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3 sheet banner, vintage Guinness advertisement that references Lewis Carroll's
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The poem in the ad is a parody of a verse from Lewis Carroll's work, and the characters are the Walrus and the Carpenter from "The Walrus and the Carpenter" poem.
The Guinness company ran a series of advertisements with Alice-themed content, including booklets and prints, illustrated by artist John Gilroy. These materials were sent to doctors in the UK to encourage them to recommend Guinness to patients, sometimes referred to as "Doctor's Books". The image shown is a print from 1952. |
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