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Advertisement for Emu sherry -- smiling male model (George McGrath) holding up a glass. 1959
Old Leadenhall Market - Gentleman purchasing a dogOld Leadenhall Market - A smart Gentleman can be seen purchasing a dog. Date: circa 1906
Thessaloniki - Gentleman in traditional Turkish Costume Date: circa 1909
The Lady of the Lake - Old Soak fished out of the waterThe Lady of the Lake - A Drunken Old Soak is fished out of the water by a dapper gent in a punt. Her bottle heads for the bottom and perhaps the dunking has sobered her up! Date: circa 1915
Keep Fit - Running for the TrainKeep Fit - Take a walk every morning! Three portly city gent having to scramble to make their morning train into the city. Date: 1943
Turkish Gentleman with medal ribbon and fez Date: circa 1910s
US Womens Rights - Who has the right to this young chap?! Date: 1910
Generous donation to a tramp as well as a doormanGenerous donation from a smart young gent to a tramp as well as a doorman - " I must hand it to you". Date: circa 1940s
Gentleman puffing away at his pipe in a No Smoking Carriage - " So what??" Date: circa 1940s
Gentleman crashes on his bicycle and utters a loud... " Mark of exclamation!" Date: circa 1940s
Raising a Toast - Can Can Dancer and smart gentCan Can Dancer (performing on a chair, somewhat precariously!) and smart gent raising a Toast ! Date: 1905
Suicide - the last thng he did" So Poor Old Mike committed suicide." " Yes." " That was the LAST thing I thought he d do." " Which it were, Sorr." Date: 1894
Foxhunting Humour - In the action" Hullo, old chap, you look as if you d had sport! In at the kill?" " Well, no. I was in at the ditch and in a the river. We can t expect to be in everywhere." Date: 1902
A Country Squire Date: 1894
Smart young Gent, on the prowl at the seasideA smart young Gent, on the prowl at a fashionable late Victorian Seaside resort. Date: circa 1890s
Scamp cheekily drinks a Gentlemans tipple whilst distracted" Why don t we have Open-air Cafes? So pleasant to takes ones refreshment in the open air." (vide newspapers) Date: 1895
Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presenceA Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presence, wearing her top hat at a jaunty angle a he heads off to the Casino after a significant dinner !! Date: 1893
In the Strand, London - A Gentleman, after a good lunch at Simpsons. Date: circa 1890s
A Gentleman of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: 1892
A distinguished Country Gentleman in a very dashing coat and holding a riding crop. Date: 1895
Mistaken identity - Gentleman and Jewish womanMistaken identity - " Good Morning Mis Voss!" " My name is not Voss. It never Voss and it never vill be!". Date: 1900
A smart Black American Model. Date: 1898
Burglar in disguise - not the most convincing transformationExtract from an interview with a celebrated burglar - " The Old style of Crib Crackers is all done away with now-a-days
Bailiff very well treatedBailiff (who has been very well treated and settled with) - " Well good-bye, Sir. See you again soon, Sir, I ope!" Date: 1902
Character portrait study of an old man by Phil May. Date: 1894
Drunken Gentleman requesting a clove off a PolicemanDrunken 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
Well-heeled man reduced to staying at the Temperance HotelFormerly Well-heeled elderly gentleman (now a little tatty) reduced to staying at the Temperance Hotel. Down in the World Alas! See what Drink had brought him to. Date: 1892
Man at bar wanting clove to disguise evidence of his boozingDrunken gentleman leaning against a bar, requesting the barmaid for a clove to disguise the olfactory evidence of his boozing
Irony - fat Londoner begs for money for his starving familyA rather fat Londoner begs for " a copper" for his " starving wife and family at ome" fom a smart gent (Phil May himself - clearly seeing the ludicrous side of the request!)
Smug Cockney woman who has nabbed her rivals GentJilted! A smug Cockney woman who has nabbed her rivals Gent, throws her a very satisfied glance! Date: circa 1890s
Vignette of a distinctive East London Character Date: 1890s
Cockney London Flowergirl sells buttonhole to city gentA Cockney London Flowergirl sells a buttonhole bouquet to a well-to-do city gentleman. Date: 1895
Young lady cries after receiving a retort from her boyfriendTaking a Hot Return - cricket analogy used on a humorous(ish?) postcard showing a girl upset after receiving a harsh retort from her beau. Date: 1908
Kennerley Rumford - Famous BaritoneMr Kennerley Rumford (1870-1957) - Famous Baritone. Married to the Contralto Clara Butt, famous for being the first person to sing Elgar Land of Hope and Glory in public. Date: circa 1910
Comic Postcard - Romance at Piccadilly Circus " I meant t ge on the tube at Piccadilly last night, but I Got Off there instead!
Discussion on merits of Smoking for Health reasonsFirst Johnnie: " Aw -why do you make your own cigarettes?" Second Ditto: " My-aw-doctor ordered me some light exercise." Date: 1894
Young Gent - 12 Months before marriage - care and fancy free! Date: 1905
French country gent with a large red umbrella" I always take my umbrella when I go shopping!" A French country gent from Normandy with a large red umbrella. (top line is the likely translation of the French pattoir on the card)
Young gent - bored at Newlyn, CornwallA lugubrious young gent with hangdog eyes, bemoaning the lack of fun at Newlyn, Cornwall. Quite what the local tourist board felt about this card is anyones guess!! Date: circa 1905
Amorous Gent makes his moveA suave gent takes advantage of his position and makes his move on his lady love, although his boldness doesn t seem guaranteed to bring success with the coy target of his affections
Gentleman takes a mud bathGreetings from the Mud Bath! German Gentleman takes a mud bath to cure him of all aches and pains. Monacle optional... Date: circa 1900
Leap Year - A young woman pops the questionA 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
Smart gentleman raises a toast to the moon / personification of nightime Date: circa 1904
Satire on the 1906 elections in FranceA satire on the 1906 elections in France - Durand was an actual candidate - commenting on the various hues of political opinion in the country
Pulling a ridiculous expressionA German man pulls a ridiculous, daft, absurd and frankly rather manic facial expression! Date: circa 1910s
Cricket Illustrated - Bounder-yCricket Illustrated - " Bounder-y!" A superb postcard (as ever) by Bradshaw showing three caddish English Bounders of the Top Drawer, ready to cause some larks and pranks at the seaside