Lot 33: Allsopp's John Bull Advertising Showcard

An Allsopp’s John Bull advertising showcard, the lithographed tin plate front depicting a Victorian-style man and woman in a barley field. The central characters represent John Bull in a yellow waistcoat and top hat alongside a woman in a bonnet carrying a light blue parasol. The brand name is rendered in bold red lettering above the product name in yellow and blue Gothic-style script, with the text ‘IN BOTTLE’ in green block capitals below. The showcard is mounted to a cardboard backing with an integral fold-out easel stand and hanging loop. A printed instruction along the top edge reads ‘SHOULD THIS BECOME SOILED RUB LIGHTLY WITH A CLEAN MOIST CLOTH’. The lower edge bears a printed maker’s mark for ‘H.C. CORFIELD LTD. MORDEN ROAD. LONDON. S.W. 19’.
10in x 8in.