Diabolo craze collection
A selection of humorous postcards with cartoons inspired by the then popular Diabolo craze. Apart from the cards below, the prolific postcard artist Tom Browne produced a number of cards on the same theme.
The diabolo initially spread from China to Europe in the early years of the 19th century. The toy's popularity waxed and waned throughout the 19th century. The fad was revived in America in the latter years of the 19th century and spread again to Europe in the 1900s. In 1906, a Frenchman, Gustave Philippart, invented a diabolo made of metal and rubber cut out from old tires. Its enormous popularity invaded France and Great Britain, but during WW1 its popularity declined.
Postcards
- PC_Diabolo-03a
- PC_Diabolo-03b
- PC_Diabolo-03c
- PC_Diabolo-04
- PC_Diabolo-08a
- PC_Diabolo-08b
- PC_Diabolo-08c
- PC_Diabolo-08d
- PC_Diabolo-08e
- PC_Diabolo-29
- PC_Diabolo-30
- PC_Diabolo-28
- PC_Diabolo-05
- PC_Diabolo-06
- PC_Diabolo-08
- PC_Diabolo-07
- PC_Diabolo-02
- PC_Diabolo-12
- PC_Diabolo-01
- PC_Diabolo-09
- PC_Diabolo-13
- PC_Diabolo-14
- PC_Diabolo-15
- PC_Diabolo-16
- PC_Diabolo-17
- PC_Diabolo-18
- PC_Diabolo-19
- PC_Diabolo-20
- PC_Diabolo-22
- PC_Diabolo-23a
- PC_Diabolo-23b
- PC_Diabolo-23c
- PC_Diabolo-24
- PC_Diabolo-25
- PC_Diabolo-26
- PC_Diabolo-32
- PC_Diabolo-11
- PC_Diabolo-21
- PC_Diabolo-Payne01
- PC_Diabolo-3130-McGill (1)
- PC_Diabolo-10
- PC_Diabolo-EPK01
- PC_Diabolo-EPK02
- PC_Diabolo-EPK03
- PC_Diabolo-40Tuck “Oilette” postcard C48 - Franked Portsmouth 1907 Diabolo + Christmas - Design by G E Shepheard, a moderately well known book and postcard illustrator
- PC_Diabolo-31
- PC_Diabolo-34
- PC_Diabolo-33a
- PC_Diabolo-33b
- PC_Diabolo-35
- PC_Diabolo-27
- PC_Diabolo-Amazon2
- PC_Diabolo-Amazon3
- PC_Diabolo-Amazon4
- PC_Comic0038
- PC_Diabolo-37
- PC_Diabolo-38
- PC_Fantasy_Diabolo?
- PC_Diabolo-36
- PC_ArtN-OraziUnused postcard with design by Manuel Orazi (1860-1934) Emmanuel Joseph Raphaël Orazi, known as Manuel Orazi, was an art nouveau illustrator, poster artist, and jewellery designer, as well as a set creator for theatre and film. He was born probably in Rome in 1860 and died in Paris in 1934.
- PC_ABusi_Deco14From my collection of cards designed by Italian artist Adolfo Busi (1891-1977) - to see the full collection click here .
- PC_Diabolo-39
- PC_Diabolo-Fr05
- PC_Diabolo-Fr03
- PC_Diabolo-Fr02Advertising postcard for “Remy” tailor. Reverse shown right ->
- PC_Diabolo-Fr01Postcard franked France 1908 - Caricatures of French political leaders from the era of the Third Republic in the early years of the 20th century playing appropriate variations of Diabolo, specifically: 1 - Louis Lépine Préfet de Police 1899-1913 (Truncheon + Kepi) 2 - Louis Barthou PM 1913; Min of Foreign Affairs 1917 + 1934 (Postes?) 3 - Jean François Edmond Guyot Dessaigne Min of Justice 1889 (Scales) 4 - Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue PM 1913-14 + 1934 (Commerce) 5 - Clément Armand Fallières PM 1883; President 1906-13 (Guillotine) 6 - Marie-Georges Picquart Min of War 1906-09 (Soldier) 7 - Raphaël Milliès-Lacroix Min of Colonies 1906-09 (Nothing) 8 - Stephen Jean-Marie Pichon Min of Foreign Affairs 1906-11 + 1913 (Diplomatic bag?) 9 - Gaston Thomson Min of Commerce, Industry, Posts & Telegraphs 1914-15 + Min of Navy (Ship) 10 - Aristide Briand PM 11 x 1909-29 (Puppet?) 11 - Georges Clemenceau PM 1906-09 + 1917-20 (Nothing?) 12 - René Viviani PM 1914-15 (Hammer) 13 - Joseph Ruau Min of Ag 1905-10 (Plant) 14 - Joseph Caillaux PM 1911-12 (Budget)
- PC_Diabolo-Fr04
- PC_Diabolo-Wain-Tuck9563a
- PC_Diabolo-WainA set of six small “collectors cards” featuring Louis Wain’s cats (series LW7) - Pub: Crystal Cards