John Beagles (1844 – 8 January 1907) was an English printer and publisher, especially of real photo postcards, through his company, J. Beagles & Co.
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Early life
editJohn Beagles was born in Whaplode Drove,[2] Lincolnshire, in 1844 to John and Jane Beagles, and christened on 11 June 1844.[3] His father was a "butcher master".[4] In 1861, John Beagles junior was recorded as a "pupil teacher".[5]
J. Beagles & Co.
editIn the 1891 census, Beagles was recorded as a "photographic publisher" in Nottingham in the household of Thomas William Stevenson, printer, who would later be his executor.[6] Later, he traded as J. Beagles & Co. from Little Britain, London, E.C.
Beagles and his successors produced a wide variety of postcards that included celebrities, stars of stage and screen, topographical and view cards in their Phototint series, and Louis Wain's Matrimonial Cats.[7] The company also published a long series of scenes of London life such as The Telegraph Messenger and The Shoe Black,[8] and humorous cards during the First World War.[9] Often they republished, in postcard form, photographic portraits made by others.[10]
The business continued as J. Beagles & Co. Ltd. after Beagles' death.[11]
Death
editBeagles died at his home, 9 Rockley Road, Shepherd's Bush, London, on 8 January 1907. Probate was granted in London to Thomas William Stevenson on an estate of £554.[12]
References
edit- ^ On Christmas Day with keen delight &c. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ John Beagles England and Wales Census, 1901. FamilySearch. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ John Beagles England Births and Christenings. FamilySearch. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ John Beagles England and Wales Census, 1861. FamilySearch. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ John Beagles England and Wales Census, 1861. FamilySearch. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ John Beagles England and Wales Census, 1891. FamilySearch. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Beagles, J. & Co. Ltd". postcardmania.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ Smith, J.H.D. (1997) IPM catalogue of picture postcards and year book 1997. Lewes: IPM. p. 139.
- ^ Taylor, James. (2016). Pack up your troubles: How humorous postcards helped to win World War I. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-84486-342-6.
- ^ J. Beagles & Co (active 1903-). National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ The British Trade Journal, Vol. 53 (1915), p. 34.
- ^ 1907 Probate Calendar. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
Further reading
edit- Byatt, Anthony (1978). Picture postcards and their publishers: An illustrated account identifying Britain's major postcard publishers 1894 to 1939 and the great variety of cards they issued. Malvern: Golden Age Postcard Books. ISBN 095062120X.
External links
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- "postcard.co.uk • View topic - Researching J Beagles & Co". postcard.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2017.