Figure 1.--This charming little vignettevappeared in 'John Bull' durung 1957. We think that is is very unlikely that a girl would have been involved in naughty slingshot activity. Perhaps the artist was a woman and wanted a girl in the image. Americans viewing the illustration would seem it a little srange that boys dressed up so smartly would be playing with sling shots. British boys, however, tended to dress more formally for school. Even without knowing the source and having the bobby in the illustration, it would be clearly British.

We have found some English illkustrations, but not detrmin who the illustrator is. we are hopeing that our English readers might hrlp u identify wjo the illustrator is. We have found some charming illustrations fromthe John Bull magazine in he 1950s. The foremat was rarher like the the Americn Satutday Evening Post whichbalso had great illustrators andcauthors. John Bull of course featured British illustrtors and authors. Even without knowing the source, mny of the illustrations are clearly British by the way the boys were dresed. The clothing for he girls was less esily idenifiable as British. We will archive other illustrations here that we are unable to identify.

John Bull Illustrator

We have found some charming illustrations fromthe John Bull magazine in he 1950s. The foremat was rarher like the the Americn Satutday Evening Post whichbalso had great illustrators andcauthors. John Bull of course featured British illustrtors and authors. Even without knowing the source, mny of the illustrations are clearly British by the way the boys were dresed. The clothing for he girls was less esily idenifiable as British. Several publications have used the iconic name 'John Bull'. Odhams Press began using the name after World War I (920). The magazine sought to portray an 'ultra patriotic' image. The editor was Geoffrey Williamson. The magazine published un the 1930s and unto the the 1940s during World War II. Odhams continued publishing into the 1960s. We know they used some of the most talented Britij illitrators, but we do not have their names. They also published works by important British authors, including H. E. Bates, Agatha Christie, Nicholas Monsarrat, N. J. Crisp, Gerald Kersh, J. B. Priestley and C. S. Forester.

Teddy Bear Illustrator

This illustration was was a Teddy Bear cover (October 12, 1963). We Teddy Bear was another British punlication with great covers. We have not been able to determine the illustrator. And unfortunately we have also been unable to find information about the Teddy Bear mgazine. It was cearly bpublishing in the v1960s, but we have no idea when it began publishing. Early editions do not seem to have focused on just teddies, but childhood in general. The title of the nazine today is Teddy Bear and Friends and seems to focus mainly on teddies and other stuffed animal friends with more of an adult focus.

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