A footman at a seaside establishment asks a man who is about to leave if he will take a barrel of sea-water with him on behalf of another resident. Wood engraving by J. Leech, 1846.

  • Leech, John, 1817-1864.
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[1846]
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35385i
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A footman at a seaside establishment asks a man who is about to leave if he will take a barrel of sea-water with him on behalf of another resident. Wood engraving by J. Leech, 1846. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The implication seems to be that the woman who has acquired the barrel will be returning home by horse-drawn coach, whereas the man who is packing his luggage will be returning by railway. In the mind of the former (but mistakenly?), the latter would find it easier to transport a barrel of seawater

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[London] : [Punch], [1846]

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 9.4 x 11.2 cm

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Return from the sea-side.- a little commission. ; "If you please, sir - Mrs. General Slowcoach's compliments, and she says if you're going by the train this morning she would feel pertickler obliged by your taking charge of this little case of sea-water as far as her 'ouse". ; J. Leech

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Wellcome Collection 35385i

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