Collins Magazine for Boys and Girls
I have a couple of copies of Collins Magazine For Boys and Girls from 1948 and 1949. They are great magazines, obviously designed for children who like reading and are curious about the world around them. But I think that the best thing about these magazines is the cover illustrations by John Verney.
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Just look at the detail in this cover from 1949.
I love this because I think it contains just about every Scottish cliché you could ever come up with - see if you can spot (among other things) haggis, Scott Monument, grouse, thistle, piper, Edinburgh Castle, sporran, bottles (of whisky I assume) ... the list goes on.
How wonderful are these!
The second cover is from 1948 and is of a farmyard.
Again, the amount of detail is absolutely amazing!
This is my favourite ..... ouch!
John Verney seems to have had quite an interesting life. You can read about him here - the Independent newspaper's obituary.
I'll tell you more about this fantastic magazine in a later post.
Love, Liz
Comments
K xx
These magazines are treasures!
big hug,
e
Love from Mum
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Thanks everyone for your comments.
Liz
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I love to browse through old stuff like that.
Thank you for sharing.