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A Christmas Apparition (Upd. 'The Car', 1904)
It seems that in the Britain of 100-110 years ago Christmas featured barely at all in period motoring journals and in adverts. A bit of snow here and there, but that's about it. And in the USA it wasn’t much different. Yet here’s one image -from E. Fairhurst- published in 'Motor Age', Chicago 1904, although it doesn’t even deal with Christmas directly. The caption under the picture reads: “Mr. MacWhiskie, when driving home after a Yuletide festivity, discovers that the best place for ‘spirit’ is in the petrol tank.”
We think there’s a warning here… if you have to drive these days, take care with the spirits! We wish you all a very happy and especially a safe Christmas!
(image with thanks to Malcolm Jeal)
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zaterdag december 24th, 2011
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27 December 2011, 08:34
On the subject of 'Spirit of Ecstasy'. Sculpter Charles Sykes referred to his masterpiece as a 'winged goddess', but a small number of John Scott Montague's friends knew that it was based on Eleanor Thornton, in the mascot her lover had commissioned as 'The whisperer'. So they called it 'Ellie in her nightie'!
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27 December 2011, 08:12
Its remarkable to record that John Scott Montague was born as long ago as 1866, yet his son Edward is still the third Baron Montague, aged 85. Edward's mother lived to be 101. John Scott was quite a lad. His mistress Eleanor Thornton has been admired by millions of people- on the radiator of Rolls Royce cars! She modeled the Spirit of Ecstasy for Charles Sykes after John Scott Montague had commissioned the work. You never know what 'train of thought' may be inspired by the photographs you publish here!
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25 December 2011, 10:39
Sorry to have to make a correction on such a day, but the image of 'Mr MacWhiskie' was published in The Car -Illustrated, 14 December 1904, not in Motor Age.
The Car - Illustrated magazine was founded and edited by the Honorable John Scott Montagu, a pioneer motorist and father of the present Lord Montagu, and first published from its London offices in May 1902.
Best wishes for the 'Festive Season' and 2012 - Malcolm
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The Car - Illustrated magazine was founded and edited by the Honorable John Scott Montagu, a pioneer motorist and father of the present Lord Montagu, and first published from its London offices in May 1902.
Best wishes for the 'Festive Season' and 2012 - Malcolm