Curious Collection

THE CAT HOUSE
The Cat House a curious thatched cottage decorated with cat motifs, Henfield, Sussex, England. Date: 1950s

Skiiers out of place in the Riviera
A humorous illustration showing out of place William Heath Robinson characters receiving curious glances from glamorous holiday makers in a Howard. K. Elcock illustration

Phenomena at Basel (Col)
Curious phenomena seen over the city of Basel, Switzerland, at sunrise and sunset on two days in July and again on 7 August

Automaton at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition, 1929
A physiological robot at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition in London, 1929. Designed to show how organs of the body work, here three young visitors take great interest in its insides. Date: 1929

Anti-Flu Masks
A man and a woman wearing anti-flu masks. These masks cover the nose and mouth and are designed to prevent germs spreading. They may work but they look very curious!

Cow over stone wall, Yorkshire
A curious cow looks over a dry stone wall in Rosedale, Yorkshire. An old stone barn is in the background. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1991

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat. Please put a penny in the old man's hat. An illustration of Father Christmas keeping his eye on the curious geese. Date: 1900

Watchet Cliff Strata
The curious cliff strata at Watchet, Somerset, England

The Old Man of Hoy, a curious cliff formation on the west coast of the Island of Hoy in the Orkney Isles, Scotland

Curious pigs in a pen at Bury St Edmunds cattle market
Curious pigs look through the bars of a pen at Bury St Edmunds cattle market, Suffolk England Date: 1988

Squirrel Monkey
A painting of a curious squirrel monkey perched on the branch of a tree that bears lots of orange fruit, he is holding one such fruit, ready to eat. Date: circa 1916

Patients at Villejuif and Earlswood Asylums
Photographs of artworks by patients at Villejuif and Earlswood Asylums, including a portrait, a seascape, cityscape, sculptures of people and carved ships

HORSE WAITING TO DIE
A curious dog sniffs at an old horse as it breathes its last. Date: early 19th century

PROPHECY/SOLOMON
Solomon learns of the coming, and subsequent death of Jesus from the queen of Sheba, a curious item of Masonic folk-lore 10th century BC

Comic postcard, Woman at Information Bureau Date: 20th century

A curious gate called St. John Gate, the oldest house
A curious gate in variegated brickwork called St. John Gate, the oldest house in Stepney. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

English tourists see Scots dancing to bagpipe music on the bank of the Caledonian Canal from Fort William to Inverness, Scotland. Doctor Prosody meets a highland wedding on the Calidonian Canal

Roundel, battle axe and pole axe
Concave roundel 1, 2, battle axe 3, 4, pole axe 5, 6, and curious ancient weapon used by the English against the Scots 7, 8. Copperplate engraving by J

Curious carvings by James Henry Pullen at Earlswood Asylum. Pullen was a 70 year old with a genius for model-making and was patronised by King Edward VII who from time to time sent him tusks of ivory

Poster advertising Barnum and Baileys amusements, with curious people and strange performances. Date: 1897

Soft water butt - Elder sister lifts her baby brother up to examine the spout of the soft water butt in tront of some curious white ducks. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1930

A curious signpost for a village called Egypt, in the heart of Buckinghamshire, England! Date: 1950s

A curious column milestone which bears the inscription (in Latin) : From the city 30 miles, From the University 22 miles, From the County Town, 15 miles. West Wickham, Bucks Date: 1930s

A curious old blacksmiths shop and cottage, decorated with dozens of deers antlers, Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men - an act of vandalism for which it is difficult to forgive them

PHENOMENA AT BASEL (COL)
Curious phenomena seen over the city of Basel, Switzerland, at sunrise and sunset on two days in July and again on 7 August. Date: 17 and 18 July 1566

LONDON STREET PEDLARS
Inquisitive passers by gather round to inspect the goods offered by a London street pedlar. He has an assortment of wares including cigarettes and tools. Date: 1920s

Frustrated photographer at trotting races, Mahon, Menorca
A male photographer tries to take a close-up picture of a racehorse in its stable - but the horse pushes its nose into his camera to take a closer look

Four happy Kashmir children run along banks of River Jhelum
Four happy Kashmir children run along the banks of the River Jhelum and smile for the camera Date: 1986

A small brown dog pushes its head under a rotting green door to eye the camera. Almeria, Spain Date: 2010

Girl climbing on a sundial outside Tulle House Museum
A little girl pulls herself up to see a sundial outside Tulle House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria. She wears a summer dress and a straw boater hat with a ribbon at the back

Child peeping round door, Lisbon
A small child peeps around an old street door in the Alfama district of Lisbon, Portugal Date: 1989

Old meat works, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Curious plant in an old meat works, for converting old mutton into spring lamb to meet the seasons demands, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Medical Examination 1940
A doctor examines a little boys chest with his stethoscope during a visit to a Toddlers Evacuation Hotel, where he caused quite a stir amongst curious tots!

Isaac Gosset (Younger)
ISaC GOSSET (YOUNGER) English bibliographer and book collector - the greatest Collector of curious Books of his time. Date: 1735 - 1812

Pavement Artist
A pavement artist on the Thames Embankment, London, attracts a crowd of curious spectators. Date: circa 1905

Izaak Walton and milkmaids
Izaak Walton (1593-1683) writer and angler proudly displays fish to curious milkmaids

Phenomena at Basel
Curious phenomena seen over Basel, Switzerland, at sunrise and sunset on two days in July and again on 7 August Date: 17 and 18 July 1566

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot meets a poodle
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot is stolen, and sold to a man in London, where he meets a poodle. " A curious-looking foreign dog." Date: 1895

Uncle Lubin, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Uncle Lubins Holiday, illustration by William Heath Robinson (1940s, unfinished) -- It was a tumbledown kind of place. Uncle Lubin decides that he needs a haircut before his family holiday

A curious bed scene excavated in Resina.. A curious bed scene excavated in Resina. A young man lies on a bed drinking wine from a horn or Rhyton, a woman wears a fine peplos dress

Flooded Street and Inn, Norwich, England
Flooded Street and Inn, Norwich, Norfolk, England. A curious picture with children in the upstairs windows.. Date: 1912

Edwardian street scene
Identified by the photographer as Ashford in the Water in Derbyshires Peak District, this photograph illustrates the typical clothing for children of the era

Common Myna - this curious bird boldly steals visitors food (including bread and pure butter) from tables (Acridotheres tristis)

I Insouciante by Claude Shepperson
Scene outside a ball in the early 1920s with two revellers in full costume, sitting on the kerb outside, smoking and cigarette and disregarding the curious onlookers. Date: 1920

Savages feel our muscle, Taiwan, 1890
Natives of the hill country of Bankimsing, Formosa(today Taiwan), explore the possessions of some English visitors that they encounter

The Kilt in Italy by WW1
A Highland officer wearing his kilt attracts much attention as he walks down the main street of a little town in Italy during the First World War

Suffragette Addresses Meeting of Citizens. Suffragette speaking with much passion addresses a meeting of curious and bemused children. Date: circa 1908

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