Grumble Collection

The Grumbler, 1850
3478006 The Grumbler, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration titled The Grumbler depicting a young boy. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff employee
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, rare bookpost real photo postcard of Titanic in Belfast written by a Harland and Wolff employee

Eastern Proverb: Free sitters grumble most at the play (colour litho)
5205379 Eastern Proverb: Free sitters grumble most at the play (colour litho) by Bull, Rene (1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Free sitters grumble most at the play)

Miss Alice Atherton in Oliver Grumble - The Theatre Magazine
Miss Alice Atherton, actress, in Oliver Grumble - in The Theatre Magazine, May 1886. 1886

A Triumph of Civilisation (colour litho)
1048299 A Triumph of Civilisation (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Triumph of Civilisation)

Girl shouting at her dog for having destroyed her puppet
Illustration from 19th century

Cartoon, John Bull taking a Luncheon, or, British Cooks cramming Old Grumble-Gizzard with Bonne Chere, by James Gillray. Celebrate Britains victory at Aboukir Bay in August 1798

Nobbled, by Bairnsfather
Nobbled " Ow long are you up for, Bill?" " Seven years" " Yer lucky-, I m duration" Two British soldiers, Old Bill and Bert

John Bull, Taking a Luncheon, or British Cooks Cramming Old Grumble Gizzard With
John Bull, Taking a Luncheon, or British Cooks Cramming Old Grumble Gizzard with Bonne-ChaeRe

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Amidst the grandeur of Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyards, where White Star Line's RMS Titanic was once born, a Harland and Wolff employee named Oliver Grumble grumbled daily. An Eastern proverb echoed in his mind, 'Free sitters grumble most at the play.' Yet, as he toiled away, creating masterpieces like 'A Triumph of Civilisation' in colour lithography, he couldn't help but grumble about the little things. Meanwhile, Miss Alice Atherton, star of the stage, grumbled at the theatre's imperfections in 'Oliver Grumble - The Theatre Magazine.' In the same city, a girl grumbled at her dog for having destroyed her beloved puppet. Amidst the chaos, John Bull, the symbol of British strength, took a luncheon break, grumbling about the price of gizzard. Meanwhile, in the world of cartoons, Bairnsfather's 'Nobbled' and 'John Bull, Taking a Luncheon, or British Cooks Cramming Old Grumble Gizzard With' depicted the humorous side of grumbling. Through it all, grumbling became a universal language, a testament to the human spirit, and a reminder that even in the face of adversity, we find solace in the simple act of complaining.