this patriarch carries on the tradition without simian aid

London, 1920s Photogravure by Donald Macleish from Wonderful London by St John Adcock, 1927. From the section entitled Some of the sights and sounds that liven London streets: At one time the Italian organ-grinder with his monkey in fez and jacket was a familiar sight; he is gone today, but this patriarch carries on the tradition without simian aid.