Picture No | 10267619 |
Date | 1920 |
Description | Golden Grain |
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A satirical picture of an American reaper with a huge scythe representing the rate of exchange being sharpened with a lathe representing sterling currency. Part of a number of humorous illustrations in a special issue of The Bystander commenting on the falling value of the pound against the dollar during 1920.
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Source | Illustration by Wilmot Lunt in The Bystander 3 March 1920 p.580-1 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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