The article in the Daily Mail from which I’ve chosen the photos in my two previous posts contained one more fabulous image:

lift-attendants

Lift attendants in 1928 at Selfridges in London’s Oxford Street, apparently.

Now, what a test of our collective kinky imaginations. For we need to work out how these young ladies have attracted punishment – given that I’m sure that at least one of them is quietly wiping away tears when no-one’s noticing.

I’m going with an irate – and very rich – customer complaining of having been taken to the wrong floor on two occasions by a particular girl. A hand-strapping by the supervisor (seen in the background of the photograph) would result.

But I’m sure there must be other scenarios, too. How and why would they have been dealt with. Any ideas?