Postcards

We have an ever growing collection of postcards that relate to horology.

Geoff said, “ I began by collecting advertising material which led me to notice how many comic postcards mentioned clocks, watches or time in some way. I started a collection and then it just gained momentum….”

We are now sorting and cataloguing these as the collection continues to grow. They are interesting on many different levels, showing a change in attitudes, society, humour and daily life.

“I’ve been amazed at the number of early comic cartoon postcards that feature references to time or horology. Clearly it is a theme that has universal appeal and leant itself to all types of humour from puns to double entendres!”  said Su

The cards have caused a lot of lively discussion at Allnutt Clocks. Subjects have ranged from theories as to why some themes are prevalent such as showing people visiting pawn shops and those who have drunk too much. We have also talked at length about sexism and attitudes to women as well as what was seen as acceptable and what was censored. It is definitely clear that humour has changed significantly. Many of the jokes don’t seem very funny to us and some are witty but shocking because of the underlying views. The majority of the horology-themed cards however are not that “saucy”. Here are some examples of the recurring themes.

Adverts

ACPC113	ACPC109	ACPC108
ACPC106	ACPC107	ACPC99
ACPC105	ACPC100	ACPC110a

Alarm Clocks

ACPC-1	ACPC181	ACPC183
ACPC184	ACPC185	ACPC186
ACPC187	ACPC191	ACPC188
ACPC189	ACPC193	ACPC194
ACPC195	ACPC196	ACPC197

Animals

ACPC39	ACPC40	ACPC59
ACPC180

Celebrations

ACPC84	ACPC198a	ACPC198b
ACPC236	ACPC237

Children & Clocks

ACPC78	ACPC79	ACPC80
ACPC81	ACPC82	ACPC83
ACPC84	APCP85	ACPC218

Miscellaneous

ACPC2	ACPC32	ACPC34
ACPC60	ACPC61	ACPC62
ACPC90	ACPC91	ACPC101
ACPC102	ACPC104	ACPC111
ACPC112	ACPC112b	ACPC199
ACPC200	ACPC201	ACPC202
ACPC210	ACPC232	ACPC238
ACPC239	ACPC240	ACPC242
ACPC244	ACPC245	ACPC247
ACPC248

Pawn Shop, Drunk, Police, Theft

ACPC27	ACPC28	ACPC117
ACPC234	ACPC216	ACPC177
ACPC14	ACPC15	ACPC16
ACPC17	ACPC18	ACPC19
ACPC20	ACPC21	ACPC22
ACPC24	ACPC26	ACPC25
ACPC29	ACPC67	ACPC114
ACPC115	ACPC116	ACPC118
ACPC119	ACPC120	ACPC121
ACPC122	ACPC123	ACPC124
ACPC125	ACPC126	ACPC127
ACPC165	ACPC167	ACPC168
ACPC169	ACPC170	ACPC171
ACPC172	ACPC173	ACPC174
ACPC175	ACPC176	ACPC178a
ACPC178b	ACPC198a	ACPC205
ACPC214	ACPC217	ACPC231
ACPC246	ACPC252

Puns & Metaphors

ACPC3	ACPC4	ACPC31
ACPC35	ACPC37	ACPC41
ACPC42	ACPC43	ACPC44
ACPC45	ACPC46	ACPC47
ACPC48	ACPC49	ACPC50
ACPC51	ACPC53	ACPC54
ACPC55	ACPC56	ACPC57
ACPC58	ACPC66	ACPC209a
ACPC209b	ACPC212	ACPC213
ACPC235	ACPC254

Relationships

ACPC5	ACPC33	ACPC36
ACPC86	ACPC87	ACPC88
ACPC89	ACPC92	ACPC93
ACPC94	ACPC95	ACPC98
ACPC148

Saucy & Amusing

ACPC128	ACPC129	ACPC130
ACPC131	ACPC132	ACPC133
ACPC134	ACPC135	ACPC136
ACPC137	ACPC141	ACPC142
ACPC143	ACPC144	ACPC145
ACPC146	ACPC147	ACPC150
ACPC151	ACPC152	ACPC153
ACPC154	ACPC155	ACPC156
ACPC158a	ACP159	ACPC160
ACPC166	ACPC206	ACPC207
ACPC208 (1)	ACPC208 (3)	ACPC208 (4)
ACPC208 (5)	ACPC228	ACPC229
ACPC230	ACPC241	ACPC243
ACPC98

Scottish

ACPC215	ACPC223	ACPC224
ACPC225	ACPC226	ACPC227

Stylised Children

ACPC218	ACPC219	ACPC220
ACPC221	ACPC222

Women & Clocks

ACPC96	ACPC97	ACPC103
ACPC138	ACPC139	ACPC140
ACPC157

Work Related

ACPC6	ACPC7	ACPC8
ACPC9	ACPC10	ACPC11
ACPC12	ACPC13	ACPC179
ACPC256	ACPC257	ACPC258