Problem Collection (page 2)

A Weighty Problem Date: 1950

FALL / ENGLISH SPRINGER / 24
LAYERSTOKE PROBLEM lying down Owner: ? Date: 1924

SOCIAL / HUSBAND & WIFE SOCIAL / HUSBAND & WIFE
Husband and wife discuss a problem Date: 1884

Cartoon, The Live Shell (Gladstone and Salisbury)
Cartoon, The Live Shell (Which of em will throw it overboard?) William Gladstone and Lord Salisbury depicted as sailors, with the Irish question about to explode on the deck of their ship. Date: 1886

THE MAGNETIC POLE
Determining the MAGNETIC POLE as opposed to the geographical pole - a problem scientists were well aware of in the 17th century Date: circa 1680

MISTRESS AND SERVANTS
The mistress of the house is dismayed by the aggravations, tribulations, vexations and irritations caused by her servants... Date: 1849

THE CAT DID IT
The cat did it ! The cats are to blame for every breakage... Date: 1849

LEAK DISTURBS FAMILY
Family disturbed by water leaking from upstairs Date: C.1860

Anti-German cartoon, map of Europe, WW1
The tailors of strafe street. An anti-German cartoon showing the German Kaiser Wilhelm II and his son, Crown Prince Wilhelm, in a tailors shop during the First World War

Four types of old cottage and house construction: including timber framing, wattle and daub, lath and plaster, stone construction and brick construction

The great fear of the period That Uncle Sam may be swallowed by foreigners : The problem solved. A one panel, three scene cartoon showing, in the first scene

The Housing Problem by Fred Buchanan
A bulldog looks in dismay at a kennel which is quite obviously too small for him, a satirical comment on the homes " fit for heroes" promise following World War I

Woman pushing a car along a road to get the engine started. Date: circa 1960s

Wild Life on the Western Front - Rats in the Trenches
Rats grown to aldermanic size pictured scuttling around the trenches on the Western Front. The vermin were a perennial problem during the conflict. Date: 1917

The Communication Trench by Bruce Bairnsfather
The Communication Trench PROBLEM - Whether to walk along the top and risk it, or do another mile of this A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916

Merryweather Fire King steam pump and crew, Southwark HQ. In 1899 Merryweather modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle, and thus Londons first non-horse-drawn fire engines arrived

Problem of Lemuria
The location of Lemuria : Lewis Spences suggestion

Scene from Shakespeares Measure for Measure. circa early 19th century

Suffragette Female Agitator
One solution for dealing with the problem of the Female Agitator. Hang a lump of cheese around her neck, tie her hands behind her back and introduce a hungry rodent

Trying to drive a car off St Ives beach
People trying to drive a car off St Ives beach. circa 1950

Isabella, by Francis W Topham (from Measure for Measure). 1888

His Waterloo by H M Bateman, The Foreman of a crazy-pavement enterprise comes up against a frightful problem. A pavement tile with straight sides, a square of perfect proportions

Ox transport on bank of Lumi River, East Africa, WW1
The steep banks of the Lumi River in East Africa caused problems for ox transport during WW1. 1916

Captain Percy Scott. Part of Box 104 Boswell collection.Sir Percy Moreton Scott, 1st Baronet KCB KCVO LL.D (10 July 1853 18 October 1924)

Alhazens problem from Atlantic Codex (Codex Atlanticus) by Leonardo da Vinci. The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Cartoon, Walking past an accident. Its a housemaid who was hit by a taxi. Oh, as if the servant problem wasn t bad enough already ! Date: 1919

The Recruiting Problem Solved, by Bairnsfather
The Recruiting Problem Solved " It strikes me, Bert, that if they combed this mud out they might get a few more men" A cartoon in The Bystander by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather featuring his

Spanish refugees in Gibraltar are given a meal of soup and bread by local boy scouts after crossing the frontier from Spain, 4 February 1965. Although Spanish-speaking, their passports are British

Suffragette A Suffrage Problem. A couple in bed, husband holds up a pair of trousers. The burning question is, who wears them?? Date: circa 1908

The Food Problem, WW1 cartoon by Fish
Professor of Economics (to Hostess): Pardon! - my bread, I believe. Polite society begin to squablle over portions as food shortages take hold in the latter part of the First World War. Date: 1917

British vehicle stuck in mud, Western Front, WW1
A British vehicle stuck in the mud after a thaw on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Vehicle stuck in mud after heavy rain, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers with a vehicle stuck in the mud on a road after heavy rain, Western Front, World War One. Date: circa 1916

The cottage problem: the need for sociability. How to erect eight houses with their garden plots. Two designs, ensuring adequate light and space, and a pleasant external appearance. 1914

Mine problem in North Sea by G. H. Davis
The mine problem in the North Sea. The mine layer at work, showing the way in which the mine is held below the water and how it is exploded by a passing ship

Suit to prevent pilot blackout by G. H. Davis
Beating the fighter pilots problem: a suit to prevent blackout. Details of the American Berger G2 suit, designed to keep pilots conscious in high-speed air battles during the Second World War

Coping with effects of bomb blast by G. H. Davis
The effects of bomb blast: how research and experiment have helped to cope with this vital problem during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Flying at the speed of sound by G. H. Davis
Flying at the speed of sound: radical aircraft conceptions in a new era of aeronautics. Explanatory drawings showing how the problem of compressibility is being tackled

Big gun with tractor in difficulties, Western Front, WW1
A big gun with a tractor which has got into difficulties on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Getting quickly on deck from cabins by G. H. Davis
The difficulty of getting quickly on deck from cabins: the maze inside a modern liner. A suggested illuminated sign, and a photograph of the newly designed Gaskin Hart lifeboat at the West India

Speed controversy and ship losses by G. H. Davis
Faster or slower cargo ships? Some of the outstanding features in the speed controversy over ship losses during the Second World War

War in the stratosphere by G. H. Davis
War in the stratosphere: some problems presented by the enigma of flight miles above the earth during the Second World War. The immediate and vital concern of flying experts all over the world

Business card design, woman with clothes
Business card design, depicting a young woman in a yellow underslip, wondering where to put all her clothes. Date: 20th century

A congested street scene in Shoreditch, London
Swarming with people - and children whose only playground is the pavement - this was a typical street scene in Shoreditch where homelessness and the housing problem was at its worst in the capital

Car problems

LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engine
The Fire King was manufactured by Merryweather of Greenwich. The London Fire Brigade purchased the Fire King, one of the first going to Whitefriars fire station

Hugh O Neills War Aims
Earl of Tyrone, Hugh O Neills War Aims, November 1599, p2 of 3 Date: 1599

1607 Proclamation
Proclamation of the Lord Deputy and Council, November 1607 restoring the lands and titles of Earl Tyrone and Tirconnel and pardoning them for treason Date: 1607

Letter from Sir John Davies
A letter from Sir John Davies to Lord Salisbury, 12 September 1607 on the state of Ireland Date: 12th September 1607

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