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Concordes CockpitThe cockpit of the first prototype Concorde, 001, at the St. Martin Sud-Aviation factory at Toulouse, France. Date: late 1960s
Ending in Smoke by Heath RobinsonAn ingenious smoke screen spreader for preventing embarrassing situations when the bathroom lock is out of order. Hilarious invention by the inimitable Heath Robinson allowing complete discretion for
Concordes CockpitA mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: late 1960s
Concordes CockpitA mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969
1930s woman cooking in her kitchenA woman stands at a kitchen pantry or dresser trying out new recipes. Attached to the work service is a hand operated meat mincer. Date: c.1930
Ideal Home Exhibition - Heath Robinson HomeWilliam Heath Robinsons Ideal Home - " The Gadgets". Displayed at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition at London Olympia. Date: 1934
Crabbing Their Style by William Heath RobinsonCartoon, Crabbing their style. Toeing for crabs at and seaside resort during the holiday months. Men crab fishing using feet as bait
Electric Permanent Waving Machine 1928A permanent electric waving machine, medusa, Serpents, exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibition. Date: 1928
Innovative Starting GateAn innovative starting gate, designed by Professor H. Rottenburg, being tested at a public schools athetics meeting. Date: 1932
Rational Gadgets For Your Coupons by William Heath RobinsonCustomers are put on scales to determine how much butter they are entitled to, the heavier the person is, the more butter they are given. Date: 1940
Woman Having her Hair Dried 1928A woman sits under a chrome-plated hair dryer, exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibition. Date: 1928
Woman Indulging a Vapour Face-Bath 1928Strangely masked by metal: A client indulging in a vapour face-bath, exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibition. Date: 1928
Ray-Lamp Treatments 1928Strange metal Blinkers to achieve beauty: A client taking a Ray-Lamp treatment, exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibition. Date: 1928
Hawkins electric hostess trolley advertisementAdvertisement for the Hawkins Electric Hostess Trolley for gracious living, enabling you to entertain with dignity even when domestic help is not available
The Screw Em Out golf hole cleaner by Heath RobinsonA typically convoluted contraption from William Heath Robinson, the first in a series entitled, Very Patent Aides to Sport, showing the Screw-Em-Out golf hole cleaner in action on a golf course
The Multiplex Dragline by Heath RobinsonThe multiplex dragline for dragging winding streams - another suggestion by Mr W. Heath Robinson. A complicated excavation machine enabling the operator to drag in curving lines. Date: c.1938
Swanmaid dishwasher advertisement, 1964Advertisement for the Swanmaid dishwashing machine from 1964, a completely automatic fuss-free front loading scientific washing and drying machine for crockery and cutlery
Ration Gadgets for your Coupons - Sunday JointPart of a series of humorous illustrations he produced for the Sketch during World War II. The scene shows a family sitting at a dinner table for Sunday lunch only to be faced with a circular machine