A 1940's Christmas Club advertisement , a Christmas Club being a British tradition whereby consumers could save money each week with a particular retailer and use it to but goods from the retailer at Xmas with what they had The clown is in 16th century style 'whiteface' Italian costume . Symbols of Christmastime included in the picture include a goose, a fish, sausages and a pig (for Christmas dinner), wine bottles and the face of Santa Clause (left). The significance of the British Bobby (policeman) is unclear

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Size: 3397px × 5906px
Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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