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‘The Uncle Sign’ (More Masonic Signs Pearson’s Magazine 1921)

SH176

'The Uncle Sign' (More Masonic Signs Pearson's Magazine 1921) - pen and watercolour

The still small voice – Mrs Blendlethorpe – for goodness sake, John, wake up at once, there’s someone calling for help in the room below

SH32

The still small voice – Mrs Blendlethorpe - for goodness sake

Cooling buoys lowering the temperature of the gulf stream to chill the ardour of our enemy in the battle of the Atlantic

JB395

Cooling buoys lowering the temperature of the gulf stream to chill the ardour of our enemy in the battle of the Atlantic - pen and watercolour

A Christmas Scandal

JB397

A Christmas Scandal - pen and watercolour

Why are people disagreeable at breakfast time? – because they get out of bed on the wrong side. This is how to prevent it

JB396

Why are people disagreeable at breakfast time? - because they get out of bed on the wrong side. This is how to prevent it - pen and watercolour

Camouflaging the Colonel’s breakfast

SH57

Camouflaging the Colonel’s breakfast - pen and watercolour

Safety First! Camouflage in London parks

LDHRM.2021.15

Safety First! Camouflage in London parks - pen and watercolour

Safe practice for paratroops

JB394

Safe practice for paratroops - pen and watercolour

A clever adaptation of the Molotov bread basket to be used in the London suburbs in case of invasion

SH6

A clever adaptation of the Molotov bread basket to be used in the London suburbs in case of invasion - pen and watercolour

Confusing the enemy’s sense of direction at the cross-roads in a rural parish

SH7

Confusing the enemy’s sense of direction at the cross-roads in a rural parish - pen and watercolour

The melted butter tank stopper doing its stuff in South East England

SH5

The melted butter tank stopper doing its stuff in South East England - pen and watercolour

Stout members of the sixth column dislodge an enemy machine gun post on the dome of St Paul’s

JB393

Stout members of the sixth column dislodge an enemy machine gun post on the dome of St Paul's - pen and watercolour

The Sixth Column at work – here they come, disguised parachutists receive a warm welcome

SH20

The Sixth Column at work – here they come

Doubling Gloucester cheeses by the Gruyere method in an old Gloucester cheese works – when cheese is scarce

JB392A

Doubling Gloucester cheeses by the Gruyere method in an old Gloucester cheese works - when cheese is scarce - pen and watercolour

Disguised as a swan the First Lord lays magnetic mines in the Thames estuary to incriminate the Nazis

SH10

Disguised as a swan the First Lord lays magnetic mines in the Thames estuary to incriminate the Nazis - pen and watercolour

The First Lord of the Admiralty disguised as a coal merchant plots another dastardly outrage

SH12

The First Lord of the Admiralty disguised as a coal merchant plots another dastardly outrage - pen and watercolour

“Netting tanks’ for dealing with a threatened menace on the Western Front’

SH4

“Netting tanks’ for dealing with a threatened menace on the Western Front’ - pen and watercolour

Bath night during an air raid on the Siegfried line

SH37

Bath night during an air raid on the Siegfried line - pen and watercolour

This season’s seaside amenities – Double Deck chairs; The family bathing tent; For those who find the sea too cold; Sea jazz

SH28

This season’s seaside amenities – Double Deck chairs; The family bathing tent; For those who find the sea too cold; Sea jazz - pen and watercolour

The sort of thing you are not supposed to do with your air raid shelter

SH3

The sort of thing you are not supposed to do with your air raid shelter - pen and watercolour

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