A British patriotic postcard || Frederick Spurgin created the scene on the front of this postcard, which is captioned, ‘When an Englishman talks like that, he means business!’ Spurgin has portrayed a young newspaper seller holding a newspaper whose front page reads, ‘Looker-On / Every single one means to go in and do his duty’. To the right, a girl looks up at a boy dressed as a British soldier, who is gesticulating towards an open doorway. The printed details on the reverse state, ‘Art and Humour Publishing Co., 27, Chancery Lane, London, W.C. / A & H “WITTY WEEUNS” Series. No. 153. British Manufacture.’. A message, headed ‘Perham Down in Wiltshire / 9.2.17’ has been written in black ink. It reads: ‘Dear Little Ethel, / How is my little sweetheart getting on? But I suppose you have someone else now eh! / Thank you very much & Ruth also for the nice box of cakes you helped make. / Much love to you both & Percy from Arthur’. || || Front || A British patriotic postcard || Postcard

A patriotic postcard. || Of ‘British Manufacture’, according to information printed on the reverse, this postcard was part of the ‘Savoy Series’, ‘No. 101’, published by ‘Brown & Calder, London’. The text that accompanies the image (by ‘J C Biggar’ ?) reads: ‘When Duty Calls’, ‘A Fond Farewell.’ A poem is printed across the mother’s apron, ‘Farewell dear one / At duty’s call / With Britain’s manhood waking / I leave my home and / You my all / Although our hearts / Are breaking / God grant my prayers / May not be vain / For you till I come / home again.’ || || Postcard || A patriotic postcard

A British postcard posted in 1917. || ‘“Let ’em all come.”’ are the words printed beneath the photograph of a flag-waving child sitting on a Union Jack-draped cannon on the front of a postcard posted from Derby, Derbyshire, in 1917, according to the postmark. The printed details on the reverse state, ‘Published by Solomon Bros. Ltd., Graphic House, New North Road, London.’, ‘SB SERIES’ and ‘Series No. 110’. The postcard is addressed to ‘Miss H V Nash, / c/o Mrs Adams, 212 Kettering Rd, / Northampton’, and the handwritten message reads: ‘Dear ?, Just a line to let you know you are not forgotten by old Steve at home. Sorry I have not written before but have not had time. Hope this will find you quite clear from chill-blains. From Steve.’ || || A British postcard posted in 1917 || Home Front || Postcard