Asks Collection (page 2)

Leap Year - Running the Gauntlet! Date: 1904

Francis and Innocent III
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI asks Innocent III for permission to found an order of friars, the Franciscans. Date: 1182 - 1226

SHOPPING PARTY GAME
Each girl represents an item of male apparel, eg. socks in an imaginary shop. The man, blindfolded, asks for socks and the socks girl kisses him and he guesses who she is! Date: 1930s

Oak Panelled Staircase
Would you care to join me for a nightcap?, a smart gentleman in a suit asks the young couple ascending an oak panelled staircase. Date: 1930s

Northanger Abbey / Austen
Catherine Morland asks Mr. Thorpe to stop the carriage. Date: First published: 1818

Perplexed Newsagent / 1922
A gentleman asks his horrified newsagent to decide each day which newspaper will be most suitable for him. (A result of rival offers by London newspapers). Date: 1922

USA & Pauper Labour / 1892
The American working man asks Uncle Sam to spare him from European pauper labour Date: 1892

George III in Kitchen
He shelters from the rain in a cottage, where the lady of the house asks him to mind the roasting-jack

Mr Radio Man
A child asks the radio man to tell his Mammy to come back home Date: 1924

Moliere / Les Amants
LES AMANTS MAGNIFIQUES Eriphile asks Sostrate who it is that her mother wants her to marry Date: 1670

Moliere / Dandin
GEORGES DANDIN Lubin asks Claudine for a kiss as an advance on their marriage Date: 1668

Lloyd George and Miners
LLOYD GEORGE AND THE MINERS " Oliver asks for more". Date: 1920

Suffragette Card Game Snap Orator. A card game, possibly a version of Snap with a suffragette theme. One of eight cards, this shows the female Orator, being pelted with eggs, who asks, Is this a vote

Cats, Are you a Suffragette?. Two cats, one holding a fan, one asks, Are you a suffragette? The other replies, Well, I don t know, but I ve gone through the suffering part of it. Date: circa 1908

Womans Work in WW1. Lady bus or tram conductress with ticket machine asks, How far do you want to go Date: circa 1916

Suffragette Where is my Wandering Wife?. Poor husband, left at home to mind the babies, asks, OH! Where is my wandering wife to-night? Answer

Suffragette, Will Women Ever Have Votes?. Woman asks a man in a straw boater, Sir, will women ever have votes? He wags his finger and replies, Wait and SEE Date: circa 1910

Suffragette Drunken Man Suffery Gettes. A drunken man is roughly escorted to the police station. Knowing its a fair cop he asks Can t you put us in with the Suffery Gettes? Date: circa 1909

Suffragette Who Said Rats. Baby reading newspaper asks, Who said Rats Date: circa 1908

Suffragette Wild Wives Meeting. What are the wild wives saying? asks the man standing outside the Town Hall, where a suffrage meeting is in full swing. Date: circa 1908

The Supporter. Two Men stand outside the polling station, one asks, You want to know why I am going to vote for the Womans suffrage man

Is this right?. Woman with basket on her back, meets man holding umbrella labelled Franchise. She asks Why can t I have an umbrella too? Voter says, You can t. You ought to stop at home

Give me a bit of your franchise cake.. Miss Jane Bull asks Master Johnnie Bull for a bit of his franchise cake. He declines saying It wouldn t be good for you

The Workers Husband. Lady Canvasser asks man, Have you got a vote Mr. Brown? Loafer, Course I got a vote, and shall have so long as my wife takes in washing Date: circa 1909

Suffragette Policeman Beggar. Suffragette is escorted away by three policemen. A beggar or mendicant, cap outstretched, asks, Can you spare a copper, lady? Date: circa 1910

Suffragette Disrupts Meeting. A Mannish suffragette disrupts a meeting, Pro-suffragette banners litter the floor. Man asks, Now Madam

A soldier asks for directions, London, WW1
A British Tommy, returned on leave from the trenches, asks a police officer for directions in London. Another soldier, on crutches, stands nearby. Date: 1914

Cricket asking for guard
A batsman is comes on to play when hes getting ready in hes crease he asks for guard. Date: circa 19th century

James Montgomery - 1
JAMES MONTGOMERY Who is there at all acquainted with English literature that has not heard of James Montgomery ? asks the ILN. Well, I for one... Date: 1771 - 1854

Little girl asking permission to start eating Date: circa 1911

The logical response to a question fom the older generation
" Now, Boy, where does Port wine come from?" " From the Public- ouse." !!! Date: circa 1890s

Young waif posing for an artist has no knowledge of lunch
A Fact (mores the pity) Artist - " Oh, by the way, have you had your lunch?" Little Waif (posing for the first time) - " Whats that?" Date: 1895

Schoolboy asks other to play cricket with adult terminology
A 13 year-old Senior Schoolboy asks his 12 year-old Junior fellow other to play cricket. " Say, Brown, will you play cricket for us tomorrow? - We re short of a Man!" Date: 1900

Ridiculous question from Grandfather to Grandson
" Now, Tommy; you know that Christopher Columbus made three voyages; tell me, on which one did he die?" !!! Date: 1895

Little girl approaching pub bar to ask for Brandy
A Large Order. Little Girl - " Three penn orth o Brandy an I want a cork; an will ye wash the bottle out, cos its ad milk in it." Date: 1895

Labourer aghast at the cost of his young sons education Youngster: " Father, Teacher says I ve gotten ter bring a penny wi me to school termorrer ter buy a slate pencil wi

Cheeky London vagrant asks a smart lady for a kiss. " I never give money away on the street." " Well, then, give us a kiss Lydie." !!! Date: circa 1897

Drunken Gentleman requesting a clove off a Policeman
Drunken Gentleman in multiple stages of disarray requests a clove from a London Policeman in order to disguise (fat chance!) the evidence that he has been boozing. Date: circa 1890s

Man at bar wanting clove to disguise evidence of his boozing
Drunken gentleman leaning against a bar, requesting the barmaid for a clove to disguise the olfactory evidence of his boozing

Tramp asks a horrified lady for a hairpin to clean his pipe
A Tramp asks a horrified smart lady, seated on a park bench for a hairpin to clean his pipe! Weary Willy seating himself beside nervous Miss Jones) - Will yer lend me a nairpin, Lidy

Old Man enquires to Phil May about becoming a model
Brother Brushes - humorous part-self-portrait drawing by Phil May of an old chap enquiring if the artist wanted " a Muddle, Sir?" !! Date: 1890s

Leap Year - A young woman pops the question
A young woman pops an innocent question to an elderly gentleman at a dance. His look of surprise is due to the date and the fact it is a Leap Year! Date: circa 1904

The Philippine Oliver asks for more

What makes Japanese soldiers so strong? asks Russia. We are filled with Yamato Damashii spirit of old Japan says Japan. Please give me some Yamato Damashii says Russia

The government asks you to do your Xmas shopping early - Do it now. Poster showing an allegorical female figure holding a sword and an American flag. Date 1918

Oliver Twist asks for more. Illustration shows a large, bloated man labeled Tariff-made Monopoly holding a small dish labeled Dingley Schedule, asking Uncle Sam

Boarding a Motor Cab
A gentleman asks the London cabbie how much the fare will be, while the two posh Edwardian ladies with him prepare to get in the motor cab with their pooch. Date: early 1900s

Dog Traveller
A backpacking dog asks if there is room at the inn. Date: early 1930s

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