Heath Collection (page 17)

Accustoming our Lads by Degrees to Sleep Under a Roof
Untraining the Army - another idea from William Heath Robinson for ensuring soldiers become accustomed once more to civilian life

The Fine Art of Making a War-Film by Heath Robinson, WW1
Preparing the Popular Film of a Taube soaring over Rheims Cathedral. Makeshift scenery and a camera man aloft with the help of a pulley system over a bed help to recreate a scene from the First World

War-Time Economies Saving Breath, WW1 Heath Robinson
War-Time Economies from Heath Robinson - to Save Your Breath. The Penny-in-the-Slot machine for blowing out candles. Wartime savings taken to ridiculous lengths by William Heath Robinson who suggests

War-Time Economies Doing without Braces, WW1 Heath Robinson
War-Time Economies - A Sensible Way of Doing Without Braces. Another ingenious idea from William Heath Robinson, who suggests a strong magnet as an alternative to braces in order to keep ones

Wight Quadruplane Fighter built to an RFC need is seen here in its final form at Marlesham Heath in Spring 1917

Erica varieties: pink Thomsonii and scarlet Mooreana heaths.. Drawn and zincographed by C. T. Rosenberg, for Thomas Moores The Garden Companion and Florists Guide, 1852

Fragrant heath, Erica fragrans.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1820, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

Thrift flowered heath, Erica rubella.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1820, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

Concave heath, Erica concava.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1820, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

Pendent-flowered heath, Erica propendens.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1820, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

A Daring Frontal Attack on a Bomb Dropper, WW1
Humorous cartoon by William Heath Robinson showing an attempt by the British to mount an aerial attack upon a German airship. Date: 1915

Bonplands heath, Erica bonplandiana.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1820, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

The Heath, Reigate, Surrey
The Heath, Reigate, near Redhill, Surrey, England. Showing Windmill Date: 1920

The Pleasure Boat Inn, Hickling Heath, Norfolk
The Pleasure Boat Inn, Hickling Heath, Norwich, near Stalham, Norfolk, England. Date: 1904

Charabanc Outing, Thornton Heath, Surrey
Charabanc Outing, Thornton Heath, London, near Croydon, Surrey, England. Date: 1920s

Charabanc Outing, Thornton Heath, London
Charabanc Outing, Thornton Heath, Croydon, County of London, England. Date: 1910s

The Village, Bobbington, Staffordshire
The Village, Bobbington, Stourbridge, near Wall Heath, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1920s

Edwardian Walking Club - The Rosebuds, Hatfield, Hertfordshi
Edwardian Walking Club - The Rosebuds, Hatfield, near Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1906

Providence Ironworks - Boiler Explosion, Cradley Heath, Dudley, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1906

Wedding Group in Garden, Old Hill, Warwickshire
Wedding group in the garden, 1920s, Old Hill, Cradley Heath, near Dudley, Warwickshire, England. There are two or three Salvation Army ladies amongst the group. Date: 1920s

The Village, Scaynes Hill, Sussex
The Village, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. Date: 1900s

Houses in the Snow, Heath Hill, Shropshire
Houses in the Snow, Heath Hill, Shifnal, near Newport, Shropshire, England. Date: 1940

Grangewood Park Bowling Green, Croydon, London
Grangewood Park Bowling Green, Croydon, near Thornton Heath, County of London, England. Date: 1920s

Headley Heath, Headley, Surrey
Headley Heath, Headley, Epsom, near Walton on the Hill, Surrey, England. Date: 1930s

The Railway Viaduct and Train, Balcombe, Sussex
The Railway Viaduct and Train, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. The London & Brighton Railway Date: 1900s

The Crossways, Danehill, Sussex
The Crossways, Danehill, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. Date: 1909

General The Village View, Danehill & Chelwood Gate, Sussex
General The Village View, Danehill & Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. Date: 1913

The Village, Danehill, Sussex
The Village, Danehill, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. Date: 1909

The Church, Danehill, Sussex
The Church, Danehill, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. Date: 1910

Ruins of Fatal Fire, Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire
Ruins of Fatal Fire, Bushey Heath, Bushey, near Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1908

He-haw Corner, Dartford Heath, Kent
He-haw Corner, Dartford Heath, Dartford, Kent, England. Date: 1920s

The Cliffs, Waldringfield, Suffolk
The Cliffs, Waldringfield, Woodbridge, near Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England. Date: 1930s

Encyclopaedia of Sport - Tickling the Dugong
VII. Tickling for Dugong on the plains of Oudh. Another unusual and fanciful sport from the imagination of William Heath Robinson. Date: 1914

Encyclopaedia of Sport - Luring Wild Lap-Dogs
IV - Luring wild lap-dogs by the Mull of Cantire. Another wacky sport from the imagination of William Heath Robinson. Date: 1914

Encyclopedia of Sport by William Heath Robinson
1. Vacuuming white mice on the Scottish moors. One in a series of crack pot sports imagined by William Heath Robinson in The Sketch magazine. Date: 1914

In the Spring a Young mans Fancy by Heath Robinson
Cupid the Will-o -the-Wisp and his vernal victims. Silhouettes of various people pursuing cupid as spring spreads romance. Date: 1914

Forcing the Murphies, by W. Heath Robinson
Forcing the Murphies Endeavouring to open the eyes of seed potatoes before sowing A cartoon by William Heath Robinson in The Bystander Date: 1918

The Persuading of the Pacifist, by W. Heath Robinson
The Persuading of the Pacifist -Even more unpleasant than swallowing his own words A William Heath Robinson cartoon depicting a falling bomb landing directly in the mouth of a speech-making pacifist

The War-Aim of the Turk, by W. Heath Robinson
The War-Aim of the Turk To give a filip to the lagging spirit of domesticity in these islands after winning an entrance by force of arms A cartoon by William Heath Robinson which appeared in an issue

The Result Below Stairs by Heath Robinson
The result below stairs of upstairs perusal of our Entent Peace Number. The Cook: " Ow I ate hese finicky French ways

Those Frontiers by William Heath Robinson, post WW1
A little disagreement as to the exact line. Two men bicker over a line of territory, have a scrap and then see that while they have been fighting

Squaring Trafalgar Square by Heath Robinson
For " England Expects" - Anything on Peace Night. Trafalgar Square in the heart of London with all its monuments - Nelsons Column

The Zeppalloon by William Heath Robinson, WW1 cartoon
An ingenious adjustment. Whereby a captive balloon can, at a moments notice, be converted so as to appear like a Zeppelin

Reconstruction in the Outer Hebrides by Heath Robinson, WW1
Settling a Scottish soldier on the land. A lone Scottish soldier is left alone on a tiny island with a barrel of turnip seed at the end of First World War. Date: 1919

Reconstruction by William Heath Robinson, WW1 cartoon
Afforestation - a good beginning in the provinces. A town rather over-compensates for all the felling of trees that took place during the First World War by placing planted flower pots in every

The Last Man by William Heath Robinson, WW1 cartoon
The Last Man by William Heath Robinson, showing a gentleman perched precariously on the top of Nelsons Column while numerous women search for him below - a comment on the shortage of men

The Limit, WW1 cartoon by Heath Robinson
Mrs Blennernuggit: " Well, now, I DO call that rude! And so many aeroplanes about, too!" A lady in her bath is surprised by a sudden air raid during the First World War. Date: 1918

All That Was Taxed was His Ingenuity by Heath Robinson, WW1
An intelligent young pup disguised as a parakeet to avoid the increased licence duty - raised on pet dogs in Britain in 1917. 1917

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