A remarkable image. For starters, four tough looking lads with a distinctly not-tough looking dog. Why were these lads photographed for a card, and is this in fact Brownhills? From a car for sale on eBay by seller ‘Interestingpostcards’. Click for a larger version.
Here’s another in the occasional series of interesting local postcards for sale on eBay that raise more questions than they answer – the above image is described as ‘SUPER-1916-EDWARDIAN-MEN-IN-CAPS-BROWNHILLS-RP-PHOTO-VINTAGE-POSTCARD’ – which seems at least to be accurate.
I’m intrigued as I’d love to know if the picture really is local, and if so where was it taken and who’s in it – and considering the no-nonsense appearance of the gentlemen in the image, that seems like a bit of a weedy dog. What’s that about, then?
Notice also the two ‘ghosts’ – someone is at the window behind, and to the right someone seems to be disappearing into the doorway.
I have a theory, but won’t share it yet. I want to see what you guys think…
If you like this, you can buy it from dseller ‘Interestingpostcards’ here.
The flip side of the above card. Usual help translating appreciated, please. Click for a larger version.
Also, it’s not new images, but they are in good quality on a card whose design I’ve not seen before – the following card from seller ‘mica’ here. In particular, I’ve not seen the canal image in such clarity before.
Anything to add? Please feel free. Comment here or mail me: BrownhillsBob at Googlemail dot com. Cheers!
A relatively late postcard of Brownhills – while I’ve seen the individual images before, I’ve not seen this montage. Card for sale on eBay from seller ‘mycab’. Click for a larger version.