Name/TitlePostcard: Don't Talk About Your Neighbours
About this objectBamforth & Co. Series No. 1412: colour tinted photograph (copyright Bamforth & Co. 1908) depicting two women in long dresses and hats, carrying parasols and standing beside a garden fence. Captioned 'Don't talk about your neighbours; if your tongue needs exercise, chew gum.'
MakerBamforth & Co Ltd
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made1908
Period1900s
Place MadeEngland, Holmfirth
Place NotesBamforth & Co., publishers in Holmfirth (England) and New York. Printed in England.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksCorrespondence: "[At right angles, in black ink] "71 Norden Rd, Bamford ~ Dear A. We forgot to say how much they would take 6 yards for 3 as near as we can tell, I have written to [Heywood?] for you, L. has been a little better these [two?] days. Love to all. Yours [Ed?] x"
Addressee: Miss [or Mrs?] A Holt, No 11 Muirfield St Rochdale
Halfpenny stamp with faint postmark: [Bam]ford Feb 03 [or 23?]
MeasurementsH: 137 x W: 87 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2022-26-21
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved