Art and Humour Publishing Co was formed in 1915 and initially operated from 27 Chancery Lane. One of its founders was Maurice Spurgin, brother of Fred Spurgin. In 1918 it became a limited company. In 1924 it was reorganised and moved to 69 Southwark Bridge Road, finally closing in about 1926.

Fred Spurgin, who had been producing large numbers of cards for Inter-Art, moved to the company and many if not most of the Art and Humour cards were produced by him, and a number (with his signature) also appear with either the name of another publisher, or with no publisher identification.

The following cards are a random sample of those which have caught my eye, to show the very wide variety in his output. A number of cards were republished with a different "publisher" name - See, for example, the Alphalsa Publishing Co.

Series

All Scotch

All Women

Armlet

Bathing

Best O' Luck

Bow Bells

Bulldog

Burlesque

Brighter

Brightside

Brilliant

Burlesque

Charmer

Cheer O

Civil Life

Comedy

Convalescent

Dancing

Easter

Effective

Effess

Election

Food Budget

Footer

Frivolity

Funny Fancies

Golden Ring

Great Sight

Happy Thoughts

Hopeful

HopeUK

Humorous Birthday

Jack of Hearts

Jocular

Jolly Kiddies

Kidkards

Leap Year

Little Comrades

Little Joker

Memory

Mirthful

Noveline

Noveluck

Now Smile

Our Munitions

Peace

Pick

Private Cupid

Reflexion

Sailor Prints

Screamer

Sea Blue

Seaside

Sen-To-Sea

Smiler

Some Kid

Sunny Sand

Tiny Tots

Tiny Tickles

The Pick

Topical

Topical Tickles

Topole

Topping

Tribunal

Turk

Unique

Wee Scottie

Wireless

Women Workers

Xmas

This is a much expanded version of the list by Ray Collier and published n Picture Post Card Magazine April & May 1986.

A Typical early back, showing the Art and Humour logo.