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Sensory homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its sensory perception
Heath Robinson automated Dining Room without servants 1 of 4Heath Robinson Does Away with Servants - Patent Applied for by " The Sketch" in the Dining-Room. A family at their dining table, which is a typically Heath Robinson design
Louis Wain - flute player and mouse. circa 1900s
Comic postcard, Outside the builders merchants - man with bucket and toilet seat Date: 20th century
Too Many Cooks by Lawson WoodA policeman on the beat around a smart London square appears to be blissfully unaware of the cooks emerging from each house to gaze adoringly at him
Motor homunculusThis model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its movement
Man riding on a steam rocketThe Flight of Intellect. A comic image of a thin man riding on a steam rocket, with his top hat flying off behind him. Portrait of Mr Golightly experimenting on Mess Quick & Speeds new patent high
W. Heath RobinsonCartoon, Wild and Woolly. A few trot-skis in Switzerland. Variations on Skiing such as the tri-ski and twin-ski. Please note
The Favourite Wins by H. M. BatemanHumorous illustration by H.M. Bateman showing a reversal of roles. A group of jockeys in different coloured silks sprint for the finishing post while excitable horses in the stands cheer on the winner
The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. BatemanAn entire queue of traffic, as well as pedestrians stop and look on in horror as a couple driving a small, yellow car accidentally bump an incandescently irate policeman in the middle of the road
A Decided Catch by William Heath RobinsonThe Whitebait cycle, an ingenious contraption necessitated by the exorbitant charges for hire of boats at the seaside this season
Discovery of a Dandelion on Centre CourtThe crowd, groundsmen, officials and players on the Centre Court of Wimbledon are astonished to discover the presence of a cheeky dandelion on the court
Jeeves and WoosterIn Thank You Jeeves!, Jeeves gives notice when Bertie Wooster, his employer, insists on playing the banjolele
Six owl bellringers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Awful changes cartoonSatirical lithograph cartoon by Henry T De la Beche c.1830, depicting Charles Lyell (centre) as Professor Ichthyosaurus
His Masters Breath - SatireHis Masters Breath Satirical play on the dog/gramophone logo for His Masters Voice, substituting the music player for a whiskey jar and funnel
Bound to Draw by William Heath RobinsonAnother well-thought-out experiment in dentistry from Heath Robinson, the Gadget King and mastermind behind endless convoluted contraptions and silly ideas. Date: 1927
Poster advertising the D Oyly Carte Opera Company, famous for its Gilbert and Sullivan operetta productions. Pictured are scenes from The Gondoliers, The Mikado and The Yeomen of the Guard
1950s Cinema - Childrens Saturday Matinee. Boys and girls looking up at the screen and laughing. Two of the boys are wearing ABC badges -- the name of the cinema. Date: 1954
Another Wash-out by W. Heath RobinsonTraining at home for the cross Channel swim with a man swimming suspended from a window with watering cans. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger
The Shop Assistant who Lost his Temper by H. M. BatemanA shop assistant finally loses the plot after bringing out roll upon roll of material for a demanding customer to choose from. 1929
The Wettest Derby on Record by The Tout, 1927The Wettest Derby on record in 1927 with numerous well-known personalities of the turf coping with the flooded course with the help of umbrellas and rowing boats. Includes the jockey M
Beagling by H. M. BatemanHumorous illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a number of fashionably dressed society folk following foxhounds round in a circle in a ploughed, muddy field. Date: 1930
Jean-Paul Sartre, French writer and philosopherA graffiti comment on Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), the French writer and philosopher -- no doubt a witty reference to his existentialist philosophy
Kitten in a Maltesers cardboard boxA sweet little black and white kitten pokes its head out from a Mars Maltesers cardboard box
Sixth Column StrategyStout patriots dislodge an enemy machine gun post from the dome of St. Pauls using the usual Heath Robinson cunning! Please note
Flea CircusAn advertisement for Professor Likontis wonderful Roumanian Fea Circus
Poster, The Vegetabull, a vegetable dish made with dried eggs or household milk is as good as a joint (post-WW2 rationing was still going on at this time). 1947
A Miner Success by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon" They must ave ad some good news or somethin, Alf; you can ear em cheerin quite plain." Two British Tommies, Bill and Alf
Chris Reynolds Victorian fire engine cartoonChris Reynolds was a fireman at Paddington fire station and a talented cartoon artist. He produced a series of LFB/MFB cartoons of which this is one
Rejected by the inventions board
Ichthyosaurus as a museum pieceCartoon of an Ichthyosaurus as a museum piece, in the Ballad of the Ichthyosaurus
Victorian scrap - dentist pulling a tooth. late 19th century
Illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- The building of Saltash Bridge. Date: 1935
Suffragettes - Christmas Dinner in Holloway by Lawson WoodFour portly prison officers and policemen force feed a handcuffed suffragette Christmas pudding from the police buffet trolley in Holloway Prison. Date: 1912
Hills. Christmas Is Coming. Cecil Aldin. 1898. jpgIllustration by Cecil Aldin depicting a kindly Father Christmas reciting the traditional song, " Christmas is Coming, the Goose is getting Fat" to a gaggle of obviously dim geese
Hay Fever, by Noel Coward, Gaiety Theatre, HastingsHay Fever, a comedy by Noel Coward, at the Gaiety Theatre, Hastings, starring Kate Cutler
Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with dogUnusual Friends - Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with dog. 1960s
The Gun Who Picked up his Bird by H. M. BatemanEtiquette gone awry during a shoot when one man retrieves his own bird rather than allowing the gundogs to do so. The result is an utterly incensed gundog
Louis Wain - Turkish BathLouis Wain - two cats in a Turkish Bath. circa 1900s
Andrews Liver Salt poster by John HassallI must have left it behind. A bemused gent scratches his head as he searches his suitcase for his precious tin of Andrews Liver Salt. It is, of course, in his back trouser pocket. Date: c.1920
The Gentleman Who Asked the Carver - H. M. BatemanThe Gentleman who asked the carver at Simpson s-in-the-Strand whether the meat was English or foreign. A curious and innocent question from a diner at the famous English restaurant causing more than
Illustrations of a Sealyham terrier puppy by Cecil AldinIllustrations of a Sealyham terrier called Bunch, by Cecil Aldin. Seen here running away from his owners (left) and winding his lead round his masters legs (right). Date: 1932
A Little Impression by H. M. BatemanSomeone elses table - a little impression, by H. M. Bateman. A game of billiards descends into raucous laughter as one player accidentally rips a hole in the green baize. Date: 1918
Holding up the R101A member of the WaC - the Womens Army Auxiliary Corp - holds up the R101 Airship, riding at her home mast at Cardington, Bedford
They say cleanliness is next to Godliness - but I say its next to impossible. A young child fails to clean their grimy knees no matter how hard they scrub! Date: 1933
Whippet and BlackbirdUnusual Friends - Whippet and Blackbird. 1950s
Horse and Boxer dogUnusual Friends - horse and Boxer dog. 1950s