Quirky Collection

Acme Moustache Guard
The 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!

Bermuda - Humorous Greetings Postcard - Onion
Blessed is the man who comes to Bermuda (The modern paradise) And is tempted to eat a sweet onion instead of a forbidden apple

16th century red and yellow Jesters Cap costume map of the world
16th century Jesters Cap map of the world 1590

Adobe House - Mexico - Bake Ovens and Mules
A rather smart Georgian style sash window rather remarkably set into the wall of an Mexican Adobe mud brick house with a pair of bake ovens (and a pair of mules) in front. Date: circa 1910s

Common Raccoon - adult female, begging for food (Procyon lotor). Zoo in Ekaterinburg, Urals, Russia

Railway Tunnel House
A quirky house, built over a railway tunnel at Clayton, Sussex, England. Date: early 1930s

Electric Rail Dinner
Still another use for electricity: a miniature railway that brings food from the pantry to the table, removing the need for contact with troublesome servants

CAT - Persian cat in hat and tie

In The Quartermaster's Stores
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for In The Quartermaster's Stores, words and music adapted by Box, Cox and Bert Read

Review Costumes
A series of illustrations showing characters wearing quirky costumes. Date: circa 1901

Map of Scottish Car Rally
A map by A. E. Taylor showing the itinerary and some of the incidents of the Scottish Motor Rally of 1933. Date: 1933

Stanley Lupino (1893-1942) came from a celebrated theatrical family. His career embraced acting, dancing, writing and directing. Date: circa 1932

Sporting Curiosities
Golfers in North Carolina wagering that they won't be put off their game when accompanied by musicians and dancing caddies

Advert for Kershaw's Binoculars
Advert for Kershaw's Sportsman Binoculars - worn like spectacles. Date: 1939

A curious old blacksmiths shop and cottage, decorated with dozens of deers antlers, Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland. Date: 1950s

LION IN PASSENGER SEAT
One way to avoid being stopped for speeding is to have a large lion in the passenger seat... Date: 1909

Man diving and swimming
The Art of Diving and Swimming - various diving positions, various swimming strokes Date: circa 1900

Large Hollow Tree Trunk - Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada, British Columbia. Date: 1914

Bottlenose Dolphin - listening to music with headphones - underwater - with air bubbles (Tursiops truncatus). Digitally manipulated image

Costume / Seal Gloves 1935
Schiaparelli design: seal fur gloves, cellophane blouse, long light coloured coat with piped seams, velvet hat with aigrette & snood & a handbag with a lock shaped clasp. Date: 1935

Bottlenose Dolphin - two, smiling (Tursiops truncatus)

Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Anato Hayes - Odditorium
Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Human Automobile Tyre - Wilber H. Roden ( Edema ) is inflated with an ordinary air pump to three times his normal size! Odditorium at The New York Worlds Fair of 1940

Fur Coat & Hat 1930S
A diagonal plaid / check dress worn with a 3/4 length coat in grey fur & a tall, brimless hat with a flared crown trimmed in the same fur

VICTORY AT PORTSMOUTH
Members of the International Postal Conference visiting Admiral Nelsons ship the " Victory" at Portsmouth. Date: 1920s

Persian Cat wearing red Father Christmas hat and red bow tie in a basket

Hat designs inspired by Tatlers Eve, WW1
A variety of flamboyant and quirky hat designs available from Maison Lewis, inspired by the character Eve, The Tatler magazines fictional gossip columnist

BATH CHAIR BOAT
An unconventional bath chair boat, operated by levers. Date: early 1930s

Amusing Chain Lampost
A curious and amusing chain lampost at Wittenhall, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Catch of Giant Pike near Port Washington, Ohio, USA
Catch of (quite unbelievable!) Giant Pike near Port Washington, Ohio, USA Date: circa 1916

Tennis Humour - Postcard
I can see you do try to keep your end up! Date: circa 1930s

Mr C G Barr, champion paper tearer
The champion paper tearer of the world, Mr C. G. Barr of Seattle, Washington with some examples of his work. Date: 1904

Fashions of the future as predicted in 1930
An idea of what the girls of the future will look like according to C. B. Cochrans 1930 Revue shown in Manchester and the West End

There was an old man with a gong
This photograph is reminiscent of the Edward Lear nonsense poem. An old man with a long beard sits inside a small hut with a gong hanging from the door

The Tatler Front Cover 1955
Illustrated front cover of The Tatlers Motor Show Number showing a quirky selection of vintage cars

Basket Carring Race
An amazing Basket Carriers Race, Herne Hill, south London, England

Diving Suit Struggle
A German underwater photographer struggles to get into his rubber diving suit, with a little help from his friends. Date: 1930s

Sphinx Petrol Pump
A curious Sphinx petrol pump at a London garage during World War Two

Facial Mud Pack for Man
Suits you, sir A chap seeking masculine good looks has a facial mud pack applied, and dried, at a London beauty parlour

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