Decade by decade gallery - the 1910s - Lord Kitchener, the Suffragettes, The Titanic

The First World War dominated this decade and Lord Kitchener inspired the British to volunteer to help fight. Meanwhile Emily Pankhurst and her Suffragettes strove to obtain equal rights for women and The Titanic became the most amazing ship and the worst disaster of its age. Many of the brand names that graced our homes are still thriving today such as Royal Baking Powder, McDougall’s flour, Hovis bread, Colman’s mustard, Pyrex dishes, Kellogg’s cereal, Brillo pads, Lea and Perrin’s sauce, Pear’s soap, Lux washing powder and Wrigley’s chewing gum. We danced to records played on His Master’s Voice gramophones, took photos with our new Kodak cameras, shopped in Harrods and drove our Harley Davidson motorbikes.