England: Over one century of the panpipes and tabor
The majority are extracts from larger pictures and prints. Links to originals are given, where possible. If you have any more information on any of these images, or you are the copyright holder and I have not managed to get in touch with you, please do let me know.
page 4 - 1890's and 20th century | ||||||
“…So well known is Punch, that the sight of the two men, one carrying the show and the other the drum and pipes, passing through the streets, is quite enough to draw after them a group of curious little folk, all on the tip-toe of excitement, wondering when and where the men will stop and pitch the show. …There are some preparations to be made by the showman; so, while they are going on, the man with the drum suspended from his shoulders, and the row of pipes stuck just within the folds of his scarf, tries to swell the crowd by blowing a tune on the pipes, keeping up a rub-a-dub-dub accompaniment on the drum. There is not much music in the noise this musician is creating, but the well-known strains from the pipes soon draw the people around….” 'Uncle Jonathan, Walks in and Around London', 1895 (3 ed.) |
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one-man band 1890 |
with Punch in a drawing room 1890 |
magic family show | Dublin, Ireland 1892 | |||
Punch and Judy game 1890 | with Punch and Judy 1890's | advertising, to sell christmas cards 1890's | ||||
with Punch and Judy 1900 | with Punch and Judy 1900 | with Punch and Toby c.1900 | one-man-band, Whitby, 1900 | |||
with dancing bear | childrens' cartoon |
by Louis Wain, unknown date | one-man-band early 20th century |
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ceramic c.1900 | for Punch and Judy Edwardian | for Punch and Judy | book illustration, France, 1900 page 33 |
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Netherlands for Punch and Judy 1900-1940 |
photograph date unknown (V&A museum) |
Jessons, lantern slide date unknown |
Punch and Judy 1905 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
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with Punch and Judy on beach 1905 | seaside postcard 1908 | Punch and Judy 1911 10034076 |
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1913 comment by an authority on music that pan-pipes are relegated to the Punch and Judy man in England ‘Story of the Flute’ by MaCaulay Fitzgibbon |
1920's for Punch and Judy | |||||
Punch and Toby 1925 | with Codling and short Punch and Judy show, 20th century book illustration | advertising dish 1930 | ||||
Punch and Judy, Margate beach 1930 | Punch and Judy at Morecombe 1930's | 1932 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
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1932Londonderry Sentinel - Thursday 18 February 1932 | ||||||
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early20thc | early20thc | about 1935 USA |
illustration 1939 | |||
London unknown | 1930's stick pin | |||||
one-man-band figurine | monkey figurine unknown date | Punch and Judy poster 1943 Greece |
puppet booth (shadow show) 1943 Greece | |||
reconstruction Punch and Judy toy theatre 1998 | one-man-band late 20th c. | book cover 2011 | ||||
The festival of the chimney sweeps May Day | ||||||
for more information: ** Spaeight , George1970, 'Punch and Judy - A history' Spaeight , George 1980, 'A History of the Circus', London : Tantivy Press | ||||||
Punch and Judy Fellowship Punch and Judy College of Professors Punch and Judy on the web | ||||||
Jack-in-the-Green Jack in the Green in the Thames Valley |
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