Name/TitlePostcard Blotter
About this objectTuck's Post-Card Blotter (4) printed on pink paper. On one side is a general advertisement for "Tuck's" postcards, published by Rafael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. On the other side is a promotion for 'The "Humorous" Series', which includes a set titled 'The Suffragette'.
MakerRaphael Tuck & Sons
Maker RolePublisher
Date Madec.1900-1920
Period1900s-1910s
Place MadeEngland, London
Place NotesRaphael Tuck & Sons, Raphael House, City, London
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 139 x W: 88 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Tuck_&_Sons:
Raphael Tuck & Sons was a business started by Raphael Tuck and his wife in Bishopsgate in the City of London in October 1866, selling pictures and greeting cards, and eventually selling postcards, which was their most successful line. Their business was one of the best known in the "postcard boom" of the late 1890s and early 1900s. During the Blitz, the company headquarters, Raphael House, was destroyed, including the originals for most of their series. The company never fully recovered [continues].
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2024-77-53
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved