Beware! Size:Large: 7 x 5in Karl Burlage having his Norton

Karl Burlage having his Norton bike weighed for a TT competition

They were considered to be in the same class as Rolls Royce and Mercedes

View of the closing ceremony of the Great Exhibition of 1851

He is accompanied by an equally tired-looking dog

Robert Devereux

Beware! Size:Large: 7 x 5in Karl Burlage having his NortonBeware!, 1863. The keeper, ( Mr Punch), says: He Ain't Asleep, Young Jonathan; So You'd Best Not Irritate Him. President Lincoln pokes a cautious sword point at the quiet British Lion. Mr Punch warns that the Lion is not asleep. This refers to the American demands for support, and the denunciations of Britain's neutral stance, together with the difficulties caused to British commerce and the distress of the Lancashire cotton mill workers. All of these