The Octopus of Monopoly turban a kite and a dog

a kite and a dog on the grass with the buildings of the Royal Military Academy in the background

Matt seller carrying his wares on his shoulder

was site engineer

Billingsgate Market

By now it was under continual bombardment and its people were suffering terribly from famine

The Octopus of Monopoly turban a kite and a dog'The Octopus of Monopoly, 1888. Commerce battles the Monster octopus called Monopoly. The little boat, Free Competition, is being pulled under the waves by the tentacles of Copper, Salt, Iron, Coal and Cotton. Industry was finding it increasingly difficult to obtain such essentials without encountering the problems and high prices concomitant upon there being so few people controlling supplies. From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 3, 1888.