The Golden Age of Artist-Drawn Picture Postcards
a checklist of postcards by dudley hardy

1. Davidson Bros.
Series 3000
- “Persuasion is better than force“
- “He who pitches too high won’t get through his song“
- “You never know what you can do till you try”
- “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”
- “A bad thing is dear at any price.”
- “It is nobler to give than to receive.”
Series 3001
- “Our Mutual Friend“
- “Japhet in Search of a Father“
- “Far from the Madding Crowd“
- “The Newcomers“
- “Peter Simple“
- “Sketches by BOZ”
Series 3002
- Oft in the stilly night
- My pretty Jane
- Meet me by moonlight alone
- Stage Door
- Some Day
- ‘tis the last rose of summer
Series 3003
- The Ballad Monger
- A Country Girl
- Charlie’s Aunt
- The Girl from Kay’s
- “Why Smith Left Home“
- “The Medal and the Maid”
Series 3004
- Hanging Mother’s Picture on a Nail
- Daddy’s gone to London
- Kind Friends
- You must call the Lady Mother!
- I’m coming home to you.
- The finest flow o’ langwidge ever ‘eard.
Series 3005
- He Laughs That Wins
- We have seen better days
- Put Money in Thy Purse
- Bid me discourse …
- It’s a wise father that knows his own child.
- “If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.”
Series 3006
- Dear Ma in Law
- The little things that gold can’t buy
- Leedle Schnaps
- Do you know any more funny stories?
- I’m Farmer Scroggins
- Come back to mother again.
Series 3007
- What’s mine is yours …
- Enough with over measure.
- For you and I are past our Dancing Days
- As cold as any stone
- A morsel for a monarch
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Series 3008 (Limericks)
- To a picnic a party once went …
- A youth of malicious desire …
- There once was a chap …
- A gardener rolling a lawn …
- A lodger whose rent was unpaid …
- A man came to town with his son …
Series 3009 (Limericks)
- There was a young angler …
- Two motorists rode in a car …
- There once was a lady named Maud ..
- A fellow once took a first floor …
- There once was a baby who cried …
- A house-owner had a delight …
Series 3010
- Where are you going to my pretty maid?
- Georgie Porgie Pudding and Pie
- Twinkle, twinkle, little star
- Mary had a little lamb.
- Little boy blue come blow your horn.
- Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross.
Series 3011: Mr Smith’s Tramp Abroad
- Monte Carlo. He vows he will join the anti gambling league
- He goes to the pyramids
- Naples. He orders a small bottle of wine
- Calais. His luggage is well looked after
- Paris. He tries to pick up the language
- Madrid. He looses his guide
Series 3012: All Sorts and Conditions of Man
- A Man of Cheques (Churchill?)
- A Man of Deeds (Gladstone?)
- A Man of Regular Habits
- A Man of Words.
- A Man of Moods (Henry Irving?)
- A Man Who Carries All Before Him.
Series 3013: Little Billy’s Love Affair
- The Introduction: Hullo! I wonder who he is.
- The Courtship. Well, he is making himself at home.
- The Acceptance. I do believe she is going to kiss him.
- The Honeymoon. And I believed in her.
- Well I’m —–!
- Serves the little bounder right.
Series 3014
- A Little Bit of Sugar for the Bird
- The Amorous Goldfish
- The Jewel of Asia.
- Madame Chrysanthenum
- My Pretty Jane
- Oh, you rude boy.
Series 3015
- The Awakening.
- Waking him up
- Stuck.
- Oh, what a surprise!
- I’ve got him on a string you see.
- Making him dance.
2. Hartmann
Series 1504: Sporting Girls
- (Cricket)
- (Fishing)
- (Boating)
- (Riding)
- (Bathing)
4. Wrench
- 10182: The Humour of Life: Brave Men.
5. C.W.Faulkner
Series 103
- Her Valentine
- Folly
- The Fisher
- A Masquerader
7. Others
- The Ideal Girl “Zaza”
- Germs of Art Series: A Striking Beauty (unsigned)
3. Raphael Tuck
Series 765: A Humourist in France
- A Miscellaneous Market
- An Elopement
- The Honeymoon Up to Date
- Light and Airy
- The Man of the Hour
- The Cure’s Fete Day
Series 9056 “Humour of Life”
- “So near, but yet so far”
- “The day after”
- “Dutch Smokers”
- “Patience on a Monument”
Series 9176 “Humour of Life”
- Improving the Shining Hour
6. Advertising
- Liebig Company Extract
- Olympia Circus
- The J.P.
- Come Over Here!
- The Pearl Girl
- The Pearl Girl (Cicely Courtneidge)
- Nestle’s Milk
- Dewar’s Perth Whisky
- Nouveau Service sur l’Egypte
- Royal Naval and Military Tournament
- Sunlight Soap
- Special Exhibition of Oriental Carpets and Rugs
