A doctor telling an overweight patient (who mishears him) that he needs to cut out his apéritif not his appendix. Reproduction of a drawing by B. Thomas, 1923.

  • Thomas, Bert, 1883-1966.
Date:
1923
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15433i
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A doctor telling an overweight patient (who mishears him) that he needs to cut out his apéritif not his appendix. Reproduction of a drawing by B. Thomas, 1923. Wellcome Collection. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Dialogue includes: Doctor. "I'm afraid I must cut out your - " Patient. "Not my appendix, doctor?" Doctor. "No - your apéritif."

Publication/Creation

[London], 1923.

Physical description

1 photomechanical reproduction ; border 16.5 x 12 cm

Lettering

Bert Thomas.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 15433i

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