Christmas Tart Cards

I'm doing some voluntary work for the week and wont have a lot of time to write, so hope you don't mind if I do some re-posts.

Some of you may remember me posting about Tart cards  in London telephone boxes by the working girls advertising their different type of services during the 1980's when a loophole in the law meant they were not, strictly speaking, illegal.

As Christmas was a busy one for the girls they tried to bring as much humour and wit to their Christmas working cards with distinctive illustrations and text in order to entice their clients. They have to be inventive and persuasive with their vocabulary in order to sell their wares. Such as 'Treat yourself to some Kinky Kristmas Kapers' or visit a 'Stunning Christmas cracker waiting to be pulled'

Here are some of the Christmas theme cards, a bit tenuous with some of them

"The images that accompany the slogans and the many hand drawn cards with holly, ivy or a cracker adds to the allure and charm of these particular Christmas working cards". Equally festive words play a part.

as this parody nursery rhyme shows - Sing-a-song-of-sixpence:

Sing a song of Christmas.

a grotto full of toys,

Lots of canes, whips and chains,

for all you naughty boys.

Or

this playful rhyme :-

Christmas cracker needs some fun!Come along and spank her bum

Some preferred word-play and one liners - 'Good Queen Wence-lust, with the 42" bust'.

'Red hot Xmas cracker' Let me play with your Jingle bells'

Hope you enjoyed them.

Stay safe.

Ronnie

xx