Bairnsfather Collection (page 6)

Old Bill Presides at the International Preserves Commission
As Amsterdam cable states that " Old Bill" is Acting President of the International Commission which is sitting at the " Hotel Terrific" Paris

A Fair Knock Out by Bruce Bairnsfather
It is doubtful whether Old Bill really has the physique for a big contest. Last week, in the first of forty-five rounds, he was knocked out by a clerk in the Pay Department at Paris Plage

The Interior of a Bolshevist YMCA hut by Bruce Bairnsfather
(They are very much in need of funds). A YMCA hut, filled with drunken and rowdy Bolshevik Russians, as envisaged by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander. Date: 1919

Putting the Screw on by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
The above exclusive photograph (received via Amsterdam and Singapore) shows clearly the consternation in German official circles on receipt of the amended armistice terms for February, in which 1

C est la Guerre by Bruce Bairnsfather
There were times when I wished Prussian Militarism hadn t forced me to visit America. A young man on board an ocean liner suffers from sea sickness. Date: 1919

Demobilisation by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
Owing to demobilisation not exactly synchronising with the taking back of the Hotel Terrific by the management, General Sir Claude Cumbersome has to deal with a lot of returns under most impossible

Bystander masthead featuring Old Bill by Bruce Bairnsfather
Masthead of The Bystander magazine featuring characters on a London tube train (or bus?) drawn by some of the magazines most regular artistic contributors

No Joke! by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather post- WW1 cartoon
The Censor has been most kind to me throughout the war. I have made the above drawing simply out of gratitude. I have also omitted the joke, thus ensuring complete approval

Arthur Bourchier as Old Bill, Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1
Arthur Bourchier in the role of Old Bill, the popular character created by Bruce Bairnsfather. Bourchier played the part in the original production of The Better Ole

Second-Lieut. Mabel, by Bairnsfather
Second-Lieut. Mabel Smells Powder (No novelty) " There you are Bert; I told you we d ave em ere before we d finished." Bairnsfathers popular characters, Old Bill and Bert

Fish and Chip, by Bairnsfather
" Now, then, you two, theres nothing more till 4.30" (Old Bill is not going to the zoo again). A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather featuring his popular character Old Bill

Old Bills War-Aim, by Bairnsfather
" To live to see a day like this" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather featuring his popular character Old Bill. The cartoon appeared in a special War Aims issue of The Bystander

At the Brewery Baths by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" You chuck another sardine at me, my lad, and you ll hear from my solicitors." High jinks in a brewery on the Western Front utilised as a baths for British soldiers

A Visit to the Alpini - 19? by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1
The war was over some time ago, but this man hasn t heard about it yet, and nobody can get up to tell him. His sniping is therefore very annoying to that Austrian village in the valley

Old Bill in Mesopotamia, Nobodies Concert, WW1
A leading member of " The Nobodies" Concert Party for entertaining troops in Mesopotamia, impersonating Old Bill the lead character in the popular cartoons of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in

Bairnsfather with the American Army, WW1 cartoon
" I know we re fightin for Democracy, but the next time the Colonel comes around, salute, you ______ son of a ______!" An American sergeant disciplines Date: 1918

A Visit to the Alpini by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
You might think the Austrians were safe on top of a place like this - but they re not. Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander showing three Austrian soldiers staked out atop a

My Visit to the Italian Front by Bruce Bairnsfather
(Left picture): A Visit to the Alpini: " The chauffeur says a car fell over here last week" " Oh!" Autobiographical cartoon from Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander

Through Mud to Victory by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
Private 90045 Gerrard, after three-quarters of a mile of this, sincerely hopes it won t be a dud. A private British soldier struggles through the mud

Lead Kindly Light by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" Yes, I know the roads rotten; but I m sure this habit of Sec.-Lieut. Smiths of finding his way back to billets with his private repeating Verey pistol (that his aunt sent him)

Romance - 1917 by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" Darling, every potato that I have is yours" (Engaged). Cartoon in The Bystander by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather showing a couple locked in an embrace having agreed to get engaged

If Only They d Make Old Bill President of those Tribunals
" well, whats your job, me lad?" " Making spots for rocking-horses, sir" " Three months" " Exemption, sir

Colonel de Barrage and his armour, Bairnsfather cartoon, WW1
Colonel de Barrage feels convinced that armours the thing under modern conditions. " Did you mend that puncture in his left hind leg, Smith

Out by Bruce Bairnsfather, 1919
And may he never be " called up" again! Father Christmas casts off the uniform and weapons of First World War soldiering

