Reginald Arthur Lay Carter (6 December 1886, Southwold, Blything, East Suffolk – 24 April 1949 in

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, Sussex) was a British cartoonist. Carter created the cartoon ostrich '' Big Eggo'' that appeared on the front cover of the first

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. On 30 July 1938, the cover strip featuring '' Big Eggo'' was drawn by Carter. Carter worked for the Beano drawing Big Eggo and other strips until his death in 1949. Also famous for two sets of humorous postcards entitled Sorrows of Southwold. These affectionately caricatured the three foot gauge

Southwold Railway The Southwold Railway was a narrow gauge railway line between Halesworth and Southwold in the English county of Suffolk. long, it was narrow gauge. It opened in 1879 and closed in 1929. Intermediate stations were at Wenhaston, Blythbu ...

, which was noted for its idiosyncratic locomotives, carriages and leisurely mode of operation.

References

* https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/carter_reg.htm

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1886 births 1949 deaths British cartoonists British comics artists The Beano people {{UK-cartoonist-stub