Amusing Collection (page 13)

Irony of a sweet child wearing an HMS Furious cap
HMS Furious - somewhat ironic picture showing an old soldier and the least likely ilor of the HMS Furious, a sweet little child in a sailor suit. Date: circa 1890s

Ridiculous question from Grandfather to Grandson
" Now, Tommy; you know that Christopher Columbus made three voyages; tell me, on which one did he die?" !!! Date: 1895

Egypt - Faux Tourist Card - a fancifully staged group featuring an incorrectly-drawn Egyptian flag! Date: 1920s

Tennis Humour - Postcard
I can see you do try to keep your end up! Date: circa 1930s

Couple off on honeymoon
Newly-weds fly off on their honeymoon, the moon smiling down at them. c. 1910

A couple take a ride on a plane c. 1910

The Witness Who Would Rather Not Say by H. M. Bateman
A glamorous woman in the witness stand at a court hearing, keeps her own counsel, much to the delight of the judge and others present. See picture number 10636972 for the partner to this image

The Witness Who Spoke Up by H. M. Bateman
Humorous cartoon by H. M. Bateman depicting a rather vociferous witness in the stand at a court hearing, shattering the ear drums of the judge and others around him

Holidays in the country. Troublesome flies. Scene in barn with animals, and two boys tickling head of sleeping black man, who thinks he is being bothered by flies. Date c1868

A Crystal Set-to by William Heath Robinson
A somewhat startling wireless development witnessed on Hampstead Heath during the broadcasting of an interesting dance programme

Lady Godiva and her Eton Crop
Humorous illustration, the first in a series called Hushed Up History showing Lady Godiva, who famously rode naked through the city of Coventry with only her long hair to cover her modesty

A Dainty Dish
Madeline Gibson in a hilarious costume she donned for Champagne Time at the Cochran show the Trocadero in London in 1927. She is arrayed as salmon mayonnaise

Perilous Honeymoon by David Wright
Front cover of Perilous Honeymoon, a title in the Famous Romance Library, painted by David Wright, best-known for his pin-ups during World War Two. Date: 1958

Educated dogs

Mothers Little Darling by Chloe Preston
Illustration by Chloe Preston showing a small boy in a seated in a compartment of a train carriage wearing a suit and bowler hat

Humorist front cover featuring Bonzo
Lovely front cover of the Humorist magazine, featuring Bonzo, the canine creation of artist George Studdy enjoying some tanning time of the beach. Date: 1934

Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. Date 1942 Oct

Hot Dog by William Heath Robinson
An ingenious central heating device for bathing on chilly morning of the early part of the season. A smug and rather rotund gentleman tests out a typically convoluted Heath Robinson invention

You re Splendid Dad by Helen McKie - World War II
A young woman on a motorbike stops to offer her admiration to her father (or just an older male acquaintance) who twiddles his moustache while in Home Guard uniform

Enter the Villain by Sala
A fashionably dressed 1920s flapper finds that her new-found confidence is sorely tested by the appearance of a small mouse. Date: 1927

A printers portrait gallery, 1885
Amusing portraits created from type faces, after an American magazine. The man who does not advertise is contrasted with the man who does advertise. 1885

A Sly Dig by William Heath Robinson
Humorous illustration showing the unfortunate sequence of events due to the energetic trench digging by a little boy on a beach, or, as the captions reads

A Seaside Snap Shot by William Heath Robinson
Ingenious method of overcoming the difficulty of taking ones own photograph by bathing devised by the gadget king, and master of silly ideas, William Heath Robinson. Date: 1927

Street music: Paris balladeer
Two fashionably dressed young women laugh at a ballad singer as he sings in a Paris street. Perhaps he is singing a comic song. Date: 1912

Theatre going: audience mirth
An upper class theatre audience enjoying a performance of Gloriana at the Globe Theatre. Date: c.1850

