Interesting Collection

Pea Apparatus by William Heath Robinson
An interesting and elegant apparatus designed to overcome once for all the difficulties of conveying green peas to the mouth

The Kinecar by William Heath Robinson
Double page illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a well-equipped omnibus transporting passengers while they watch a film

Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil
Japan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904

Chicago Board of Trade - the interesting, lively, and at times noisy trading on the floor. Date: 1916

England / Bungay
The Market Square at Bungay, Suffolk, England, showing the interesting 17th century Butter Cross, and some of the ancient townhouses. Date: 1930s

England / Watchet
Cattle being driven through the ancient town of Watchet Somerset, an interesting old seaport

Ladies by Sea / France / Fem
A dress and coat set designed along the same lines with interesting angular panels and button detailing designed by Chantal

Farriers Shop
An interesting old farriers shop at Ripley, Yorkshire, England, with horseshoes hanging from the ceiling. Date: 1930s

England / Watchet
Low tide in the Harbour at Watchet, Somerset, an old and interesting seaport

Dog Begging Owner
Her dachshund is proposing a walk : she is reluctant to abandon her book just as its getting interesting, but she will probably yield

The Old Stocks of Dromore - a view of a man in the stocks with a policeman beside, to the right are a crowd of boys. The posters on the wall behind are interesting

Thrilling Wonder Stories scifi magazine cover - THE IONIAN CYCLE
THE IONIAN CYCLE (William Tenn) A space traveller from Earth encounters some interesting fauna emerging from eggs, pods, shells or whatever. Date: 1948

Frost Ornithopter
Mr Edward Purkis with a Frost Ornithopter in 1877 Date: 1877

Gathering Seaweed at Le Hocq, Jersey, Channel Islands - the principle growing agent for the famed Jersey Royal Potatoes, although used less these days. Date: circa 1910s

England / Spalding
A glimpse of Spalding, Lincolnshire, an interesting Fenland market town on the River Welland

Man and woman of the Mani or Maina peninsula, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Book cover design, The Romance of Aeronautics: an Interesting Account of the Growth and Achievements of All Kinds of Aerial Craft, by Charles C Turner, London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1912

Khakas or Khakass shamans from Saygachi, near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. They wear helmets decorated with antlers, leather dresses covered with animal bones and hold sacred drums

Outrigger canoe of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Illustration by Blondela from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos

The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

R M Bolstons Large Model Ornithopter in 1907 Date: 1907

Vignette illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- An early and interesting type of signal. Date: 1935

Israel Mount Tabor
Distant view of the mountain, the location of many interesting Biblical events. Date: 1836

England / Nasty 1930S
Not so bad as the name suggests. An interesting old village with a " bad" name: Nasty in Hertfordshire

Green Dress 1938
A short sleeved dress, with interesting bodice detail, made in green woollen jersey and worn with a matching green hat and white bow tie and wing collar. Date: 1938

Masai - Kenya, East Africa - Amazing neck rings. Date: 1949

Field Gun outside the TJaegershof Restaurant
The restaurant has a small but interesting museum which is concerned with the activities nearby, including the St Sixtus Abbey

Kyrgyz women in traditional costume. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812

Women of the Mordvin Moksha people in traditional costume of embroidered skirts and many accessories. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire

Women of the Mordvin Erzya people in traditional costume. Mordovia. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812

Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779. Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Mandinka (Mandingo) man and woman of West Africa. From Mungo Parks Travels in the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos

Chukchi woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia). From Joseph Billings

Man and woman of the Morea Eyalet, the Peloponnese, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Hursid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman governor
Hursid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman general and governor of the Morea Eyalet (the Peloponnese). Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More

Extended family group enjoy some summer sunshine and a cup of tea on the beach (possible in Dorset? South Coast of England?)

General Post Office Advertisement
An interesting advertisement illustration for the General Post Office, showing a repetition of a hand clutching a telephone, at your service!, as it were

Pigeons on roof
Group of fancy pigeons on a loft roof. Including some interesting feather foot varieties. Date: circa 1890s

Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system
Beira, Mozambique - The private tram-car system - undoubtedly one of the most unusual forms of conveyance in the world. The cars ran on tiny tracks which rose out of the sand

Earlier Titanic, Certificate of Discharge, William Edwards
Earlier ship named Titanic - a rare Certificate of Discharge issued to Seaman William Edwards, following his discharge from the ship as an able bodied seaman on 4 January 1890

Letter from Captain Edward Smith to his daughter
Future Titanic Captain Edward J. Smith, from RMS Baltic - a unique handwritten letter to his daughter Helen, dated 29 November 1906: My Dear Daughter

Letter written by Ida Stanton on board RMS Carpathia
Handwritten letter written on board RMS Carpathia dated 15 August 1912 with original Cunard envelope. Dear Papa and boys... we were delayed by boarding a large cargoe (sic) of spaghetti

RMS Olympic and Titanic - brochure cover design, White Star Line. The Largest and Finest Steamers in the World. Olympic 45, 000 tons, Titanic 45, 000 tons. Some Interesting Views

Sporting Curiosities
Golfers in North Carolina wagering that they won't be put off their game when accompanied by musicians and dancing caddies

Innovative Starting Gate
An innovative starting gate, designed by Professor H. Rottenburg, being tested at a public schools athetics meeting. Date: 1932

Racing at Kempton Park
A low-angled shot captures both spectators and competitors at the Easter Saturday horserace at Kempton Park. Date: 1932

Smith's Weekly Photograph Advert
An advertisement portrait photograph, for Smith's Weekly, a magazine, which is promoting the travelogues of Mrs. T. H. Kelly, who visits the most interesting places in Europe. Date: circa 1923

Neville and Anne Chamberlain in the park
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) with his wife Anne (1883-1967) taking a stroll in the park. The watching soldiers are signallers under instruction. Date: 1939

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