Confused Collection

Irish Drunk Pat and his drinking logic
Tourist - " I say Pat, why do you always take beer and whiskey Mixed

Drunk Stockbroker - confused by toilet roll
Drunk Stockbroker - confused by a toilet roll, which he takes to be the ticker tape! (which would have provided him with the latest market prices). Date: circa 1910s

(The Morning After of a Faun) Le Lendemain d un Faune (or, What an Afternoon ) - The Great success of the new ballet L Apres-Midi d un Faune in which the faun, failing to abduct the nymph herself

Comic postcard, Man with hangover sitting on bed Date: 20th century

Cartoon, The Political Chameleon -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis ability to change his partys allegiance from Protectionism to Free Trade in anticipation of an approaching General

Schempp-Hirth Cirrus 123, the 17m Open-class sailplane (not to be confused with the Standard Cirrus). Date: circa 1982

Comic postcard - arrival of a new baby
Humorous comic postcard - arrival of a new baby. Mother and Child doing well - Not a word about Father....!! 1909

HIMS Aurora
Imperial Russian Navy - HIMS Aurora, Pallada-class protected cruiser. A detail showing the forward funnel, foremast and bridge citadel. (This ship has been preserved at St. Petersburg)

AEA Aerodrome No. 3 - June Bug
The Aerial Experiment Association (AEA) Aerodrome No.3 June Bug. The Aerial Experiment Association was formed by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, with J. A. D. McCurdy (a Canadian), Lt

Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 1 Red Wing
Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No.1 - Red Wing, seen on skids at the time of its first flight a frozen lake

Daimler L. 14 fighter
Daimler L.14 fighter. Powered by a 185hp Daimler D.IIIb water-cooled V-8 engine (not to be confused with the Mercedes D.III), the L.14 was not completed till after the Armistice, in 1919. Date: 1919

Gila Monster and Gecko Date: 1950

Lockheed 12A Electra Junior VH-ASV (msn 1236) of Masling Aviation, (not to be confused with Lockheed B14S Hudson Mk I VH-ASV Aurora Australis, de-registered in April 1948)

The Loch Ness Monster at Foyers. " You can t do that there ere" 1959

RAF cadet arrived at Heaton Park
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet during World War Two looking puzzled as he arrives at RAF Heaton Park, Manchester, for air crew training

Abraham & Abimelech
Abimelech, a Philistine ruler, abducts Abrahams wife Sara; Abraham pretends she is his sister, and Abimelech returns her : Abimelech is confused by all this, and so am I

Honour Was Satisfied by H M Bateman, or, The Seasons Retrospect. This illustration shows a man hunting, but is such a bad shot that he hits nothing

Suzanne De Pompadour
Suzanne d Escars, dame de POMPADOUR French nobleperson (not to be confused with Madame de Pompadour) Date: circa 1536

Players cigarettes advertisement by H. M. Bateman
Misunderstood - Marker: " Send up some more PLAYERS please!" Advertisement for Players Navy Cut cigarettes by the great C20th cartoonist H.M

Who Me. Street party, Queens Jubilee Middlesbrough 1977 1977

Vct Frankf. Montmorency
LODGE RAYMOND de MONTMORENCY, second viscount de MONTMORENCY illustrious person, not to be confused with the first viscount all of whose names were the same. Date: 1747 - 1822

William James Linton - 2
WILLIAM JAMES LINTON artist (Note - theres a chance this chap has been confused with a different William Linton, artist) Date: 1791 - 1876

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Listening to Winston Churchill
Churchill: " We Shall never stop, never weary

Two chaps unsure which end of a hairy dog is which
Fido. " Which is is ead and which is is tail, Billie?" " I dunno. Pinch im an see which end of im barks." Date: 1895

Mistaken translation of saying difficult English surnames Overheard on an Atlantic Liner Colonel Moses R. Hankey - " Theres one thing I kaant understand about your English way of spelling names

Well, Au Reservoir, Monsieur. - Engishman abroad
A Jocular Briton (leaving French Hotel) - " Well, Au Reservoir, Monsieur." Hotel Proprietor - " Tanks!!" Date: 1896

Widow in conversation with a French Count
Mrs Willson-Blobbs (widow of a wealthy pork butcher) - " My Dear Count, when you come to England, you must come and see me at Blobbs Court

Taking tea with rabbits

Marrying for Love or for Money
" Either Choice is Painful" If I marry for love I am poor, if I marry for Money I lose out on true love

On the cards 1918
Rationing was introduced into Britain at the end of World War One, February 1918. Conscience of the response to an effective U-boat campaign, to ensure that food shortages never occurred

Looking Appalled
Portrait photograph of an old lady looking appalled at something Date: 1960s

The General Election- The Perplexed Voter
A perplexed voter scratches his head in confusion as two candidates from opposing political parties canvas for his vote

Rail / Uk / Accident Cartoon
Muddleby Junction - a confused pointsman tries to remember which line the fast approaching express train is travelling on

Jehoshaphat in Desert
Jehoshaphat, fourth king of Judah leads his people into the desert, and the Levites sing, whereupon their enemies turn to fighting one another. A rather confused story

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