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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
Pea Apparatus by William Heath RobinsonAn interesting and elegant apparatus designed to overcome once for all the difficulties of conveying green peas to the mouth
Ultra-Marine by William Heath RobinsonOne of Margates new " Neversink" pleasure boats for keeping an even keel inthe roughest seas
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
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
Rejected by the inventions board
A Swimming Stroke of GeniusA simple device by which a cross channel swim may be rendered both easy and pleasant- not to mention luxurious
Acme Moustache GuardThe Acme Moustache Guard. Solid comfort while eating. No use for napkins - does not interfere with use of mouth. Made of gold or silver plate. Everyone should have one!
DOLLY TUBA laundry worker using a dolly stock and tub to clean clothes, prior to the invention of the washing machine
A cunning stroke by William Heath RobinsonA clever but unsportsmanlike contrivance to increase buoyance and prevent fatigue among Channel swimmers
The Subzeppmarinellin by Heath Robinson, WW1 cartoonThe subzeppmarinellin for making sure of your enemy. All bases covered with this combined submarine and zeppelin from the imagination of William Heath Robinson during the First World War. Date: c.1916
Rejected by the inventions board" Rejected by the inventions board
Ending in Smoke by Heath RobinsonAn ingenious smoke screen spreader for preventing embarrassing situations when the bathroom lock is out of order
Bridgewater Canal MapMap showing the route of the proposed canal from Worsley to Manchester and thence to the Mersey, to be built by engineer James Brindley for the duke of Bridgewater
Invention of the Cube Car
Victorian inventions in The EngineerA page of patented engineering and industrial inventions from The Engineer magazine, 1856. Date: 1856
Robidas rotating houseMaison tournante arienee or aerial rotating house, one of Albert Robidas futuristic visions of life in the 20th century
Testing a new type of steering gear / W Heath RobinsonIllustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
Bedroom boat-race practiceAn enthusiastic " Blue" leaves nothing to chance and recreates rowing conditions with the help of three tin baths, some wheels and a pair of oars in his bedroom
HMS Habbakuk in sectionIllustration showing a cross section of the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War
Hat Wireless 1930SA man tunes into his hat radio!
Gutenbergs printing pressGutenberg inspects the first sheet of his Bible, which has just come off the press
Futuristic long distance airshipA futuristic long distance airship held aloft by two long balloons, flying across the sea
Automaton at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition, 1929A physiological robot at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition in London, 1929. Designed to show how organs of the body work, here three young visitors take great interest in its insides. Date: 1929
Sir Francis RonaldsPortrait of English inventor, Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), inventor of the electric telegraph in 1816
George Stephensons locomotive, the Rocket, which won a prize given by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company
Bailey Bridge and Rhine victory by G. H. DavisThe Bailey Bridge: the British weapon which hurdled Allied armies across the Rhine barrier during the Second World War
Louis Braille - inventor of system of raised-point writingLouis Braille (1809-1852) - French inventor of system of raised-point writing for the blind. Date: circa 1850
What every golfer wants by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Date: 1921
An Attractive Idea for Gents WearDo you realise that the equinoctial gales will soon be blowing in upon us? If so, do not forget to buy one of the new patent adjustable, magnetic hat guards, for use with any style and size of hat
Lessons by Post by William Heath RobinsonThe new Heath Robinson Swimming Post, which is acquiring such popularity at our most fashionable resorts
Cold Comfort by W. Heath RobinsonAn elegant device now in use in many seaside boarding houses to obviate the rather indelicate act of blowing on ones food to cool it
The Harley-Scope Mine-Detector by William Heath RobinsonA crackpot invention dreamed up Heath Robinson, allowing a British machine to suspend a stethoscope wearing doctor over the ground, in an attempt to locate the snug dug outs of the German enemy
Johannes Gutenberg, German goldsmith and printerJohannes Gutenberg (Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg), German goldsmith and printer. He invented mechanical movable type and thereby began a revolution in book printing
Maskelyne & Cooks automaton, PsychoMaskelyne & Cooks thought-reading, whist playing automaton, Psycho, as demonstrated at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London
Advert, Royles Patent Self-Pouring TeapotsAdvertisement for Royles Patent Self-Pouring Teapots, October 1888. 1888
Leonardesque model. Trench-digging machine. Model. TechnologLeonardesque model. Trench-digging machine. Drawing of a digger for excavating trenches or channels. Manuscript L, sheet 76v, 1497-1502. Model. The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci
A very early type of railway signal by W Heath RobinsonA very early type of railway signal now rarely to be seen - an example from Railway Ribaldry, drawn by William Heath Robinson and commissioned by the Great Western Railway to mark their centenary
China. Han Dynasty (206 aC-220 BC). Invention
Honeymoon taxi / W H RobinsonThe best man need no longer grovel under back axles to attach boots and horseshoes etc
Futuristic underwater croquet. The players are all wearing diving helmets with oxygen packs on their backs
Incandescent giant lamp, model of the Edison type bulb. ExpoIncandescent giant lamp, twelve feet high, mounted on a pedestal crowned by a model of the Edison type bulb, increased 20, 000 times
