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Rejected by the inventions board

"Rejected by the inventions board. VII -The Gallipoli Shell-Diverter for returning the Enemy's Fire" There were other theatres of war besides he Western Front, and after the disastrous landings at Gallipoli off the Dardanelles strait, the soldiers were force to dig trenches there too. Blistering heat in the summer led to disease, and dysentery killed more men than did bullets. Heath Robinson remembered the soldiers who fought at Gallipoli in his "Rejected by the Inventions Board" series, although this time his contraptions are scattering Turkish soldiers wearing fez hats, rather than Germans in their Pickelhaube helmets. Date: 1916

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Drunken man staggering home - about to hit lampost

Racing Illustrated - "Some delay at the post!" - a gentleman who has had a serious session at the Old Blue Bell (see 10909661) endeavours to make his way home. He has so far shed both shoes and is about to have a close encounter with a lamppost, which he appears to believe is his front door. Two young street urchins are not pretending to hide their amusement at his predicament. Date: 1904

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(The Morning After of a Faun) 'Le Lendemain d'un Faune' (or

(The Morning After of a Faun) 'Le Lendemain d'un Faune' (or, 'What an Afternoon') - The Great success of the new ballet 'L'Apres-Midi d'un Faune' in which the faun, failing to abduct the nymph herself, has to be content with her wrap, has suggested a sequel - wherein M. Nijinsky is made to account for his theft in the usual way. The Policeman is calling on a bad line (to his Chief) who can't quite understand whether he is saying 'Faune' or 'Phone' !!! Date: 1913

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