British, Irish and World Banknotes

Flora Cromer, a spoof £1 advertising ‘her latest success, The Kaiser’s Gramaphone’, ND (c.1914-15), signature of ‘some girl’ and a likeness of Flora Comer at left in the place of King George V, very fine and very scarce £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes.

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Flora Cromer was amongst the biggest stars in London’s at the outbreak of the first world war. She was a singer, songwriter, mimic, comedian and pantomime artiste. She specialised in musical monologues such as the Kaisers Gramophone, advertised here. She continued performing it until at least 1919. Recordings of her performances survive, and are well worth a listen.