Copyright Aid

AndyJ - this is an incredibly detailed and helpful answer. Thank you.

It helps me focus more on trademark protections where the poster includes a brand name e.g. Fry's or Rowntree's.

One follow on question then - where do I stand on using an image pre-1890 for 'nervous pills' which has already ...

I've read posts on this forum which have been very helpful - and I seem to straddle 2 separate issues - copyright and trademark permissions.

I have been offered access to a catalogue of scanned original old posters for advertising e.g. products, places, railways, shipping lines. To be clear - I do ...