The Hop Harvest, Drying the Hops antique print c1874

by The Illustrated London News

Oast House, Hops for Kiln,Turning Hops in Kiln, Kiln fire, Filling Pockets - the Press, The Press with Pocket.

Original woodcut published for The Supplement to The Illustrated London News in 1874 (later hand-tinting with watercolour). An interesting Hops Processing antique print. Much of the information from early crop processing has been well-portrayed for information and entertainment today. On the reverse of this engraving is information about Hop-Drying in Kent.

The Illustrated London News was one of the most important illustrated periodicals of the 19th century. Young printer and newsagent, Herbert Ingram noticed that newspaper sales increased when they included illustrations. Ingram moved from Nottingham to London and set up The Illustrated London News in 1842. His chief advisor was his friend, Mark Lemon, the editor of Punch magazine. The illustrations have been collected, coloured and treasured ever since the first day they were published.

Page size is 40 x 28cm (15 5/8 x 11 inches).