Avoiding Collection

RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons
RMS Titanic - Second Officer Charles Lightoller. An official summons to appear before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia

Masking the Medicine, Henry cartoon by Carl Anderson Date: 1936

Comic postcard, Fish avoids worm and hook Date: 20th century

Foster-Wikner Wicko G-AFKS
Foster-Wikner GM.1 Wicko G-AFKS (msn 6). First registered on 5January 1939 G-AFKS was used by Nash Aircraft Sales Ltd. As a demonstrator and was, at one time, fitted with skis

Lunatic Asylum humour - Upside down wheelbarrow
Visitor to Dottieville Lunatic Asylum which is undergoing structural improvements (to harmless lunatic who is extremely busy wheeling a barrow upside down)

Exploring with Airships
The airship will enable explorers to get to remote places easily and comfortably, avoiding lions and bears though it will not enable them to avoid heat and cold

Toilet / Loos
TWYFORDs UNITAS combining W.C.basin, urinal and slop sink, avoiding the wetting so objectionable in Closets having permanent seats

American Art Deco Playing Card Back - Female bather (1) Date: circa late 1920s

Three little girls and a mouse on a New Year card
Three little girls avoiding a mouse on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Armed against fate and flags by F C Boyle
A man out walking his dog realises the only way he can avoid flag sellers in wartime is to go out blindfolded and with headphones on his ears

Lord Wooltons message to kitchen staff, WW2
Lord Wooltons message to kitchen staff, stressing the importance of well cooked food and the avoidance of waste during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Fuel for domestic appliances by G. H. Davis
Your fuel target: details that will help in planning economy during the Second World War, so that fuel rationing can be avoided

Phil. Ludwig Melem
PHILIP LUDWIG MELEM Distinguished person, showing considerable ability in his chosen field while, with becoming modesty, avoiding self-advertisement. Date: 1596 - ?

Avoiding the Crush by Reginald Higgins
A man smoking a pipe and a young woman with a fashionable eton crop, studiously ignore each other and sit as far apart as possible on a row of deckchairs at a smart seaside resort

British battle fleet avoiding enemy submarines, WW1
A British battle fleet zigzagging to avoid enemy submarines during the First World War. Date: March 1915

The new wheel lift for avoiding obstacles
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

The threads of the railway timetable system. Arranging the running of the railway service, each section of the board represents one hour, which inturn is subdivided into five minute sections

Victoria / Camperdown 3
Admiral Tryon, whose error and obstinacy have caused his flagship Victoria to be rammed by the Camperdown, goes down with his ship, thus avoiding a court-martial

Television in a private car, demonstrated to Radio Olympia v
Television in a private car; an experimental installation in a standard Vanguard saloon. The screen is not visible to the driver, thus avoiding distraction

Avoiding Tunnel
Two suggestions for crossing the Channel without the expense of building a tunnel

Valentines Dustpan
Valentines improved dust pan can be operated with the foot, thus eliminating stooping and avoiding backache : in theory, anyway

Boxing Retreat C1890
A boxer steps away from his opponents left jab, avoiding the punch successfully

Wrapped for the Drive
A lady must take care of her complexion, avoiding wind and sun - so if she goes driving, veils, goggles and bonnets are de rigueur. The dog can look after itself

Gossip about Fairies 27
Tomb Thumb - hero of a 16th century nursery tale - is on the verge of becoming a giants breakfast, but fortunately succeeds in avoiding this fate

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