CARTOON - TEMPTING GOOD - A BERLIN SHOWCASE

1921
Overview

The black and white cartoon features a scene of a man with slouched posture and wearing a plain uniform looking at a showcase. Inside the showcase is a woman in a wine/champagne glass wearing an off the shoulder dress and hat with a flower, a sword with a sign on it saying [A BIT / OF DAD's CUTLERY] and a crown with a sign saying [GERMAN / GROWN]. There is also a sign on the front of the showcase which says [GUARANTEED / MADE IN / BERLIN]. In the background is a policeman watching the man. A small dog is in the foreground and is barking at the man looking at the showcase.
Ben Strange signature bottom left corner.
The cartoon was published in the Western Mail 27 January 1921 with the caption:
THE STRASBOURG CORRESPONDENT OF THE PARIS "MATIN" ASSERTS THAT THE GOVERNMENT POSSESSES DOCUMENTS WHICH PROVE THAT THE HOHENZOLLERNS HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR A "COUP D'ETAT". THEY PLANNED TO SMUGGLE THE EX-CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY INTO THAT COUNTRY. IN ORDER THAT HE MIGHT ENTER BERLIN AT THE HEAD OF TROOPS LOYAL TO THE OLD REGINE.
TEMPTING GOODS.

The figure in the uniform is a caricature of Wilhelm, the ex-crown Prince of Germany. The Hohenzollern family were the royal family of Germany till the abdication of Emperor Wilhelm II in 1918.

Historical information

HIGH
The Ben Strange cartoons are historically significant as they depict many key figures linked to the history and development of both Western Australia and Australia. Political figures who regularly appeared in his cartoon’s included John ‘Happy Jack’

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Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1999.75
Item type
Material
Year
1921
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Comparative significance criteria
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Object’s condition or completeness
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