Bramwell Taylor, John, c1912 - 2003
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 370 Collections and/or Records:
Antiquarians and Amateurs of Fine Arts Handbill, 20 April 1842
Golden Altar Piece at 28 Old Bond Street. "Golden Altar Piece given by the Emperor of Germany, Henry II to the Cathedral of Basle in the year 1019.” Colonel Theubet, proprietor, a native of Switzerland. Printed by C. Armand, 46 Rathbone Place, Oxford Street.
Antiquarians and Amateurs of Fine Arts Handbill, c1842
Golden Altar Piece at 28 Old Bond Street. Golden Altar Piece given by the Emperor of Germany, Henry II to the Cathedral of Basle in the year 1019. Printed by C. Armand, 46 Rathbone Place, Oxford Street.
Antique and Historical Paintings on Glass Handbill, c1840 - 1859
Paintings on Glass at Western Exchange. "The birth, life, passion, death, resurrection and ascension of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ'. Printed by Tyler and Honeyman, 7 Aldgate High Street.
Apollo Presents John Lemm Handbill, 18 April 1910
John Lemm at The Oxford. John Lemm - Famous Wrestling Champion. "John Lemm will forfeit the sum of five pounds to any man whom he fails to defeat in ten minutes. (No challenges will be accepted from the front of the house)". Photograph. Printed by Oldfield and Co., Camberwell New Road, S.E.
Astley's Handbill, c1869 - 1870
Christmas pantomime, A Terrible Tinker and Jack and the Bean Stalk at Astley's Amphitheatre, London. Huge Variety act containing trained elephants, Jack and the Beanstalk etc, 4pp.
Astonishing Canary Birds Handbill, 1850 - 1859
No. 4 Leicester Square, London. ‘They spell, ass, subtract, divide, multiply’ possibly presented by Mdlle Vandermeersch. Printed by Collins, George Yard, Princess Street, Soho.
Babil and Bijou Handbill, 8 April 1882
The Lost Regalia - ballet, chorus, and music - by Dion Boucicault, F.R. Planche, Frank W. Green and G. Jacobi - at Alhambra Theatre, London. Grand Fairy Spectacular Opera. Illustrated borders, 4pp. Printed by Letts, Son and Co., London, EC.
Baker Street, Portman Square and Egyptian Hall Piccadilly Handbills, 1837 - 1864
Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at Baker Street, Portman Square and the Egyptian Hall Piccadilly.
Balloons! Balloons! Handbill, 27 August 1845
Mr Green at Cremorne Gardens, King’s Road, Chelsea. "Mr Green ascending in the Great Nassau Balloon" plus night ascent "amidst the effervescence of Fireworks! discharging a galaxy of irritated pyrotechnics from the car!". Illustrated. Printed by S.G. Fairbrother, 31 Bow Street, Covent Garden.
Barnum’s Circus Handbill, c1889
Olympia, West Kensington, London. Card to admit one to the ‘Greatest Show on Earth’. Printed by W.A.D.
Baronet Handbill, 1 April 1814
Sir John Dinely at Argyll Rooms, London. ‘A Lecture on his wonderful Marriage-Offer Wherein he will endeavour to prove that, generally, Women excel the Men in Understanding'.
Battle of Navarino Handbill, c1827
Diorama/Panorama, possibly at Edinburgh. "Ten views of the Battle of Navorino fought on the 20th October 1827. Also displaying the most picturesque and Classic Scenery of Greece". Printed by Reid.
Beethoven’s Grand Concerto in C Minor Handbill, 5 - 8 April 1826
Master George Aspull, Miss Paton and Mr Murray, possibly at London. 'In the course of these concerts he will perform on the Grand Pianoforte.' Child prodigy performer.
Belle Vue Handbill, c1848
Zoological gardens and museum of curiosities at Belle Vue, Hyde Road, Manchester. Folio from book advertising the zoo, Pleasure Boats, Elizabethan Maze and dancing Platform. On revere, advertising for Cole’s patent trusses and medicated Bands, 2pp.
Belle Vue Handbill, c1848
The Gardens and Pleasure Grounds at Belle Vue, Hyde Road, Manchester. Folio from book advertising the zoo. Other adverts on reverse, 2pp.
Benefit of Mr C. Henry the Clown Handbill, 27 April 1855
The Pantomime ‘Green Bushes’ at South Shields Theatre. Also comic song with Mr Coefield. Printed by Hewison, Market Place, South Shields.
Biophulax Handbill, c1850-1859
Life and Property Protector at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. See the operation of the biophulax. 'This sensitive and Mechanical Instrument announces the approach of fire'. A smoke detector. Printed by City Press, 1 Long Lane, Aldersgate Street, D.A. Doudney.
Black Bull Inn Theatre Handbill, 19 December 1808
Douglas or the Noble Shepherd, and Rosina or Harvest Home at Black Bull Inn Theatre, Bishop Auckland. Featuring Mr Bretton, Miss Tannett, and Mr Hallam. Play, ballet and musical numbers. Printed by Walker, Durham.
Bohemian Serenaders Handbill, 1897
Ladies’ orchestra and Dioramas at St George’s Hall, Burton-on-Trent, 4pp. Printed by A. Fletcher and Sons, Malpas.
Bonassus Handbill, 1821
Newly discovered animal The Bonassus, at 287 Stand, London. ‘From the Apalachian mountains of America, is nearly seventeen Months old and Five Feet ten Inches high.’ A bison. Printed by Hewitt, No. 1 Prince’s Street, Drury Lane.
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- Archival Object 369
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- Acrobats 4
- Aerialists 5
- Amusement rides 4
- Animals 56
- Archaeology 9
- Art 63
- Botany 4
- Circus 13
- Comedians 25
- Conjoined twins 9
- Dance 9
- Dwarfs (Persons) 43
- Engineering 13
- Exhibitions 247
- Fairs 2
- Family 5
- Fasting 4
- Fat people 4
- Fortune-tellers 4
- Freak shows 6
- Genealogy 3
- Giants 17
- Glass 7
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- Hypnotists 4
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- Magic 10
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- Menageries 7
- Minstrel shows 4
- Motion pictures 11
- Music-halls 4
- Musical performances 56
- Optical illusions 24
- Pantomime 9
- Performers 119
- Pleasure gardens 6
- Poetry 8
- Scientists 2
- Sideshows 9
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- Strong men 4
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- Stunt performers 4
- Tableaux vivants 16
- Theatre 34
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- Variety 17
- Ventriloquists 4
- Waxworks 17
- Wild west 8
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- Zoos 5 + ∧ less