Jack Sheppard English Thief And Jail Escape Artist 2nd Escape1920s Trade Ad Card

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Jack Sheppard English Thief And Jail Escape Artist 2nd Escape1920s Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1920s  TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
JACK SHEPPARD ENGLISH THIEF AND JAIL ESCAPE ARTIST 2nd ESCAPE
Jack Sheppard (4 March 1702 - 16 November 1724) was a notorious English thief
and gaol-breaker of early 18th-century London. Born into a poor family, he was
apprenticed as a carpenter but took to theft and burglary in 1723, with little more than
a year of his training to complete. He was arrested and imprisoned five times in 1724
but escaped four times from prison, making him a notorious public figure, and wildly
popular with the poorer classes. Ultimately, he was caught, convicted, and hanged at
Tyburn, ending his brief criminal career after less than two years. The inability of the
notorious "Thief-Taker General" Jonathan Wild to control Sheppard, and injuries
suffered by Wild at the hands of Sheppard's colleague, Joseph "Blueskin" Blake, led
to Wild's downfall.
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
SEE IMAGES ABOVE
NOTE THE BOTTOM IMAGE ABOVE OF A CARD THAT SHOWS
THAT THERE IS A CURVE TO THE CARD
THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS IS 90+ YEARS OLD AND IT IS NOT PERFECT
THE FRONT AND BACK MAY HAVE:
PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS
SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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