Makes you F(i)ume, doesn t it? by Bruce Bairnsfather
If only OUR National Poet would take Heligoland and refuse to leave it until its ours! Caricature of George Robey (1869-1954), music hall entertainer and comedian, pictured refusing Heligoland

Where Did That One Go by H. M. Bateman
(With innumerable apologies to Captain Bruce Bairnsfather) An irate golfer on the green struggling to make contact with the ball drawn by H. M

A Wetter Ole by Bruce Bairnsfather
" Well, we knows of a better olevitch, and we re blinkin well goin to it!" Old Bill and his comrade find themselves in a similar ole to the one they originally made famous in Captain Bruce

Why M. C. A. ? by Bruce Bairnsfather
Why M.C.A.? A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather showing a group of German soldiers in front of a Y.M.C.A. hut, with the caption... One of those unfortunate photographs

The Better Ole
A scene from the play The Better Ole, co-written by Bruce Bairnsfather and featuring his popular character, Old Bill, which opened at the Oxford Music Hall on 4 August 1917

Rumbles from the Rhine by Bruce Bairnsfather
" Yer know Bert, I reckon they ought to stop the sale of this ere Bolshevism and Cocaine? Old Bill, the comic creation of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander magazine

Vive l Entente! by MacMichael
" Lumme, there wouldn t arf be a scandal if the Capting or Mr Kirchner knew that you an me come out of our frames for a smoke

Bruce Bairnsfather releases - WW1 film cartoon
The Military Cross a pulsating military drama in two reels. Humorous pictorial trailer for a possible war film imagined by Bystander cartoonist, Captain Bruce Bairnsfather. Date: 1917

Envy at the Chateau, by Bairnsfather
" Bit of alright, bein one of these ere dukes, Bert, and ave a bed like this to sleep in" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather featuring the character of Old Bill

Dear -------- at present we are staying at a farm
While being surrounded by died cattle and a derelict barn, two soldiers decided to rest and write a letter home

Watch me make a fire-bucket of is elmet
Two British soldiers have a couple minutes to practise shooting

The Cast of the Better Ole - Bruce Bairnsfather play, WW1
Arthur Bourchier (centre) and cast pose in costume at the time they were playing in The Better Ole at the Oxford Theatre, London which was based on the cartoons of Bruce Bairnsfather published in The

Immediate and Important by Bairnsfather
Immediate and Important Never has Private Smiths face felt so large and smooth as when he hands his Captain the following message at what he feels is an unsuitable moment. " The G.O.C

Seeing themselves as Bairnsfather sees them
A homage to the cartoons of Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, drawn by an amateur soldier artist, Major D. de la C. Ray

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

Shaving Mug - Border is the coat of Arms of Whitby - WWI
Shaving Mug. A Souvenir of the Great War commenced August 4th 1914, Armistice November 11th 1918 and Peace signed June 28th 1919. Two transfers At present, we are staying at a farm

Ashtray with ornate border - Bairnsfatherware
Ashtray with ornate border. Inscribed - Well if you knows of a better ole, go to it. Good condition. Bairnsfather Ware

Fluted sweet dish with ornate border - Bairnsfatherware
Fluted sweet dish with ornate border. Inscribed Where did that one go to. Very good condition. Bairnsfather Ware

Small milk jug with metal cover - Bairnsfatherware
Small milk jug with metal cover. Inscribed - Dear. At present we are staying at a farm. and Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it. Very good condition. Bairnsfather Ware

Large water jug - Bairnsfatherware
Large water jug - 2 inch crack by lip. Inscribed - Dear - At present we are staying at a farm. Other side of jug shows a shield with the Royal Coat of Arms

Large mug - Bairnsfatherware
Large mug. Inscribed - My dug-out. A lay of the trenches. With four poignant poems reproduced around the sides of the mug. Very good condition. Bairnsfather Ware

Milk jug with ornate border - Bairnsfatherware
Milk jug with ornate border. Inscribed on one side - When the ell is it goin to be strawberry And inscribed on the other side - What time do they feed the sea-lions, Alf Very good condition

Flower vase with ornate border - Bairnsfatherware
Milk jug with ornate border. Inscribed on one side - When the ell is it goin to be strawberry And inscribed on the other side - What time do they feed the sea-lions, Alf Very good condition

Spill vase with ornate border - Bairnsfatherware
Spill vase with ornate border. Inscribed - Where did that one go to with a cartoon on the other side. Small hairline crack at 4 o clock. Bairnsfather Ware

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