Bamforth Collection

Bamforth Comic Postcard, Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Date: 1937

Bamforth's Studio at Holmfirth - early 1900s

James Bamforth painting a backdrop at Bamforth's Studio in Holmfirth - early 1900s

Holmfirth Bamforth's Factory early 1900s

Holmfirth Bamforth's Factory early 1900s

RMS Titanic - six postcards, Nearer My God to Thee
RMS Titanic - six Bamforth postcards, Nearer My God to Thee. Date: 1912

RMS Titanic - Bamforth glass lantern slides
RMS Titanic - rare collection of coloured Bamforth glass lantern slides showing the Titanic and the aftermath

Bamforths Studio, Holmfirth

Victorian lantern slide illustrating song Sweet Genevieve
A Victorian magic lantern slide illustrating the song Sweet Genevieve'. This is slide number 1 of 8

Victorian illustration from the song / poem Annie Laurie
A Victorian illustration from the song / poem Annie Laurie'. This is image number 1. There are eight images in total

The Loss of the Titanic Magic Lantern Slide 1912

RMS Titanic - set of six postcards
RMS Titanic - set of six Bamforth postcards, featuring the hymn Nearer My God to Thee

Titanic sinking Memorial Card with luminous cross
The dramatic image of the sinking ship surrounded by lifeboats is entitled NEARER MY GOD TO THEE - a reference to the tune that the ship's band was often said to have played as the vessel sank

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coupon shortage and making do
The long Caption gives the little girls excuse for having patches. The Home Front War Effort was helped along by cryptic slogans such as Make do and Mend and Making do

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Are you evacuating the town
The Caption is Gosh Mister! Are you evacuating the whole town? It is estimated that over 200, 000 were evacuated from the towns to the countryside between 1939 and the end of 1941

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Here is the News
The Caption is Here is the News, and this is yours truly reading it. With radio being the most direct source of News, the broadcasts were avidly listened to

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Something Accomplished
The Caption says Something accomplished, something done, has earned a nights repose! The card was posted on the third anniversary of the start of WW2. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1942

Bamforth Comic Postcard, England. Taylor Date: 1946

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