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Front and back covers, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson, published by the Great Western Railway in the companys centenary year
Frontispiece design, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath RobinsonFrontispiece design by W Heath Robinson -- Mr W Heath Robinsons own private railway engine, not often allowed on the GWR. Date: 1935
Musicians in the snow on a New Year card, about to have something poured on them from a jug. circa 1890s
Man with umbrella in the snow on a Christmas cardMan with a black umbrella blown the wrong way, in the snow on a Christmas card. He has dropped some of his shopping, and two children are laughing at him. Date: circa 1890s
Delivery man on a Christmas card, holding a large basket upside down and spilling the contents, including a goose, a bottle of wine and several apples. Date: circa 1890s
Six boys sharing a bed on a Christmas card, with their shoes scattered all over the floor. Date: circa 1890s
The Buses were not affected by the Strike by H. M. BatemanA fabulous cartoon by H. M. Bateman showing a multitude of people trying to chaotically squeeze onto a bus - a comment on the bus strikes affecting Britain in 1919. Date: 1919
Six monkeys on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Riders and horses in the water on a Christmas card, watched by a bull. Date: circa 1890s
Bag with punning verse on a Christmas cardBag with crab and punning verse on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
A saw on a Christmas card -- the basis of a fairly excruciating pun. Date: circa 1890s
Farmer and bull on a Christmas cardFarmer thrown into the air by a bull a Christmas and New Year card -- A Rise in the Market. circa 1890s
Acrobat balancing pudding on nose on a Christmas cardAcrobat balancing a pudding on his nose on a Christmas and New Year card -- Balance of Currant Accounts. circa 1890s
Father Christmas in large snowball on a Christmas cardFather Christmas caught up in a large snowball pushed by two ladies on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Toddler with nursery rhyme scene on a Christmas card -- Bye baby bunting, Fathers gone a-hunting, To get a little rabbit skin, To wrap the baby bunting in
St Valentines Day bank note from Lovers Banking CompanySt Valentines Day bank note from the Lovers Banking Company, Temple of Hymen, promising to pay the entire love of the suppliant, signed by the Governor of the bank, Cupid. Date: circa 1860s
St Valentines Day bank note from the Bank of Love, Temple of Hymen, promising to pay the entire love of the suppliant, signed by the Governor of the bank, Cupid. 1860s
Christmas cheque book greetings, from the Good Old Gold Christmas Banking Co Unlimited, with a punning verse. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas cheque book from the Bank of ProsperityChristmas cheque book greetings from the Bank of Prosperity, with a punning verse. Date: circa 1890s
Cats in a schoolroom on a greetings card, some studying, others making mischief. Date: circa 1890s
Six kittens in bed on a Christmas card -- one of them jumps up to chase a mouse. Date: circa 1890s
Four kittens on a cutout greetings card -- The Sewing Circle. circa 1890s
Two cats on a cutout Christmas card, enjoying a game of billiards. Date: circa 1890s
Five cats and a dog on a cutout Christmas card. The cats are enjoying their Christmas dinner, watched hungrily by the dog. Date: circa 1890s
Two cats on a greetings card by Louis Wain -- one of them has fallen down a grassy slope. Date: circa 1900s
Two clowns with cockerels on a New Year cardTwo clowns separating fighting cockerels on a New Year card, with a comic verse. circa 1890s
Clown stealing goose on a Christmas cardClown stealing a goose from an angry woman on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Clown and jester on a Christmas card -- the clown has dropped all the food and drink from his tray. Date: circa 1890s
Four clowns on a Christmas and New Year card, performing in the circus ring. Date: circa 1890s
Clown with food and drink on a Christmas and New Year card, with Harlequin and Columbine on either side of him (they are stealing from Pantalones table on the other side of the windows)
Three bulldogs with fans on a Christmas cardThree bulldogs looking coy with fans on a Christmas card, with a seasonal verse below. circa 1890s
Two fish on a French April Fool greetings cardTwo fish with flowers on a French April Fool (Poisson d Avril) greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Three turkeys on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Two owls watching mice on a Christmas cardTwo owls watching mice eating apples and cheese on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Two owls on a Christmas cardTwo owls and a robin on a Christmas card -- Enquire Within. Date: circa 1890s
Ducks and a frog on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Tito Gobbi as Falstaff on a Christmas cardTito Gobbi (1913-1984), Italian operatic baritone, in the role of Falstaff (in the opera by Verdi) on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: 1950s
