Low, David Alexander Cecil 1891-1963 :The record buster [1911?]

Vignettes on current issues. The record buster shows the Minister of Railways, John Millar, seated astride a train, 'prosperity' with a caption about the record profits of New Zealand Railways. A Scotsman in uniform with a very long sporran illustrates a report of an article about Scots soldiers having their kilts taken from them, but not their sporrans. Sir Joseph Ward is depicted as a dog tangled up in rope, 'dedicated to Mr D Jones' with a reference to giving a dog a long enough rope and he'll hang himself. 'Magician Poole' is shown placing an extinguisher, National Prohibition' over a barrel of alcohol. 'Messrs Allen and Herries are conducting the Opposition campaign, shows James Allen and William Herries flogging an almost dead horse, 'The Conservative Party'. Tommy Taylor scrubs a boy with tar, under the heading 'The Mayor proposes to tar 30 miles of Christchurch streets'.

Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).

Physical Description: Ink 525 x 380 mm