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Fat Lucy MooreLucy Moore, the American Fat Girl, weighs 292 kg (46 stone) and is still growing. Where will it end ?
The Fat Boy of Peckham and his fatherJohn Trundley, or sometimes, Trunley (1898 - 1944), known as the Fat Boy of Peckham appearing with his father on the front cover of The Tatler magazine in 1903 when he was aged five
Bathing / Rowlandson 1803Glowcocks Bagnio
Eating Well (Roubille)Fat man eating a good meal. - After a good tuck-in, life doesn t seem so bad, after all
Brighton Winkle StallQueueing up at a winkle stall in Brighton, Sussex, England. Winkles are eaten with a pin, to winkle them out of their shells. Date: mid 1960s
Broken down Power BoatA balding, overweight middle- aged man attempts to mend his power boat engine! Date: 1960s
Lighthouse Water SupplyJoyce pumps water from a pump operated tap for her bath at a lighthouse. It seems a lot of trouble, but traipsing up and down the steps with buckets of hot water sure keeps her fit! Date: 1940s
Virgin IslandersA jolly-looking middle aged couple of West Indian Virgin Islanders at the market on Tortola, Virgin Islands, West Indies. Date: late 1960s
Slimmer Extraordinaire! Before & AfterBefore & After - the remarkable results of going on a diet and how it affects ones choice of corset.... circa 1909
A Pressing EngagementGentleman demonstrating a simple device for the correction of neglected figures in time for the dancing season. Illustration by William Heath Robinson
Chesterton / Van Fair 1912GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON English journalist and writer
Arthur Orton / Vfair 1871Arthur Orton, who claimed to be sir Roger Doughty Tichborne, but couldn t persuade the courts to agree with him
Studying Paris Menu 1874A rather portly customer studies the menu in a Paris restaurant
Comic Postcard / Ma DivingDear Ma is diving! - An overweight woman dives into the sea in her striped bathing costume