Bovril

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Artist/Maker	Unknown (maker)
Place of origin	England (made)

Matchbook shape with a black cover printed in colours to show a man in a bathchair, the head of a bull and the title of the product being advertised BOVRIL, a drink. At the bottom is a large staple which holds the pages in place. The pages, also printed in colours, show an old man in a bathchair, leaping up and running away from a charging bull. One holds the book in one hand and flicks the pages with the other; the
result appears to be a moving image.

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Object type	Flicker book
Title	Bovril (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Printed card
Brief description	Advertising Flicker Book; English; 1920s
Physical description	Matchbook shape with a black cover printed in colours to show a man in a bathchair, the head of a bull and the title of the product being advertised BOVRIL, a drink. At the bottom is a large staple which holds the pages in place. The pages, also printed in colours, show an old man in a bathchair, leaping up and running away from a charging bull. One holds the book in one hand and flicks the pages with the other; the result appears to be a moving image.
Dimensions	Height: 6.35cm Width: 4.1cm Depth: 0.6cm
Credit line	Given by Eileen A. Brock
Object history	References: Reg. No. A255. belonged to Eileen Brock, born 1915
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.633-1993

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Record created	April 17, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O35730/bovril-flicker-book-unknown/

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