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THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE, ROYAL ART NOVELTY SERIES NO. 146 I, Tuck

$ 25.65

Availability: 66 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
  • Condition: Please see scans and assess,
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1900-20
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE, ROYAL ART NOVELTY SERIES NO. 146 I, Tuck
    many children play in a large black shoe and are chased by a woman with a broom.
    ROYAL ART NOVELTY SERIES NO. 146, EVER NEW,  Nursery Rhyme characters.
    stand up nursery rhyme characters, titles on the reverse, marked RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD., LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK. DESIGNED AT THE STUDIOS IN ENGLAND , AND PRINTED AT THE FINE ART WORKS IN BAVARIA. THE ROYAL ART NOVELTY SERIES NO. 146
    discussed in the  book COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS BY BLAIR & MARGARET WHITTON on pages 31 and 35, title EVER NEW is on the envelope only and it is described as a set of ten. Pictured on page 31 but also labelled as ARTISTIC TOY NOVELTY on the envelope.  They are marked with the letters A-M on the backs and as the set listed in TuckDB Ehpemera has twelve, there is probably two sets.
    Size
    13 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.
    Please see scans.
    I have been a collector of Raphael Tuck cards, and ephemera on eBay for almost 20 years and am now selling items that I no longer need. I also manage the reference collection for the TuckDB and TuckDBephemera listing websites. Many thanks for looking, Alison
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