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Mistake Collection

Background imageMistake Collection: Three soldiers in uniform parading outside a tavern

Three soldiers in uniform parading outside a tavern, while a barmaid and man laugh at them. Production at a Alehouse

Background imageMistake Collection: A Top Notcher

A Top Notcher
Cartoon, A Top Notcher. One of the silly mistakes one makes when paying golf when it snows in Scotland. A short sighted golfer mistakes a bobble hat for the ball

Background imageMistake Collection: Chinese Pig-Bonze

Chinese Pig-Bonze
The Chinese bonze Tchou Pa- Kiai is the unhappy victim of an unfortunate mistake during reincarnation, forced to live this life half-pig, half-man

Background imageMistake Collection: Accident- Snow from Roof

Accident- Snow from Roof
A REGULAR DAMPER - AND NO MISTAKE Having left an exhibition on Swiss avalanches a tatty man suffers a similar fate courtesy of a roof clearer !

Background imageMistake Collection: Bravery at Wattignies

Bravery at Wattignies
At WATTIGNIES, a drummer-boy named Sthrau beats his drum, making the Austrians think they are surrounded. When they realise their mistake, they kill the juvenile hero

Background imageMistake Collection: Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist has got carried away

Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist has got carried away
Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist (Professor Smith) has got carried away... " Its taking you a long time to write I love Annie !" Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Drunk man speaks to woman in street. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunk man speaks to woman in street. Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Charlie Chaplin cardboard cutout figure outside cinema

Comic postcard, Charlie Chaplin cardboard cutout figure outside cinema, with shortsighted woman. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Drunken Scotsman talks to snowman Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken Scotsman talks to snowman Date: early 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Drunken man asks scarecrow where his Derby Scheme armband is

Comic postcard, Drunken man asks scarecrow where his Derby Scheme armband is, showing that he is signed up and ready for active service. Date: circa 1915

Background imageMistake Collection: Ferryman and ferrywomen, France, 16th century

Ferryman and ferrywomen, France, 16th century
Ferrymen and ferrywomen, bateliers et batelieres, France, end of the 16th century. Fisherman with net before the bridge

Background imageMistake Collection: Portrait of Dorothea Meyer, second wife of Jakob Meyer of Basel

Portrait of Dorothea Meyer, second wife of Jakob Meyer of Basel
Portrait of Dorothea Meyer, nee Kannengiesser, second wife of Jakob Meyer, burgermeister of Basel. In check and striped headscarf, pearl necklaces, embroidered and laced bodice

Background imageMistake Collection: Claude Pouteau's doctrine of tying nerves to arteries in amputat

Claude Pouteau's doctrine of tying nerves to arteries in amputat
Example of Claude Pouteau's doctrine of tying nerves to arteries in amputations. Drawing of nerves imprudently tied in along with the Femoral Artery in Amputation

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Two women chatting in the street Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women chatting in the street Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Plump woman sitting on man on beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Plump woman sitting on man on beach Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Pretty young woman and cow Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Pretty young woman and cow Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Man with large parcel looking for maternity home Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man with large parcel looking for maternity home Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Woman on the phone - reducing diet Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman on the phone - reducing diet Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Chauffeur and seaside landlady

Comic postcard, Chauffeur and seaside landlady Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Couple in the sea with marine life Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple in the sea with marine life Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Two women in hospital corridor

Comic postcard, Two women in hospital corridor Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Woman in the sea with an octopus

Comic postcard, Woman in the sea with an octopus Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Anglo-European Company Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Anglo-European Company Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Cook apologises to scientist Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Cook apologises to scientist Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Man misheard on the phone - I said Clissold! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man misheard on the phone - I said Clissold! Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Caricature of George Leybourne, music hall singer

Caricature of George Leybourne, music hall singer
Caricature of George Leybourne (1842-1884), British music hall singer, described as a lion comique, famous for his song Champagne Charlie. It appears that his death had been mistakenly announced

Background imageMistake Collection: ORGANIST & CHOIRBOY 1904

ORGANIST & CHOIRBOY 1904
A choirboy rushes in to Monsieur Achille, the organist, who is playing the wrong kind of music: "Stop, it's not a funeral, it's a wedding!" Date: 1904

Background imageMistake Collection: GOLDMARK/SABA LIEBIG 1

GOLDMARK/SABA LIEBIG 1
Act 1 scene 1 : the Queen of Sheba arrives at Solomon's court : Assad, though engaged to Shulamith, falls instantly in love with her, which is a mistake... Date: first performed 1875

