Chater’s Keelmin's Comic Annewal – a yearbook published between 1869 and 1883
| Author | John W. Chater |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English, many in (Geordie dialect) |
| Genre | annual – book |
| Publisher | John W. Chater |
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Publication date
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between (at least) 1869 and 1883 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | varies but generally less than 50 pages |
The Keelmin's Comic Annewal, for 1869 was a book, published and printed annually by John W. Chater, between (at least) 1869 and 1883. It contained a mixture of songs, poems, humorous tales, jokes, conundrums, tongue twisters and other items of frivolity.
The full title of the book was “The Keelmin's Comic Annewal, for 1869, gi'es ye the best bits o' wit an' wisdim, be the clivvorest cheps aboot Tyneside; Awl M'yed Oot O' Thor Awn Heeds, An 'Lustrayted Wi' Lots Iv Curius An' Clivvor Comic Cuts.Be J. L. Marcke an' C. H. Ross,(B'yeth Reg'lae Cawshins.) Price Sixpence – Reddy Munny------------(followed by 7 rules te buyers)------------J. W. Chater, 89, Clayton Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne”
A copy of most years books are now held at Beamish Museum
The front cover is as thus :-
THE
KEELMIN'S COMIC
ANNEWAL,
FOR 1869
GI'ES YE
THE BEST BITS O' WIT AN' WISDIM
BE THE CLIVVOREST CHEPS ABOOT TYNESIDE;
AWL M'YED OOT O' THOR AWN HEEDS,
AN 'LUSTRAYTED WI'
LOTS IV CURIUS AN' CLIVVOR COMIC CUTS.
BE
J. L. MARCKE AN' C. H. ROSS,
(B'YETH REG'LAE CAWSHINS.)
PRICE SIXPENCE – REDDY MUNNY
– - – - – - –
RULES TE BUYERS
– - – - – - –
J. W. CHATER, 89, CLAYTON STREET
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
The cost of the publication was “Price sixpence- Reddy Munny
The contents cover many topics, mainly written in the Geordie dialect, often very broad. You will note that the riddles are a little bit dated !
Below is a small sample of the type of items these annuals contained :-
Geordie dialect words
John W. Chater
Chater’s Annual – a yearbook published between 1861-1882
Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer 1872
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