The Octopus of Monopoly turban By now it was under

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

In the middle distance a pair of figures play with a bat and ball

South view of All Hallows Barking (by the Tower)

Billingsgate Market

was site engineer

The Octopus of Monopoly turban By now it was under'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.