|
Postcards J B White Ltd Dundee Postcard Numbering |
|
Numbering from 1922 J B white started allocating numbers to their postcards in 1922. The number ranges they used were 1-9999, A1-A9999 and B1-B9999. Not all of these numbers were used, and some numbers were re-used, being allocated to different views when the the company stopped printing some of their older views. [Picture Postcard Monthly, Oct 2007, p.51.] The numbers on J B White postcards, at least for Portobello and Joppa, appear to be grouped by 'place' rather than by 'year of publication'. See the comments from Alastair White below. |
|
Views of Portobello and Joppa |
|
1. Derek Robertson wrote "I also have a few J B White "Best of all Series" postcards. They are not sepia cards, however. None are posted but they are of places in my home town and I think I can put approximate dates to them. - 7235: The entrance pillars to the Victoria Park and promenade - 7237: The outdoor bathing Pool - 7263: Queens Drive at the West Common The subjects of these postcards were all completed sometime in 1934, the bathing pool opening in July of 1934. (Was it not 1936? - Peter Stubbs.) Having seen many images of these places from various time periods I'd say they were all taken very soon after completion." Derek Robertson, Arbroath |
|
2. Archie Foley wrote: "I have 13 J B White postcards of Portobello and Joppa. Archie's photos are: - A3303: Portobello Bathing Pool (logo = 1931-44 style) - A3307 A corner of Portobello Bathing Pool (logo = 1936-45 style) - A3320: The call of the seaside (logo = 1948-55 style) - A3327: John Street, Joppa (1950s?) - A3329: Old Salt Pans, Joppa (1950s?) - A3330: A Peep of Joppa (1950s?) - A3331: St Philip's Church, Joppa (1950s?) - A3332: The Promenade, Joppa (1950s?) - A3333: Joppa multiview (1950s?) - A3334: Joppa Road, looking east (1950s?) - A3335 Abercorn Park, Joppa (1950s?) - A3353: Joppa Road, looking west (1960s) - A3356 John Street, Joppa (1960s) Archie Foley, Joppa, Edinburgh: July 6, 2007 Archie suggested the likely dates of all the postcards above, except the first three. I have supplied the dates for the first three from the logos on the backs of the cards. It's interesting to see that the numbers of the Joppa postcards are in a fairly narrow range, even though the cards were published over two or three decades. |
|
3. Alastair White wrote: "The postcards of Portobello are numbered A3301-A3324. The Joppa cards run from A3325 -A3335; and A3353-A3356." Thank you to Alastair for the details above. So there are another 24 postcards of Portobello and Joppa for Archie Foley (above) to find! Alastair White, Northumberland: July 24, 2007 [Alastair White is the grandson of J B White, the founder of the company] |
|
4. Alastair White wrote: JB White cards with Anonymous Backs Alastair also gave me an interesting comment as to why this postcard of Portobello included a J B White number (A3320) but no publisher's name. Alastair wrote: "Yes, there are quite a few J B White cards with anonymous backs. These were (a bit ingenuously I think) issued for a new customer, whereby an old customer down the road might be fooled into believing that he still had exclusivity on J B White cards." Alastair White, Northumberland: July 24, 2007 [Alastair White is the grandson of J B White, the founder of the company] |
|
Views by RA Rayner |
|
I still have many views by RA Rayner, taken in and around Edinburgh, to be added to the web site, when I can find time to add them. All these views are numbered. |
|
J B White (Dundee) |
|