10 UNIQUE POSTERS
Size A2 ie: 18" x 25" (45.5 x 64.5cms)
£10 each including post and packing to U.K./Europe address.
$25 each including post & packing to U.S.A.
On retirement I photographed certain pieces from our collections and had posters made. For economy reasons we ordered more than one copy of each. Subsequently we can offer spares for sale to anyone that has an interest in them. Apart from stimulating the collector by detailing potential they are also very colourful, ideal for creating interesting decor in studies, dens, playrooms or wherever you fancy!!
Poster No:1 Journet Dexterity Puzzles.
There are over 80 puzzles depicted on this poster. They are glass top dexterity puzzles, made between 1890 and 1960 by an English manufacturer called R.J.Journet. Affectionately known as R.J's The diversity of subjects for these puzzles is humungous, from An R.A.F trip to bomb Hitler in Berlin to Alice in Wonderland's Tea Party. From a trip over Niagara falls to a Foxhunt. From a School Speech Day to a Walk to the 1937 Coronation. As a child you would have played with the orignal of some of these or something similar, and you will appreciate that to complete a puzzle you have to shake, rattle or roll it, that is why they are called dexterity puzzles, because you have to be dexterous to complete them. Some are easy, some difficult, and some next to impossible without cheating. If you ever have the opportunity try Dovecote!!
Poster No:2 Mechanical Toy Banks.
There are 20 of these cast iron mechanical banks on this poster, made around the 1950's and 1960's. They all are savings banks for dime (20p) sized coins, and they all have some mechanical action involved. These banks mimic the actions of the ones manufactured in America around the turn of the 19" century. Just a few new scenarios have been created like the "Golfer", of which two slightly different versions exist.
Poster No:3 Victorian and Edwardian Fairings.
38 china groups are on this poster. Made between 1860 and 1910. All carry a humorously appropriate legend on the front. The scenes shown on the poster depict many aspects of flirting, courting, marriage, having children, drunkeness, adultery, embarrassing situations, in effect the "Kitchen Sink Soaps" of the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods. Many groups feature animals, cats, dogs and donkeys. My favourite dog scene, shown on the poster, depicts a very sad looking dog surveying a wet umbrella standing in a pool of water in a hallway and the caption says "Now they'll blame me for this," poor dog!. Called "Fairings" because many were given away as fairground prizes at the time, and many were won to the enthusiastic shouts of "Come on Dad you can Do it," as he throws the dart or shoots the rifle.
Poster No:4 Dressing Table Dolls.
15 photographs are on this poster, mainly these dolls are made of bisque, which is a matt finished china which is ideal for skin tones These were the ornaments of the wealthy ladies, they adorned pianos, dressing tables, pincushions etc: Originally they all had clothes, but over the years the clothes on the majority that exist these days have disintegrated . They are beautifully modelled, made between 1910 and 1930 mainly in Germany. On the poster four are shown with their original clothing and the rest are in their "Birthday Suits" Two are shown sewn on to their original pincushions.
Poster No:5 China Half Dolls.
30 china dolls are on this poster. These were the ornaments of the working class ladies. They adorned many household items like pincushions, tea cosies, small brushandles, etc: Made between 1890 and 1930 mainly in Germany. Being only half dolls with holes in the base they could be attached to many things.On the poster three are shown on a dressing table set which includes two as bottlestoppers on perfume bottles and one moulded to the lid of a powder bowl. Another is shown with a lovely dress which covers a pincushion. One bottlestopper bears a very strong resemblance to Maryiln Monroe, but of course predates her by many decades. A very demure young lady is shown with a hat suitable for Ladies Day at Ascot pouting her lips behind a fan.
Poster No:6 Tin Toy Track Games.
35 tin toy track games on this poster. Made between1910 and 1960, mostly German. A very large variety of toys are shown, namely figure of eights - monorails - up and overs - roller coasters - airports - wall of death - race tracks These are the scenarios in which the following pieces operate: Trains - planes- boats - helicopters -skiers - sledges - buses and cars, all of these pieces perform a multitude of tasks. They all operated by various clockwork mechanisms and many included very cleverly designed trips and levers to bring about surprisingly sophisticated movements These were the forerunners of the television and computer games of today, but they possessed far more character.
Poster No:7 Tin Toy Ray Guns.
33 tinplate rayguns on this poster. Manufactured between 1930 and 1980, mainly by the U.S.A., England or Japan. They have either cap, friction or battery actions. Cap guns just go Bang!, but the friction toys display a multitude of diverse actions covering - pops - whirrs -rat-a-tats - sparks - and one even blows cosmic bubbles! Another produces a bang from a roll of ordinary newspaper. In today's world toy rayguns are still popular but made of plastic, the actions are produced by either friction or more often battery. They do not unfortunately have the character of their tinplate lithographed ancestors, this is because in the main they do not possess so many vivid colours, therefore visually they are not so attractive. However to compensate this failing the battery operated ones have a greater range of flashing lights and different sound effects,
Poster No:8 Toy Target Games.
20 toy target games on this poster. Made between 1890 and 1940, mainly by English, French or American manufacturers. Wood, cardboard or tinplate was used in their construction. The weapons used to shoot at the different targets were as diverse as - popguns - elastic band guns -torpedoes - peashooters - springs - boomerangs!! Two games shown on the poster depict folk artwork. The diversity of the games and targets themselves, is too broad to list here, as every single one is entirely different.
Poster No:9 Books you can Play With
15 books on this poster. Printed between 1890 and1930, by English, American and French authors. Some people call them "Moving Books" because all of them offer not only reading but also playability . They provide action and have diverse mechanisms made of paper (and string), the skill of construction is known as "Paper Engineering" and very inventive and clever some of them are. Shown on the poster are Popup's -Pulldown's - Pullout's and Turnaround's.
Poster No:10 Tin Toy Fire Engines
25 Tinplate toy fire engines and associated vehicles are on this poster. Made between 1910 and 1980, by English, German, French, Italian and Japanese manufacturers. They operate either by clockwork, friction or battery mechanisms. There is a multiplicity of actions - bells ring - lights flash - ladders spring into use - stop and go tactics are applied. One bumps into something, stops, then reverses out of trouble, another one refuses to fall off of a table.The only common feature they all share is the red color, the international badge of the fire service, real action toys.
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