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Publisher "Continental Post Card Co., Manchester" [C.P.C. - M should not be confused with C.P.C. - London or C.P.C. - B]] |
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The Continental Post Card Company, was owned by Joseph Mamelok and was based at 33 Oxford Street, Manchester. It specialized in comic cards and its trade mark was registered in 1908. It was another short lived firm that is estimated to have published about a thousand comic postcards until about 1913. Joseph Mamelok (1872-1921) In 1891 Joseph (18, assistant at railway bookstall, Russian born in Poland) was living at Chorlton on Medlock, Manchester, with his uncle Bernard Hurdig (74, born Poland) ) and aunt Dorothea Hurdig (61, born Poland) and their son Albert Hurdig (30, born Salford, Lancashire). He was listed as a newspaper dealer at 33 Oxford Street, Chorlton on Medlock in 1895. In 1897 Joseph Mamelok, bookseller, was sent to prison for 3 months for selling books of "a filthy and disgusting character" (Manchester Evening News 24 & 28 May, 8 June). There was another prosecution in 1900 and in 1906 he was one of a number of people fined for selling improper postcards at Blackpool. (Manchester Courier 10 July 1906). In 1911 Joseph Mamelok was described as a "bookseller & stationer (shopkeeper)" born "Russia Poland (resident)" living in 4 Nelson Street, Manchester with English born wife (married Oldham ) and family. At his death in November 1921 he lived at 12 Green Walk, Whalley Range, Manchester and was described as a manufacturing stationer. |
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Trade Mark registered in 1908 - designed by Charles Roberts of Manchester |
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The "F S" Connection |
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The following comic cards have similar backs but there is no reason to think they are by "F S" It is believed that many of the unsigned cards may be by Joe Taylor |
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Just keep a look out for the girl in the harem. You will see funny things if she happens to tear'em. |
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Bargins in Trousers. One of the G-hirls at ____
747 |
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She won't be happy till she gets it.
July 1912 |
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Between two fires. Both hot. C543 21 July 1910 |
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Wretch! You refused me yesterday. C445 |
Note that the number is in the stamp box - so the number on used copies is hidden by the stamp. Back of some cards printed in red. |
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If I should plant a tiny seed of love C437 |
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It's no use doing you Robert You'll never catch anything C447 |
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He: What are you thinking about dear? She: Same as you darling He: Oh, you naughy girl C541 |
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Met this down here. Had a lovely time. She smiled, then I smiled. Tell you all the twiddly bits later on. July 1908 |
Mary had a little bear To it she was so kind, And everywhere that Mary went You saw the bear behind CPC Co M 12 July 1908 |
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Rubbish to be deposited here No 302 [Simple back with no logo] |
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Don't you think he's like his father? Yes very much C357
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| The Company also published some view cards | ||||||||||||
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Bay Hotel & Port Jack Bathing Creek, Douglas I.O.M. Isle of Man Series 25. Posted July 1912 |
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Sea Front & Sands, Bridlington Bridlington Series 26 Posted September 1912 |
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The Water Shoot. Blackpool Blackpool Series 17 [embossed card] Posted August 1912 |
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| Other Places: Scarborough (Series 22) | ||||||||||||
