Clumsy Collection

Ice skating by Rene Vincent
Illustration showing two gentlemen trying to steady a clumsy lady on an ice rink. Date: 1934

Santos-Dumont Biplane 2
The clumsy Santos-Dumont 14- bis biplane, though it never stays in the air for more than 21 seconds, is officially the first aircraft to fly in Europe... at Bagatelle, Paris Date: November 1906

Escalator Trials
A couple misunderstand the instructions for stepping off a new fangled moving staircase and land in an undignified heap on the floor of the underground station

Cast of A Trip to Scarborough, outdoor theatrical portrait, in costume. Characters captioned, Colonel Townly, Berinthia, Young Fashion, Miss Hoyden, Sir T Clumsy, Loveless'

Comic postcard, Future fathers-in-law Date: 20th century

Two mothers in a parlor with their sons, 19th century. She says, My little Charles isn t in the best of health. She thinks, Nor so common and clumsy

Baby on a comic postcard -- The clumsy artist made a blot, and now I don t know which is the proper thing for me to wear, petticoats or breeches!! Date: circa 1910s

Veritas Mantles 1929
Advertisement for Veritas Mantles...for strength and brilliancy. A clumsy man (possibly a lamp lighter) accidentally breaks the glass of a street lamp with his ladder as he passes...Not broken

The motorist who took the blame by H. M. Bateman
Amusing scene of the motorist who took the blame, for what seems to be an awfully messy crash. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch

False Nails
Rather clumsy clip-on false nails! Date: early 1930s

The clumsy elephant. Illustration shows an elephant labeled GOP. lamenting a broken pail labeled Full Dinner Pail on the ground before him; the US Capitol building is in the background

The Path to Home by Charles Crombie
Humorous illustration by Charles Crombie entitled, The Path to Home! God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen! Let Nothing You Dismay!

Mounted British Warrior
A mounted British warrior of the pre-Roman period, riding bareback and armed with a clumsy club. Date: BCE

Clumsy Dog on Desk
Towser jumps onto his masters desk and upsets the ink, paper, and all the pens and pencils

Long Skirts in Ballroom
Perils of trained skirts in crowded ballrooms when your partner has two left feet! A man steps on the long skirts of two women simultaneously & lands on the floor

Boulton Paul Britomart
A clumsy, old-fashioned- looking twin engine biplane, used by Imperial Airways for feeder line and general charter work

Mr Popple and the Lady
Mr Popple gets in the way of a young lady in the process of negotiating a fence

Racial / Japanese Girl 18C
A young girl sits on a bench by a river, giving her feet a rest from those clumsy shoes

Crinoline Trips Adolphus
Adolphus becomes ensnared in the hoops of Kittys crinoline forcing him to keep his distance. The beau of another crinoline wearer is forced to sit on the arm of a bench

Quadrille Accidents 2
Accidents in Quadrille Dancing Mishaps to avoid on the dance floor: a man with two left feet trips dragging the woman opposite down with him to the amusement of a rival female

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