Punch Magazine 1946

Date 09/01/1946

An original issue of Punch magazine dated 9 January 1946, 54 pages long.

Published just months after the end of the Second World War, this issue offers a glimpse of British humour, cartoons and comment as the country adjusted to peace, rationing and the new Labour government.

Vintage issues of Punch are popular with collectors of vintage memorabilia and social history, and make an interesting companion to theatre and entertainment collections of the period.

Did you know?

• Punch was founded in London in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and Ebenezer Landells.
• The magazine is credited with giving the word ‘cartoon’ its modern meaning as a humorous drawing, in 1843.
• Punch published its regular weekly issues until 1992, with a short-lived revival from 1996 to 2002.

SKU: T02288