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Sensory homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its sensory perception
Chinese AcupuncturechartCHINESE ACUPUNCTURE CHART showing the crucial locations on the body
Chakras and Nervous SystemHow the chakras interact with the nervous system. Date: 1927
Motor homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its movement
Captain Woolf Barnato with his BentleyCaptain Woolf Barnato with his Speed Six Bentley fitted with a racing body. Woolf Barnato had just beaten the Blue Train from Monte Carlo to Calais in this (or similar) car
Tesla Coil - TwainTESLAs COIL Author Mark Twain holds a loop over a resonating coil : high- tension current passes through his body before it brings the lamps to incandescence
Nude pin-up by David WrightPin-up by David Wright, almost entirely nude, save for a pair of high heeled shoes and a book she has been reading placed strategically in her lap. c.1945
Mills Bomb No 5 hand grenade, used during World War One, 1915. Oval cast iron segmented body with handle and split pin. Marked on base plate with grenade number and maker?s name P B and Company
Nude painting by Julio E Fossa-CalderonPhotograph of a painting by Chilean painter Julio E Fossa-Calderon (1874-1946) entitled Woman in a pink bathrobe". Date: circa 1940
Theosophy Chakras 1696The Chakras according to Gichtel, showing the four elements and their relationship to the organs of the body
Tattooed Victorian lady, 1897An example of American tattoo work on a Mrs. Williams. Date: 1897
Human body with bones and arteriesA diagram of the human body, with details of bones and arteries
Folklore / GryphonGryphus, or Greiff, classified by Johnstone as a bird because it has the head and wings of an eagle, despite having the body of a lion
Saartje Baartman, also known as The Hottentot VenusSaartje ( Sarah ) Baartman (1789-1815), also known as The Hottentot Venus - an African servant girl from South Africas Eastern Cape of the Khoisan tribe brought to London in 1810 & exhibited at freak
Statue of Nike by Paionios - Olympia, GreeceReconstruction of a Statue of Nike (Goddess of Victory), originally by Paionios - Olympia, Greece (425420 BC). The statue originally stood near the temple of Zeus on a triangular 6-metre high pillar
Artistic Italian nude standing amid stylised watery backdropdraped drape sheer white cloth nudity nude model poses pose posing stylised artistic postcard erotic naked woman Italian backdrop studio photography photograph attractive form body Date: circa 1905
Tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Jermyn SA battle royal in mid-air: a tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Hamman Studio, Jermyn Street, London. Date: 1897
Medical / Anatomy / BloodCirculation of the blood Date: Late 19th Century
LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Lambeth HQA Dennis F7 pump escape at Lambeth HQ, a classic postwar fire engine newly in service in London. It was powered by a 150 bhp 5.7 litre Rolls-Royce engine and served initially at Lambeth Fire Station
Bonzos Latest: This Weeks StuddyFamous dog, just after he had finally been christened with the name Bonzo. He appears with a swollen eye after fighting with a wasp
Girls on Sun BedA group of factory girls from Leeds, Yorkshire, England, topping up their tans with the aid of sunray treatment. Shame about the goggles... Date: early 1930s
Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady, 1897Emma de Burgh, tattooed lady. The work on her back depicts the Last Supper, by Da Vinci, and was regarded at the time to be one of the finest piece of tattooing produced in America
Frank de Burgh, tattooed man, 1897Frank de Burgh, tattooed man, displays his chest and forearms, which bear the name of his wife, Emma, and a forget-me-not motto, depicted on a scroll, held aloft by a maiden
Prince George having a tattoo, Japan 1881" Everybody, it seemed, tattooed, whether belonging to the ward-room, gun-room, or lower deck, including, of course, both the Princes
Assassination of Sir Curzon WyllieThe assassination of Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie (1848-1909), an official of the British Indian government, at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London
Anatomy / Various PartsDiagrams of various organs, the skull and human body
Juan Les Pins, DarlingJuan Les Pins, Cote D Azur, France: bronzed blonde, sunglasses in hand, reclines in a deckchair to enjoy a lager while she tops up her tan. N.B beach showers
Long Dachshund DogThe solution to the problem for traffic when a very long Dachshund crosses the road with is owner. Simply tie its body in a knot
Two skeletons, human and gorillaA human skeleton compared with that of a gorilla
Ballad / Twa CorbiesTHE TWA CORBIES Two crows plan to dine on the body of a new-slain knight, then o er his white banes, when they are bare, the wind sall blaw for evermair. Date: traditional
A robot to open an exhibition: the new mechanical manPhotograph and sketches of an aluminium man, the first British robot invented by Captain Richards and Mr. A.H. Refell. The machine could rise, bow and make a speech
Skeleton & LigamentsPhysiological diagram of the skeleton and ligaments
Nematode wormThis nematode worm specimen has an unsegmented, cylindrical body and is also known as a roundworm
Body Culture / BuildingCharles Atlass body-building programme: " No other physical instructor in the world has ever dared to make such an offer!" Date: 1932
Automaton at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition, 1929A physiological robot at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition in London, 1929. Designed to show how organs of the body work, here three young visitors take great interest in its insides. Date: 1929
Ovaltine AdvertAdvertisement for Ovaltine which " builds up brain, nerve and body"
Redcross War Dogs RescueTwo Red Cross rescue dogs, a German Shepherd - at this date also named Police Dog - and a Belgian Shepherd Dog, find the body of a man killed on the battlefield
Anatomy / MusclesFirst layer of muscles in the human body (back view)
Chevrolet 6 Club SedanThe Chevrolet Six Club Sedan has a Fisher body, which is why it looks so distinguished
Police / WatchmenA night watchman on his rounds. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London
Japanese Tattoo C1900A TATTOOED JAPANESE MAN Tattooing of this complex and highly-coloured type was at one time not uncommon in Japan
Hatter Circa 1850A London hatmaker blocks a gentlemans top hat : the body of the hat is made from rabbit fur, covered with beaver fur, and shaped according to the fashion of the day
HAROLDs BODY FOUND 1066BATTLE OF HASTINGS The discovery of Harolds body after the battle; it is taken to Waltham by the monks of the abbey
Oh Honey ! by David WrightOh Honey! by David Wright, showing a woman skimpily covering her naked body but allowing a glimpse of stockinged leg. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch
Costume / Men / GladiatorA Roman gladiator fully equipped for the arena, with body armour, a large curved shield, helmet and dagger
Nude Danae by Jean StrakerA woman reclining on a bed is captured in a shaft of light. A nude study by photographer Jean Straker inspired by the painting Danae by Rembrandt which appeared in his art photography book