| Image | 
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| Reference Number | WH1141 |
| Alt Ref No | WH1141 |
| Artist or Creator | W.K. Haselden |
| Title or Caption | Hints to canvassers at the General Election. [on reverse] |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Published by | Daily Mirror |
| Date | 26 Oct 1922 |
| Format | Artwork |
| Size | 32 x 39cm |
| Technique | black ink |
| Embedded text or transcript | You must not say that Mr. Hustings Pollwell (marked X) once borrowed sixpence and did not pay it back - unless it happens to be true!
But you may assert that he is going to ruin trade -
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- Bring wolves to your door -
- Make savagery return to this country -
- Cause a plague of octopuses on these shores
- And blow up the whole land |
| Notes | Pencil notes on top margin read: Hints to Canvassers at an Election. Take care not to be retrospective in lying about the rival candidate - confine yourself to prophecy or you will find yourself in trouble. |
| Subjects | lying |
| MPs |
| canvassers |
| wolves |
| general elections |
| common man |
| Election campaigns |
| scaremongers |
| tactics |
| unemployment |
| Candidates |
| explosions |
| propaganda |
| black markets |
| Series | 37 |
| Copyright holder | Mirrorpix |
| Copyright contact details | 22nd Floor One Canada Square Canary Wharf London E14 5AP 020 7293 3700 desk@mirrorpix.com Fax: 02075660388 |
| Location of artwork | British Cartoon Archive |
| Relates to cartoon | WH1141 |