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Charcot & Asylum PatientUNE LECON CLINIQUE A LA SALPETRIERE J M Charcot demonstrates the symptoms of hysteria with a patient under hypnosis
VW Camper VanA woman demonstrates how convenient it is to have ones breakfast in the Great Outdoors, with the marvellous VW Camper Caravan. Date: 1963
Ww2 Gas MaskA man demonstrates how to put on a gas mask
Galileo DemonstratesGALILEO GALILEI demonstrates his astronomical theories to a monk who isn t at all sure that he wants to know
Mediumship / CaranciniItalian physical medium Francesco Carancini demonstrates table-lifting, though bound and seemingly in full light; he was however widely accused of trickery
George V Pillar BoxAn English postman in his uniform, demonstrates the knack of buying a book of stamps from a vending machine attached to a King George V pillar box
Rocket Mail to I O WightGerard Zucker demonstrates his rocket system for a postal service between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight, but his rocket travels only three kilometres
Carcel and his LampBERTRAND GUILLAUME CARCEL, French clockmaker, in 1800 demonstrates his oil lamp which incorporates wheels and pistons. Its a good lamp, but he dies in poverty
Paranormal / PsychokinesisSTANISLAWA TOMCZYK Polish medium, demonstrates PK while under hypnosis, to Ochorowicz at Wisla, Poland, raising small objects
Leicester Gataker, dowsing for water using his bare handsLeicester Gataker, English professional water finder, demonstrates his abilities using bare hands. Date: 1903
Public Laundry 1930SThe supervisor of a public laundry demonstrates how to fold clothes properly to a group of young women. Date: early 1930s
Chemist Demonstrates
Tomczyk Demonstates PkStanislawa Tomczyk - Polish medium - demonstrates PK whilst under hypnosis to Ochorowicz in Poland by raising small objects, in this case a little ball
Vesalius DemonstratesVesalius demonstrating
Boytons Water Show / SuitCaptain Paul Boyton demonstrates his life-saving suit at the Worlds Water Show at Earls Court, London
Electrolux AppliancesA housewife demonstrates some Electrolux products: a fridge, a water softener and a vacuum cleaner
Electricity RamsdenJesse Ramsden of London demonstrates his improvement on Guerickes electric machine, replacing the sphere by a rotating disc
Levitation / ZuccariniZUCCARINI, medium of Bologna, Italy, demonstrates levitation, rather unimpressively
John Logie Baird - demonstrates the first Television. Date: 1925
Ethel Beenham, Harry Price's secretary, demonstrates how a skilful medium can perform any number of psychic phenomena even though her hands and feet are tied. Date: 1930s ?
RAY GUN PROJECT - 2English inventor Grindell Matthews demonstrates his death- ray device on a small target Date: 1924
DEAF-DUMB SIGN LANGUAGEThe Dumb Alphabet - a girl demonstrates the art of communicating with the deaf and dumb. Date: 1801
MENDING A CHAIRGluing back loose or dislodged chair legs can be quite a straightforward task, as this practical woman demonstrates, using a brush and pot of glue. Date: 1930s
FRANCISQUE CROTTE / 1901Francisque Crotte demonstrates his machine for curing tuberculosis Date: 1901
FRENCH BALLAD SELLERA French ballad seller demonstrates his work with the help of a young assistant. Date: 18th century
DALIBARD / STORM CLOUDSAt Marly, lightning strikes as Dalibard demonstrates the presence of electricity in storm-clouds. Date: 10 May 1752
PAPIN AT MARBURGPapin demonstrates his pressure machine to the professors at Marburg. Date: circa 1680
NOLLET EXPERIMENT 7The Abbe Nollet demonstrates the electrical conductivity of the human body to a fashionable Paris audience Date: circa 1750
LIPPERSHEY TELESCOPEDutch astronomer Hans Lippershey demonstrates his optical device which anticipates the telescope Date: 1609
Charcot and Asylum PatientUNE LECON CLINIQUE A LA SALPETRIERE J M Charcot demonstrates the symptoms of hysteria with a patient under hypnosis Date: 1887
Stanislawa Tomczyk demonstrates psychokinesisStanislawa Tomczyk, Polish medium, demonstrates psychokinesis while under hypnosis, to Ochorowicz, at Wisla, Poland, raising small objects. Date: 1909
The Duchess of York at the Abercynon Colliery, South Wales - she is being shown a Davy Safety lamp (and how it works) by one of the miners Date: 1933
Gaye Muir HealsPsychic healer GAYE MUIR demonstrates her powers at Basel (Switzerland) Psi- Tage, 2 November 1984 Date: 1984
Japan - Silk Industry - Weaving the silk on a loom - seemingly at an exhibition. Date: circa 1909
CheeseclothEthel Beenham, Harry Prices secretary, demonstrates how a sheet of cheesecloth 2 metres by half a metre can be fitted into a deceiving mediums mouth or other orifice
Soyers Field KitchenThe celebrated chef Alexis Soyer demonstrates his field kitchen for camp and bivouac in the Crimea, to Lord Rokeby and general Pelissier
Anaesthesia - DiebelAt Vienna, miner Paul Diebel demonstrates to the Austrian Society for Psychical Research the fakirism whereby he feels no pain even when knives and daggers are thrown at him
The Veteran - ChromolithographThe Veteran. Chromolithograph, artist unknown, published, 1895 (c). An old man demonstrates his past military prowess to a Sergeant and some soldiers in their guardroom, 1895 (c)
Drying baby after his bathA mother dries her baby after his bath, using talcum powder and a powder puff
Carving a Joint of BeefA woman demonstrates how to carve a joint of roast beef. Date: 1950s
Water Tricycle - 1Several inventors propose forms of water-tricycle. Frenchman Romanes-Rousseau demonstrates his project at Marseille, on a conveniently calm day. Date: 1880
Maillots KiteFrench experimenter Maillot demonstrates that a kite can be made which will lift a man off the ground. Date: 1886
Classical Costume C. 1800The clothing demonstrates a pronounced classical influence. A simple white gown, brown scarf, gold armlet & black ribbon at her neck. Her hair is dressed in curls. Date: circa 1800
Mechanical Power 1827A machinist demonstrates the scale of the new industrial machinery as he operates a huge vice. Date: 1827
Child with Spinning TopA little, long-haired boy in a green suit and matching cap demonstrates his whip and top to a wide-eyed little girl in a big straw hat Date: Late nineteenth centuty
Spirit RappingDr Schiff, of Paris, demonstrates how the so-called spirit rappings can be simulated by using the muscles of the leg Date: April 1859
Mirville DemonstratesM de MIRVILLE renders a subject incapable of movement by hypnosis Date: 1860s
Animal Magnetism / FariaL abbe FARIA demonstrates that the feats of the mesmerisers can be achieved just as readily by simple suggestion Date: 1825