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A new adventure of the 3 mustardeers

Advertising Story Book
1950s
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

12 page booklet printed in colours and letterpress to show the title, story and illustrations. On the back cover is a picture of a genie and details of recipes which can be obtained from Colman's.

Object details

Object type
Titles
  • A new adventure of the 3 mustardeers
  • A pretty kettle of tricks (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed paper, staple
Brief description
A Pretty Kettle of Tricks booklet printed in England for J & J Colman in the 1950s
Physical description
12 page booklet printed in colours and letterpress to show the title, story and illustrations. On the back cover is a picture of a genie and details of recipes which can be obtained from Colman's.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4¾in
  • Width: 3½in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
HANNA (along side edge of cover; printed)
Credit line
Given by Anne Purse
Object history
This is a advertising product used to sell a product which a child could use.
Production
Attribution note: published
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.270-1999

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2000
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