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COLL MISC 0519/14 - Is this what you want to see?

Cartoon based on the Radical 'Infamous Poster', showing John Redmond herding a chain gang of politicians including Campbell-Bannerman and Asquith, towards the Home Rule Compound. The caption at the bottom of the poster exhorts its readers to vote against, and work against, the Radical Party.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: Witherby and Co
Publisher: Conservative Central Office
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0519/20 - There was an old woman who lived in a shoe

Satire based on the nursery rhyme of the old lady who lived in a shoe, with Bannerman as the old lady, sitting in the road and blocking his ears. Behind him, the shoe is overflowing with characters representing Liberal Promises such as Social Reforms, Home Rule Promises, etc.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: David Allen and Sons Ltd
Publisher: Conservative Central Office
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0519/23 - What an outrage!

The Reverend Stiggins (?) is shown accosting a small schoolboy in a country lane, with the words What! your father wants you to learn the Church Catechism, in a school built by the Church of England? How dare he?
Artist: M.A
Printer: A White
Publisher: Conservative Central Office
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0519/28 - The Closed Door

John Bull is seen standing outside a Church School door, which bears a sign reading For Head and Assistant Master and Mistress-ships, no Nonconformist need apply. He comments that that is not his idea of religious equality. Text caption below image, large title in upper case type above. The poster is bordered by a thick red line.
Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould]
Printer: Avenue Press
Publisher: Printer
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0519/34 - Don't be Hanky-Panky'd Again: The Hanky-Panky Government

[A J Balfour] posing as a conjuror or magician, stands behind a covered table, and places an egg named Khaki 1900 into John Bull's hat. [Joseph Chamberlain] peeks from behind the table cover holding a duck. In the next scene, Balfour withdraws two white rabbits from the hat (called Education Acts and Licensing Act 1904), while a duck called Tax on Food sits on its brim. Poster produced for the Liberal Party (based on a cartoon in the Westminster Gazette?).
Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould]
Printer: The Avenue Press
Publisher: Printer
Place of Production
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COLL MISC 0519/37 - How the Tories Have Increased the Cost of Living

Blue and red ink on white paper, illustrating the increase in the price of tea and sugar under a Tory government (Tory government of 1905 compared to Liberal government of 1895), produced for the Liberal Party.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: Avenue Press
Publisher: Printer
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0519/86 - Wake Up. Now or Never!

Black and red ink full text poster with very detailed statistics from the Report of the Royal Commission on Depression of Trade, 1886,in order to illustrate The Cause for the Decline in British Industry.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: Jackson, Wragge and Co
Publisher:
Place of Production: Manchester
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COLL MISC 0519/31 - Flattening Him Out, or, broadening the basis of taxation

A Tory wearing a monocle, spats, and a top hat with Tariff Reform written on it, is shown rolling a huge barrel called taxation over an angry-looking man of the Working Classes. Quotes from Tories about the desirability of broadening the basis of taxation appear in a cartouche to the left, and in the caption below the illustration.
Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould]
Printer: Waterlow and Sons
Publisher: Printer
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/5 - Progressive Lesson No. 1 in Plain English

Progressive posters from the London County Council Elections of 1907. The central point of this poster is a painted picture of a man teaching another , slightly bemused looking man, by writing on a very large blackboard. On the blackboard is written the following:
'When the Trusts own Capital, the Moderates call it by its right name: Capital. But when the people own Capital, the Moderates and the Yellow Press call it Debts to frighten fools.'
At the bottom of the poster in large black lettering is written, 'Vote Progressive'.
Artist: Jordie
Printer: G.S Christie Limited
Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/10 - At the Back of Every Moderate Candidate Lurks the Electric Trust

Cartoon reprinted from the Daily Chronicle newspaper for the London County Council Elections of 1907. This cartoon is split into two different pictures. The top picture shows a group of men walking, viewed from the front, all wearing sandwich boards which spell out 'Moderate Party'. The second picture shows this same group of men viewed from the back and their boards spell out 'Electric Trust'.
Artist: David Wilson
Printer: Daily Chronicle
Publisher: Printer
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/14 - Political Parable

Progressive poster from the London County Council Elections of 1907. Reprinted from the Westminster Gazette. This posters central feature is a long handwritten story written in nursery rhyme style. The text has cartoons at either side, showing a dog in a variety of situations.
The text at the bottom of the page reads,'Electors, beware of false names and Vote Progressive'.
Artist:
Printer: Carl Hentschel Ltd
Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/2 - Put No Trust in any of the Trusts

Reprint for Reynold's Newspaper, the popular Sunday journal,' of a cartoon concerning the London County Council Election of 1907. The cartoon in this poster shows a political meeting and a speaker shouting to an audience. The Speaker has 'Municipal Reform' written on his belly and is saying (in speech bubble)'Our Policy is- All of us, and, the remainder-for our friends!'. He is flanked by two men to his right, who are marked 'Capital Trust'. To his left, seated behind a table marked 'Municipal Reform', are three figures, one of whom declares, 'That's what I've always done!'. At the bottom of the cartoon are the heads of the audience from the back. On these heads are written various terms, such as 'Gas Trust','Landlords Trust' and 'No Parks and Music for the People, Primrose League'.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: John Dicks Press Limited
Publisher: Reynolds Newspaper
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/3 - Corrupt and Illegal Practices.Warning to All Whom It May Concern

London County Council Election poster from 1907. This poster continues with text regarding accusations of Bribery, Treating, Undue Influence and Personation. The text is black and the poster has a white background.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: Bowers Brother Limited
Publisher: Printer
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/7 - The Confidence Trick