Meeting their Match by Fougasse
Humorous illustration by Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird) showing a group ins small touring car hemmed in a traffic jam between large coaches and buses ferrying spectators to a match

Rollerskating couple
Rollerblading Posed artists from Grand Cirkus du Nord, 1910. 1910

Foundation Stone
This rather amusing foundation stone, with its inscription of Wooden Box Lock Up House, 1846, is at Woodville Police Station, Derbyshire, England. Date: 1846

Intellectual child cynic by Frank R Grey
An irritatingly intellectual little boy (called by the cartoonist, Repulsive Rupert) sits reading some hefty tomes at a table and says to his mother, who is darning socks

The Worlds Champion Froth Blower by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by H. M. Bateman depicting a scene in a pub with the worlds champion beer froth blower managing to aim the head of his pint right into the face of a customer. Date: 1927

The Etonian who had to play by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman entitled, The Etonian Who Was Asked to Play Nuts and May showing a snobbish boy in Eton suit looking aghast

Humorous card from Hellingly, depicting a man getting some Fresh air ! Amusingly, Hellingly was the site of a famous lunatic asylum between 1903 and 1994...! circa 1905

Playing with the garden hose
Classic 1930s family illustration, depicting a young boy sitting with his sisters and Mother in the garden in the summer sun and fixing the blocked nozzle of the garden hose sprinkler

Sergeant Dooley and the Puccaun - armed policeman getting into a pickle with a rowdy goat, whilst two maidens and a bull take amusement in his plight from the other side of the hedge

Owl Weathervane
A quaint and amusing owl weathevane at Kippford, Kirkoudbrightshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Amusing Signpost
Beleve it or not, while cycling in Bedfordshire, England, this rider suddenly saw this sign post telling him he was within a mile of Ireland! Date: 1940s

Trial Trip over London by John Duncan
A series of amusing silhouettes laid over various photographs of London showing a rather disastrous trial aerial trip over London. Date: 1909

Coronation wallpaper, 1953
As a lady watches her special Coronation wallpaper being hung, her husband remarks, I still say you re going to be awfully tired of it next year. Date: 1953

They can t ration love
Bonzo with his entourage of females issued during war-time rationing. Date: circa 1940

Canada Dry advertisement, 1953
Mildly humorous advertisement for Canada Dry sparkling drinks featuring a photograph of two glamorous young women being flirted with by a sweaty rugby player after a game. Date: 1953

Learning to Drive by Mallet
Tck, Tck! First gear once again, Mrs Turner and this time see if you can t drive RIGHT round the bend. A nervous learner driver has difficulty mastering the most basic of motoring skills. Date: 1953

Big Game hunter sending his last postcard
A big game hunter who has (what rotten luck!) become a lunchtime snack for his intended victim (a very jolly lion) sends his last address which is: In Red Lion, Timbuktu !!!!!!! Date: 1906

Granpop rides the Cresta by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration featuring Granpop, the orang utan character created by Lawson Wood hurtling down a piste head-first on a toboggan, much to the bemusement of a small monkey and bear. Date: 1935

Intellectual child cynic by David Wilson
Humorous cartoon showing a small, rather grown-up and intellectual boy lying on his bed reading while the radio is on and saying to his mother, There goes that Childrens Hour

Granpop decorates his tree house by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration depicting Gran pop, the orang-utan character created by Lawson Wood, happily painting patterns on his new roof tree

Robin knitting pattern for a twin set
Front cover of a Robin knitting pattern for a smart 1950s twin set modelled by a rather vacant looking lady. Date: c.1955

Kensitas cigarettes advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Kensitas cigarettes showing a domestic scene where a man, engaged in the masculine task of hanging a picture, is offered a Kensitas cigarette to steady his nerves. Date: 1953

Having a Party?
Cartoon by Graham showing a couple preparing for what looks like a rather splendid Christmas party with balloons, streamers, cocktails and a buffet. Date: 1953

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