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:
New Theatre Hull Poster, Week commencing Monday 26 September 1977
Bruce Trent in ‘Those Golden Years of Music Hall’ with all star company. Red, blue and black with curtains.
New Theatre Hull Poster, 10 May 1976
The Dixie Minstrel Show featuring John Boulter with Reg Lester and David Lee. Red and black with border.
Normanton Gala and Fun Fair Poster, 8 - 16 September c1975
Hawhill Park. North. Red and blue type on white background.
Oaks Park Fun Fair Poster, 21 - 30 August c1975
Sheffield. Ling. Waltzer, dodgem, Noah’s Ark, Divebomber, Big Wheel, Octopus, Ghost Train . Red and blue type on yellow background.
Oaks Park Fun Fair, Sheffield Poster, 26 August - 4 September c1975
Waltzer, dodgem, speedway, Noah’s Ark. Red and black type on yellow background.
Oaks Park Fun Fair, Sheffield Poster, 26 August - 3 September c1975
Waltzer, dodgems, speedway, Noah’s Ark. Red and blue type on white background.
Oaks Park Spring Bank Holiday and Jubilee Fair Poster, 27 May - 11 June 1977
Beverley Racecourse, Sheffield. Shaw. Red and blue type on white background.
Oaks Park Spring Fair Poster, 22 May - 7 June c1975
Sheffield. Satellite, Dodgems. Red and blue type on yellow background.
Old Mother Hubbard Poster, Week commencing 10 January c1954
Hippodrome, Stockton. Roy Rolland, Nelson Fletcher, Carol Gatley, Julie Dey, Alec Halls, Chris Sands, Lewis Nanton, Max Dakin. Red and blue.
Opera House Cork Poster, Season commencing Monday 22 February 1977
Billy Burden in ‘The Good Olde Days’ with all star company. Red, blue and black with curtains.
Oversize Circus Poster Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1970 - 1979
Circus posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell.
Oversize Fairground Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1974 - 1977
Fairground posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, mainly for fairgrounds in Yorkshire, some presented by the Showmen's Guild Yorkshire Section.
Oversize Mixed Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1970 - 1979
Posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell including variety and music hall, fairgrounds and circus.
Oversize Mixed Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1960 - 1980
Oversize mixed posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell.
Oversize Pantomime Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1970 - 1979
Pantomime posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell.
Oversize Variety and Music Hall Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, 1969 - 1979
Variety and Music Hall poster printed by Taylor's of Wombwell.
Palace Manchester Poster, 4 April 1977
The Al Jolson Minstrel Show featuring Clinton Ford. Red and blue type on yellow background.
Palace Theatre Redditch Poster, 7 - 9 April c1980
‘An Evening with Al Jolson and Friends’ portrayed by Steve King with Lee Sheraton, Reed and Delroy, Ben Johnson and Duggie Chapman. Red and black type on yellow background.
Pantomime Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, 1958 - 1979
A collection of pantomime posters.
Pantomime Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, Week commencing 17 January 1955
Pantomime posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell.