Cover of Practical Householder magazine, February 1956, featuring the building of a front garden brick wall


Cover of The Practical Householder magazine, February 1956, featuring a charming illustration the building of a front garden brick wall. The man building the wall is being viewed by his next door neighbour - both men are smoking cigarettes. This British publication billed itself as: The National Do-it-yourself Magazine and combined the new modern era style with DIY ethics in the post-war austerity era - vintage nineteen fifties graphics for editorial use only.


Size: 3992px × 5378px
Location: UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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