Marvelous Early 20th C British Women's Field Hockey Match, Hand-drawn Postcard Britains zoo presumed mid-century

presumed mid-century

I think it is quite a wonderful little thing

but also because I didn’t know exactly what it was and wanted to find out

It has definitely seen some use--the wood is well worn and it is missing a few bristles at the head and along one side

The underside of the lid shows some greening of the copper

Marvelous Early 20th C British Women's Field Hockey Match, Hand-drawn Postcard Britains zoo presumed mid-centuryMy very favorite thing about the fantastic pencil drawing on the front of this old British postcard are the two ladies at far left engaged in their own private battle. But I think the whole rendering of this fierce match is terrific, starring a Miss Lottie, it seems, labeled with an arrow at center, and yelling "it's not fair" as she runs! I love the outfits, the curly hair, the postures and very determined expressions, and then along the right edge