Olive and the Polisher

Olive Carvell was born in Bermondsey in 1901. Her father was a French polisher and maker of pianofortes, and was born in Pimlico. His wife, Mary Martin, was born in Bermondsey and the couple had three children. Olive married in 1926 – so despite the stamp being removed, we know the postcard predates that event. I had hoped the man she married might match the initials on the card – unfortunately, that wasn’t to be.