A visit to the Manx Museum
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
August 20, 2016 3:28pm CST
The weather was too inclement to go very far today, so I visited the Manx Museum. I was pleasantly surprised by what was on display and it turned out to be a worthwhile visit.
Of course they had all the usual stuff, such as fossils, local paintings and crafts, old local photographs and items from the Steam Packet company etcetera. They also had a few items that I did not expect.
There was a section relating to the English Civil War, during which the island was staunchly Royalist. I was surprised to discover that James Stanley was the Lord of Mann at that time. I knew him as the 7th Earl of Derby and he was executed in my home town of Bolton.
They also had a couple of large displays that would appeal to the postcard collectors on Mylot. Both cases were filled with old postcards from the days when saucy postcards were all the rage. One case showed postcards from before the censorship while the other contained a more subtle selection from after censorship was introduced. It was interesting to see the comparison between the two.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
26 Aug 16
@simone10 These were all the rage in Britain and far more abundant than the pictorial ones.
Around the middle of the 20th century travel to the seaside for a holiday because more popular, although the journey often took a long time. Whenever a family took a seaside break they would send postcards to many friends and relatives.
The saucy cartoon postcards became extremely popular and reigned for many decades. Sadly, they are scarcely seen these days.
When I was young those postcards were a major part of every British seaside resort.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
27 Aug 16
what year were the postcards? how big of a difference was there?
have you seen a manx cat yet?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
27 Aug 16
The museum simply quoted pre censorship and post censorship, but apparently it took place in the 1950s, which explains why I do not remember it. The difference was not great, but was noticeable.
As for Manx cats, no I never saw any while there.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
27 Aug 16
@hereandthere There are several breeds of tailless dogs, but often we fail to notice because it is not uncommon.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
27 Aug 16
@Asylum we've had cats with interesting tails. now we have a tailless dog.
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
26 Aug 16
Good that you spent some time visiting the museum even though you couldn't go too far away.
I always like to visit museum, but I have not been visiting any for years, especially since I have young children. I will definitely bring them to museums when they are older. I always think there are many interesting things to see and learn in the museums. 
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
9 Sep 16
A fertile mind always gets ideas to keep busy productively.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
21 Aug 16
I knew of Lord Derby's IOM connection - drank in the Man & Scythe many times in Bolton - saw the very stool Derby sat on in the pub before being taken out to be executed right outside - an event re-enacted in Bolton every year
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
21 Aug 16
@Asylum yes, it has strong family asociatons for the Stanleys
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@garymarsh6 (24026)
• United Kingdom
26 Aug 16
I am amazed you knew the 7th Earl of Derby! It sounds an interesting museum especially as the weather was not too bright!
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
21 Aug 16
I think you Brits (is that the right term for people from your neck of the woods?) know far more history than we Americans do.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
21 Aug 16
@Asylum We are but babes compared to your (and my ancestors') homeland.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
21 Aug 16
That postcard display sounds quite racy but i'm sure quite fascinating. I love a good museum, even one filled with old fossils.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
22 Aug 16
@Jeanniemaries They seemed to fade away decades ago.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
22 Aug 16
@Asylum Oh, I think so. I haven't seen any in the shops since I started buying postcards again.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Aug 16
It would be interesting to see the comparison between the postcards from the two era. I didn't know about the censorship.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Aug 16
I enjoy museums and the Manx sounds like my cup of tea.
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