Taylor's Printers, Wombwell, Yorks (Established c1890)
Biography
Taylor's of Wombwell began as a small local jobbing printer in the 1890s in the then small mining town of Wombwell in Southern Yorkshire. The founder, Albert Taylor, supplied the printing needs of this small community and surrounding area. Taylor's two eldest sons were responsible for catapulting the family business into the world of showbusiness.
Returning home from the battlefields of World War I, Taylor's two eldest sons had a lucky break when they managed, at short notice, to print the publicity for a London theatrical agent whose touring show was just about to open in Barnsley. In order to fulfil the order, the brothers had to saw up the kitchen table in the shape of a gigantic "W" for the posters. Their effort so impressed the agent that he promised the brothers the bulk of his future business. He was true to his word and this proved to be the foundation on which the successful business was built.
By the mid-1920s they were one of the leading printers of entertainment industry advertising in the United Kingdom with music hall, fairground and circus showmen among their national client base. The firm became a limited company in the 1920's; and in the 1950s, Taylor's (Theatrical) Printers Ltd. was established to separate the commercial from the theatrical side of the business.
The chromolithographic pantomime posters the company produced provide a fascinating visual record of how travelling entertainment forms were marketed throughout the twentieth century.
Found in 493 Collections and/or Records:
Circus Markus Poster, c1970 - 1979
Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. ‘See Europe’s Strongest Man, Gunga Din’, Various other acts. Yellow, red and blue type on white background.
Circus Markus Poster, c1970 - 1979
Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. ‘See Europe’s Strongest Man, Gunga Din’, Various other acts. Yellow, red and blue type on white background.
Circus Markus Poster, c1970 - 1979
Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. ‘See Europe’s Strongest Man, Gunga Din’, Various other acts. Yellow, red and blue type on white background.
Circus Markus Poster, c1970 - 1979
Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. ‘See Europe’s Strongest Man, Gunga Din’, Various other acts. Yellow, red and blue type on white background.
Circus Markus Poster, 1972
Red type on yellow background.
Circus Pinder Poster, 19 - 21 April c1970 - 1979
Berwick upon Tweed. Red type on yellow background.
Circus Pinder Poster, 22 - 24 April c1970 - 1979
Dumbar. Red type on yellow background.
Circus Pinder Poster, 29 April - 1 May c1970 - 1979
Rosyth. Red type on yellow background.
Circus Pinder Poster, 26 - 28 April c1970 - 1979
Haddington. Red type on yellow background.
Circus Pinder Poster, 10 - 12 May c1970 - 1979
Newburgh. Red type on yellow background.
Circus Pinder Poster, 6 - 8 May c1970 - 1979
Cupar. Red type on yellow background.
Circus Pinder Poster, 20 - 22 May c1970 - 1979
Kirriemuir. Red type on yellow background.
Circus Pinder Poster, 24 - 26 May c1970 - 1979
Brechin. Red type on yellow background.
Circus Pinder Poster, 31 May - 2 June c1970 - 1979
Stonehaven. Red type on yellow background.
Circus Pinder Poster, c1970 - 1979
Poster left blank for over-printing location and date. Red type on yellow background.
Circus Pinder Poster, 29 April - 1 May c1970 - 1979
Rosyths Fairground. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.
Circus Pinder Poster, 26 - 28 April c1970 - 1979
Haddington, East Haugh. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.
Circus Pinder Poster, 22 - 24 April c1970 - 1979
Dunbar Countess Crescent. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.
Circus Pinder Poster, c1970 - 1979
Berwick upon Tweed. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.
Circus Pinder Poster, 20 - 22 May c1970 - 1979
Kirriemuir. Fossett, Rosaire and Pinder circus combined including The Maverick cowboy spectacular, Duo Ords Jugglers, amongst others. Blue, red and yellow type on white background with border.