Slide set: Dick and his donkey (service of song: W. Rider & Co., 24 slides, 1890)

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Descriptive data for this set (listed below slide images)

Slide 1

Slide 2

Slide 3

Dick meeting his donkey at the gate on the common

Slide 4

Slide 5

That's a fine donkey of yours Dick' exclaimed the farmer

Slide 6

Slide 7

I mean to save them for mother to pay the rent

Slide 8

Good evening Ben' said Dick, 'will you let me go through the gate'

Slide 9

Dick had not had such a meal for many a day

Slide 10

Dick tried to go on, but Ben caught hold of the bridle

Slide 11

Dick she said 'do you think you could do without your donkey'

Slide 12

It is'nt tin, it's real good silver,' replied Dick

Slide 13

It will be a sad change, Dick,' she added

Slide 14

But you will understand it, when I explain it' said Ben

Slide 15

Dick deposited the contents in his pocket

Slide 16

Benjamin Benton's treachery a lesson for life

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Slide 18

He turned them out in a heap and searched among them

Slide 19

Here mother' he said handing her the money

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Slide 21

Please Sir I'm came to offer Jack to you

Slide 22

Yes ma'am' replied Dick, his lips quivered and he could not go on

Slide 23

Mrs Dalton very simply related the exact circumstances

Slide 24

Number of slides

Manufacturer

W. Rider & Co., England

Other related organisations

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1890-1914 (item ref. 291)

in stock of Walter Tyler, 1891-1909 (item ref. 580)

in stock of UK Band of Hope Union, 1891

in stock of North of England Temperance League, 1906 (item ref. 366)

in stock of J.W. Butcher, 1913

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

service of song

Date of first manufacture

1890

Reading or song

C.E. Bowen, Dick and his donkey: or, how to pay the rent (London: S.W. Partridge & Co., 1863)

Related slide set

see generic title Dick and his donkey (generic set title – 2 different versions are known)

People involved in slide production

TRUCKLE, George (c.1842-1907) – photographer, all 24 slides

People appearing in slides

UNIDENTIFIED LIFE MODEL 01 (fl. 1890s-1900s) – slides 16, 24

Notes

Truckle is credited as 'Copyright author of work' in the Stationer's Hall record, indicating that he took the photographs.

Collections

24 slides known to exist in private collection

Subject keywords

animals
children / family
social issues – poverty

Lucerna ID 3000617

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 14 March 2024

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Slide set: Dick and his donkey (service of song: W. Rider & Co., 24 slides, 1890)