Greasy Collection

Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole (John Bright)
Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole -- satirical comment on John Brights efforts in promoting Reform, in particular an extension of the franchise to working men, the year after he became MP for Birmingham

Edible russulae mushrooms: greasy green brittlegill, Russula heterophylla, Russula alutacea, and rosy russula, Russula rosea (Russula lepida)

Illustration, Ambition - climbing to reach a pig on a pole. first published 1838

Cartoon, Randolph Churchill, British politician
Cartoon, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill (1849-1895), British politician - Little Randolph and the greasy pole of politics

Girl Eating a Hamburger
A greedy teenage girl wolfs down a hamburger! Date: 1980

Boy Writing
A rather wide-eyed little boy, writing at a desk, a bottle of ink and a selection of pens to hand. Date: 1930s

Boxing Manager & Trainer
Left to right : The Chinese friend, trainer and manager of KUI KONG YOUNG, in training to fight Puerto Rican boxing champion SIXTO ESCOBAR, Sydney, Australia. Date: 1930s

Kui Kong Young
Chinese Filipino boxer KUI KONG YOUNG, the small but toned and powerful young boxer, in training to fight Puerto Rican boxing champion SIXTO ESCOBAR. Date: 1940s

Rustic Fete at Northfleet, Kent - a successful competitor climbs the greasy pole and wins the flitch of bacon, to the plaudits of the crowd Date: 1832

German Allies at the top of the pole
A terrific fold-out card depicting the German allies as the dominant holders of a spot at the top of the European maypole as their enemies fail to cling on as they attempt an ascent

Old Gipsy Woman
An old gipsy woman grins as she serves up potatoes and cabbage (?) from a boiling cauldron

Gipsy Woman
An old gipsy woman in profile, showing her very long hair, pinned back with slides and grips

Gipsy Family 1973
A gipsy family, the husband and son watching the wife and younger child from the back door of their caravan at a gipsy camp at Penshurst, Kent, England

Gipsy Cad 1973
A middle-aged gipsy, smoking, with one hand tucked into his belt

Gipsy Camp 1973
An old gipsy woman, with either her daughters or grand-daughters, at a gipsy camp at Charlwood, Horley, Surrey

Climbing the Pole / Fair
Climbing the pole. This game originated from an idea by M. Franck, a doctor who decided that humans should re-learn such skills previously used to climb trees & forage for food

Competing for Pig
Country bumpkins compete for a sucking pig fixed to the top of a greasy pole

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