Name/TitlePostcard: Votes for Women ~ Votes "Shell"
About this objectUnused postcard requiring a halfpenny stamp, headed 'Votes For Women!' depicting a woman dressed in white, holding a red can marked 'Shell motor Spirit', standing on a stage before a crowd of hatted women. The caption to her right says 'Votes "SHELL" Motor Spirit Unequalled'.
Date Madec.1905-18
Period1900s-1910s
Place MadeUnited Kingdom
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn front, in blue pen:
On building, top left: Surrey Arms ~ Old Tom Gin
On pavement: Votes For Women. Don't forget the great shout at Hyde Park, "Blokes for Women". Hooray.
Below woman: Mrs Spanker
On back, in black ink:
Correspondence: Am keeping my promise. Hope you like them. If you don't you can [slash] tear them up. from the awful brother of dear Bertie.
Addressee: Miss A. Curzon, c/o Farmers, 202 [?] Old Kent Rd, London, S.E.
Halfpenny stamp postmarked Woolwich, 3 PM, June 24, 1908
MeasurementsH: 133 x W: 86 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - political
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2024-77-16
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved