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Heres a lad a-being naught - saying things he never ought! A young scamp of a country lad whispers something rather cheeky into his young girl friends ear! Date: 1950
Kitty in London - Glamorous girl with two cats and HUGE hatKitty in London - Glamorous girl with two cats and a HUGE green hat with feathers. Date: circa late 1904
Hop Scotch Maggie - Frae Bonnie Scotland. Comic postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period
French April Fools Card - Flying Fish Aeroplane sending Best Wishes.....!! Date: circa 1909
A Bear-faced steal - Wagon raided in the USA by a brown bear (another on the way...) - it is unclear what was contained within the barrels which piqued their excitement... Date: 1905
Clown Uncle Jolliboy - holding up a fake chicken Date: circa 1920s
A postman wishes a Merry Christmas to a Miserly Old Man! Date: circa 1910s
Four Peculiar properties of the Isle of Wight, HampshireFour Peculiar Properties of the Isle of Wight, Hampshire. New-port (You cannot bottle) - Freshwater (you cannot drink) - Cowes (you cannot milk) - Needles (You cannot thread) Date: 1909
Fifty Weeks Labour and Fourteen Days Swank!Comic postcard - Fifty Weeks Labour... and Fourteen Days Swank! Date: 1930
Drunk young man unable to find the right (real!) keyholeItalian comic postcard - a young man (rather worse for wear) returns home after a posh (yet boozy) night out only to be befuddled by his less-than-pleased (but pretty cunning) wife
Three little boys go for a ride on the back of a bullock. Free Rides - Hurry up now for a ride, room for just two more outside. Date: circa 1909
A bare-faced steal! A large bear takes a fancy to the contents of a large metal drum on the bacl of a country wagon. Date: 1906
Gran pop the orangutan monkey riding a KangarooJump to it! - Humorous illustration on a Valentine's postcard by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orangutan monkey riding a Kangaroo! Date: circa 1930
At the Barber - hirsute monkeys popping in for a trim... Date: 1905
Comic Postcard - Surprise at return of sober husbandComic Postcard - A housewife explaining her surprise to a Policeman that her husband has returned home sober - there MUST be something suspicious...!!! Date: circa 1910
Comic postcard - Train Held up - in broad daylight!A young paper boy winks at a passing gent, who is paying close attention to the pretty young lady wearing a glamorous pink dress (which she is holding up) and enormous hat
My Word! We caught THIS wandering here. Two young women mock a rather daft-looking young man, possibly trying to use his facial dexterity to gain their attention/affection?! Date: 1910
Ten Jolly English male students go camping (2/2)Ten Jolly English male students have fun during their summer holidays by heading off on a jaunt camping in the countryside. Lots of fun is being had, possibly fuelled by a few beverages
Ten Jolly English male students go camping (1/2)Ten Jolly English male students have fun during their summer holidays by heading off on a jaunt camping in the countryside. Lots of fun is being had, possibly fuelled by a few beverages
As the magazine itself describes it: "The smile on the face of a tiger would warn off the least wary but the smileAs the magazine itself describes it: " The smile on the face of a tiger would warn off the least wary but the smile on the face of a chorister is plainly to be trusted
Canoe-dlingA spot of Canoe-dling! Date: 1906
Comic postcard - plump man on the beach - I Can t See My Little Charlie Date: circa 1949
Comic postcard - plump woman on beach - I Can t See My Little Charlie Date: circa 1949
Comic Postcard - The differences between Love and Marriage... LOVE is the wine of life, but MARRIAGE is the morning after!! Date: 1931
Weather Report - Illustrated - Breezy, A green-faced sickly-looking Gent seated by a ships rail is less than happy at the attentions of a rosy-cheeked rotund fellow passenger whos breezy countenance
Foot-shaped comic postcard, mother and five daughtersA mother (the life and sole of the family) and her five little toe daughters - a brilliant Edwardian comic postcard, open to multiple interpretations! Date: 1907
A jolly group of holidaymakers pose for a photograph with prop beer bottle, various modes of transport and hats at a Blackpool studio. Date: 1933
A band, most of whom are wearing disguise of heavy eyebrows and moustaches, presumably a gimmick during a performance, or just for the hell of it
Six delightful young ladies - actually men dressed up as women. They do look rather fetching though. Date: 1920s
Comic Seaside Postcard - I Can t See My Little JohnnyI Can t See My Little Johnny - Humorous saucy seaside postcard design by Donald McGill (1875-1962). Date: circa 1949
Page from The Tatler reporting on a comedy cricket match which took place at the Oval. Bottom right image shows Fred Karno, music hall star
Ethel and her young brother in fancy dressEthel and her younger brother in fine fancy dress costume - this scene is in part a satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period. Date: 1913
Man in a rather unusual fancy dress costume, probably as United Dairies as U Dees seems to be slang for the company but the bottles on his sleeves give the game away. Date: c.1910
Ebury waterproof shooting and fishing garment1931 advert for the Ebury Ideal Waterproof Shooting and Fishing Garment, consisting of cape and overalls, and a waterproof bag for carrying the outfit
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
Cartoon, A Silly Trick -- Farmer John Bull can t be fooled by a trickster with a turnip head, pretending to be an invading French soldier. Date: 1848
Gwen FarrarGwendoline " Gwen" Farrar (1899 - 1944), English duettist, cellist, singer, actress and comedian. Pictured at the time she was appearing in Shake Your Feet at the London Hippodrome in 1927
That Oxford Cut - Oxford Bags cartoonShorty: " D yer mean ter say, Ginger, you ad an offer o a pair of them Oxford trousers once? Why didn t you take em?" Ginger
Holding up the pillarThree men and two small children pretend to be supporting the weight of a rather precariously leaning pillar - part of quite a grand countryside entrance way. Date: late 1930s
Milking a fake comedy cow at the seasideTwo ladies posing for a comedy photograph at an unidentified British seaside resort. One sits on a fake cow while the other pretends to milk it from some alarmingly authentic looking udders
If Unhealthy, Be Healthy by William Heath RobinsonIf Unhealthy, Be Healthy: If Healthy, Be Healthier! Keep Fit Exercises: 1. The Bathroom Window Sill Bite - for strengthening the front teeth and developing the muscles of the legs and back
Patriotic fancy dress, c. 1910A man dressed up as a woman pushing a pram festooned with streamers and flags and containing three children in bonnets and bedecked straw hats
Take My Tip The one way to follow horses with successTake My Tip.. Theres only one way of following horses with any success... AND THIS IS IT! circa 1930s
Comic Postcard - Dog called ButtonsComic postcard - Why do you call your dog, BUTTONS? Owner - Because its so often attached to TROUSERS circa 1920s
Comic Postcard - A Windy problemComic Postcard - " I m afraid you ll be troubed with wind outside, Lady!" " Well, you be thankful you re not troubled with it inside, thats all!" circa 1930s
Comic Postcard - Don t get pinched for following the fashions. A Policeman fails to agree with the sartorial bravery of a chap who has decided to launch out in his underwear (long johns)
Moonlight on the Beach is Grand. A smart young gent seeks to entertain two young lovelies with witty tales of daring do
The General Election - Intelligent VotersComic Postcard series - The General Election - Intelligent Voters. A mild satire as a bunch of working class rural yokels of Mudford take great interest in the finest small print of a prospective