Tumble Collection

Fox Hunting / Accident
A hunting accident - " A squire-trap, by jove", cries Mytton, " a little more and I should have done it" ! English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) takes a tumble

Skier Tumbles
A young girl takes a tumble whilst skiing. Date: circa 1912

Merthyr Tydfil boys playing
Two boys play on a bench above the steel works (now closed) at Merthyr Tydfil. Vintage black and white image. First published The Sunday Times c1989 1989

The Avalanche
This illustration shows a worker accidentally allowing a tumble of rocks fall down upon a gentleman walking below, was accompanied with a caption Don't be afraid, sir

Le Voeu Exauce Part 2
Part two of a pair of illustrations, which shows a finely dressed lady immersed in a plume of dust created by a motor vehicle roaring down the road

Regency designs for wooden chin pieces for falling animals
Regency designs for wooden chin pieces to protect animals when they fall, and to keep away boring Christians. The Puzzle for the Dog, The Puzzle for the Horse, The Puzzle for Turk, Frenchman, or

Regency man trying to stop a horse entering a tavern. Drinkers laugh at his struggles to control his horse, as a stage coach rides off in the distance. A Horse with a Nose

Poster, Veritas Mantles and Burners, British Made -- Gosh! them Veritas beat all. circa 1910

Home Sweet Home -- a tumble on the ice. (2 of 5) Date: circa 1890s

Futuristic powered roller skating
A vision of futuristic powered roller skating in the year 2000. Each skate has a motor attached. Unfortunately, it doesnt stop people falling over -- time to invent the airbag. Date: 1899

A Skiing mishap in Switzerland - a tumble down the slopes Date: 1912

Boys playing in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Getting the Wind up - Waverley Steps, Edinburgh, Scotland
Getting the Wind up - Pedestrians suffer the consequences of a sudden gust of Scottish wind on the Waverley Steps, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: circa 1930s

Lady Takes a Tumble / 1918
An elegant lady takes a rather less elegant tumble

Advertisement, Amazon 37 Drying Tumbler, manufactured by James Armstrong & Co Ltd, London. 1957

Snap Playing Card - Man skating, about to trip over another man who has fallen down. circa 1910s

Falling Off Scaffolding
A builder falls off scaffolding Date: 1906

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Rough and Tumble -- Tumble pulls Aunt Janes best hat out of its box, watched by Rough from under the bed. Date: circa 1910

Title page design by Cecil Aldin, Rough and Tumble, showing two Scots terriers, one white (Rough) and one black (Tumble), playing with their masters slipper. Date: circa 1910

Book cover design by Cecil Aldin, Rough and Tumble, showing two Scots terriers, one white (Rough) and one black (Tumble). Date: circa 1910

Five boys on a Balham street, SW London
Five boys in distress on a Balham street, SW London. They have just fallen off a plank of wood which they were using as an improvised slide. Date: circa 1961

Horse and rider tumbling over a fence
A horse takes a tumble over a fence and throws its rider whose top hat flies off. A nasty fall. Date: 1905

Forager the puppy sniffs at the Irish stew
Caught at last -- Forager the puppy sniffs at the Irish stew, onions and potatoes on a plate. Date: 1912

The story of a cold chicken and a hot wasp. Cartoon strip from Bonzos Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

Snow Babies - Tumbling Down by Dorothy Wheeler
A group of cute and surprised looking snow babies tumble from the sky as it begins to snow, grabbing at a gas street light as they pass. Date: c.1925

Snow babies - Snow Flakes by Dorothy Wheeler
A group of cute snow babies tumble from the sky as it begins to snow again over a cosy looking town. Date: c.1925

Foxhunting Humour - In the action
" Hullo, old chap, you look as if you d had sport! In at the kill?" " Well, no. I was in at the ditch and in a the river. We can t expect to be in everywhere." Date: 1902

Phanaeus vindex (Macleay), dung beetle
Top, lateral and underside views of a female dung beetle also called a tumble dung beetle by John Abbot

Skiing friends, 1930s
A group enjoy a day of skiing, although one woman appears to have taken a tumble. Date: 1930s

Tumble Drier 1974
A modern tumble drier. Date: 1974

Cirque Napoleon Clowns
Les clowns du Cirque- Napoleon, Paris Date: 1860

He fell through to the path
A rotund gentleman takes a tumble. Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Katergy by George Studdy
Bonzo shows the practical application of the word " katergy" which burst upon the astonished world in a scientific address given by Dr. F. C

Beechers Brook
A horse and his rider take a tumble at the infamous Beechers Brook on the Grand National course at Aintree

Gone Around / Holiday
A horse and jockey take a tumble at the water jump on the Grand National course at Aintree in Liverpool, showing that its any horses race

Acrobatic Ladies Footy
A woman in blue kicks the ball whilst opposing players tumble around her

Crinoline Difficulties
A lady falls dramatically onto the road having had trouble in squeezing her crinoline through the tight entrance of a London bus. Print title: Crinoline Difficulties

Crinoline Bus Accident
A lady wearing a large crinoline knocks over a man as she attempts to board a London bus. Two ladies in bonnets look on in amazement. Title: Cause and Effect

Jericho Walls Tumble
When the Israelites walk around the walls of Jericho blowing trumpets, the city walls start to crumble and fall down

Jack and Jill take a tumble on the hill
Jack and Jill take a tumble on their way down the hill -- the water is spilt and Jack injures his head

Ice Skating Tumble 1886
Two boys collide on the ice

Jack and Jill / Crane
Here are Jack and Jill, depicted just a moment before the disastrous fall in which both of them tumble, requiring them to receive first aid of vinegar and brown paper

Jack and Jill Tumble
Jack and Jill, having fetched their pail of water, come tumbling down the hillside

Girl with Dog / J Lawson
A little girl plays with her building blocks which tumble to the floor, proving that construction should be left to the boys

Sack Racers
These contestants in a sack race are enclosed in neck-high sacks, preventing the use of the arms should they stumble or tumble

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