September 29, 1924

Julius Mendes Price (1857 to September 29, 1924) was an artist, with a varied career. He wrote My Bohemian Days in Paris (1913) and had other titles.

Price has been the subject of multiple columns by the London blogger, known only, to my knowledge, as the "Gentle Author." Given to literary allusions this blogger describes the context of his blogging

"In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London." Most of his posts point to a vanishing city, historical change and protests, and the dear details of many people constituting a vivid and varied and changing, neighborhood.

Price did ads for Black Cat Cigarettes, a series which included informative text, and a picture, of a vignette of London life. Here is one for 'the cat meat man.'

It is my greatest delight to show these examples of London Types, designed and written by the celebrated war artist Julius Mendes Price and issued with Carreras Black Cat Cigarettes in 1919. After months of searching, these are the latest acquisition in my ever-growing collection of London Street Cries down through the ages. Some of these images – such as the cats’ meat man – are barely changed from earlier centuries, yet others – such as the telephone girl – are undeniably part of the modern world.







Though the graphics contain some extraneous (for our purposes) material, we still get a sense of the eternal relevance of cats,