James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

M E S S R S . J. L Y O N S& S O N S Wholesale Manufacturers , 10 3/2111 3.T 14 to 18, WILSON STREET, FINSBURY, LONDON, And 52, CHURCHSTREET, MANCHESTER. 3 1 6 13 H T Theyearly growth of the manly game of Cricket has induced us to produce an article long sought for, viz .: M A R Y L E B O N E C R I C K E T I N G B A G 2 Whichwill be found capable of holding all articles used for Cricketing purposes , including a suit ofclothes . Theadvantages it possesses over the old make are : Greater strength ,a single handle,easier to carry , andneater altogether inits construction . It is found very useful for carrying FISHINGR O D S, G U N S, &c. To Sporting Gentlemen this bag will prove a great convenience. The "MARYLEBONE " AND "ALL ENGLAND " CRICKET BAT BAGS.-" Thirteen years ago we hadoccasion to write favourably of these useful bags,then, as now,manufactured byMessrs . J. Lyonsand Sons. A number of improvements have been made in their construction , and bothinlightness anddurability they far excel the ungainly andelephantine -looking objects one occasionally sees stuffed to repletion with the cricketer's impedimenta ."--Bell's Life ,May12,1883 . CAUTION.-Messrs . J. Lyons and Sons, 18, Wilson Street , Finsbury , London, manufac- turers of the Original Registered Marylebone and All England Cricket Bags, regret that they have to caution the public against purchasing bags pirating their designs , and of inferior quality . Noneare genuine unless bearing the registered trade mark stamped on the bottom of eachbag,viz ., " TheMarylebone " and" The All England." To be obtained retail from all respectable cricketing establishments ,or wholesale of the above . 1 2 7