⬅ Return to collection
Advertising : Posters : 1900-1940s
This item has been sold
Beware of Dismal Jimmy by Bill Jones Parker Holladay Poster 30" x 32"
Rare large poster size Bill Jones Posters.
These are the UK edition, circa 1928 Drayton House
The original publication was 1924 in Ohio by Parker Holladay House, the company was bought out in the 1926 and manufacturing of the posters and design was moved to England.
Some background History of Who is Bill Jones?
Who is Bill Jones?
Bill Jones Motivations MiniPosters, circa 1927 by the Parker Holladay Co. located in Chicago.
These cards were created by a man named Charles Rosenfeld who was a sales man for The Mather Co. in Chicago.
From a recent Exhibition at the Rockwell Center: “Early in the 1920s Charles Mather, who worked for his family’s Chicago printing house, the Mather Company, took an idea brought to him by one of the firm’s salesmen, Charles Howard Rosenfeld.[iii] What Rosenfeld proposed was a series of posters whose focus was to give workers incentive to work better and to work harder. Mather called these prints, “Constructive Organization Posters.” These posters were made to be placed on office and factory walls and were expected to inspire workers to do their best. Mather sold his posters by subscription and produced more than 300 varieties between 1923 and 1929.”
Size: 820mm x 660mm (32.25 x 30 Inches)
Condition: Some water damage in areas and slight fading. Please see images for details.
If you have any questions or need additional images, please feel free to email me.
NOTE:
Posters are sold without frames
These are the UK edition, circa 1928 Drayton House
The original publication was 1924 in Ohio by Parker Holladay House, the company was bought out in the 1926 and manufacturing of the posters and design was moved to England.
Some background History of Who is Bill Jones?
Who is Bill Jones?
Bill Jones Motivations MiniPosters, circa 1927 by the Parker Holladay Co. located in Chicago.
These cards were created by a man named Charles Rosenfeld who was a sales man for The Mather Co. in Chicago.
From a recent Exhibition at the Rockwell Center: “Early in the 1920s Charles Mather, who worked for his family’s Chicago printing house, the Mather Company, took an idea brought to him by one of the firm’s salesmen, Charles Howard Rosenfeld.[iii] What Rosenfeld proposed was a series of posters whose focus was to give workers incentive to work better and to work harder. Mather called these prints, “Constructive Organization Posters.” These posters were made to be placed on office and factory walls and were expected to inspire workers to do their best. Mather sold his posters by subscription and produced more than 300 varieties between 1923 and 1929.”
Size: 820mm x 660mm (32.25 x 30 Inches)
Condition: Some water damage in areas and slight fading. Please see images for details.
If you have any questions or need additional images, please feel free to email me.
NOTE:
Posters are sold without frames
Detail photos Click to enlarge
