910 – No Animal Food And Nutrition And Diet With Vegetable Recipes  by Rupert H. Wheldon A battered & bruised little item in our Ernest Bell Library. Almost as rare…

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Vegan ‘Butter’ In 1894 AKA Margarine – With A Big Thank You To Napolean (The Third One)! – Historical Vegan Marketing Campaigns

The Vegan Age In 2014 we have vegan products made by wholly vegan companies. Veg(etari)ans & Food Reformers in the 19th century enjoyed very few manufactured, tongue-enticing ‘convenience’ foods. Some of the items quoted here are close to 120 years old. Here at the Ernest Bell Library we really enjoy seeing really great examples of marketing; especially when they were done for humanitarian / vegetarian / vegan etc. products, publications…

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Horse Year 2014 will officially begin Jan. 31, 2014 and end on Feb. 18, 2015.

‘National Equine Defence League’ Badge circa 1910 Horse Year 2014 It begins on Jan. 31, 2014 and ends on Feb. 18, 2015. The fortunate colors are green, brown and yellow. We wish you a happy & fulfilling year! The Shēngxiào (Chinese: 生肖, literally “birth likeness”), also known in English as the Chinese zodiac (“zodiac” derives from the similar concept in Western Astrology and means “circle of animals”), is a scheme…

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Vegan Postcard by Donald McGill – circa 1918 – with some George Orwell notes

DONALD McGILL ‘VEGAN’ POSTCARD – circa 1918 PUBLISHER- INTER ART COMIQUE SERIES 2387 . JACK SPRAT COULD EAT NOT FAT AND HIS WIFE COULD EAT NO LEAN AND SO BETWEEN THEM BOTH They decided that, having already given up Tea, Sugar, Jam, Potatoes, Butter, Cheese and Eggs, THEY WOULD ALSO GIVE UP MEAT.  . The original postcard is in our Ernest Bell Library. We have no idea of what Jack…

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Veg(etari)an Marketing – promotional flyers – from 123+/- years ago.

. Members of  The London Vegetarian Society in 1891. (1) . Vegetarianism defined – circa 1890 ~ …….. growing slowly but surely to be a great factor in raising and purifying its age. It points towards PERFECT HEALTH. It points towards GENTLENESS, KINDNESS, HUMANENESS. It points towards SELF-CONQUEST. It gathers up the seeds that have been scattered by sages ever since the world began, and the jewels that are to…

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Remembering Vegetarian Pioneers – L. A. Hayter

………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Update Sunday 21 September 2014 – information received from Judith Brown Hancock. ~ Lawrence Ambrose Hayter’s birth was registered in Islington in the second quarter of 1893. The 1911 Census has him at “Sweet Briar”, Pixmore Way, Letchworth. His occupation is given as draughtsman (printer’s engraving). His father was Arthur William Hayter, his mother Edith Rose Hayter. Mr Hayter Snr was an organ builder. ~ …………………………………………………………………………………………………..   L. A.…

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