Tom Browne's comic rugby series

Some comic postcards... it's been a long time...

Tom Browne (1870-1910) was one the most popular cartoonist in England at the turn of the XXth century.

You could find an enthusiastic bio on "About Postcards" , a blog dedicated to postcards collecting (and thank you for Tom B's photo).

So, many sporting postcards among his massive production... and special mention to rugby football !

Here are four rugby postcards c.1905... and many others in my drawers for future posts... top to bottom are "Touch", "a Try", "Are we down-hearted? No!!!" and "Who's got the ball?" (click on the links for larger pics)

Tom Browne

Comments

[Phil Atkinson (Akky)]

Hi Fred and All
These have long been my favourite early cards. Show us the rest from your drawers, M. Humbert! Ah, and congratulations on France beating Wales, well deserved I fear.
Phil Atkinson.

[Frederic (www.rugby-pioneers.com)]

Hi Phil,

First I need to open my drawers, then I need to scan the missing ones !!

I'll definitely need a week break - no work, no wife, no kids, no friends -
to get my cards, documents and newspapers sorted out, indexed, scanned and
published...

As of today, my "Tom Browne + comic" thread on Flickr is :
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=27925507%40N00&q=comic+or+browne&m=text

Good rugby this week end, but French victory vs your team will probably be
useless... I am sure that England is waiting for France to recover its rugby
skills !

Cheers

Fred