That didn’t work for me either. 
Clicking on the dial in the black square works for me Mr M… 
Yes. Simultaneously pressing f5 ensures the picture DOESN’T appear!
1920: Class divide
The naval officer is deeply moved by the scene in front of him. So moved that he wants to share it with the Petty Officer. His feelings are not reciprocated.
Looks as though this is the way ahead.
1920: The upper middle class new mother
What are we to make of this cartoon? Is she being blamed for selfishly pursuing her own interests or is she being praised for not being totally immersed in her baby? I would suggest that there is a clue in the caption in which she is being described as being both fond and resourceful.
The clutter on the floor and the child climbing the armchair look genuine enough. Most women of her kind would have employed a nanny to look after the child. There is no sign of one here. In the absence of a nanny the bridge tournament would face frequent interruptions.
Today’s readers would look askance at the lighted cigarette so close to the child. The long fashionable cigarette holder was wrongly thought to reduce any harmful effects from smoking.
And what are we to make of the visitor with the cup and saucer balanced on her lap? Is she bored I wonder with talk about babies? There is a grim look on her face and we are not told why this might be.
Who needs Photobucket?!
1920: Complacent landlady
The golfers don’t look at all impressed with the place but are lured by the proximity of the links – St Andrews perhaps. The landlady knows that she can easily let the place so she doesn’t need to bother.
1921: Minimum
This cartoon certainly strays from the traditional upper middle class atmosphere. Indeed it has quite a modern ring to it. It hardly needs to be said that the two working class men are not presented in a favourable way.
1920: Life is hard for some
This cartoon looks out of place in the pages of Punch. Perhaps someone at Punch felt that the magazine ought to widen its scope. In truth, those fancy people in London would not even think about ‘this’ at all. This approach did not become a trend: the Punch focus remained on the activities of the upper middle class.
1919: Dancing Classes
This scene owes nothing to the more democratic atmosphere seen for the last two days. Here we are firmly back in the world of the upper middle classes. The girls want to dance and the boys have to been told to do so. Does Binks really know to ‘jazz’? I rather doubt it.
1925: The Hunting Set
The man being discussed has bought a stately pile known as The Court. This ownership carries with it various privileges including participation in the local hunt. Many aristocratic activities are proud of their specialised terms and expressions. I would think that ‘good to hounds’ is one such expression. Giving a sandwich to a dog would hardly count. She has shown her ignorance.
1922: A master practitioner
HM Bateman is diverging from his stock in trade. Cocktails are frequently mentioned in Punch between 1918 and 1939. They were simply mixtures of different kinds of alcohol and other flavours. I have the impression that nowadays they are not so much in demand and innovations don’t seem to be happening. The man in the cartoon is shown as the ultimate exponent of this art.
Off-hand I can only think of one in demand these days. That is the screwdriver. Are there any others?
1921: The use of offensive language
George Belcher has produced another cartoon which again deals with the world outside the magic circle of the comfortable off middle classes. This was not a temporary departure from the norm. He did it all the time.
I can remember a time when continuous swearing was the special preserve of the ‘lower classes’. In the army I have heard of an officer telling his men that if they didn’t use that word they would be speechless. (No need to guess what that word was.) Nowadays just about everyone does it.
Aha! Thank you Mr M.
I’ll borrow that picture to show my wife whenever a naughty word should emanate from my mouth in a stressful situation!
1921: Inadequate support
Mrs Coote is not up to the job. Perhaps her employer cannot afford to be looked after by a gentleman’s gentleman. Jeeves would certainly have kept the moths out.
1922: Vanity
Jean expects to be able to like herself whether others do or do not like her. She won’t be the only one!
1923: Before television!
This cartoon represents an early realisation that one’s image is least important as the reality. Today we are quite accustomed to the image being treated as more authentic than the reality.
1922: Hosepipe Ban
The gardening enthusiast is determined to do some watering now that it is permitted. He is not discouraged by the fact that it is no longer needed.
1922: The most famous royal at that time
I presume that this picture is not an exaggeration? Undoubtedly the then Prince of Wales was considered to be the most glamorous person on earth. There was that song which went ‘I’ve danced with a man who has danced with a girl who has danced with the Prince of Wales’.
In time it became abundantly clear that he was totally unsuited for the role for which he had been destined at birth.
1921: Not what it looks like to us!
Taken at face value this cartoon suggests that the child’s father is the bogeyman. This suggestion surely appears here because this is considered to be totally absurd. That is the ‘point’ of the joke.
What the mother really means that daddy would protect his daughter if the child’s fears were justified.