1936 British Empire wall hanging calendar
A historical year, when King Edward VIII abdicated to marry the American Wallis Simpson, BBC began their first television broadcasts, Hitler was humiliated by Jesse Owens completely outclassing Hitler's "Ayran Supermen" - Hitler's nationalistic pride and joy. It was also in this year that Germany, Italy and Japan formed an alliance just prior to the beginning of World War II in 1939.
Calendar Title: Country Life
Each page has scenes of English countryside and homes
All photographs and graphics are in monochrome
Cloth seam binding at the top with a small red ribbon for hanging
Unlike most contemporary calendars, each page displays TWO WEEKS not a month i.e two pages for each month
SOME PAGES ARE MISSING!:
January is completely missing
March 1st page - 2 weeks
April 2nd page - 2 weeks
All other months are fine
Artwork on each supplied page:
Cheddar Gorge
Durham Cathedral
A Manor House beneath Sussex Downs
Daffodils at Sandringham
The Old and New Roads through Glencoe - where the McDonalds were massacred
The Wye at Symonds YAT
English Garden Trent Park Hertfordshire
Bodiam Castle Sussex
Burnham Beeches
Stopham Bridge River Arun Sussex
Yatching at Cowes
Loch Hourn Glengarry
Christchurch Priory Hampshire
Foothills of Dartmoor
The Market Cross Long Wittenham Berkshire
Chatsworth House Derbyshire
Dorset Coast
Snowdon at dusk
Market Mall at Chipping Campden
Kersey Street Suffolk
Of course in contemporary times some of the buildings have long gone or the areas changed drastrically - this calendar is offered for those for which this calendar might bring back some memories (albiet this is a LONG TIME AGO) or collectors of such memorabilia
CONDITION:
Other than the pages mentioned above that are missing, overall this 85 year old calendar is in very good condition with most pages being very clean.
February (first two weeks) is slightly soiled (mildew spots) but this is not really bad.
Rear heavy cardboard cover which supports all the pages has a small tear and has taken on a typical yellow look from "foxing" - foxing is the cosmetic effect of oxygen on the paper material, over time it turns the paper material a yellow/brown colour.
Since the passing of my grandparents, this calendar has always been kept sealed in protective plastic (it's not as though it would be of any use up on a wall!)