Reprint of a cartoon from the London Chronicle newspaper. This cartoon depicts a man, smoking a pipe, to the left of the picture, who hlds several bits of paper marked 'Votes'. To the right of the picture, leaning over him are three large men, dressed in black and wearing top hats. They are marked 'The Co. Promoter','The Manager' and 'The Director' from left to right. Behind their backs they hold pieces of paper marked Co. Prospectus and Electric Trust.
Artist: David Wilson
Printer: The Daily Chronicle
Publisher: Printer
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/8 - A Municipal Sermon

Progressive Poster from the London County Council Elections of 1907. The main feature of this painted poster is a fox with a human head (apparently of the Duke of Norfolk) wearing the robes of Royalty, stood on a pulpit, preaching to a crowd of geese. On the wall behind the central figure is a sign reading, 'Down with the Progressives. Monopolies forever'. His pulpit is marked 'Municipal Reform League' and behind/below him are two large sacks marked 'Unearned Uncrement' and 'Ground Rents'.
Artist: F.C.G
Printer: G.S Christie Limited
Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/9 - The Moderates Cling to the Trusts

Progressive Party poster from the 1907 London County Council Election campaign. This main feature of this poster is a large black and white cartoon depicting several caricutures of members of the Moderates sitting on a whale in the middle of an ocean. The whale is marked 'Trusts' and the figures on the whale hold banners proclaiming 'The Moderate Party supported by Trusts' and a newspaper entitled 'The Daily Liar'. To the right of the whale, in the distance, is land marked 'America' and on the left land marked England and London.
Artist: Jordie
Printer: G.S Christie Limited
Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/11 - 'Moderate Candidate'

Cartoon reproduced from the Morning Leader for the London County Council Elections of 1907. The central feature of this poster is a large cartoon depicting a man painting a sign on the wall which asks lots of questions of the London County Council. At the top of the Picture in large black lettering is written, 'Morning Leader: Cartoon of the Day'.
Artist: A.M
Printer: Sully and Ford Limited
Publisher: G.A. Miller
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/16 - Progressive Party poster

Progressive Part poster from the London County Council Election of 1907. Text - Every vote for the Moderates is a vote for the Monpolists. Every vote for the Progressives is a vote for yourselves.
Artist:
Printer: Charles Fell and Son Ltd
Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/19 - Progressive Party poster

Progressive poster from the London County Council Elections of 1907. Text: The Electors. The Borough Council 'Municipal Reformers' promised you
The text on this poster continues in alternate black and red.
Artist:
Printer: Smithers and Co Ltd
Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/21 - Which?

Progressive Party. A workman looks at two posters on the wall. One recounts of the beneficial policies of the Progressive Party, the other the problems of the Moderate Party.
Artist:
Printer: David Allen and Sons Ltd
Publisher: Printer
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0519/30 - An Eye Opener

Black and red ink on white paper. Lithograph produced for the Liberal Party showing a British housewife attempting to buy white bread in a shop in German, but being offered only black bread.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: Avenue Press
Publisher: Liberal Publication Department
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0519/35 - Help for the Workers

Black ink lithograph illustrating Asquith's second budget, showing Asquith standing outside the Treasury facing a middle class man in a top hat and a working class man with a bag on his back. He is holding two signs, one regarding a cut in income tax, the other regarding money set aside for old age pensions. Banner at top and commentary at bottom.
Artist: F.C.G [Francis Carruthers Gould]
Printer: The Avenue Press Ltd
Publisher: Printer
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/1 - The Snarer: setting the trap or, look behind the fence

Cartoon reprinted from 'Reynolds' newspaper concerning the London County Council Election of 1907. The focal point of the cartoon on this small poster is a large man hiding behind a fence, observing a trap, which he is in control of via a piece of string. On his jacket pocket is written 'Capital'. Behind the man are numourous boxes labelled 'Trusts','Monopoly','Grab' and 'Ruin' and the fence behind which he hides is labelled 'Municipal Reform'. The trap is marked 'Clap-Trap' and the bait of birdseed 'Lies'. On a tree branch above the trap are perched several birds, who are labelled 'Rate Payers'.
Artist: Unknown
Printer: John Dicks Press Limited
Publisher: Reynolds Newspaper
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/6 - 'Artful Moderate Ruse Exposed'

Progressive Part poster from the London County Council Election of 1907. This poster shows a court scene with a judge seated in the top left of the picture with 'London Public Opinion' written behind him. Below him is a portly man with 'Vested Interests' written upon his sleeve. To the right around a table, stand two policemen each holding up a jacket, and more jackets lay upon the table. The more central of the two policemen is saying 'This coat does not fit him your honour, and belongs to someone else'. Upon the coat he is holding is written 'Municipal Reform 1907'. The other policeman declares, 'This coat fits him like a glove your honour'. He is holding a coat marked 'Moderate'.
Artist:
Printer: G.S Christie Limited
Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/12 - What Trusts Mean to London

Progressive Party poster from the London County Council Elections of 1907. This poster demonstrates in text how the money paid to a Private Electricity Company for their Electric light supply could have brought numerous park spaces around London.
Artist:
Printer: Bowers Bros Ltd
Publisher: Printer
Place of Production: London
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COLL MISC 0840/17 - How Moderates Borough Councils Are Raising the Rates

Progressive Party poster from the London County Council Elections of 1907. This poster shows, in table form, the rise in rates in various London Boroughs.
Artist:
Printer: Charles Fell and Son Ltd
Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee
Place of Production: London
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