Cartoon Collection (page 18)

D Landale Wilson and Chub Leach, racing fixtures
Racehorse owner D Landale Wilson and Chub Leach, jockey, racing fixtures Date: 1930

Advert, Barclays Lager - Its thirsty work
Advert for Barclays Lager - Its thirsty work! Date: 1926

Father Christmas a peace-maker: "Come, come Russ! You are a Christian
Father Christmas a peace-maker: " Come, come Russ! You are a Christian, set a good example to the Turk!" Comment on Nicolas I of Russias aggression in the Crimean War against the Ottoman

Snowballs! How to settle the Eastern Question. It is suggested that the conflict in the Crimea between the Russians and the British, French and Ottoman Empire be settled by a huge snowball fight

Beerbohm Tree, cartoon of actor watching rehearsal
Beerbohm Tree, cartoon of the actor watching a rehearsal from the theatre gallery

A Long Journey by Tom Browne - Union Jack Club Date: 1907

The Bar to Progress! An allegory, founded upon Temple Bar. Satirical cartoon, 1853. Temple Bar, the entrance to the City of London in the west, closes its gates against ordinary people and progress

Simply Simon Cartoon Strip by Iris Chick in Tail-Wagger-Magazine. Date: 1938

Original Artwork - cartoon strip - Simply Simon ill in bed
Original Artwork for a Simply Simon cartoon strip - Simon ill in bed, trying to be a good dog. Iris Chick had a regular cartoon spot for Simon in Tail-Wagger magazine in the late 1930s

Original Artwork - Simply Simon, the Scottie dog
Original Artwork - Simply Simon - the star of an occasional cartoon strip drawn by Iris Chick, which appeared in the childrens pages of Tail-Wagger Magazine in the late 1930s. Date: circa 1937

The New Shaving-Machine (suggested by a recent invention). Emperor of Russia, Nicholas I, sits in the shaving-machine chair in John Bull and Louis Nap(olean)s Easy Shaving Shop

Ladies fashions. The culminating point of the bonnet style. Satirical cartoon in which the young ladys plaited hairstyle forms a point on which her bonnet sits

Mediumship - a spirit perplexed 1853
A spirit perplexed. A woman visiting a medium requests she asks the spirit of her deceased husband Augustus where he put the receipt for a repaid claim. Date: 1853

"Theres nae luck about the house!"Cartoon and comment about house-building in London in
" Theres nae luck about the house!" Cartoon and comment about house-building in London in the 1850s. The houses are falling down, propped up by miserable crutches

"Appleton - either the Admiral routes the convoys further south
" Appleton - either the Admiral routes the convoys further south, or Snodgrass goes into trousers." A young woman in a naval operations room reveals her stockings while perching on a ladder

Bombas Big Brother. Emperor of Russia: "They shan t take away his playthings
Bombas Big Brother. Emperor of Russia: " They shan t take away his playthings, that they shan t." Ferdinand II (1810-1859), King of the Two Sicilies

Cartoon, The Pipe of Peace II
The Great Dry Chief. I was half afraid my navy cut might make you sick; But so far I see no ill effects. Mr Balfour. On the contrary, I could do with it a bit stronger. Date: 1921

Cartoon, The Pipe of Peace
Great Dry Chief. I do trust this won t make any of them sick! Date: 1921

Progress of the moustache mania! A street seller does a good job hawking pairs of moustaches to cash in on the fashion for mens facial hair. Date: 1853

Tramp (soliloquising) "So thats what it is! I thought it was a beehive in a distance"In
Tramp (soliloquising) " So thats what it is! I thought it was a beehive in a distance" In fact, it is a lady in voluminous skirts surrounding by a number of small dogs. Date: 1909

A small boy, having consumed most of a pot of strawberry jam with the help of a cane and a cushion, has no regrets. Date: 1911

Ally Sloper Award of Merit, mock certificate made out to Joseph Hurst, Box Office Manager at the Lyceum Theatre, London. Date: 1894

Necessity the mother of invention: an incident during the cabmens strike. A gentleman is conveyed in the barrow of a coalman while his wife has to hitch a lift on his head. Date: 1853

