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'The Man for the Post', 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
'The Man for the Post', 1882. This cartoon depicts the blind Postmaster General, Henry Fawcett, weighed down with parcels containing all sorts of objects and of all shapes, sizes and weights. This relates to the recently announced details of the Parcel Post whereby the Post Office would handle parcels under a fixed weight for a fixed charge, irrespective of distance. From Punch, or the London Charivari, April 15, 1882.
Unique Identifier
AR928760
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3677px × 5119px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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19th century
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Blindness
Caricature
Cartoon
COMMUNICATIONS
concept
Engraving
Fawcett
HEAVY
HENRY
Henry Fawcett
Heritage Image Partnership
John Tenniel;Tenniel
John;Sir John Tenniel
JOSEPH
Joseph Swain
Male
Man
Men
METAPHOR
Monochrome
MP
Mr Fawcett
NINETEENTH CENTURY
PARCEL
Parcel Post
People
Politician
Politics
Post Office
Postmaster General
Print Collector1
Prof Henry Fawcett
Satire
SWAIN
weighed down