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Allan's Olympic Angle
Allan's Olympic Angle
Allan's Olympic Angle

Allan's Olympic Angle

Artist (Morayshire, Scotland, 1912 - 1971)
Date1961-1971
Object NameCartoon
Mediumcard, paper, ink, pencil, correction fluid
ClassificationsMuseum General
Dimensions27.9 x 34.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2011.
Copyright© Aberdeen Journals Ltd
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS087720
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A four-panneled comic, Jimmy Allan here depicts everyday activities in Aberdeen, with an Olympic twist.
Allan's Angle Illustrates Why There No Place Like Home!
Allan's Angle Illustrates Why There No Place Like Home!
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
If I'd felt like butherin' - that's torn it!
If I'd felt like butherin' - that's torn it!
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By
Jimmy Allan
1967
"Huh! Throw in a Bar, a Bed an' a Winnin' Team, an' I'd Niver See Ya At A'!
"Huh! Throw in a Bar, a Bed an' a Winnin' Team, an' I'd Niver See Ya At A'!
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
"Looks Like He's Gonna Save Rangers Anither Packet in Selective Employment Tax!"
"Looks Like He's Gonna Save Rangers Anither Packet in Selective Employment Tax!"
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
"Nuh! - Ye're Jist No' in the Same Class. Better Pack it in!"
"Nuh! - Ye're Jist No' in the Same Class. Better Pack it in!"
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
"Ay, Ay! - Cooper's Nae the Only Een Wha's Retained his Heavy-weight Title!"
"Ay, Ay! - Cooper's Nae the Only Een Wha's Retained his Heavy-weight Title!"
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
"O.K., Men - Yer Extra Hour Workin' For Nithing is Up!"
"O.K., Men - Yer Extra Hour Workin' For Nithing is Up!"
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
"We're Intae the 'Flat' Season, A'right!"
"We're Intae the 'Flat' Season, A'right!"
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
So you're the gentleman that thought he'd bagged himsel' a super new parkin' place!"
So you're the gentleman that thought he'd bagged himsel' a super new parkin' place!"
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
"Are ye sure ye went to the right place for yer new-look Beatle cut?"
"Are ye sure ye went to the right place for yer new-look Beatle cut?"
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
Be Prepared - there's a rumour gyan that you're sellin fags at a shullin' for twinty!
Be Prepared - there's a rumour gyan that you're sellin fags at a shullin' for twinty!
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
"Whit's the Chances O' Fines Exceedin' the Gate, the Morn?"
"Whit's the Chances O' Fines Exceedin' the Gate, the Morn?"
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
Untitled (Another Soccer Player Joins Jehovah's Witnesses)
Untitled (Another Soccer Player Joins Jehovah's Witnesses)
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
"Ye Needna Buther Queuein Chum - the Match is Off"
"Ye Needna Buther Queuein Chum - the Match is Off"
Jimmy Allan
1961-1971
Image Not Available for Photograph of Break Time at Richards, Broadford Works
Photograph of Break Time at Richards, Broadford Works
Jim Mustard
1992 - 2002
Image Not Available for Photograph of Engineer Checking the Heat Setting Machine at Richards, Broadford Works
Photograph of Engineer Checking the Heat Setting Machine at Richards, Broadford Works
Jim Mustard
1992 - 2002
Photograph (Press Cuttings Related to James McBey)
Photograph (Press Cuttings Related to James McBey)
James McBey
c. 1928
The Scot Seen by Himself (Press Cuttings Related to James McBey)
The Scot Seen by Himself (Press Cuttings Related to James McBey)
James McBey
1932
Newspaper Clipping From the Evening Express Featuring Several Articles Relating to Aberdeen Dock's and Ships.
Newspaper Clipping From the Evening Express Featuring Several Articles Relating to Aberdeen Dock's and Ships.
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
30/05/1958
James McBey's Watercolours (Press Cuttings Related to James McBey)
James McBey's Watercolours (Press Cuttings Related to James McBey)
James McBey
1914
The Diary of a Man About Town (Press Cuttings Related to James McBey)
The Diary of a Man About Town (Press Cuttings Related to James McBey)
James McBey
1926
A McBey Banknote (Press Cuttings Related to James McBey)
A McBey Banknote (Press Cuttings Related to James McBey)
James McBey
n.d.
Image Not Available for Image of Man Smiling (Scrapbook Belonging to James McBey)
Image of Man Smiling (Scrapbook Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1909