Slide set: Colonel Slasher and the mosquito (comic: Bamforth & Co., 6 slides, 1880s)

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Slide 1**

Colonel Slasher, having been troubled with mosquitoes, had mosquito curtains fixed to his bed. Behold him snoring the happy hours away

Slide 2**

But a hungry mosquito worked his way through the curtain, and attracted by the glow on the colonel's nose settled on it to graze

Slide 3**

Awaking with the pain of the first bite, the colonel seizes a pillow. He aims a terrific blow at the insect

Slide 4**

But he missed his aim and got mixed up in the curtains. General confusion and escape of mosquito

Slide 5**

The more he struggled the more he got entangled. The mosquito resumes his interrupted breakfast

Slide 6**

This is how his housekeeper found him in the morning. Said she, 'He must have been dreaming of that dreadful Irish Crimes Bill again'

** there are alternative versions or views of this slide

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Bamforth & Co., England

Other related organisations

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1887-1914 (item ref. 98)

in stock of UK Band of Hope Union, 1891

in stock of Peter Feathers, 1901

in stock of North of England Temperance League, 1906 (item ref. 168)

in stock of J. Lizars, 1909 (item ref. 18)

Main type of image

drawing / painting / print

Main usage of set

comic

Date of first manufacture

1880s (earliest possible 1883, latest possible 1887)

Source of slide images

Scraps (1883-1910)

Notes

The Lizars catalogue lists an additional title slide numbered 1A.

Collections

6 slides known to exist in private collection

Lucerna ID 3002061

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 18 March 2024

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Slide set: Colonel Slasher and the mosquito (comic: Bamforth & Co., 6 slides, 1880s)