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Background imageMabel Collection: From the Highlands

From the Highlands by Mabel Gear

Background imageMabel Collection: Friendly Relations

Friendly Relations by Mabel Gear

Background imageMabel Collection: Bo-Peep

Bo-Peep by Mabel Gear

Background imageMabel Collection: Bath-Time

Bath-Time by Mabel Gear

Background imageMabel Collection: A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun by Mabel Gear

Background imageMabel Collection: A Gentle Hint Dogs Watercolour painting Mabel

A Gentle Hint Dogs Watercolour painting Mabel
A, Gentle, Hint, Dogs, Watercolour, painting, Mabel, Gear, 12022674

Background imageMabel Collection: A Basket of Mischief

A Basket of Mischief by Mabel Gear

Background imageMabel Collection: Mabel Love, British dancer and actress

Mabel Love, British dancer and actress Date: 1890s

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no Coupons

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no Coupons
The long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whos making the Brave New World

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whos making the Brave New World
The Caption verse is Whos making the Brave New World - lets see - Whos making the Brave New World? You-and-Me! This is a reference to Aldous Huxleys dystopian novel Brave New World - a world that you

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - When am I goin to see you again

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - When am I goin to see you again
On the back of the card is a plaintive message to David.. Do you still miss us my darling? I will be delighted to have a little card from you

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Now this economy is here

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Now this economy is here
The Caption is Now this economy is here - we ll have to darn the darns Ole dear. They have been darning since 1941 so they probably really are down to the darns

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wool without coupons

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wool without coupons
The Caption is Wool without coupons. Although the card was posted in 1947, the drawing is about wartime clothes rationing which did not finish until 1949. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1947

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Smiling - even thro the tears

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Smiling - even thro the tears
The rhyme says that things will be nice tomorrow - obviously they were not too good today. On the back is a printed message from the Prime Minister Let us all strive without failing in faith or in

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Heres another blue-pencil P. C

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Heres another blue-pencil P. C
The Caption refers to..another blue pencil postcard. In WW2 Bue Pencil referred to the Censor who crossed out in indelible blue any text that he thought might be of use to the enemy

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Takes all sorts to make a world

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Takes all sorts to make a world
The caption says It takes all sorts to make a world and I m glad that you re one of the sorts! The postcard was sent one month before war was declared. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1939

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I C I. O. U. A P. C

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I C I. O. U. A P. C
This is a particularly interesting card. The girl with the pen is writing a message in a simple code. The card was posted from Bletchley - the hub of the code breakers of WW2

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ve gone crackers over a soldier

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ve gone crackers over a soldier
The Caption is I ve gone crackers over a soldier. Curiously MLA has not drawn in a box of crackers! Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - You Know what men are

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - You Know what men are
The Caption is You know what men are. In previous wars men generally had the desirable uniforms but in WW2 the ladies had uniforms too and that of the WRENS was particularly attractive

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whether you ve gone

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whether you ve gone
Comic cards were much brighter at this stage of the war when the end seemed to be in sight. The little girl is anticipating the return of her loved one whether you ve gone for a year or a day

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m sticking it jus for you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m sticking it jus for you
The Caption reads I m sticking it jus for you. It looks as if she is not just going to stick the stamp but also is putting on lipstick. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m doin me knit

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m doin me knit
The Caption reads I m doing my knit - a play on the wartime need to do your bit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1941

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Every nice boy loves a sailor

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Every nice boy loves a sailor
The Caption reads Every nice boy loves a sailor - a take on the popular song. This lass has pictures of soldiers and airforce men on the wall behind her. Busy girl

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Sun is Out

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Sun is Out
The verse on the card contains the lines Coupon trouble grows - shes naught to dry - but pegs. Clothes rationing began in June 1941 and did not end until 1949

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - England expects

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - England expects
The Caption reads - England Expects presumably evoking the Nelsonian flag signal to his fleet. It was everymans war. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1941

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wats doing

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wats doing
The Caption reads W.A.Ts Doing? Women were called up from early in 1941 and this little lass may well be in the Womens Auxiliary Territorial Service. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1941

