Accession No

4574

Brief Description

pamphlet containing two cut-out pages and a back page that illustrate how a union jack is made up, made for The Children’s Encyclopaedia Scientific Toys, English, early to mid-20th Century

Origin

England

Maker

The Children’s Encyclopaedia

Class

drawing; ephemera; games

Earliest Date

1908

Latest Date

1964

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

breadth 144mm; height 82mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Trevor Philip & Sons Ltd., London, on 13/06/1996.

Inscription

‘THE CHILDREN’S ENCYLOPÆDIA SCIENTIFIC TOYS
HOW THE UNION JACK IS MADE’ (front cover)

Description Notes

Front and back cover with two internal pages. The front cover contains a descripition of the contents of the book and an explanation of the Union Jack. The internal pages are cut away and coloured to represent, first the England flag of St. George, second the Irish flag of St. Patrick. The inside back cover is the Scottish flag of St. Andrew. On the back cover is a promotional advertisement.

Conditon good (some surface speckling of dirt , perhaps even mould) complete.

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