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Heath Robinson automated Dining Room without servants 1 of 4Heath Robinson Does Away with Servants - Patent Applied for by " The Sketch" in the Dining-Room. A family at their dining table, which is a typically Heath Robinson design
David Wright woman in short black underslipElegant woman with red hair, wearing a short black, semi-transparent underslip. She is sitting on the edge of her dressing table, loosening her hair
Suffragette Board Game PANK-A-SQUITHA suffragette board game called Pank-A-Squith which was first advertised in the pages of Votes for Women, October 1909. It was described as a highly artistic TABLE GAME that helps to spread
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLarenKing Arthur welcomes the Green Knight into the Banqueting Hall and invites him to dismount and eat with the company. Everyone is amazed to see the unexpected visitor
Middlesex Hospital entrance, Mortimer Street, LondonMiddlesex Hospital main entrance hall, Mortimer Street, London. Date: circa 1910s
Bill Sykes (Barnard)Bill Sykes sits at a table with a bottle of booze while his dog Bullseye cowers against the wall, afraid of being hit
Playing Table Tennis - Edwardian - EtiquetteI am not sure whether it is my turn. (to write the postcard or to serve!!) A smart Gentleman makes a courteous enquiry to his glamorous young female table tennis companion. Date: circa 1904
Geological crosssection through the Earths crust.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLarenThe Green Knight rides over the bridge into Camelot Castle on New Years Day. He will set King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table a special challenge
The PootersMr. and Mrs. Charles Pooter and their son Lupin
Flower in her Hair by David WrightLovely pin-up by David Wright depicting a slender woman in a strapless black evening dress at her dressing table fixing a flower into her swept up hair. c.1950
Emerald Tablet, Smaragdine Table or Tabula Smaragdina. Work attributed to the legendary alchemist Hermes Trismegistus who summarizes the process Magnum Opus or Great work for the creation of
Early view of Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa with Table Mountain in the (shrouded in cloud) in the background. Date: circa 1920s
Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Engraving. ColoredSaint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Spanish friar of DIscalced Carmelite Order. Engraving. Colored
A Little Impression by H. M. BatemanSomeone elses table - a little impression, by H. M. Bateman. A game of billiards descends into raucous laughter as one player accidentally rips a hole in the green baize. Date: 1918
Bar in the Adlon Hotel, Berlin, Germany. Date: 1930
Bosch, Hieronymus Van Aeken, called (1450-1516). Table of the Seven Deadly Sins. 1475 - 1480. Flemish art. Oil on wood. SPAIN. Madrid. Prado Museum
Fire Station Billiards Room
Dressmakers workshopStaff in the workroom of a dressmaker or outfitter. Clothes in various stages of completion are on dummies. The employees (all female apart from a solitary man with a tape measure around his neck)
The Toast by William Heath RobinsonA charming and detailed scene showing a large extended family, or possibly group of villagers drinking a toast around a large table groaning with delicious fruit pies, turkey, jelly, soup
WOMAN / MAKE-UP 1926An attractive woman in a white dress, making up her face at her dressing table
Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - JanuaryJANUARY The Duc de Berry at table, surrounded by courtiers Date: 1409 - 1487
Men playing billiards in a club. Date: circa 1910s
Cats enjoying a party on a Christmas cardA family of cats enjoying a party on a Christmas card, by Louis Wain. Date: circa 1900s
The Descent of Queen Elizabeth II. Family TreeA genealogical table of the descent of Queen Elizabeth II. Bordering it are photographs of historically correct reproductions of the Crowns of Estate from William I to Charles I
English Rose Corsetry advertisementAdvert for the new corselette from English Rose corsetry, exquisitely styled and entirely without bones. It is described as a corselette with wired
BIG CHEESECheese weighing 1000 pounds (lbs) given as a gift to King George III in 1793 from the Duchy of Chester. Presumably a Cheshire cheese? Two men stand by to give an idea of scale
Wodehouse / Jeeves / WoosterFront cover of Piccadilly Jim, showing a couple playing footsie beneath the dining table
Irish gentleman in a whisky bar in Dublin prison, 1821Irish gentleman in Croftons whisky and beer bar in Dublin prison, 1821. Bankrupt Brian Boru with his friends in the taproom drinking with criminals and debtors. The Tap in Sheriffs Prison
On the rails at Goodwood by Howard K ElcockAn illustration showing how the Goodwood meeting at the end of the Season was as much a picnic party as a race meeting, with smart spectators enjoying a picnic lunch
Pifco electric vibratory massagerBeauty that is yours sincerely: 1950s electric vibratory massager, claiming to help you keep slim and trim, promotes a healthy scalp, affords relief for tired feet and many muscular aches and pains
Silhouette of a local squire and his dogSilhouette of a local squire having a drink in his local pub, with his dog at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer
Christmas Day in the WorkhouseIllustration and opening verses of In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse, written by George R Sims in 1877
Black Waiter with Thanksgiving TurkeyA jovial black waiter in America raises aloft the Thanksgiving Turkey on this Greetings card
1960S KitchenA classic kitchen, with a dresser, folding table, gas cooker with whistle kettle, trendy floor tiles and various types of kitchenalia
Roman orgy to celebrate the SaturnaliaRoman men and women having an orgy to celebrate the Saturnalia, held in honour of the god Saturn. Date: circa 1st century
Signing of the Armistice, Compiegne, France, WW1Signing of the Armistice in the carriage of Marshal Fochs private train, Compiegne, France, marking the end of the First World War. Illustration by F Chamouin. 1918
Lady Laverys sitting roomA corner of a room belonging to Hazel, Lady Lavery, wife of the society portrait painter, Sir John Lavery. Hazel was strongly connected with Ireland
The Dining Hall of Balliol College, Oxford University circa 1910s
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, Sherlock HolmesThe Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Norwood Builder, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " A wild-eyed
Roulette, The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USARoulette table at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 1940s
Cover design, Western Airways timetableCover design, Western Airways summer timetable, showing a map with destinations: Manchester, Birmingham, Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol, Weston, Barnstaple, Newquay and Penzance. 1939
Silhouette of men in a pubThe Lads of the Village -- silhouette of men enjoying a drink of beer in their local pub. An advertisement for Worthington beer
Stuffed Kittens LunchStuffed animals sit around a tiny table eating and drinking at the Walter Potter Museum, Jamaica Inn, London, sadly sold off and disbanded in 2003. Date: 1960s
Genealogical Table - Queen Elizabeth IIA genealogical table or family tree showing Queen Elizabeth IIs descent from the Norman, Anglo-Saxon and Scottish Kings, and the Duke of Edinburghs descent from Harold, last of the Anglo-Saxon kings
Markham Colliery, MiningMarkham Colliery near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. A smiling coal miner stands in front of a production table notice, which states target, and actual outputs
Boating off Cape Town, South AfricaA superb view of yachting in Table Bay off Cape Town, South Africa, with the imposing outline of Table Mountain, shrouded in mist, in the background
Christmas Eve - about 1460 by Pauline BaynesChristmas Eve, as celebrated in 1460 with children bringing in holly and the Yule Log to be lit on Christmas Day, and other joining in a last minute carol practice