What a Turkish bath is not!

                

Mesopotamia

"In hot water", or "A Turkish bath"

Nothing much is known about this delightful hand-drawn and painted postcard, sent within an envelope, by Thomas H Darwell to his friend, a Mr Bevins, towards the end of World War I. 

Headed with an embossed address  (SeaHolme, Grange-over-Sands) and dated 3/4/17, it reads:

'My dear Bevins,
'This chap is in Mesopotamia it appears. Anyhow he certainly seems in some kind of a mess. Our affectionate regards to you.'

< From a postcard in the collection of the Victorian Turkish Bath Project.

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The Victorian Turkish Bath Movement. Part 1: introduction

London's first Victorian Turkish bath. Part 1: introduction

Performance in the raw. Part 1: The stages of the Turkish bath

Women and the Victorian Turkish bath. Part 2: the first Victorian Turkish baths

          

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