Background imageMistake Collection: METRO, ACCIDENT 1903

METRO, ACCIDENT 1903
When a train - made of varnished wood - catches fire near Belleville station, passengers head for safety but mistake their way and 84 die of asphyxiation Date: 1903

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Chauffeur buying petrol Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Chauffeur buying petrol Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Woman with wrong kind of salts Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman with wrong kind of salts Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Vicar, woman, baby and lodger

Comic postcard, Vicar, woman, baby and lodger Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Two men in an office Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two men in an office Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Sale of wrong product - customer and barber Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Sale of wrong product - customer and barber Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Men chatting in train compartment

Comic postcard, Men chatting in train compartment Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Woman on the phone

Comic postcard, Woman on the phone Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Woman waiting in a car - and a horse! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman waiting in a car - and a horse! Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Drunken man with water spout

Comic postcard, Drunken man with water spout Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Drunken man with pillar box Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken man with pillar box Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Drunken man with pillar box

Comic postcard, Drunken man with pillar box Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Bald head in the sea, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Comic postcard, Bald head in the sea, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, dissatisfied customer in shop Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, dissatisfied customer in shop Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Two drunkards on a train

Comic postcard, Two drunkards on a train Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Woman with dress improvers the wrong way round

Comic postcard, Woman with dress improvers the wrong way round, as pointed out by her maid Date: early 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Ladies Only toilet - Put me among the girls! Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Ladies Only toilet - Put me among the girls! Date: early 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Men Only toilet - Where are you going to, my pretty maid

Comic postcard, Men Only toilet - Where are you going to, my pretty maid? Date: early 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: News vendor, Central London

News vendor, Central London
London news vendor with intriguing banner, by bus stop in Central London. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Teddy bears in the street. I m waiting for a bus. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Teddy bears in the street. I m waiting for a bus. Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, novel use for gas mask, WW2 Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, novel use for gas mask, WW2 Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Red nose mistaken for gas mask, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Comic postcard, Red nose mistaken for gas mask, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, air raid in the night, WW2 - Jerrys over! Date: 1940s

Comic postcard, air raid in the night, WW2 - Jerrys over! Date: 1940s

Background imageMistake Collection: Man using bellows in front of a fire in a smoky room

Man using bellows in front of a fire in a smoky room with a scolding wife and bawling child

Background imageMistake Collection: Magnificent pavilion of the Ali Qapu Palace, Isfahan, Iran

Magnificent pavilion of the Ali Qapu Palace, Isfahan, Iran
The magnificent pavilion in the Ali Qapu Palace, or Imperial Palace, Isfahan, Iran. Built by Shah Abbas I in the early 17th century. Palazzo Reale

Background imageMistake Collection: The tomb of the Maccabees, Jerusalem, 1800s

The tomb of the Maccabees, Jerusalem, 1800s. Tomba di Maccabei

Background imageMistake Collection: Cartoon, Installing the tent

Cartoon, Installing the tent. 1923

Background imageMistake Collection: THE PIG BONZE

THE PIG BONZE
TCHOU PA-KIAI a bonze who is the victim of a mistake during reincarnation, forced to live this life half- pig, half-man Date: 1914

Background imageMistake Collection: St Philomena (Full)

St Philomena (Full)
SAINT PHILOMENA Though much venerated by the Cure d Ars and others, this Roman martyr never lived - her supposed existence arose from an archeological mistake Date: NEVER

Background imageMistake Collection: Mistaken identity - Very short man and a tall young woman

Mistaken identity - Very short man and a tall young woman " You Naughty Boy, you ll fall over!" " Oh...." Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMistake Collection: German doll from Titanic

German doll from Titanic
Philomena, a German bisque doll rescued from the sea after the sinking of the Titanic. It was at first mistaken for a childs body

Background imageMistake Collection: Comic postcard, Man with hangover mistakes his hairbrush for a mirror Date

Comic postcard, Man with hangover mistakes his hairbrush for a mirror Date: 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Childs slate and toy gun on a Christmas card

Childs slate and toy gun on a Christmas card. early 20th century

Background imageMistake Collection: Azurine or Blue Roach

Azurine or Blue Roach -- a fish that didn t actually exist, but still managed to wriggle its way into a few 19th century reference books. Date: 1865

Background imageMistake Collection: A case of mistaken insanity: wrongly admitted to the asylum

A case of mistaken insanity: wrongly admitted to the asylum
A cunning lunatic dupes the staff at a mental institution into taking his irate captor into the incurables ward instead of himself. Date: 1838

