Smell Collection (#2)

Russian Desman - pops its nose out of water to search the environment with its sense of smell for danger (desmans rarely come out of water) (Desmana moschata)

Russian Desman - adult on hind legs, searches environment with its sense of smell (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve; river Oka valley, Central Russia

Russian Desman - female searches environment with its sense of smell, typical posture (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve; river Oka valley, Central Russia

Russian Desman - adult female - searches environment with its sense of smell after feeding on a fresh-water mussel, typical posture (Desmana moschata)

Dutch boy scouts training their sense of smell
Dutch boy scouts wearing blindfolds, training their sense of smell

Fire safety at bedtime -- a staged photograph for a Safe at Night fire prevention scheme, 28 February 1969. This family have been woken by a smell of smoke

Art Nouveau Girl smelling the scent of a red flower
An Austrian art nouveau postcard (potentially by Raphael Kirchner?) of some style and grace, depicting a pretty girl smelling the scent of a small red flower. Date: circa 1900

Forager the puppy picks up a scent
Picking up the Scent -- Forager the puppy follows an interesting smell. Date: 1912

Forager the puppy follows the smell of food
In Full Cry -- Forager the puppy follows the smell of Irish stew, onions and potatoes, feeling very hungry. Date: 1912

Two dogs not invited to Tabithas for tea
Two dogs, Rags and Forager, not invited to Tabithas for tea, smell delicious food and decide to investigate. Date: 1914

An illustration of a woman in a summer hat and dress looking at some Geraniums. By W. F. Briggs

A middle eastern princess smelling roses in a garden
Poster of a middle eastern princess smelling roses in a garden

The progression of romance in five senses - French Style - from initial sighting to the bedroom in five simple steps! Seeing - Hearing - Smelling - Touching and... Tasting! Date: circa 1910s

Market Reports illustrated - Game - Supply Strong. A Fair clearance was effected! A Butcher scares away his customers (a rather well-heeled family)

Drunken Gentleman requesting a clove off a Policeman
Drunken Gentleman in multiple stages of disarray requests a clove from a London Policeman in order to disguise (fat chance!) the evidence that he has been boozing. Date: circa 1890s

Man at bar wanting clove to disguise evidence of his boozing
Drunken gentleman leaning against a bar, requesting the barmaid for a clove to disguise the olfactory evidence of his boozing

Stink bug gland
A close-up of the gland located on the thorax of the stink bug, from which they produce a pungent odour to deter enemies

Little girl smelling a rose
A young girl wearing a pretty dress and blue bow in hair, receives a box full of red roses from her sweetheart on Valentines Day. c. 1925

Fire dog working at scene of school fire, Dagenham, East London. Fire dogs are used in search and rescue after fires and incidents

Silhouette of a pointer sniffing out a scent

Durian fruit from Singapore
The durian fruit is distinctive for its large size, unique odour (some compare it to sewage, stale vomit, skunk spray), and formidable thorn-covered husk

Dog and Food Smells
The smell of those chops on the table is almost more than he can bear, but he waits in hope to get the bones... circa 1912

The Ogre and his Wife
Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman

The Discomforts of the carriage - a young man suffers the result of Nanny attentiveness to Babys botty needs!!!

Not keen on Egyptian Food
A British Tourist wearing a straw boater and white suit, takes offence at " the smell" of the Egyptian seafood dish he is presented with

Party Game - identifying by smell
A boy in an Eton style suit takes a sniff at assorted muslin bags containing solids that must be identified by smell

A Rose Show at the Horticultural Societys Gardens
Smartly dressed ladies and gentlemen stroll around a marquee at a rose show held in the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Societys gardens in South Kensington, London

Blighty, Sweet Blighty
Two optimistic and rather over-excited Tommies, home on leave during World War I, lean out of their train carriage to breathe in the sweet smell of - the local gas works

Cape Aardvark
Orycteropus species - Cape Aardvark : despite defective sight, the aardvark survives thanks to its sense of smell, which can detect an ant or termite however concealed

St Luke / Royaumont 1724
SAINT LUKE the Evangelist busy writing his book; hes fond of the bull, but he keeps a vase of flowers between it and him, to disguise the smell

Harpies / Johnstone
Though Johnstone includes the harpy in his natural history of birds, they are only half- birds, having human faces; they have nasty habits and they smell awful

The Five Senses
THE FIVE SENSES Sight Hearing Smell Taste Touch

The Senses - Smell
The Five Senses SMELL

Woman breathing incense fumes
An example of the sense of smell -- a woman is in raptures as she breathes in fumes of incense

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