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

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Slide 1

Mrs Park and Stumps look at her with anxious, wistful eyes

Slide 2

Poor Stumps! he was sorely tempted that day

Slide 3

Then he took to his usual attitude when in deep thought

Slide 4

He glanced at it rather longingly as he paid down his money

Slide 5**

Burying his face in his hands, whilst the tears coursed down his cheeks

Slide 6

A smile came over her wan face as he held up the beautiful cluster

Slide 7

'Do you think she would like this, Stumps?' she asked

Slide 8

At times he adopted a more summary mode of procedure

Slide 9

Slide 10

Stumps paid a visit to an old clothes shop

Slide 11

Their country quarters presented a great contrast to the town ones

Slide 12**

He continually attracted a small crowd around him

Slide 13

Often they made their way to a pretty wood

Slide 14

As he sat on a gate yelling at the birds

Slide 15

Days of unmitigated penance, during which he was forced to sit for hours at a stretch

Slide 16

Such a scene had never been witnessed in the village school before

Slide 17

The next moment he had disappeared through the window

Slide 18

Slide 19**

His hankering after the old familiar haunts was gratified

Slide 20

Stumps drew near noiselessly and unperceived

Slide 21

Stumps took his boots and pulled them on his feet, saying, &c.

** 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. 197)

in stock of UK Band of Hope Union, 1891

in stock of Wrench & Son, 1898

in stock of Walter Tyler, 1909 (item ref. 496)

in stock of J.W. Butcher, 1913

in stock of Church Army, 1913 (item ref. LM 147)

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

story

Date of first manufacture

1889

Reading or song

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

Related slide sets

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

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

People appearing in slides

BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) – slide 10

BAMFORTH, Mrs Martha (1843-1894) – slide 4

Notes

This is definitely by Bamforth, but does not appear in their slide catalogue. It's odd that this and its two related sets (Nelly's Champion and Shag and Doll) have all disappeared from the Bamforth catalogue.

The slide listing here is from the Reynolds & Branson and Wrench catalogues.

Collections

3 slides known to exist in private collection

21 slides in Kirklees Museums and Galleries

Subject keywords

children / family
social issues – poverty

Lucerna ID 3000529

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 28 April 2024

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