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Johnny get your gun

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Johnny get your gun
The Caption is Johnny get your gun! Mabel Lucie is perhaps unwittingly relating this card to the anti-war novel Johnny got his gun published in 1938 in which a soldier loses all his limbs in

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wot won t we do

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wot won t we do
The Caption reads Wot won t we do - when I gets you home! Most such captions are more frequent towards the end of the war when one could look forward to the soldier boys coming home

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m Missing You Somefing Orful

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m Missing You Somefing Orful
The Caption is Missing you somefing orful! If her love is in the Forces the War has another 5 months to run in Europe, and demobilisation was slow for many.Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Don t mind the black-outs

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Don t mind the black-outs
The Caption is Don t mind the black-outs, you can always stay the night! This card has a coded message. The initials of the feet

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Happy Birthday

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Happy Birthday
The ration book is clearly drawn, and cancelled coupons can be glimpsed. Petrol was the first to be rationed after the war began and eventually practically all commodities were

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wot a fing to have

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wot a fing to have
The Caption is Wot a fing to have to go to bed wif. The message on the card begins Hello Darling and later continues What do you think of this card? When I saw it I just had to get it

Background imageMabel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dear Darlin Mine

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dear Darlin Mine
The Caption is Dear Darlin Mine - I m feeling fine! The romantic message on the back emphasises the first three words.Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1944

Background imageMabel Collection: A sketch by costume designer Mabel E. t for a

A sketch by costume designer Mabel E. t for a
A sketch by costume designer Mabel E. Johnston for a spanish themed dress, New York, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageMabel Collection: A portrait of costume designer Mabel E. Johnston, New York

A portrait of costume designer Mabel E. Johnston, New York, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageMabel Collection: Two costumes sketches by Mabel E. Johnston

Two costumes sketches by Mabel E. Johnston and Charles LeMaire, for Broadway, 1931. Johnstons creation is for a gay tap number. LeMaires creation is for Nell O Day in Fine and Dandy. Date: 1931

Background imageMabel Collection: Mabel Love, British dancer and stage actress

Mabel Love, British dancer and stage actress. 1904

Background imageMabel Collection: The Butterfly Series - Would You Like to See Our Baby?

The Butterfly Series - Would You Like to See Our Baby?

Background imageMabel Collection: The Butterfly Series - Please Come In

The Butterfly Series - Please Come In! early 20th century

Background imageMabel Collection: The Butterfly Series - Would You Like Some?

The Butterfly Series - Would You Like Some?

Background imageMabel Collection: The Butterfly Series - Gee Up

The Butterfly Series - Gee Up! early 20th century

Background imageMabel Collection: The Butterfly Series - I se Got You

The Butterfly Series - I se Got You! early 20th century

Background imageMabel Collection: Mabel Lucie Attwell designing dolls

Mabel Lucie Attwell designing dolls
Mabel Lucie Attwell (1879 - 1964), artist best known for her pictures of chubby cheeked children and fairies, pictured in her studio designing a group of dolls based on her famous drawings. Date: 1924

Background imageMabel Collection: Children, nursery rhyme

Children, nursery rhyme
Bye Baby Bunting. Baby in cradle surrounded by rabbits. Artist: Mabel Lucie Attwell Date: 1935

Background imageMabel Collection: Mabel Lucie Attwell, birthday card, age 2

Mabel Lucie Attwell, birthday card, age 2 (front). 20th century

Background imageMabel Collection: Mabel Lucie Attwell - Whos Afraid

Mabel Lucie Attwell - Whos Afraid Date: 1939

Background imageMabel Collection: Mabel Lucie Attwell - The Girl Who Didn t

Mabel Lucie Attwell - The Girl Who Didn t

Background imageMabel Collection: Mabel Lucie Attwell - Give me the moonlight, give me the boy

Mabel Lucie Attwell - Give me the moonlight, give me the boy
Mabel Lucie Attwell - Give me the moonlight - give me the boy - and leave the rest to me



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