Object number
7704.6.1
Title
R.E. Office Blandford Xmas 1917
Description
Christmas card labelled on front 'RE Office Blandford', with cartoons inside. 1917. The front image shows a man swamped by paperwork listening to a telephone, there's another man sleeping in the background and a black cat, it is a handdrawn image that has been reproduced. The inside left cover entitled "That Ration look" shows a sad faced man with a Xmas pudding, there are 4 other faces with the words Jam (Smiling), Lettuce (Sad), Tripe (Angry) and Fish (in a gas mask). The right hand side shows an older man standing at Blandford station, with a cobweb behind him, and the words "La Guerre Finis" (War is over) and it says below "With all best wishes for Xmas and the New Year" from Jim. The back has a small handdrawn image of a man cooking, bottom right corner says J.Makin. D.O.R.E. officer.
Date
1917 - 1917
Production period
First World War
Material
Dimensions
- Height: Folded 158 mm
- Width: Folded 114 mm