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Morrell's Trustees The Lion Brewery Oxford Advertising Showcard - A Morrell's Trustees advertising showcard for the Lion Brewery, Oxford. The card features a pale green ground with a central lithographed vignette of an oak barrel marked XX, surrounded by a garter device inscribed Brewed From The Best Malt & Hops Only. The central graphic is flanked by realistic clusters of hops and stalks of barley. The typography is rendered in a Victorian shaded style, with the main titles reading Morrell's Trustees Genuine Ales and Stout. Below, a scrolled banner identifies The Lion Brewery Oxford, adjacent to a red rectangular panel containing secondary text for Brewers Maltsters &c, Bottled Ales and Stout. The bottom centre margin bears a printed mark reading Drake Driver & Leaver Limited London. The reverse is plain unprinted pasteboard. Width: 16 1/2 inches Height: 11 3/4 inches.