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.

Illustration by L. G. Illingworth. Original, from British Punch humor/satire magazine, not a modern reproduction. Full size: 8 x 10 1/2 inches, including margins. Condition: excellent -- minor age toning, clean,  no handling wear, lays flat for easy framing; backside has unrelated text with some show-though on the facing side, as published..

[Published March 6, 1940] 

SAVE FOR THE BRAVE

[In recognition of the cheering news that the amount already invested in the War Savings Certificates and 3% Defence Bonds has reached a total of £100,000,000 and the number of "Savings Groups" is now 60,000.]

Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (2 September 1902 – 20 December 1979) was a Welsh political cartoonist best known for his work for the Daily Mail and for becoming the chief cartoonist at the British satirical periodical Punch. In 1927 Illingworth saw his first work published in the satirical magazine Punch In 1945, following the death of John Bernard Partridge, Illingworth was offered the position of Second Cartoonist at Punch working alongside E. H. Shepard. In 1948 he became a member of the 'Punch Table', being invited into creative meetings where the senior staff would discuss the content of forthcoming issues.

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