old postcards

[Stephen Mills]

This site is a collection of 387 musically-themed postcards, many of which contain squeezeboxes. Here are 2 and links to 4 more. There are several more scattered throughout the collection.

 

Not a concertina, perhaps, but strange and wonderful nonetheless.

 

 

boy with instruments

 

little girl band

 

kittens

 

George Young

[Alan Day]

Another one

Happy Birthday

Al

[Dan Worrall]

great stuff, Steve; thanks!

 

BTW, there are a few more in that collection.

 

Cheers,

Dan

[fidjit]

This any good ?

 

Probably not old enough.

 

[Theo]

This site is a collection of 387 musically-themed postcards, many of which contain squeezeboxes. Here are 2 and links to 4 more. There are several more scattered throughout the collection.

 

Not a concertina, perhaps, but strange and wonderful nonetheless.

 

Probably designed to encourage melodeon owners to dump their instruments in the nearest waterway.

[davidcorner]

Not a concertina, perhaps, but strange and wonderful nonetheless.

Probably designed to encourage melodeon owners to dump their instruments in the nearest waterway.

No, that's what happened after someone dumped their melodeon in the river!

[michael sam wild]

Not a concertina, perhaps, but strange and wonderful nonetheless.

Probably designed to encourage melodeon owners to dump their instruments in the nearest waterway.

No, that's what happened after someone dumped their melodeon in the river!

 

 

This fish (maybe he was a roach or a carp) was swimmintg around under the lily pads when the surface was broken by a shattering of the light and a strange convoluted instrument sank down. He took it between his fins and pulled it apart, sucking many small fry and tadpoles into the air holes ( as the gauze had been removed for greater volume)

 

When he pushed it together out came mangled fishy bits.

 

'Why did you do that?' the mother fishies bubbled at him.

 

Answers on a postcard to Uncle Mike's piscatorial puzzles or on this thread if it's easier. My Answer in next week's issue.

[Alan Day]

New additions to my collection today

The First - Old Salvation Army Band Postcard

Al

Now transferred to My space site

Edited February 2, 2009 by Alan Day

[Alan Day]

The Second "Have Fun"

Al

Now transferred to My Space site

Edited February 2, 2009 by Alan Day

[Alan Day]

The Third "Geo Leonard" not sure who he is ,anyone know?

Al

Now transferred to My Space site

Edited February 2, 2009 by Alan Day

[Alan Day]

The Fourth "Angel ? "

Al

The Angel has flown,I will try and find it.

The words under the heading

"(songs some people should not sing)"

Now transferred to My Space

Edited February 2, 2009 by Alan Day

[Leonard]

The Third "Geo Leonard" not sure who he is ,anyone know?

Al

Not me!

[Alan Day]

The Fifth

One for Henk "Clogs & Hens"

Al

Now transferred to My Space

Edited February 2, 2009 by Alan Day

[Hereward]

The Third "Geo Leonard" not sure who he is ,anyone know?

Al

Not me!

 

Someone with the wherewithal to buy a really nice instrument.

 

Ian

Edited December 19, 2008 by Hereward

[Alan Day]

The Sixth

"Happy Birthday Grandson, No the Concertina not the drum !!!

Al

Now transferred to My Space

Edited February 2, 2009 by Alan Day

[Alan Day]

Happy Christmas to you all.

The final one

Al

Now transferred to My Space

Edited February 2, 2009 by Alan Day

[Stephen Mills]

The Third "Geo Leonard" not sure who he is ,anyone know?

Al

 

 

Interesting, Alan. He looks a lot like George Young, the last image I posted up above, also seen here in another image.

In fact, looking at the collection I referenced, here’s the same picture, with a different name!

 

When I first found these, I searched for George Young and found a post on Richard Carlin’s blog complaining that there were lots of extant postcards of George Young, but no record of any performance by him. However, in that same search, there was a review of a performance by him where the audience persuaded him to do an encore.

source

 

Monday 21 August 1911.

 

Mark Sheridan. One of the B'hoys.

Lily Burnard. Burlesque Actress.

Frank Couch. Comedian.

The Eight Empire Girls. Vocalists and Dancers.

The Arthur Lloyd Trio. Little Charlie.

Ouida Macdermott. Vocalist.

The Martialo Trio. Jugglers.

George Young. The Blind Musician.

 

Hull Daily News 22/08/1911.

 

Although not a big-letter turn, George Young blind musician and concertina soloist was rewarded last night by an outburst of applause that would gratify any star and although the scene was changed for the succeeding turn, the audience insisted upon a recall which was eventually given.

[Jody Kruskal]

Alan and Stephen,

 

What a fine crop of images you've shown us. It's been awhile since I updated my Concertina gallery but you two are inspiring me. Mind if I include all of these?