Terminology Collection

Comic Postcard - Oxford - A Run with the Man-pursuing Hounds
A Run with the ανθρϖπο θηρϖμενοι Hounds has sketches of the proctors and bulldogs (Oxford University constables)

Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Dog Watch
circa 1906

Seaside Specimens: The Saucy Shrimp
1904

A group of Coolies, India. Historically, a coolie (variously spelled cooli, cooly, kuli, quli, koelie etc.) was an Asian slave or manual labourer, particularly in southern China

Russian Propaganda postcard - German Cockroaches
" The Prussians" A Russian propaganda postcard from WWI era, depictng Russian soldiers driving out the German menace, depicted as cockroaches

Naval Ironclad - Funny Italian card - Formidable prostitute
Corazzata - La Marina Militaire - A Naval Ironclad ! Humorous Italian Postcard of a Formidable woman available at a certain price... Date: circa 1907

Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Street Etiquette
Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Two smart Gents politely raise their top hats in the direction of a rather glamorous yet also rather haughty looking woman as they pass on the pavement

English Blue Jacket - Enlisted Sailor in British Navy
English Blue Jacket - the term for an enlisted sailor in the British Navy. Looking out to sea, just in case anyone was heading our way... Date: circa 1910s

Suicide - the last thng he did
" So Poor Old Mike committed suicide." " Yes." " That was the LAST thing I thought he d do." " Which it were, Sorr." Date: 1894

Schoolboy asks other to play cricket with adult terminology
A 13 year-old Senior Schoolboy asks his 12 year-old Junior fellow other to play cricket. " Say, Brown, will you play cricket for us tomorrow? - We re short of a Man!" Date: 1900

Furious Frenchman shouts at a Cheeky Englishman
English as She is Spik. Furious Frenchman (to Arry, who has just knocked his hat off " for a lark" ) - " Sacre

Cricket Illustrated - Bounder-y
Cricket Illustrated - " Bounder-y!" A superb postcard (as ever) by Bradshaw showing three caddish English Bounders of the Top Drawer, ready to cause some larks and pranks at the seaside

Tycoon on his yacht - Making for Port
Yachting Terms illustrated: Making for Port. A rich tycoon on the high seas reaching across the moving table for the decanter of port with a total lack of success! Date: 1908

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