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Bramwell Taylor, John, c1912 - 2003

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Biography

John Bramwell Taylor was a Yorkshireman who migrated to the South East of England during the 1930s. John Bramwell Taylor spent his working life as a porter at the Travellers’ Club in London and spent all his free time and money collecting printed ephemera.

Very well known to dealers and collectors of ephemera John had a deep and abiding knowledge of early printing history. He collected in all areas and the material that is now in the National Fairground Archive is only one small aspect of his Collection.

John Bramwell Taylor died in Notting Hill London in 2003 and his large and extensive Collection was split on his death.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Christmas Fair and Bazaar Programme, 27 December 1873

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.166
Scope and Contents

Mander's Huge Collection of Wild Beasts at Royal Agricultural Hall. Royal Agricultural Hall, Christmas Fair & Bazaar, Including Mander's Huge Collection of Wild Beasts. Printed by G. Tarrant and Co., (late Smith and Tarrant), 70 Liverpool Road, 4pp.

Dates: 27 December 1873

The Humours of the Fair Handbill, c1800 - 1899

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.288
Scope and Contents

A poem about the sights and sounds of the fair with gaps to fill in the relevant fair location. Printed by Watts, Lane End.

Dates: c1800 - 1899

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