Valentine Gallery

Cardini - Magician (Richard Valentine Pitchford)

Cardini - Magician (Richard Valentine Pitchford) (1895-1973). Born and raised in Britain (and having served in the British Army in WW1), he worked chiefly in the United States of America, achieving fame combining magic with a very entertaining stage performance, setting the template for many magicians and conjurors in the following decades. Date: 1937

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Six Sons and a father under arms, WW1

Mr J. B. Gilbert (centre) of Poole, Dorset; in the National Reserve, formerly of the 18th Middlesex and 1st Warwicks pictured with his six sons who were all serving with the British Army and Navy during the First World War. Far left is Sub-Ltl Valentine Gilbert, Royal Naval Division, left upper portrait; Sub-Lt. Geoffrey Gilbert, Royal Naval Division, Lower portrait Sub-Lt. Robert Evelyn Gilbert, Royal Naval Division. Far right, Lieutenant Commander Archibald Gilbert, Royal Navy, Left upper portrait, Sec-Lt. Guy Gilbert, 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, Lower portrait: Sub-Lt. Gilbert Richard Gilbert, Royal Navy. Date: 1915

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WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Who's making the Brave New World

The Caption verse is Who's making the Brave New World - lets see - Who's making the Brave New World? You-and-Me! This is a reference to Aldous Huxley's dystopian novel Brave New World - a world that you most certainly would not want to be responsible for. The card carries a cancellation commemorating 30 years of National Savings'. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1946

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