TC155. 
[After Patience]
Jumbo Aesthetic Clark’s O.N.T. Spool Cotton [1881].
Halftone image of Oscar Wilde-like figure next to Jumbo in aesthetic
pose with a large sunflower reflecting the aesthetic craze created
by D’Oyly Carte’s management of Oscar Wilde’s American
tour combined with the first US production of Patience. (3"
x 4¾") .....£20.00
TC158. The Mikado Miss Ulmar as "Yum-Yum" full
colour lithograph card advertising Straiton & Storm’s
Pinnacle Cigars. Top right and bottom left corner creases, surface
wear to bottom left corner, diagonal crease across bottom right
of card not affect main image. (3" x 5") .....£12.50
TC161. The Mikado Three Little Maids Full colour
lithograph image of Kate Forster, Geraldine Ulmar and Geraldine
St. Maur as the three little maids in the first official New York
production advertising Lautz Bros. & Co’s Pure and Healthy
Soaps. Reverse advertises H. M. Ward of Gloversville, NY. Some
tiny spots of colour loss, glue residue to reverse. (2¾"
x 4¼") .....£10.00
TC162. The Mikado Pooh-Bah J&P Coats’ Best Six Cord,
[1885]. Full colour image of Fred Billington as "Pooh-Bah"
in the first official New York production, with quotation "I
am so proud – if I allowed My family pride – to be my
guide You’d never hear – within your ear Coats’
Six Cord Thread – stands at the head But family pride –
must be denied And set aside – and mortified And so you hear
– within your ear Coats’ Six Cord Thread – stands
at the head." (2½ x 4½") See Hibbert,
p.253. .....£12.00
TC163. The Mikado Katisha J&P Coats’ Best Six Cord,
[1885]. Full colour image of Elsie Cameron as "Katisha"
in the first official New York production, with quotation "There
is music in the whirling of the spindle – There is music
that the clicking needle makes, And a sort of happy feeling Comes
gently o’er you stealing, - When you use Coats’ Thread
that never kinks or breaks." (2½ x 4½")
See Hibbert, p.253. .....£12.00
TC165. Guinness My Goodness! My Gilbert and Sullivan! Single
page full colour illustration entitled "No Hanki-Panky"
with a parody of "The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring".
Trimmed and taken from Cheshire Life magazine, January 1962. .....£7.50