Posted 12 years ago
carefulpot
(2 items)
My Grandma left me this and I have tried to research it online but can't find anything including Tim Tosset who was written out of Japhet.
Can anyone give me anymore information or tell me it's likely value or where I can get it valued in the Lake District?
Any info at all greatly welcomed.
Thank you.
stentaylor@hotmail.com
'Japhet and Happy' breakfast set of a cup, saucer. The Arkubs club gave them out "
History
Japhet and Happy also had a club in the mid 1930s, The Arkubs. The club had a badge, with Happy and AK on it. There were secret codes, hand signs and rules for The Grand United Order of Arkubs. To join the Arkubs, if you were under 15, you had to collect 12 'Happy' Badges from the 'News Chronicle' and send off three pence. You could also get a 'Japhet and Happy' breakfast set of a cup, saucer, plate and egg cup by enrolling 6 new members.
Japhet and Happy was a British newspaper cartoon strip originally appeared as 'The Adventures of the Noah Family' initially in the Daily News during 1919 and transferred in 1930 to the News Chronicle. It was originated and drawn by J. F. Horrabin, James Francis Horrabin (1884–1962) who was a British journalist, cartoonist and cartographer, and he was elected Labour Member of Parliament for Peterborough from 1929-1931. He wrote Political books as well as the 'Dot and Carrie' strip for the Star that ran from 1922 to 1964. The Noah Family names are based on religious names, but the cartoon strips have no religious theme.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japhet_and_Happy
Sounds like Mani found out a lot!
Thanks Stef . How are you doing ? Finally going to cool off here in a day I can barely wait :-)