Brief description:
pen and ink cartoon drawing, framed in lead showing ‘The Oil King, Holy Joe’, ‘Dont speak to me while I’m counting oil’, he had a pile of wooden counters which he used as counters when dispensing oil from his wagon. He also dealt in wire netting [shown in cartoon]. The cartoon was framed by one of the plumbers employed by the firm of John Walton and Co and was found in the derelict plumbers workshop by the donor.
pen and ink cartoon drawing, framed in lead showing ‘The Oil King, Holy Joe’, ‘Dont speak to me while I’m counting oil’, he had a pile of wooden counters which he used as counters when dispensing oil from his wagon. He also dealt in wire netting [shown in cartoon]. The cartoon was framed by one of the plumbers employed by the firm of John Walton and Co and was found in the derelict plumbers workshop by the donor.
Classifications:
trade / oil supplier
trade / oil supplier
Identifications:
drawing / pen drawing
drawing / pen drawing
Measurements:
height 19cm
height 19cm
