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THANK YOU JEEVESmore glorious fooling by P. G. Wodehouse
WW1 - German anti-British propaganda postcard - Caught and Trapped - a duplicitous British Army Officer is captured by the forces of the Central Powers trying to smuggle a machine gun to his men
The Dolly Sisters and Pearl White, location unknown, 1920s 1920s
Teasing Tirpitz, or luring a U boat to Dover, Heath RobinsonA battered British plane suspends a tiny toy boat on a string, fooling a German U boat into pursuing it all the way to Dover. Another mischievous war tactic dreamed up by William Heath Robinson
Young man fooling about in The Stocks. Date: 1953
Victorian Greeting Card - Cats School ChaosCat students misbehave whilst the teacher is out of the room. Date: circa 1890
Five Bonzos roll about chasing a kitten who chases a mouseFive Bonzos roll about chasing a kitten who is chasing a mouse! 1923
Two Couples having jolly countryside japes - the men are wearing the womens clothing and vice versa! Date: 1920s
A boy plays with a black dog in the harbour at Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. He thows stones for the dog, which jumps about in the water Date: 1994
Two boys playing in old washing machineTwo young lads fooling about with (and inside!) an old washing machine. Perhaps they were harbouring dreams of a career in plumbing at this stage?!
Couple on the beach at Bournemouth - early 1960s. They are fooling about - the sandy contents of his small plastic beach bucket have been deposited on is head! Date: 1961
Five Friends in a very small motor boat on the River ThamesFive Friends in a very small motor launch ( The Bridge Belle 2 ) take a merry jaunt on the River Thames! Date: early 1950s
Advertisement for Crunchie Bar -- male and female models posing. 1959
Business Notes Illustrated - Balancing his BooksBusiness Notes Illustrated - " Balancing his books!". Date: 1904
Seven young Japanese toddlers fooling around Date: circa 1906
Sychronised Swimming Team - sky-larking againBournemouth, Dorset - female members of the Aquashow Sychronised Swimming Team - sky-larking again up a tree! Date: 1962
The Cow and Plate Polecat TrapperAnother ingenious idea from the inventive mind of William Heath Robinson, the gadget king, for a cow and plate pole-cat trapper on the Catskill Mountains
Chinese men fooling about on a Paifang Gateway, China Date: circa 1920s
US Womens Rights - Who has the right to this young chap?! Date: 1910
British troops in India pretend to be rock-breaking convictsBritish troops stationed in India having a bit of fun playing at being convicts! The caption " Ah (sic) we downhearted - roll on Oct"
Yacht LarksOne boy climbs to the top of a yacht mast whilst his friend looks embarrassed to be seen with him! Date: early 1930s
Cupids April fooling. Illustration shows Cupid writing out notes that state Two can live as cheaply as one, some are addressed to Mr. Huggard, Mr. Younglove, and Mr
Two ladies in saucy swimwear, which would have been EXTREMELY racey for this time period! They fool around on the end of a jetty at the endge of a lake. Date: circa 1904
Lovers tiffA young couple sit at opposite sides of a garden bench, his top hat separates them. They appear not to be on speaking terms
Boys riding on top of a car - ParisA gang of young teenage boys riding on top of a car, while others use it as a source propulsion as they stand on their skateboards, holding onto the side of the vehicle - close to the Eiffel Tower
Bluejackets - SkylarkingA group of British Naval Divers (Bluejackets) messing about on deck
German troops with homemade instrumentsUnit of German soldiers during the First World War, posing with their homemade instruments!
Boys on Bikes 1940STwo boys, brothers, enjoy fooling around on their bicycles outside their house during World War Two
Gipsy Kids & PramA boy plays on an old pram, with his rather camera-shy sister beside him. A young woman, probably their mother, watches them from a caravan
