Illustration by George Morrow

Zealous Boy Scout: “You can cross by this bridge, Sir. It will save you a long walk round.”

Cautious Stout Party “Thank you, my boy, but I’m afraid it would hardly bear me.”

Zealous Boy Scout: “Oh, that’s all right, Sir. We have first aid and ambulance on the other side!”

Size: Partial page cartoon, cropped as shown in the first image measure 5 1/4 x 7 inches. Full page measures 8 x 10 1/2 including borders.  Source: British Punch magazine, February 4, 1914, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Condition: excellent --bright and clean, no handling wear, lays flat for easy framing, backside with unrelated text with shoe show-through on the facing side.

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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.