I am certain I have used this set before, because it is one of my favourites, but cannot find it. Anyway we are showing it as an illustration of "April Showers" - as in "Though April showers may come your way, They bring the flowers that bloom in May". This song was unbelievably first sung in 1921, by Al Jolson, in a Broadway musical called "Bombo" that also included the songs "Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye" and "California Here I Come". And Al Jolson was also the first to sing it on screen, five years later, in a film called "A Plantation Act" which runs for just ten minutes and includes three songs!
This set appears in our British Trade Index book three, as
- Did You Know ? 76 x 77. (12). See Db.455 ...MJZ-13
The Db.455 takes us to the back of the book, where it is revealed that this is not the only version of this set. The entry actually reads :
- Db.455. DID YOU KNOW ?. Unnd. (12)
Lyons Set LYO-62, Mister Softee Set MJZ-13, Tonibell Set TNA-14
1. Belisha Beacons ...
2. Bicycles ...
3. Cameras ...
4. Clocks ...
5. Lighting ...
6. Money ...
7. Pens ...
8. Pillar Boxes ...
9. Spectacles ...
10. Telephones ...
11. Umbrellas ...
12. Zip Fasteners .
However it is not in our updated British Trade Index, simply because that book closes at 1970.
