Discomfort Collection

Advertisement for Thomsons glove-fitting corset
An advertisement for Thomsons glove-fitting corset, promising the wearer comfort and elegance

Three runaway schoolboys are very seasick
Three runaway schoolboys suffer greatly from seasickness on an ocean voyage. Date: 1898

On the Omnibus by John Leech Date: 19th century

Comic postcard, Primitive couple in fig leaves Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman on a sandy beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man scratching himself on his bed Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two men sharing a narrow bed Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, British soldier in dugout, WW1 Date: circa 1918

Man using bellows in front of a fire in a smoky room with a scolding wife and bawling child. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Being nervous and cross-examined by Mr. Garrow
Being nervous and cross-examined by lawyer Mr. Garrow in court. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Tipsy man riding a horse facing the tail to the amusement of his friends. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries

Treated Like Garden Shrubs - The Water Cure
This is the way we are treated, as if we were garden shrubs - The Water Cure. 1870

This is what we call the cold fillip - The Water Cure
This is what we call the cold Fillip - The Water Cure. 1870

They have invented a Rain Bath - The Water Cure
As if there were not cruelties enough, they have actually invented a rain bath - The Water Cure. 1870

The Wet Sheet Promenade - The Water Cure
The wet sheet promenade, waiting to be unwound - The Water Cure. 1870

Steam Box Bath - The Water Cure
The doctor says I shall enjoy the steam box bath - does it look like enjoyment? - The Water Cure. 1870

Cold running Sitz Bath - The Water Cure
Heres nice treatment! A cold running sitz bath at six in the morning, a bandage on the head, and snow on the ground - The Water Cure. 1870

Home Sweet Home -- rainy city street scene, An exile from home, splendour dazzles in vain. (5 of 5) Date: circa 1890s

COACH IN VIRGINIA 1874
A stagecoach negotiates a bumpy route in the hills of Virginia. Date: 1874

Inside a crowded horse bus, London
Passengers inside a crowded horse bus in London. Date: 1859

WW1 drawing, soldier in a muddy trench
WW1 drawing of a soldier in a muddy trench at 2am, saying A Happy Easter to Me. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, Scotsman in windy weather Date: 20th century

Fakir with Hooks in Back
Placing hooks in the back of a fakir : not only is the process painful, but the wounds will fester and lead to further pain, apart from the discomfort Date: circa 1900

Three cold dogs in the snow on a Christmas card
Three cold dogs huddled together in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dog being given a bath
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Tatters, a wire-haired fox terrier, being given a bath in the scullery sink, an operation which he hated. Date: 1927

Bonzo Wants His Money Back by George Studdy
Bonzo Wants His Money Back. Travelling in the underground at rush hour, hemmed in by peoples feet and umbrellas, is definitely not worth the cost of a ticket! 1923

Out of Doors -- horse with stone in hoof
Out of Doors -- a horse (Bob) has a stone in his hoof. Date: 19th century

Bonzo makes his bed... by George Studdy
Bonzo makes his bed, but does not lie in it -- he tries to get comfortable on a red cushion, without success, until he is turfed out by a small black and white kitten

Rufus the cat out in the cold and rain
Out in the Cold -- Rufus the cat sits outside on the doorstep in the cold and rain. Date: 1912

Jeek the puppy on bath day
Jeek the mongrel puppy undergoing the trials and tribulations of bath day. Date: 1940

Silhouette, Its an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Any Good
Its an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Any Good -- silhouette showing three people struggling along a street on a wet and windy day

Turkish troops in Persia, WW1
Turkish troops in Persia during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Serbian refugees during retreat, Macedonia, WW1
Serbian refugees during the retreat, in Macedonia during the First World War. Date: 1915

Sancho Panza is tossed in a blanket held by many citizens. Date: First published: 1605-1615

Church Army emergency accommodation, London
Men try to sleep on narrow benches at a Church Army emergency accommodation shelter in London. The Church Army was founded in 1882 by the Rev Wilson Carlile, an evangelist for the Church of England

Vagrants asleep on bench on Thames Embankment, London
Two tramps in shabby overcoats, flat caps and muddy shoes, spend the night on a bench on Londons Thames Embankment

Emperors New Clothes - Princess and the Pea
Illustrations of two well-known Fairy Tales: The Emperors New Clothes (left) and The Princess and the Pea (right)

Man Fishes in Rain Aldin
A clergyman fishes in the rain

Hair transplant
Entitled, If the War Makes you Lose Your Wool - Try This, this illustration shows an early form of hair transplanting, championed by a Dr. Szekely of Budapest

Section of the Bessemer
Bessemers design for a cross- channel paddle steamer is designed to reduce passenger discomfort by enabling them to stay level no matter how much the boat herself rolls

Trench Life 1916
A Square Meal in a Square Hole! : British troops take comfort in a meal amid the discomfort of trench life and the trials of warfare

Family in Storm 1855
A family caught in a storm

Dog Bath under Cold Tap
A little white dog is washed under the cold tap -- hes not very happy about it!

Napoleon on horseback, retreating from Moscow

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