Hokey Pokey seller

Category

Library Item

Item no

14067

Title

Hokey Pokey seller

Description

An ice-cream seller standing in the street in Edinburgh's Old Town. His cart has the words "Hokey Pokey" written on it. He is wearing a bowler hat, white sleeves over his jacket and a white apron. A little boy stands him. Across the street is a shop called Alex Dickson and a cart loaded with heavy

Artist / maker

Balmain, James C. H.

Date

1896

Size

20.5 x 15.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

So-called 'Hokey-Pokey' men sold ice cream on the streets of Britain and the USA in the late 19th and early to mid 20th century. These street vendors were mostly Italian immigrants and the name 'Hokey-Pokey' may be a comic distortion of the sellers' cries in their native language.

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People > Adults > Men

People > Children > Boys

People > Commercial activities > Street traders

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Land > Carts and wagons

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