Rival sportsmen. I say now, as I have said before, that there is room enough in Asia for both England and Russia. - Lord Beaconsfield (Disraeli)

Comic Postcard - The differences between Love and Marriage... LOVE is the wine of life, but MARRIAGE is the morning after!! Date: 1931

Smyrna! A case in which, in the opinion of the British lion, two heads are not better than one! Cartoon about the Koszta Affair in 1853

A Pre-Raphaelite finishing his picture for the Academy. Satirical cartoon featuring a Pre-Raphaelite artist dressed in medieval clothes to paint his canvas of Petrarch and Laura. Date: 1853

Omnibus nuisances. Caution to ladies who like to occupy the seat next to the door. A mans hobnail boots kick a woman on the head as his feet swing in from the window of the omnibus. Date: 1853

Aberdeens bubble. How long will it last? Satirical cartoon about Lord Aberdeen s
Aberdeens bubble. How long will it last? Satirical cartoon about Lord Aberdeens coalition government. Date: 1853

The ascent of Mont Blanc made easy: a suggestion to the followers of Mr Albert Smith. A very relaxed Victorian man is transported to the top of the mountain on a giant pair of retractable mechanical

The Railway King! Down Upon Him! Satirical cartoon mocking the downfall of railway financier George Hudson. He is held upside-down by a bird - perhaps a crow or raven - dressed as a judge

The charwomen in the National Gallery. A cartoon about the conservation controversy at the National Gallery, after nine paintings were cleaned in the autumn of 1852

Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in the style of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Showing British soldiers making sandbags, bringing in ration supplies and ready to fight in the trenches. Date: 1916

The Vulgarity of Voluntarism 1914
An illustration of the evil effects of the vulgarity of voluntarism referred to by our contributor. Lord Kitchener is represented by a German cartoon as compelled to recruit Suffragettes in place of

German breaches of the Hague Convention - laughing gassing the British before an advance in close formation Date: 1915

Cover of Eve Magazine 18 August 1926 with a tennis cartoon Date: 1926

Cover of Eve Magazine 30 June 1926 showing a cartoon at a horse racing event drawn by Cloe Preston Date: 1926

Cartoon by Alfred Leete showing a fashionable 1920s couple walking along a beach. The title refers to the popular Cochran revue of that year at the London Pavilion starring Edythe Baker

Europe expects China to defeat Japan, 1894
Cartoon at the time of the beginning of the first Sino-Japanese War (July 1894 - September 1895). Europe (represented by Mr Punch) expects China to defeat Japan. Date: 1894

England v Wales rugby match at Cardiff Arms Park. A heavy defeat for England explained in this cartoon: to cut the story short, mud - AND the Welsh XV defeated England. Date: 1922

Mock article in Punch with a version of the popular book character Wee Macgreegor, written by J. J. Bell and drawn by John Hassall, pictured in tears. Date: 1903

A bobby on the beat, who has stopped to enjoy a bit of pie from a friendly cook in one house, gets surprised by the heat of a stove. Date: 1912

Taking his word for it by John Hassall, motoring fashions
" Come and let me introduce you to Lady Diana. Prettiest girl in London, old chap@. A satire on Edwardian motoring fashions from the drawing board of John Hassall

Artist: "And I suppose you d like some artistic lettering on it
Artist: " And I suppose you d like some artistic lettering on it?" Business Manager & Philistone: " No, legible please." A commercial artist visits the office of a client

The Visitor: "Its not meant to be comic is it?"An artist
The Visitor: " Its not meant to be comic is it?" An artist, better-known for his humorous cartoons in the weekly illustrated periodicals

Pity the Unemployed by John Hassall
A man pushing a cart with the sign, Pity the Unemployed disappears into a pub. John Hassall, author of the illustration includes the caption, " With apologies to the real unemployed."

Indignant General to Cook: Well I wouldn t stay in a place like that five minutes. Two servants discuss John Hassalls famous Help! poster advertising vacuum cleaners which they view with suspicion

"The question was, were the mirrors in the corners of the room positively libellous
" The question was, were the mirrors in the corners of the room positively libellous, or did one look every inch the grotesque figure reflected

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