The Coal Mine - Cyril Cowell

These vintage classroom posters date from 1938 and are from a series created by Enid Blyton in collaboration with a number of well known illustrators of the day. They were designed as talking points to be used in infant school classrooms. They conjure up the era perfectly; filled with children and nature subjects all in the styles and colours of the period. Jolly Times!

The posters have crisp, clear colours and are printed on heavy white paper. Most have signs of wear and marks around the edges but the central images are all in good condition. They have been stored flat which has protected the image and means no creases.

They look fantastic framed up and on display in both children's and adult rooms.

This illustration of A Coal Mine is by Cyril Cowell (1888 -1967). Cowell illustrated nursery comics from the 1920s to the 50s, as well as children's books icluding some for Enid Blyton. He is also well known for his weekly gardening strip Adam the Gardener, written by Morley Adams, for the Sunday Express.

Overall size is 52cm x 40cm. Image size 42cm x 30cm.

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