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Slide set: The catastrophe series: a set of humorous slides for rapid changes (comic: York & Son, 60 slides, 1889-1890)
York & Son, England
in stock of Riley Brothers, 1889-1914 (item ref. 233)
in stock of UK Band of Hope Union, 1891
in stock of E.G. Wood, 1894 (item ref. 9271-9295)
in stock of Wrench & Son, 1898
in stock of North of England Temperance League, 1906 (item ref. 157)
in stock of J.W. Butcher, 1913
in stock of Ivens & Co., 1913
continued by The catastrophe series: [1891 additions] (comic: York & Son, 50 slides, in/before 1891)
reissued as Set of humorous slides with rapid changes (comic: Newton & Co., 24 slides, in/before 1899)
The catastrophe series, number 1-30
The J.W. Butcher catalogue lists 100 pairs (this set and its continuations) as one series.
The 1894 Wood catalogue only lists the first 25 pairs; the 1891 UKBHU catalogue lists the first 30 pairs.
The 1898 Wrench catalogue lists this and the following batch (slide pairs 31-55) as a single set.
8 slides known to exist in private collection
2 slides known to exist in private collection
4 slides known to exist in private collection
2 slides known to exist in private collection
6 slides known to exist in private collection
32 slides known to exist in private collection
Record created by Richard Crangle and Sarah Dellmann. Last updated 20 May 2024
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