Sir Oliver Lodge, 1926 (colour litho)

Oliver Joseph Lodge (1851-19400 British physicist and inventor; involved in the development of key patents in wireless telegraphy; from the series of 'Straight Line' caricatures produced as cigarette cards by John Player & Sons; from the series of 'Straight Line' caricatures produced as cigarette cards by John Player & Sons; the golden age of cigarette cards was from the late 19th century until the Second World War and were immensely popular both as collector items and as a source of instruction, entertainment and amusement before the widespread use of television and radio;