RARE 1920 AMERICA'S CUP CARTOON - THOMAS LIPTON (Tea) ~ "Shamrock IV" "Resolute"

Description: THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE SEA. Columbia: "Your health, Sir Thomas, and better luck next time. Sir Thomas Lipton: "'But leave a kiss within the cup and [ very tactfully] I'll not ask for wine.”BACKGROUND INFORMATION (from the Internet):-- Columbia is the personification of the United States. It was also a historical name used to describe the Americas and the New World. It has given rise to the names of many persons, places, objects, institutions and companies. The Columbia personification is no longer commonplace, being replaced by the Statue of Liberty by the mid-20th century.--“It is doubtful if there is a trophy in the world that has attracted so much attention, or been the cause of so many hard-fought battles, as the old America’s Cup, which Sir Thomas Lipton called ‘The blue ribbon of the sea.’”--The 1920 America's Cup was the 13th challenge for the Cup and the first since 1903. It took place in New York Harbor and consisted of a best-of-five series of races between the defender Resolute, entered by a syndicate of New York Yacht Club members headed by Henry Walters, and Shamrock IV, the fourth in Sir Thomas Lipton's line of Cup challengers. The American defender Resolute won 3-2 against the challenger Shamrock IV., founder of the Lipton tea company, -- Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, KCVO (10 May 1848 – 2 October 1931) was a Scotsman of Irish parentage who was a self-made man, merchant, and yachtsman. He engaged in extensive advertising for his chain of grocery stores and his brand of Lipton teas. He was the most persistent challenger in the history of the America's Cup.--His well-publicized efforts to win the cup, which earned him a specially designed cup for "the best of all losers", made his tea famous in the United States. Lipton, a self-made man, was no natural member of the British upper class and the Royal Yacht Squadron only admitted him shortly before his death. Lipton was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame in 1993.Source: British PUNCH humor/satire magazine, August 4, 1920, original, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Illustrated by L. Raven-hill. Size 8 1/2 x 11" (approximately) Condition: excellent -- bright and clean; in addition, the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; the backside has unrelated text with some show-through on the facing side, as published -- please look closely.Over 5,000 Punch cartoons listed for sale (store category "Punch cartoons") -- humor, satire and propaganda; combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. If buying more than one, please use 'Add to Basket' insteadWHO IS THE ARTIST:Leonard Raven-Hill (10 March 1867 - 31 March 1942) was an English artist, illustrator and cartoonist.WHAT IS PUNCH?Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity -- and how the rest of the world saw the British nation. In its formative years Punch combined humors, illustration and political debate with a fresh and radical audacity. During its heyday in the late 1800s, it reflected the conservative views of the growing middle-classes and copies of it could be found in the libraries of diplomats, cabinet ministers and even royalty. In the Western world, Punch played a significant role in the development of satire. In the world of illustration, it practically revolutionized it. Over the decades as it charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable source of cartoon art, satire, but as primary source material for histori

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