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, Irish, 1871-1957
Title
"The Safety Lather"
DatePublished 27 November 1912
MediumInk and traces of graphite underdrawing on board
Dimensions
19.1 x 26.7 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 2004
Object numberNGI.2008.1.49
Inscriptionunder illustration (in ink, with caption): 1) Safety Soap/ Safety razors are a useful invention. But could not somehting be done to render the lathering process less fraught with the danger of suffocation of the person shaved
under illustration (in graphite): V & C leave about this space and bring 1 & 2 together to page width and initialled: FHT [F.H Townsend]