This cartoon was produced by TW Ellison, the resident cartoonist at the Birmingham Evening Mail between 1904 and 1947. At the time that the cartoon was published a government committee was conducting an official enquiry into door-to-door charitable collections as […]
TW Ellison – “Today’s Menu” Football Cartoon
Produced by Birmingham Evening Mail resident cartoonist Talbot Wilfrid Ellison, this cartoon was featured in the paper for a match between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. The cartoon shows the Tottenham Hotspur cockerel reading the Villa Park restaurant menu, advertising […]
TW Ellison – “Tottenham Way”
Talbot Wilfrid Ellison was a resident cartoonist with the Birmingham Evening Mail from 1904 to 1947 producing an array of political and sport cartoons for the paper. The ‘Tottenham Way’ cartoon featured across two columns in the Mail Saturday Sports […]
Tom Finney 1950s Football Boots
In the 1950s Tom Finney teamed up with Owen Smith Ltd to design his own football boot for sale to the public. This original pair features the original labels, which include a quote from Tom Finney on the front endorsing […]
Sir Tom Finney Sportsman Of The Year Medal 1946
This medal was awarded to Sir Tom Finney in 1946, as he was nominated as one of the twelve “Sportsmen of the Year” as voted for in a Sporting Record National Ballot. It is shown in it’s original presentation case, […]
