Humourous Collection

Awful changes cartoon
Satirical lithograph cartoon by Henry T De la Beche c.1830, depicting Charles Lyell (centre) as Professor Ichthyosaurus

Holding up the R101
A member of the WaC - the Womens Army Auxiliary Corp - holds up the R101 Airship, riding at her home mast at Cardington, Bedford

Awful changes cartoon
Satirical pen and ink cartoon by Henry T De la Beche c.1830, depicting Charles Lyell (centre) as Professor Ichthyosaurus

Manneken Pis Postcard Album - A Duel
A duel - three street urchins help their friend to mimic the statue! Manneken Pis (Dutch for little pee man ), also known in French as the petit Julien, is a very famous Brussels landmark

The Cawston Ostrich Farm - South Pasadena, California, USA. A large ostrich pulls a wheeled cart, containing an enthusiastic lady passenger! The boss of the farm in bowler hat stands proudly behind

Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and Children
Embarrased nun: " Look to the left my children". The nun leads a group of schoolgirls (one snubbing her nose), holding an umbrella to shield their innocent eyes from the little boy statue

Chipping Campden, Cotswolds - Sheep
A flock of sheep outside the George & Dragon Inn in the High Street at Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire (in the Cotwolds)

British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian lady
Humourous Postcard - World War One era. British soldiers (a sailor and a Scots infantryman) take interest in an Egyptian lady who stroll demurely along under a pink parasol

The Lost Ball - Heath Robinson Cartoon
The Lost Ball. Golfers try in vain to retrieve a lost ball in a lake on a golf course. It appears that a passing fish has swallowed it!

A pair of lovebirds
Austro-Hungarian Empire souvenir tourist postcard of a pair of lovebirds

Advertisement Illustration Monkey Wrestle
A comic illustration showing a pair of scrambling monkeys wrestling with each other in humourous fashion. Date: circa 1939

Map of Scottish Car Rally
A map by A. E. Taylor showing the itinerary and some of the incidents of the Scottish Motor Rally of 1933. Date: 1933

Georgian Royal Antics
Illustration by Steven Spurrier (1878-1961), showing the Prince of Wales, later George IV (1762-1830) and Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

The Dublin Derby Sweep Draw, Imagined in 1066
Cartoon by Heath Robinson, depicting the draw for the Dublin Derby Sweep as it might have happened in 1066. Date: 1933

Leslie Henson Golfing
Comedian Leslie Henson (1891-1957) posing on the golf course. At the time he was appearing in the farce It's A Boy! at the Strand Theatre. Date: 1931

Golf Cartoon
Cartoon by Chas Grave, illustrating events at the President's Putter golfing competition held at Rye. Date: 1925

Cartoon: At Northward Ho!
Cartoon by Laurie Tayler showing the challenges of playing an arctic round of golf. Date: circa 1924

The Save!
Cartoon by Alfred Leete showing a close encounter with a determined goalkeeper. Date: 1925

Air raid cartoon
Cartoon depicting Oxford Circus tube station during an air raid. Date: 1940

Going with the Wind
Cartoon, punning on the title of the recently released film Gone with the Wind'. Date: 1940

You Can't Be Too Careful!
Cartoon showing an over-enthusiastic ARP warden at a pantomime. He appears to be indulging in some unexpected audience participation. Date: 1940

Secret Service Santa
Cartoon showing how even Father Christmas has a role to play in the war effort. Date: 1940

Time Marches On!
Cartoon showing how times change... And how they don't. Date: 1940

The Colonel and the Carols
Cartoon depicting the enlivening effect of carol singing upon a snoozing colonel. Date: 1940

Old Bill Goes East
Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather (1887-1959), speculating that in 1940 Europe could be considered the darkest continent. Old Bill was a popular recurring character in his cartoons. Date: 1940

Wearing gas masks
Cartoon demonstrating how the social graces can still flourish, even when gas-masked. Date: 1939

Put out those dress shirts
Cartoon by Mel highlighting the risks run by gentlemen in immaculate eveningwear during the Blitz. Date: 1939

Wysard's Waxworks
Artist Tony Wysard (1907-1984) depicted a series of celebrity victims in his Wysard's Waxworks illustrations. Here are shown Nina Studley-Herbert, 12th Countess of Seafield (1906-1969)

Cartoon by George E Studdy
George Studdy or G E Studdy (1878-1948) was a British commercial artist and cartoonist, best known for his creation Bonzo the Dog, who became a popular character in the 1920s

Caricature illustration of Baron Horder of Ashford, in plasticine and pen. Captioned, Personalities in Plasticine, No 16 Baron Horder of Ashford'

Caricature illustration of Charles Laughton, actor, in plasticine and pen. Captioned, Personalities in Plasticine, No 15 Charles Laughton'

Caricature illustration of Sir Patrick Hastings KC, in plasticine and pen. Captioned, Personalities in Plasticine, No 14 Sir Patrick Hastings KC'

Caricature illustration of James Maxton, politician in plasticine and pen. Captioned, Personalities in Plasticine, No 13 Mr James Maxton, MP'

Caricature illustration of Sir Henry Alfred Lytton, KT, in plasticine and pen. Captioned, Personalities in Plasticine, No 12 Sir Henry Alfred Lytton'

Caricature illustration of the Rt Hon Neville Chamberlain, in plasticine and pen. Captioned, Personalities in Plasticine, No 12 Sir Henry Alfred Lytton'

Caricature illustration of D R Jardine, cricketer, in plasticine and pen. Captioned, Personalities in Plasticine, No 10 D R Jardine'

1933 New Year celebrations, photographs of crowds in London, with illustrations of Old Father Time and the baby 1933, with revellers raising a toast. With a poem honouring 1932 and 1933

Caricature illustrations, captioned, Brilliant Brunettes by Pat Charles'. Showing, M Quaglino, Lord Warwick, Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord Castlerosse, Mr Charles Birkin'

Advertisment for Debrett's Peerage. With a photograph of the book, and photomontage with illustrations, of titled men of note. Designed by Zec

Lancashire Cotton town Knocker Up
A humourous postcard from the Lancashire Cotton Towns where knockers up were employed to waken mill workers. Notice the reference to being on strike and the caption written in Lancashire dialect Date

A Poor old Lancashire Spinner on Strike
A humourous postcard from the Lancashire Cotton Towns when organised strikes were beginning to take hold around 1910 Date: circa 1912

Humorous cartoon Humourous Cartoon Postcard Watercolour
Humorous, cartoon, Humourous, Cartoon, Postcard, Watercolour, painting, Reg, Carter, 12022858

Humorous cartoon by Reg Carter

1930s press print - girl at zoo taking photo of sealion
1930s press print - girl at zoo taking phot of sealion

Ice hockey St Moritz 1900, Switzerland, men cross dressing
Vintage 19th century/1900 photograph: Women playing ice hockey St Moritz 1900, Switzerland, men cross dressing, humourous

Ice Hockey St Moritz 1900, cross-dressing team, humourous
Vintage 19th century/1900 photograph: Ice Hockey St Moritz 1900, cross-dressing team, humourous

Papua New Guinea - Elema people - Eharo Masks
Elema people (of the Papuan Gulf in southeast New Guinea) practicing an elaborate cycle of masked rituals. These monumental Eharo masks were created primarily for amusement

Doggy Driver
Next stop Barking! A doggy driver complete with cap and goggles sits in the luxurious surrounds of a particularly fine model toy car

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