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 Location Poster, 28 May - 2 June c1970 - 1979
Union Street, Grantham. Red type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 9 - 14 July c1970 - 1979
Stockwood Park, Luton. Red type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 28 - 30 June c1970 - 1979
Cherry Tree Meadow, Dereham. Red type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 27 - 29 September c1970 - 1979
Billesley Common, Kingsheath. Red type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 17 - 19 September c1970 - 1979
Small Heath Park. Red type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 23 - 28 July c1970 - 1979
Midsummer Common, Cambridge. Red type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 29 October to 3 November c1970 - 1979
Torkington Park, Hazel Grove. Red type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 13 - 15 September c1970 - 1979
Senneley’s Park, Northfield. Red type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 24 - 26 September c1970 - 1979
Recreation Ground, Garrison Lane. Red type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 1 - 6 October c1970 - 1979
Old Abattoir Site, Cleveland Rd, Wolverhampton. Black type on orange background.
Circus Location Poster, 20 - 22 September c1970 - 1979
Pype Hayes Park, Erdington. Black type on orange background.
Circus Location Poster, 16 - 21 July c1970 - 1979
Harthan Common, Hertford. Black type on orange background.
Circus Location Poster, 6 - 11 November c1970 - 1979
Fermain Boys Club Ground, Oxford Rd, Macclesfield. Blue type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 17 - 18 June c1970 - 1979
Cinder Ash Park, Long Sutton. Red type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 4 - 7 June c1970 - 1979
Station Road, Whittlesey. Black type on orange background.
Circus Location Poster, 19 - 21 June c1970 - 1979
The Howdale, Downham Market. Black type on orange background.
Circus Location Poster, 25 - 27 June c1970 - 1979
Recreation Ground, Swaffham. Black type on orange background.
Circus Location Poster, 8 - 13 October c1970 - 1979
Whitby Park, Ellesmere Port. Black type on orange background.
Circus Location Poster, 15 - 17 October c1970 - 1979
Recreation Ground, Weaverham. Red type on white background.
Circus Location Poster, 18 - 20 October c1970 - 1979
Woodsend Playing Fields, Flixton. Blue type on white background.