Background imageMistake Collection: Small dog alerts his mistress to her impending error

Small dog alerts his mistress to her impending error
Where are you going my pretty maid? - A small dog alerts his mistress to her impending error of choosing the wrong entrance to the public lavatories... Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMistake Collection: Humorous misprint in a car park, Cornwall

Humorous misprint in a car park, Cornwall
Humorous misprint in a Kerrier District Council car park, in the village of Tuckingmill, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageMistake Collection: Old Maid card game - Sorry, My Mistake

Old Maid card game - Sorry, My Mistake -- a bird thinks the pigs tail is a worm. circa 1950s

Background imageMistake Collection: The Comedy of Errors - title page

The Comedy of Errors - title page - exorcism scene. 1862

Background imageMistake Collection: A mistake on a high street shopfront - back to front sign

A mistake on a high street shopfront - back to front sign
A mistake on a high street shopfront - the new sign has been installed back to front!

Background imageMistake Collection: A Scotchman Visiting Monte Carlo by H M Bateman

A Scotchman Visiting Monte Carlo by H M Bateman
A Scotchman, ordered to the Riviera for his health, makes the mistake of visiting Monte Carlo by H M Bateman

Background imageMistake Collection: Ww1 Cartoon / Neutral 1916

Ww1 Cartoon / Neutral 1916
U-Boat Commander: " Sorry, I thought you were a neutral vessel..." Date: 22 June 1916

Background imageMistake Collection: Cartoon, The peaceful ex-scarecrow, WW1

Cartoon, The peaceful ex-scarecrow, WW1
Cartoon, the peaceful ex-scarecrow, a satirical comment on the mistake of believing in a peaceful relationship between France and Germany during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageMistake Collection: Music cover, Thats Where You Make the Mistake

Music cover, Thats Where You Make the Mistake, written and composed by G W Hunt, sung by George Leybourne. circa 1870

Background imageMistake Collection: Cartoon, A delivery mistake, WW1

Cartoon, A delivery mistake, WW1
Cartoon, a delivery mistake. A wooden crate supposedly containing 150 shells for the Western Front is found to contain a large, fashionable hat. Date: 1917

Background imageMistake Collection: Azurine, Dobule and Common Rudd

Azurine, Dobule and Common Rudd
Azurine and Dobule (both non-existent species), and a Common Rudd (Scardinius erythropthalmus, also known as Red Eye). Date: 1879

Background imageMistake Collection: Lady Arabellas Birthday Party

Lady Arabellas Birthday Party -- Linda and Nancy realise that the rich child (Lady Arabella) and the poor child (Betsy) have been accidentally swapped, and resolve to put things right. Date: 1940

Background imageMistake Collection: Lady Arabellas Birthday Party

Lady Arabellas Birthday Party -- little Lady Arabella, mistaken for Betsy, is unhappy in the herdsmans cottage, but nobody can understand why. Date: 1940

Background imageMistake Collection: Lady Arabellas Birthday Party

Lady Arabellas Birthday Party -- the screaming Betsy, at the castle and mistaken for Lady Arabella, is carried away from the party. Date: 1940

Background imageMistake Collection: Lodging House Keeper makes a slight descriptive error

Lodging House Keeper makes a slight descriptive error
Lodging-House Keeper (to professional lady) - " Which my usband, Miss, is one of the Virgins at the Cathedral!" Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMistake Collection: Hard Luck Sir - Young lad lets in a goal

Hard Luck Sir - Young lad lets in a goal
" Hard Luck Sir" - Young lad lets in a goal... Date: 1906

Background imageMistake Collection: Teddy bears looking for accomodation

Teddy bears looking for accomodation

Background imageMistake Collection: A Surgical Mix-Up

A Surgical Mix-Up
An awkward mistake in the operating theatre Date: 1907

Background imageMistake Collection: St Philomena / Epinal

St Philomena / Epinal
SAINT PHILOMENA Though much venerated by the Cure d Ars and others, this Roman martyr never lived - her supposed existence arose from an archeological mistake Date: NEVER

Background imageMistake Collection: French travel & transport poster

French travel & transport poster
Amusing poster issued by the French Ministry of Travel and Transport which appears to be advising intrepid aviators to plan their route in advance, or suffer the consequences

Background imageMistake Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Berlin

Lear / Nonsense / Berlin
There was an Old Person of Berlin, whose form was uncommonly thin; Till he once, by mistake, was mixed up in a cake, so they baked that Old Man of Berlin



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