Thatcher, Denis, Sir, 1st Baronet of Scotney, 1915-2003 (Businessman)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1915 - 2003
Places
- United Kingdom (nation) (Associated Country)
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
File
Ceramics, c late 1980s-c early 1990s
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/17
Scope and Contents
A file containing nine plastic sleeves holding photographic transparencies of varying sizes, which feature images relating to ceramic items designed by Spitting Image Productions Limited. The following are present:1. A large transparency featuring the image of a toby jug that was made for a Bass draught beer advertisement (SI/1225); image taken by John Lawrence Jones. 2. Transparencies of various sizes, accompanied by 35mm slides, which contain images of a 1989...
Dates:
c late 1980s-c early 1990s
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File
Christmas Cards, 1986 - 1988
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/4/1
Scope and Contents
A file holding three examples of Christmas cards produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited, made for public sale. The following are available: 1. A card from 1986 that has a plasticine model illustration on the front of Santa Claus pointing a gun to his own head, while his other hand holds a UB40 card [a former UK unemployment benefits card]. The photographic image on the front was taken by John Lawrence Jones (SI/461).2. A card from c 1987-1988, which features a...
Dates:
1986 - 1988
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Sub-Series
General Transparencies, 1983 - 1997
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/3
Scope and Contents
Seven boxes with numerous sleeves of 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with a small amount of photographs, which mostly feature images of Spitting Image puppets. These images were produced for a number of purposes, including use in external publications and corporate literature, and general use by the media. The images found in these transparencies were taken by John Lawrence Jones, Steve Bendelack, Andy de Emmony and other...
Dates:
1983 - 1997
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Item
Margaret Thatcher 10th Anniversary Toby Jug, 1989
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/5/3/1
Scope and Contents
A Margaret Thatcher 10-year anniversary toby jug, commemorating her prime ministership, which also features Denis Thatcher as the handle (SI/1228). The jug was modelled by Pablo Bach at the Spitting Image Workshop, and manufactured by the pottery company, Glazed Expressions. The base of the jug is signed 'J Mick.'
Dates:
1989
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File
Peter Fluck Working Drawings, c 1975-1983
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
A portfolio containing pencil and ink working drawings by Peter Fluck, along with one drawing by Roger Law, relating to plasticine model illustrations and ceramic ware produced by Luck & Flaw. These drawings feature caricatures of British and international politicians, members of the British royal family, and celebrities. The following drawings are present: 1. Rough drawings of hands and feet; c 1975 (L+F/280 (a)-(b)).2. A portrait of Prince Charles...
Dates:
c 1975-1983
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
File
Private Eye Posters, 1981
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/2/3
Scope and Contents
A visifile holding multiple copies of five posters for the British satirical and cultural affairs magazine, Private Eye, which feature photographic images of Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. These posters both advertised the publication and were available for sale to the general public. The illustrations contain representations of the following: British journalist, Nigel Dempster, also known as Grovel (L+F/86); the magazine's parody of a far-left...
Dates:
Publication: 1981
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The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
File
Promotional Material, 1989
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/5/3/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing two examples of a promotional leaflet, along with a proof for an advert in The Sunday Times Magazine, relating to a Margaret Thatcher 10-year anniversary toby jug, which commemorated her first 10 years as prime minister. The leaflet was produced by the manufacturer of the jug, Glazed Expressions, and features photographs taken by John Lawrence Jones and Andy de Emmony, including an image of the jug's modeller, Pablo Bach.
Dates:
1989
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Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Research Material, 1983 - 1986
Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
Files with research material collected by Lewis Chester, as part of his work on the publication, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. The following are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file reference number within this sub-sub-sub-sub-series: 1. A folder with letters received by Chester from Spitting Image's 'victims' (i.e. the celebrities and politicians that were the subjects of the...
Dates:
1983 - 1986
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File
Spitting Image First Series, 1984
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/4
Scope and Contents
A file holding photographic negatives, contact prints and 35mm slides featuring images of puppet portrait shots, and examples of puppeteering, from the first series of Spitting Image.
Plastic sleeves holding 35mm slides are labelled with their original reference numbers, SI/2090 and 2091. The other items in this file do not have 'SI' reference numbers. The photographer of these images is unknown.
Dates:
1984
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Sub-Series
Transparencies, 1975 - 1983
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/2
Scope and Contents
Four boxes containing an assortment of 63mm x 63mm and 126mm x 120mm photographic transparencies, along with 35mm slides, which feature images of Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations that were published in various magazines, newspapers and other mediums. The contents of the four boxes are in alphabetical order, based on the subject(s) of the illustrations or the title of the work, and they are split into the following: A to C, D to G, H to R, and S to W. The final box...
Dates:
1975 - 1983
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).