It is hard to escape the legacy of the Punch Magazine. From 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but for social historians.

THE OLD WORLD JUSTIFIES ITS EXISTENCE. Uncle Sam “I don’t take much stock in an effete continent like Europe; but it has its uses—it provided admirable places for my heroes to land on.”

--Illustration of Uncle Sam reading a chart of American Atlantic Ocean flights, with framed picture of pioneer aviator Charles Lindbergh; next to it is a framed picture of Chamberlain (“effete”) on the wall in front of him. A depiction of American chauvinism.n

Full size:  8 x 10 1/2 inches, including margins. Image shown is slightly cropped.

Source: PUNCH Magazine,  June 15, 1927

Condition: still bright paper, clean, verso blank. Vintage not a modern reproduction. For framing.  

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Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration.

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