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Slide set: The robbers (recitation: York & Son, 12 slides, in/before 1887)

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Descriptive data for this set (listed below slide images)

Slide 1

Two robbers asking for charity at an old gentleman's house

Slide 2

He regales them in a sumptuous manner

Slide 3

He fills their bags with the broken victuals

Slide 4

They return at night to break into the house

Slide 5

They commence the attack

Slide 6

The old man is quietly reading, and hears the noise

Slide 7

He drops from the window to surprise them

Slide 8

They have succeeded in getting their bodies partly through

Slide 9

The old man comes very quietly round the corner

Slide 10

He nails them securely to the wall

Slide 11

He belabours them with his whip

Slide 12

no image available

Alternative titles

The settler and the savages

The Ashantee robbers

Number of slides

12

Manufacturer

York & Son, England

Other related organisations

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1887-1914 (item ref. 118)

in stock of J. Brandon Medland, 1889

in stock of UK Band of Hope Union, 1891

in stock of UK Band of Hope Union, 1891

in stock of E.G. Wood, 1894 (item ref. 1812)

in stock of Wrench & Son, 1898

in stock of Peter Feathers, 1901

in stock of North of England Temperance League, 1906 (item ref. 170)

in stock of J. Lizars, 1909 (item ref. 43)

in stock of Ivens & Co., 1913

Main type of image

drawing / painting / print

Main usage of set

recitation

Date of first manufacture

unknown (latest possible 1887)

Source of slide images

Fritz Steub, Der brave Farmer und die undankbaren Dieben (Munich: 1880)

Readings or songs

‘The robbers: or, ingratitude punished’ in several compilations

‘The settler and the savages: or, ingratitude punished’ in several compilations

Related slide set

possibly same as The gentleman and the robbers (story: Newton & Co., 12 slides, in/before 1899)

People involved in slide production

STEUB, Fritz (1844-1903) – creator of source image(s), all 12 slides

Notes

The images are clearly based on the style of Wilhelm Busch, but the source story has not yet been identified.

The E.G. Wood 1894 catalogue uses the title The settler and the savages and the Lizars catalogue uses the title The Ashantee robbers.

Many thanks to Derek Adams for identifying Steub as the creator of the original images on which the slides were based.

Collections

11 slides known to exist in private collection

Subject keywords

comedy / humour
social issues – crime

Lucerna ID 3000466

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 18 May 2024

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