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The Holiday Monighan Dragline by Heath RobinsonA dragline machine usually used in excavation, converted into a pleasant holiday home with room for a swing, a washing line and a diving board
The Corner Grab Crane by Heath RobinsonThe Corner Grab Crane for working round corners - a valuable suggestion by Mr W. Heath Robinson now under consideration by Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd
The Cow and Plate Polecat TrapperAnother ingenious idea from the inventive mind of William Heath Robinson, the gadget king, for a cow and plate pole-cat trapper on the Catskill Mountains
The Water Crawl Widgeon by Heath RobinsonThe " Water Crawl" Widgeon - bluffing device on the Norfolk jungle. Another mind-boggling idea from the inventive mind of William Heath Robinson
The Leap to Tin Salmon Blower by Heath RobinsonAnother convoluted contraption from the gadget king William Heath Robinson, showing how salmon are tinned in Scotland, part of a series in the Illustrated Sporting
Cartoon, The Motor Dreadbike, WW1Cartoon, The Motor Dreadbike, authorised and approved by the Army Council. An imaginary armoured motorcycle for use during the First World War. Date: September 1914
Cartoon, Krupps New Man-Throwing Howitzer, WW1Cartoon, Surprises in Store for England, 1. Krupps New Man-Throwing Howitzer. An imaginary scene showing German soldiers standing inside shell casings, ready to be fired at the enemy
The Gentle Art of Excavating - Early Walking Draglilne`An early form of the walking dragline stripping rocky overburden preparatory to erecting a new tea shop in the Allegheny Mountains
Testing Candidates for the Post of Milk Sourer at a Cream Cheese Factory. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
The Bystander Winter Sports Number front coverFront cover of The Bystander designed by Dugo showing some enterprising skiiers being pulled up the piste by some horses, much to the annoyance of their fellow holidaymakers
Venus Sailing ShipThe inventive folk on Venus have doubtless developed ingenious solutions for navigating their oceans : this sailing vessel has wooden sails like Venetian blinds
Inventive Shoes for RainA young woman strides through the muddy London streets in foul weather but her feet are kept clean & dry as she is wearing pattens with iron rings over her shoes
Schiaparelli Hats 1938Two hat designs by the eccentric and inventive Elsa Schiaparelli (Sciaparelli). One has a large pink hat-band, the other a short black veil
Prehistoric AviationOur earliest ancestors were surely inventive enough to experiment with flight, even if their efforts were not always crowned with success