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Original Antique Election Poster Wake Up Vote Unionist Conservative John Bull

$1,508.27
£1,100
€1,282.91
CA$2,065.34
A$2,296.37
CHF 1,199.04
MX$27,952.45
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Original antique political election propaganda poster - Wake Up! Vote for the Unionist and a Reformed Second Chamber - featuring an illustration of John Bull wearing a waistcoat with a Union Jack flag on it, sitting relaxed on a wooden chair marked British Constitution being lifted to topple over a cliff edge by a lever marked Radical Veto Plot on a brick for support marked Socialist Vote with a man pulling down on the lever with a money bag at the end as a weight marked 200,000 American Dollars on it. A satirical character that was first used in 1712, John Bull is a personification of the British public. Published by the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations, St Stephens Chambers, Westminster SW. Printed by Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Limited, 9 Eastcheap, London. Horizontal. Good condition, restored paper losses, restored tears, staining, backed on linen.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 40.16 in (102 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1900-1909
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1900s
  • Condition:
    Additions or alterations made to the original: Restored paper losses, restored tears, backed on linen. Good condition, restored paper losses, restored tears, staining, backed on linen.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012624587482

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