Humber 1894 Poster — Pal, Waiting for the Others

Poster 1894 (est.) 1 page France

Source: Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/btv1b9011430d, via the Wikimedia Commons copy

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MarqueHumber
TypePoster
Year1894 (estimated)
PublisherImp. Paul Dupont, 4 rue du Bouloi, Paris
ArtistPal
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Pages1
SourceGallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France), ark:/12148/btv1b9011430d, via the Wikimedia Commons copy
CreditBibliothèque nationale de France
IdentifierGallica (BnF) ark:/12148/btv1b9011430d
TranscriptionTranscribed by eye

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HUMBER & Co. 19, RUE DU 4 SEPTEMBRE Vois-tu, ma chère, quand on monte une machine HUMBER, il faut toujours attendre les autres !!!... PAL

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— Poster —
HUMBER & Co.
19, RUE DU 4 SEPTEMBRE

Vois-tu, ma chère,
quand on monte une machine HUMBER, il faut toujours attendre les autres !!!…

[Signed at the lower right:] PAL

[In a meadow with birch trees a man in a brown suit and a cap raises a cigarette to his mouth beside his bicycle. A woman in a checked jacket and bloomers, a bow tie and a small cap stands beside hers with a hand on her hip and looks at him. Both bicycles have white-walled tires.]

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