The Spirit of Christmas mb-code IOM_MNH_1963_0174 1956 Vauxhall Velox

1956 Vauxhall Velox

'Portrait of Baartje Martens-Doomer'

below a servant attempts to start a blaze with a pair of belows

The Maharajah Jung Bahadoor had recently been created a Knight of the Bath

whilst his portly companion leers stupidly in background

The Spirit of Christmas mb-code IOM_MNH_1963_0174 1956 Vauxhall Velox'The Spirit of Christmas', 1886. Charity sweeps aside the unfeeling Beadle in her determination to relieve the terrible suffering of a poor family. The plight of the poor was regularly highlighted in the press and there were many charities endeavouring to help poor families. It was all too easy for a man to be put out of work, either through accident or sickness, and the consequences of even a short lay off could plunge a family into destitution. From