Slide set: Nelly's champion (story: Bamforth & Co., 17 slides, 1889)

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Slide 1**

Lamb Court was the name of the alley where he lived

Slide 2**

The only attentions he received from them were cuffs and blows

Slide 3**

Slide 4**

'Oh, my, ain't she a stunner!' said Stumps

Slide 5**

'You needn't blubber over that, young 'un', said Stumps

Slide 6**

For he had already planted himself in the doorway

Slide 7**

And coolly seating himself upon the side of the bed

Slide 8**

I stood 'em at a corner, and told 'em to hold out their little hands

Slide 9**

His quick eye perceived in a moment the state of things

Slide 10**

He rushed upon him, and closed with him in a desperate struggle

Slide 11**

Slide 12**

'Lor' bless you, I never stop to think whether things hurt or not'

Slide 13**

It was the first time Stumps had ever been present at such a proceeding

Slide 14**

A few minutes later the children sallied forth together

Slide 15**

The boy was lying upon the pavement, still and motionless

Slide 16**

Slide 17**

He had never been made so much of before

** there are alternative versions or views of this slide

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Bamforth & Co., England

Other related organisations

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1889-1914 (item ref. 196)

in stock of UK Band of Hope Union, 1891

in stock of Wrench & Son, 1898

in stock of Walter Tyler, 1909 (item ref. 463)

in stock of J.W. Butcher, 1913

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

story

Date of first manufacture

1889

Reading or song

Louisa C. Silke, ‘Nelly's champion’ in Shag and Doll and other stories (1881)

Related slide sets

companion to Shag and Doll (story: Bamforth & Co., 16 slides, 1889)

companion to Stumps: a sequel to Nelly's champion (story: Bamforth & Co., 21 slides, 1889)

People appearing in slides

BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) – slide 2

Notes

Although clearly by Bamforth, this set and its two companion sets (Stumps and Shag and Doll) are not listed in Bamforth's 1908 catalogue, suggesting that for some reason they were withdrawn from stock at some stage.

Collections

17 slides known to exist in private collection

17 slides in The Hecht Collection: Screen Archive South East (University of Brighton)

Subject keywords

children / family
social issues – poverty

Lucerna ID 3000528

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 28 April 2024

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Slide set: Nelly's champion (story: Bamforth & Co., 17 slides, 1889)