Excuse Collection

ASCOT 1910
Black Ascot - due to the recent death of Edward VII, racegoers at Ascot dress in black, though for most ladies this is no more than the excuse to buy a new dress

WWI Poster, Enlist Today (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Be honest with yourself. Be certain that your so-called reason is not a selfish excuse. (Lord Kitchener) Enlist Today (Welsh version). Date: 1916

Black Ascot 1910
Black Ascot, King Edward VII, who was a great supporter of racing, died shortly before the event. It was deemed appropriate that the races be conducted in mourning

Comic postcard, Drunken husband arrives home Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken batsman who saw three balls Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man sees a pretty woman on arrival at the seaside. Just arrived. Excuse scribble. I ve got something in my eye! Date: 20th century

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

British recruitment poster, WW1
British recruitment poster, First World War -- Have you a reason, or only an excuse, for not enlisting NOW! 1914-1918

The General Election - An Enthusiastic Supporter
Comic Postcard series - The General Election - An Enthusiastic Supporter rolling-in after a hearty session of seemingly liquid-based campaigning!! 1908

WWI Poster, Have you a reason or only an excuse?
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Which? Have you a reason or only an excuse for not enlisting? Now! Date: 1915

Telegram excuse sent by husband to disguise affair
Telegram excuse sent by an older man to his wife to disguise the affair he is having with his young Secretary. Date: 1909

Excuse Me adapted by Herbert C. Sargent from an American farce of the same title by Rupert Hughes, which was first performed in England at the Garrick Theatre on 6th March 1915

Cartoon, Henry Irving and Edward, Prince of Wales -- an invitation to Marlborough House. Irving says: The fact is, I am so pestered with invitations to dinner, that you really must excuse me! 1883

Anti-Suffrage Cartoon Portrait
Cartoon of lady showing a portrait of a suffragette to John Bull who, unimpressed, remarks, You will excuse me if I laugh, wont you? Date: 1911

Cartoon, Art in 1916, WW1
Cartoon, Art in 1916. A sitter comments to her artist that his latest portrait doesn t look at all like her. He replies that the war is to blame! Date: 1916

Cartoon, The right way, WW1
Cartoon, The right way. An old soldier chats to other old soldiers in the square of a French town. They are all too old to enlist in the war

Lord Kitchener Enlist Today
Be Honest with Yourself. be Certain that your So-Called Reason is Not a Selfish Excuse Lord Kitchener. Enlist Today. Poster

Which. An Excuse - for Not Enlisting Now
Which have you a Reason - or only an Excuse - for Not Enlisting Now !. Poster

Dishevelled maid tries to explain lack of bread to Mistress
A dishevelled maid tries to explain lack of bread to her Mistress by explaining that the Baker has " been and gone", but obviously had intentions other than delivering a few loaves

Young boy admonished for fishin on the Sabbath
Clergyman - " My Boy, do you know its wicked to fish on the Sabbath?" Youngster - " I isn t fishing; I m teachin this ere wurm ter swim." Date: 1895

Everybody does it - the national excuse. Illustration shows a large circle of men, each lifting from the pocket of the man in front of him The Other Mans Money as they march around a large map

Boys as Policemen
Erm, excuse me Missus, ain t we supposed to be arresting you? Two boys dressed up as policemen look perturbed when an old lady with a whistle starts to jot in her notepad. Date: 1960s

A childs bathtime. By A. E. Bestall
Child (hearing knock at the door): If you come in, Uncle, you must excuse me being all pink! A bathtime scene depicting a mother bathing her young daughter

Duc De Bourgogne
The people of Ghent aren t all that fond of their master, the duc de Bourgogne, but when he gives birth to an heir they are happy enough to celebrate - any excuse for a party !

Prince Imperial
Parisians love to celebrate, and the baptism of the Prince Imperial, son of Napoleon and Eugenie, is as good an excuse as any

Thats my Nurse
- Excuse me, sir, thats my nurse !

Russian Pilgrim
A Russian pilgrim : peasants are liable to take off on pilgrimages at any excuse - a celebration, a bereavement, any excuse will do

Crowd on Strike
The crowd will go on strike at the slightest excuse

Scandinavian New Year
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIA For the Scandinavians, any special occasion is an excuse for drinking, and the New Year - the Feast of Jul (Yule) is no exception

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