Hold The Front Page

Front pages (and usually back, middle or other pages) chosen at random (more or less) from my collection of mostly 20th Century mostly British newspapers. Weekly new posts on Sundays, a Random Cutting on Wednesdays and a Random Advert on Fridays.

Wednesday, 22 July 2015

Blog put on hold

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As of today I will not be posting regularly as I seem to have scraped the barrel of my newspaper collection and do not want to rehash the ...
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Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Advert - London Underground and Edgware (1925)

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Click to Enlarge 1925 and Edgware is the back of beyond, out there where they have to claim to have mains drainage before people will...
Friday, 17 July 2015

Advert - Star cigarettes (1934)

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Click to Enlarge This 1930's advert for Will's Star cigarettes features Evelyn Laye whose career included musical comedy, ope...
Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Advert - John Pound Cabin Trunk (1923)

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Click to Enlarge This 1923 John Pound and Co. cabin trunk would probably exceed most airlines' weight limits empty. No, these wer...
Friday, 10 July 2015

Advert - Pro-Plus (1980's)

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Click to Enlarge As essential to the 1980's Young Urban Professional, or Yuppie, as his filofax and brick-sized mobile phone, Pro...
Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Advert - Rinso (1926)

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Click to Enlarge 1926 advert for Rinso the Dirt Dispeller. Rinso dates back to 1918 and was one of the first mass-market soap powders...
Friday, 3 July 2015

Advert - Aspro featuring Dickie Valentine (1950's)

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Click to Enlarge Dickie Valentine had 14 Top 30 hits between 1954 and 1959 and was killed in a car crash in 1971. Aspro (Aspirin) may...
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