Concealed Collection

Dance at Bougival Date: 1883

A robot to open an exhibition: the new mechanical man
Photograph and sketches of an aluminium man, the first British robot invented by Captain Richards and Mr. A.H. Refell. The machine could rise, bow and make a speech

Press photographer with hidden camera in his hat
A rather shifty looking press photographer cunningly conceals a camera behind his hat with the lens poking through a convenient hole. Date: 1914

Bren Gunner, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Burma, 1944 (c)
Photograph: A well-concealed Bren Gunner of the 7th Gurkha Rifles amongst the thick foliage of the Burmese jungle, 1944 (c)

County Hall / Boadicea
County Hall, with the Boadicea monument (concealed by a tree) Date: 20th century

Townshend Esp Test
Testing a hypnotised subject for ESP : the hypnotiser holds up a card, concealed from his subject who tries to name it. Townshend found mesmerism enhanced psi ability

Harolds oath of fealty to Duke William of Normandy
Allegedly after being shipwrecked on the French coast in 1064 (a date highly disputed amongst historians), The Bayeux Tapestry, and other Norman sources

WW2 Q-Ship And Royal Navy Radio
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a lady wearing a pink dress, standing on the deck of a Q-ship

Village Street in Flanders
An etching of a village street in Flanders, in north Belgium, the buildings are partly concealed by some girthy trees. Date: circa 1915

Torquay, August 1917
An oil painting of the seaside resort town of Torquay, in Devon, Southwest England. The buildings are concealed by some larger trees, leaving a distant view of the countryside hills. Date: circa 1918

The Barn
A charcoal drawing showing a view of a bark, with a flock of chickens spread outside, from the concealed view of hanging tree branches. Date: circa 1921

PLEADING WOMAN/LOST CAT
A woman pleads with a butcher to tell her where her pet cat might have got to; several dead cats are concealed behind him Animal pets stealing stolen Date: 1870

Summerhouse, Cote de Grace, Honfleur, France
Summerhouse at Cote de Grace, Honfleur, in which King Louis Philippe and Queen Marie-Amelie were concealed in March 1848. 1840s

Police searching debris after bomb explosion, London
Police searching debris after bombs concealed in mailbags exploded at Euston Station, London, 6 February 1940. 1940

BOSCOBEL HOUSE
CHARLES II, KING OF ENGLAND Boscobel House, Shropshire, England, where young Charles was concealed for two days in September 1651, after defeat at the Battle of Worcester. Date: 1630 - 1685

RUS-JAP WAR / JAP DOGS
The Japanese use dogs to seek out concealed Russians Date: summer 1904

Fake Spirit Photo
The usual " spirit photograph", obtained by photographing the sitter with a positive of the ghost concealed in the dark-slide

William Pendrill & the Boscobel Oak
William Pendrill, who aided the concealment of King Charles II in the oak tree (pictured) at Boscobel House in Shropshire, after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651

Concealed machine gun position in the jungle Date: unknown

Security expert with latest spy kit
Security expert demonstrating the latest spy kit, including a book and a telephone directory with equipment concealed inside them. Date: 1970s

Martin Luther concealed in Wartburg
Excommunicated by the pope, Luther is concealed for safety by Friedrich von Sachsen in a castle at Wartburg where he translates the New Testament Date: 1521

From the Balloon Observers Training Manual, WW1 cartoon
" All apparently natural features should be considered in relation to the general nature of the landscape, as the appearance of a hedge or even a solitary tree may be the cause of the discovery

Suffragette All for the Cause Hammer. Militant suffragette with hammer concealed under coat seeks plate glass window to destroy. Caption reads, All for the cause Going Shopping

Suffragette Hammer in Pocket Policeman. Wily suffragette with half concealed hammer sees her chance as policeman sleeps whilst on duty. Although the suffragettes have nt votes

Picking up 15 inch shells from a concealed magazine
An official photograph depicting the British and French great offensive on the Western Front. It shows some of the 15 inch shells used in the British bombardment of the German position at Beaumont

Compact / Lipstick Holder
Ingenious comapct with the mirror concealed in the lid and space for two lipsticks within the large silk tassel. Date: circa 1920

The Fleet in Japan - Attack Under Cover - A British Naval Officer enjoying the delights of Japan behind a paper umbrella. Date: 1906

Thomas Hardy Drama Festival, Dorchester
At the Thomas Hardy Drama Festival in Dorchester, Dorset, this scene shows the Excisemen discovering the concealed barrels under an apple tree

Salmson Sports Car
The British Salmson 20-90 Sports two-seater is an attractive sports car with a concealed hood in case it starts to rain. Date: 1936

Oddas Chapel, Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, England. Concealed within a 16th century house is this late Saxon Chantry chapel, built by Odda in 1056. Date: 11th & 16th century

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Quiet man - lamb
As quiet as a lamb. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a quiet young man, from a lamb. Dressed in a long tailed coat

Army Club Cigarettes
An army officer celebrates the end of the First World War by wooing a sweetheart with the gift of Army Club cigarettes and a barely concealed bunch of mistletoe

RAF Typhoons attack German tanks, France; Second World War
Illustration showing Royal Air Force Typhoons, fighter-bombers equipped with rockets, attacking a column of German armour, near Mortain, 1944

The Mimick & Countryman
THE MIMICK & THE COUNTRYMAN A man imitating the sound of a pig is judged more realistic than an actual pig concealed beneath the cloak of another man

Aesop Revealing Truth
An allegory of Aesop revealing concealed truth through his fables

Secret Library Doorway
A young Edwardian boy discovers a secret doorway in the library, concealed behind the false panel of a bookcase

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

Coup: Seeling Arms
Homes of suspected resisters of Napoleons coup are searched for concealed arms

Bas Le Bourget Stockings
Concealed by a large armchair, the head, hands & stockinged legs of a dangerous looking blonde, can be glimpsed

Costume / Women / Turkish
A Turkish lady, well concealed in her voluminous white and cream costume with only her eyes visible; there is a mosque in the background

Racial / Turkish Lady 17C
A Turkish lady, well concealed in her voluminous white and cream costume with only her eyes visible; there is a mosque in the background

Teachings of Confucius
The teachings of CONFUCIUS are providentially found concealed within the wall of his temple

Ornate Fabrics 1924
Coat in bold fabric designs by Ducharne: with a huge white fur collar or a narrow stand collar, wrap over front & concealed fastenings in both a plain & patterned fabric

Abu Simbel 1845
The colossal figures, 20 metres high, are depicted here pretty much as they were found by travellers in 1812 : they are badly damaged and partly concealed by sand

Dressing / Theatre 1910
A gentlemanly admirer, with a bouquet concealed behind his back, waits on an actress, who sitting at her dressing table in a pink corset & stockings, serenely adjusts her hair

Salmon Poacher Caught
He must ha louped intil ma pocket Scottish poacher discovered with a Salmon hidden in his concealed bag

Germans Ambush Romans
A column of Romans is ambushed by Germans concealed in a forest

Scene from Shakespeares Merry Wives of Windsor
A scene from Shakespeares comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor, in which Falstaff is concealed in a laundry basket by the merry wives, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page

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