Slide set: Old Mother Hubbard and her dog (recitation: Theobald & Co., 12 slides, in/before 1897)

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Old Mother Hubbard / Went to the cupboard, / To get her poor dog a bone; / But when she came there, / The cupboard was bare, / And so the poor Dog had none

Slide 3

She went to the baker's / To buy him some bread, / But when she came back / The poor Dog looked dead

Slide 4

She went to the joiner's / To buy him a coffin, / But when she came back / The poor dog was laughing

Slide 5

She took a clean dish, / To get him some tripe, / But when she came back / He was smoking a pipe

Slide 6

She went to the fruiterer's / To buy him some fruit, / But when she came back / He was playing the flute

Slide 7

She went to the tailor's / To buy him a coat, / But when she came back / He was riding a goat

Slide 8

She went to the hatter's / To buy him a hat, / But when she came back / He was feeding the cat

Slide 9

She went to the hosier's / To buy him some hose, / But when she came back / He was dressed in his clothes

Slide 10

She went to the cobbler's / To buy him some shoes, / But when she came back / He was reading the news

Slide 11

This wonderful Dog / Was Dame Hubbard's delight; / He could sing, he could dance, / He could read, he could write

Slide 12

The Dame made a curtsey, / The Dog made a bow; / The Dame said 'Your servant;' / The Dog said 'Bow-wow!'

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Theobald & Co., England

Other related organisations

in stock of James Lancaster & Son, 1897

in stock of George Houghton & Son, 1903 (item ref. 764)

in stock of Houghton's Ltd, 1905 (item ref. 28)

Main type of image

drawing / painting / print

Main usage of set

recitation

Date of first manufacture

unknown (latest possible 1897)

Reading or song

‘Mother Hubbard’ in Readings in prose and verse

Related slide sets

possibly same as Old Mother Hubbard (recitation: manufacturer unknown, 12 slides, n.d.)

see generic title Old Mother Hubbard (generic set title – 9 different versions are known)

Series

Theobald transfer slide sets

Notes

The slide titles are taken from the reading; the slides themselves carry no titles.

Subject keywords

animals – land mammals – dogs
comedy / humour

Lucerna ID 3005041

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 16 July 2014

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Slide set: Old Mother Hubbard and her dog (recitation: Theobald & Co., 12 slides, in/before 1897)