Now here’s the challenge.
Just what do you say about a man in a flat cap holding a bag of fish?
To which I am well aware that the answers are “not a lot” and “does it matter?”
To which the reply must be “that here is a story.”
Of course just what that story is remains up for debate.
But the first thing to say is that I bet this postcard was marketed in lots of northern towns and cities requiring the makers to substitute Stockport for any one of a number of locations.
So there you have it.
The card belongs to David Harrop who sent me the picture, but what I should have asked for is the reverse which usually has the publisher and manufacturer allowing me to hunt down other copies.
Location; Stockport
Picture; picture postcard, undated, from the collection of David Harrop
To which I am well aware that the answers are “not a lot” and “does it matter?”
To which the reply must be “that here is a story.”
Of course just what that story is remains up for debate.
But the first thing to say is that I bet this postcard was marketed in lots of northern towns and cities requiring the makers to substitute Stockport for any one of a number of locations.
So there you have it.
The card belongs to David Harrop who sent me the picture, but what I should have asked for is the reverse which usually has the publisher and manufacturer allowing me to hunt down other copies.
Location; Stockport
Picture; picture postcard, undated, from the collection of David Harrop
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