Ingenuity Collection

German inventions for war in the air by G. H. Davis
The ingenuity of German scientists applied to the war in the air. Illustrating the methods and machines exploited and used by the Germans during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Photographs of elaborate topiary, captioned Topiary Ingenuity: Nature Trimmed To Man's Fancy'. Photographs showing topiary of: a well, an ostrich, an arch and a tower, an umbrella

Robot chorus girls in New York
When a New York impresario replaces his chorus girls with electrically powered robots, his ingenuity is not well received by the audience. Date: 1928

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

British science and ingenuity in war by G. H. Davis
How British science and ingenuity contributed to the defeat of the Germans at sea, on land, and in the air. A few of the many weapons, devices and tactics, both offensive and defensive

German inventions for war on land by G. H. Davis
The ingenuity of German scientists applied to the war on land. Illustrating the German armys exploitation of scientific and technical inventions during the Second World War. Date: 1945

German inventions for war at sea by G. H. Davis
The ingenuity of German scientists applied to the war at sea. Illustrating maritime inventions and tactics introduced by the Germans during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Dummy gun batteries: German ingenuity, to deceive the artillery and range-seeking airmen of the allies

The Two Rats, Fox & Egg
THE TWO RATS, THE FOX AND THE EGG: To save the egg they ve found from a fox, one rat ingeniously grips the egg, the other drags him to safety by his tail

London / Project / Blackfria
Builders involved in various tasks atop two huge arches under construction. One of the arches clearly shows the scaffolding required to form such a huge structure

Cyrano and his Nose
CYRANO DE BERGERAC When his nose is mocked, he reproaches the speaker for his lack of ingenuity in making insulting remarks, and suggests a few

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