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Strong Cheese repels diner and waiterOne of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Cheese: " Supply much stronger, but very little demand." This commodities phrasiology is illustrated by a waiter struggling to cope
England / Nasty 1930SNot so bad as the name suggests. An interesting old village with a " bad" name: Nasty in Hertfordshire
Cold mixture advertisementAn advert for Stotherts Chest and Lung Mixture where two boxers show how to defend yourself against nasty germs
Cycling ScrapA girl cycles happily on a bicycle thats rather too small for her, and which at any moment may catch her skirt and cause a nasty accident
Stictite AdvertisementAdvertisement for Stictite. Promoting Stictite tree bonding compound, preventing nasty insects from laying eggs and damaging foliage. Date: circa 1930
Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a... BillCartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a Nasty! Great! Ugly! Jew Bill. A satirical comment on the House of Lords rejection of the Jewish Disabilities Bill
A caddie comments on the golf ball lying by a sleeping hobo Date: 1910
PICNIC & COW / SEYMOUR PICNIC & COW / SEYMOURO lawkes, theres that nasty cow walking all over our dinner! Oh dear, there goes his feet into the currant and raspberry pie!!! Date: circa 1835
The Cuckold HatA new type of hat - suitable for use by married men... the cuckold hat! Date: circa 1910s
Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Zeke -first flown in April 1939, the existence of the carrier-going fighters came as a nasty surprise to the Allies in December 1941
NY Cycle Race AccidentDuring the 100 kilometre race at New York, a nasty pile-up occurs involving several riders. Date: August 1923
Saint Ursula & virginsSaint Ursula of Koln, about to be martyred with her 11 companions each of whom is attended by 1000 virgins, but nasty Attila the Hun will spare not a single one of them 4th century
Horse and rider tumbling over a fenceA horse takes a tumble over a fence and throws its rider whose top hat flies off. A nasty fall. Date: 1905
Wild Life on the Western Front - Rats in the TrenchesRats grown to aldermanic size pictured scuttling around the trenches on the Western Front. The vermin were a perennial problem during the conflict. Date: 1917
Dangers of using a German razorUgh ! Nasty cut ! Serves me right for using a beastly German-made razor. Its a wonder it hasn t slipped and cut my throat before now !
The poor Belgians have suffered greatly - WWINasty. He: The poor Belgians have suffered greatly. She: Yes they have suffered. Oh if I was a man I would go and fight. He: Would you. She Yes ! Wouldn t you
The Tenor hits a high note and is met by a special bouquetAn Operatic Tenor hits a high note and is met by a special bouquet, comprising of eggs, carrots, a turnip and a dead cat! " He who pitches too high, won t get through his song"
The Tenor hits a high note and a special bouquet awaitsThe Tenors Top Note. An Operatic Tenor hits a high note and is about to meet a special bouquet, comprising of rotten eggs, a carrot and a turnip !! Date: circa 1910s
Lear / Nonsense / ViennaThere was an Old Man of Vienna, who lived upon Tincture of Senna; When that did not agree, he took Camomile Tea, that nasty Old Man of Vienna
Captured frogs bid for FreedomA young schoolboy in his full school uniform get a nasty surprise when the frog he has captured makes a daring bid for freedom, leaping out and away as soon as the airhole-added lid has been lifted
Mishap with an UmbrellaAn unthinking young lady in a long horizontal bonnet, while keeping her head down, accidentally stabs a unsuspecting man with the point of her umbrella. OUCH!
Hazardous HairsprayAn aerosol can of Harmony Hairspray, carelessly left on a hot Belling coal effect fireplace, which could cause a nasty explosion!
Dangerous PlugA badly wired plug, liable to give anyone a nasty electric shock
Loudun / Surin and DemonPere Surin, sent to exorcise the demons plaguing the nuns of Saint-Ursule, is himself assailed by the nasty creatures
Nice French InventorsUnlike their nasty German counterparts, French inventors create nice peaceful things
Hanging a DollShe doesn t think its at all a nice game when her nasty brother hangs Dolly from a tree
Apollo Flays MarsyasLyre-player Apollo is challenged to a musical duel by flute-player Marsyas; when he wins (by a nasty trick) he flays his presumptuous rival alive
Harpies / JohnstoneThough Johnstone includes the harpy in his natural history of birds, they are only half- birds, having human faces; they have nasty habits and they smell awful
Guardian Angels at WorkGuardian angels watch over two babies, thwarting the Evil One who was reckoning to do something nasty to them
Exorcist Expels DemonAn exorcist (Jesus) successfully drives a demon from the body of its victim - you can see the nasty creature taking flight as it emerges from its involuntary host
Henry RogersHENRY ROGERS Cornwall, who after a land dispute was decided against his favour would not give up the land & shot several persons to boot! Nasty man
Roses Red, Roses WhiteIn the Temple gardens, London, the duke of York picks a white rose, the duke of Lancaster prefers the red... and so a legend is born and a nasty war gets a pretty name