George Lackie envelope note, 06 May 1914
Envelope
This envelope was addressed to Scottish entertainer Geordie Lackie while touring in Glasgow.
Object details
- Object type
- Envelope
- Production date
- Mar 1914
- Dimensions
- 8.7 x 11.7 cm
- Museum number
- 650(26)
Source collection
Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library
The object’s story
Object Description
Blank on reverse.
Donated by Gwen Whyte, who inherited them from her late aunt, who had been a neighbour of Lackie’s in Balmore Street, Dundee.
Transcription
At West Graham St, one, thirty-nine
In Glasgow city, large & fine
Give this to Geordie Lackie; swell
Comedian; lodged with Mrs Bell
You’ll hear wild music in the air
For he has got his bag-pipes there
But postie we must not complain
If there we suffer grief & pain.
Postal marking:
DUNDEE
12.15 PM
6 MAY 1914