Armoured bayonet curler by W H RobinsonFor rendering useless the sentrys arme blanche. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans 1915
Crabbing Their Style by William Heath RobinsonCartoon, Crabbing their style. Toeing for crabs at and seaside resort during the holiday months. Men crab fishing using feet as bait
Cricket for the middle-aged / W H RobinsonMore sensible cricket for the middle-aged. Every player has his own comfortable seat and drinks are served on a tray mid game
Accident compensation / W H RobinsonWhen an accident occurs
Out of wrong side of bed / W H RobinsonPost War Britain: Health and happiness at home. Simple precaution to prevent getting out of bed on the wrong side in the morning - a makeshift wall
When the Hot Water Tap Runs ColdIngenious invention for improving the level of bath water, especially when hot water runs out, whereby the occupant inflates a large balloon to order to displace water and raise the level
Hurray for the Robinson Ray! by W. Heath RobinsonWe are privileged to publish the first illustration of a Death Ray at its dirty work
Portrait of Marchese Guglielmo MarconiThis is a portrait of Italian inventor, Marconi, born 1874, who revolutionised the world of communications with his wireless invention
The first motorcycleInvention by Edward Butler, created in 1887
An operation screened live in a medical lectureAn invention by Mr Herbert A. Silver enabling medical students to watch surgery from the lecture theatre
Macmillans BicycleKirkpatrick Macmillan and his early Dandy Horse bicycle
HANSENs TYPEWRITER / 1880The remarkable typewriter invented by Rasmus Hans Malling Johan Hansen (1835 - 1890) in 1865, using a completely novel writing ball system
Discovering AtlantisDiscovery of Atlantis and other Submerged Civilisations Date: Circa 1950
Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, French physicianRene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician, inventor of the stethoscope in 1816 at the Hopital Necker in Paris, where he was working at the time. Seen here using a stethoscope on a patient
Futuristic seahorse riding
Futuristic news broadcastA futuristic news broadcast, where a couple relax in their sitting room and listen to the days news from a gramophone-like machine
Futuristic airmail airshipA futuristic airmail airship with a vast array of wings
First published photograph, William Fox-Talbot facsimile of a photogenic drawing showing fern leaves. Date: 1839
McNabs tree transplanter, as used in EdinburghMcNabs tree transplanter, as used by him in the Royal Scottish Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: circa 1850
Phonograph by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)Phonograph. Created in 1877 by Thomas Alva Edison (Milan, Ohio, 1847-West Orange, 1931). Colored engraving
Some Labour-Saving Devices by William Heath RobinsonAn Automatic Candle-Extinguishing Bed. 1919
The world of tomorrow- some dreams of invention run riot; thIllustration of an aerial mono rail (note date, 1st April 1905) as a vision of the future for railways
Front Page of The EngineerFront page of The Engineer, a mid-19th century British periodical devoted to reporting on inventions and industrial and scientific advancements. Date: 1856
Lingerie modesty screen / W H RobinsonFor those who don t wish to air their lingerie in public - the modesty screen can be placed to enclose such offending items from view when on the washing line
Cop Comfort / W Heath RobinsonA policeman directs the traffic from the comfort of an armchair. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
Horn Buffers for Cattle, 1921Illustration showing an invention, patented in 1921, designed to give any bull, using his horns in an aggressive fashion, a bash on the nose
The Heated Shoe, 1921Illustration showing an invention patented in 1921 for a shoe with a hot water undersole, designed to keep ones feet warm on cold days
Evans Vacuum Cap advertisement, 1906Advertisement for the Evans Vacuum Cap, an invention intented to promote the re-growth of hair, 1906
Robert William Bunsen 2ROBERT WILHELM BUNSEN German scientist, famed for his invention of the Bunsen burner
Lippersheys LensesThe legendary account of the invention of the telescope : Hans Lippersheys apprentices, playing with lenses, happen to hold two of them up together - the rest is history
Electric Rail DinnerStill another use for electricity: a miniature railway that brings food from the pantry to the table, removing the need for contact with troublesome servants
Futuristic encounter with an octopusA futuristic encounter with an octopus on the seabed. A man rescues a woman from its clutches
Futuristic underwater exploration, with two men in diving gear observing an array of strange creatures
Futuristic fast food stops on the Channel crossingA futuristic scene showing fast food stops for aeroplane pilots on the Channel crossing
First automatic plans of the constantinesco gear. Date: 1924
John Logie Baird transmitting a moving picture 1926John Logie Baird adjusting the transmitter on his new invention. Date: January 1926
Trial of a model of a new submarine torpedo-vessel and blockade runner by Mr. Seymour Allan at St. George's Swimming Bath, Buckingham Palace Road, London. Date: 1896
Trial of model of new submarine 1896Trial of a model of a new submarine torpedo-vessel and blockade runner by Mr. Seymour Allan at St. George's Swimming Bath, Buckingham Palace Road, London. Date: 1896
Raining Molten Metal - Air Warfare 1924Yorkshire villiage of North Ferribly near Hull the works of Ernest Welsh who invented several important war devices. Date: 1924
British inventor Harry Grindell Matthews's invention of the invisible ray in operation (above) putting a motor-engine out of action (below) exploding gunpower. Date: 1924
John Stevens - Steamboat pioneerRevolutionary War colonel John Stevens (1749 - 1838) - American lawyer, engineer, and inventor who constructed the first U.S. steam locomotive, first steam-powered ferry, and first U.S
A Daguerre camera for taking daguerreotype photographs, 1840s Date: 1840s