Humour Collection (#87)

Marriage or war work, WW1 cartoon by A. Wallis Mills
Cartoon by A Wallis Mills in Printers Pie telling the story of a young woman who refuses an officers marriage proposal as she means to do her bit for the war by getting involved in war work

The Meet by Harold C. Earnshaw
Cartoon showing a young butchers boy with his tray of meat surrounded by a crowd of hopeful looking dogs. 1917

Susi - kitten administering medicine to a sick puppy. 1950s

Susi - (insert) Date: 1950s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - watering the flowers. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - kitten on his knee
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - kitten daughter on his knee. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - wet
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - he gets very wet when he tries to water the flowers and the hosepipe leaks. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - with kitten. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - spilt soup. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - going shooting. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - in the rain. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - security check before bed. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - nurse comes to put the kittens to bed. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - chatting with neighbour. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - running from Mrs Cow. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - library book. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - doing homework. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - don t go out, its raining! circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - at the circus. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - brushing hair
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - teaching his son to brush his hair. circa 1910s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - bad egg
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - he discovers a bad egg at breakfast. circa 1910s

Louis Wain - Fresh Mice Creams. circa 1900s

Louis Wain - Dolls to mend. circa 1900s

Cartoon, The Throne, WW1
Cartoon, The Throne. Showing the leaders of the four Central Powers gathered round the Austrian throne. Seated on the throne itself are the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (left)

Cartoon, Two Emperors, WW1
Cartoon, Two Emperors. Showing Charles I of Austria (Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Marie, left), who succeeded Emperor Franz Joseph in 1916, with the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (right)

Cartoon, Complaining to the cook, WW1
Cartoon, Complaining to the cook. A group of soldiers throw their soup away in disgust -- the cook explains that hes had no previous experience of cooking. Date: 1917

Harry Monkhouse, Harry Parker and John le Hay in Maid Marion
Actors Harry Monkhouse, Harry Parker and John le Hay acting the fool in a scene from Maid Marion, which was staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London in 1891. Date: 1891

WW2 poster, Work carefully, avoid scrap
WW2 poster, Accidents sometimes happen... Work carefully, avoid scrap. HMSO, Ministry of Aircraft Production. Date: 1940s

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm jealous of Charlot, WW1
Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm jealous of Charlot. The German Kaiser is green in the face at the sight of Charlot (Charlie Chaplin) on the front cover of a special number of La Baionnette. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm and Charlot, WW1
Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm and Charlot (Charlie Chaplin). The Kaiser, dressed as a clown, asks Charlot to crown him emperor of the world. (1 of 2) Date: 1917

Cartoon, Soldier and godmother with fruit, WW1
Cartoon, Soldier and godmother with fruit. She reminds him about the rationing rule -- a maximum of two courses. He replies that they can make up for it with the dessert. Date: 1917

Cartoon, As advertised, WW1
Cartoon, As advertised. A black soldier arrives with a bunch of flowers to meet his new godmother. They both have expectations... Date: 1917

Cartoon, Modern cherub, WW1
Cartoon, Modern cherub. A soldier is happy to meet his new godmother. Date: 1917

Cartoon, On leave, WW1
Cartoon, On leave. A black soldier on leave comes to visit his allocated godmother -- she is shocked, as she has been dreaming of a godson with blond hair! Date: 1917

Cartoon, Broken down, WW1
Cartoon, Broken down. A GVC (Gardes-Voies et Communications) soldier speaks to a passenger who is complaining about the delay to his train

Cartoon, The meaning of GVC, WW1
Cartoon, The meaning of GVC (Gardes-Voies et Communications). A GVC soldier says that every fifteen minutes a train rushes by and the passengers throw out all their rubbish, including eggshells

Monkey and cat on a Christmas card
Monkey pulling a cats tail on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Clown pulling a donkeys tail on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Two robins alarmed by a cat on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Cartoon, Looking after the land, WW1
Cartoon, Looking after the land. A young soldier on leave sits by the fire with his parents. They tell him that he and his fellow-soldiers are guarding the land at the Front

Cartoon, The bastards! They re shooting down there WW1
Cartoon, The bastards! They re shooting down there... Perhaps these French soldiers expected an Easter ceasefire. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Gathering laurels, WW1
Cartoon, Gathering laurels. An army cook tells a soldier that he also gathers laurels -- not the kind won in battles, but the bay leaves used to flavour food. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Peeling potatoes, WW1
Cartoon, Peeling potatoes. Three army cooks discuss methods of peeling potatoes, A machine has been invented to do the peeling, but it involves a lot of manual work and isn t worth the trouble

Cockatoo and monkey on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Monkey and cockatoo on a Christmas card
Monkey having his tail pulled by a cockatoo on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Cockatoo on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Grinning policeman and clown on a Christmas card
Grinning policeman on a Christmas card, pulling a clowns ear. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Chinese man and monkey on a Christmas card
Chinese man on a Christmas card has his pigtail pulled by a monkey. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

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