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Re: Fashion, Bad Artist, or Short?
« Reply #9 on: Monday 25 September 23 02:53 BST (UK) »
What is the whitish thing that prodrudes from the coat pocket of the older man and also the younger one on the  left?

It does not look quite like a pocket kerchief and it seems the same on both men.

Sue
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Re: Fashion, Bad Artist, or Short?
« Reply #10 on: Monday 25 September 23 10:03 BST (UK) »
The first one is definitely collaged/overprinted from other photos. I used to do quite a lot of negative/image manipulation for artwork.
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Re: Fashion, Bad Artist, or Short?
« Reply #11 on: Monday 25 September 23 11:55 BST (UK) »
Agree with Gadget there's definitely some Edwardian jiggery pokery
going on.
I think he has been added to a photo of her.
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Re: Fashion, Bad Artist, or Short?
« Reply #12 on: Monday 25 September 23 12:26 BST (UK) »
Quote from: sparrett on Monday 25 September 23 02:53 BST (UK)
What is the whitish thing that prodrudes from the coat pocket of the older man and also the younger one on the  left?

It does not look quite like a pocket kerchief and it seems the same on both men.

Sue
I think they are poorly drawn pocket squares

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Re: Fashion, Bad Artist, or Short?
« Reply #13 on: Monday 25 September 23 15:46 BST (UK) »
I think the older man has a floppy silk pocket kerchief and the young chap has a cotton kerchief.

Having looked through scores of WWI documents noting male heights of 5ft to 5ft 5inches - , I think the man is the normal short height for the era.   

As for their hands, they would be slimmer if the pair didn't do any lifting and carrying.

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Re: Fashion, Bad Artist, or Short?
« Reply #14 on: Monday 25 September 23 17:31 BST (UK) »
I don't know, but I wouldn't want to meet any of them on a dark night
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