Useless Collection

1923 German Hyperinflation
A boy and men with a pile of useless Deutsch mark banknotes as hyperinflation hits Germany in 1923

Dornier Do-X Photo 1
First built in 1929, only three of these useless 12- motor flying boats are built, two of them bought in 1931 by the Italian Air Force : here moored on lake Como. Date: 1932

Man in the Kitchen C1905
Letting your husband loose in the kitchen can be very risky; here, a pot boils over, eggshells litter the floor, and the cat laps spilt milk

Western Scene, Useless To resist
A wartime illustration depicting a western scene in which a cowboy is held up gunpoint upon his horse. Date: circa 1940s

Comic postcard, Conductor and band Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Call yourself a man? I d make a better man than you with a Do It Yourself kit! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Call yourself a man? I d make a better man than you with a Do It Yourself kit! Date: 20th century

Tower Bridge - the High Road and the Low Road
The High Road and the Low Road: a striking view of the Tower Bridge and its useless superway. The high level footway of Tower Bridge, London

United States Air Force - Lockheed F-4 Lightning 41-2145
United States Air Force - Lockheed F-4-1-LO Lightning 41-2145 Foto Jo, call-sign A45, of the 9th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron / 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Barrackpur, India

Pattern 1796 Heavy Cavalry Troopers sword, 1814 (c); blade is stamped with the makers name, I Gill; the original hatchet blade made this Pattern useless for thrusting

Comic postcard, Woman annoyed with husband for his lack of knowledge Date: 20th century

American anti-gambling cartoon
An American anti-gambling cartoon, showing a Rum-Soaked Old Sport sitting at a table. The verse below ends: It would be very hard to find / A more worthless, useless sample of mankind. Date: 1906

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany - Caricature
Savage caricature of (useless) son of German Kaiser Wilhelm II, Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany (Friedrich Wihelm von Preussen - 1882-1951)

Dornier Do-X Photo 2
Before the launch : the mighty but useless 12-motor flying boat on a trolley at the factory at Altenrhein. Only three are built, two of them bought by Italy in 1931. Date: 1929

Cartoon, The useless trap, WW1
Cartoon, The useless trap. Kaiser Wilhelm asks Chancellor Bethmann if he thinks the enemy will recognise his dove, which is really a two-headed eagle with white feathers. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Pantagruels victorious return to the court of Gargantua, after extirpating the Soup Meagres of Bouille Land, by James Gillray

Bonzo Finds a Brolly No Earthly by George Studdy
Bonzo Finds a Brolly No Earthly (ie no earthly use), probably because he is sitting on top of it rather than under it. Date: 1923

Cartoon, A Friend at Last, WW1
Cartoon, A Friend at Last. A German cavalryman says to a British slacker who hasn t yet joined the armed forces: Thanks, mein friendt! Your neutrality in the war is most helpful to me

Cartoon, Polish view of German reservists, WW1
Cartoon depicting a satirical Polish view of the German reservist army (or Landsturm) with makeshift weapons including pitchforks during the First World War. Date: September 1914

Jean Ant. Rossignol
JEAN ANTOINE ROSSIGNOL French jeweler turned revolutionary, brave but stupid, useless as a soldier so turned to plotting, unsuccessful, condemned and died in exile in Madagascar. Date: 1759 - 1802

Meadowsweet is a common fen plant, normally found growing amongst other tall herbs. From June to October it is covered in clumps of small, sweet- smelling white flowers. Date: 1930s

Hopeless Plumber - Flooded House
" What is home without a Plumber." He leaves the water tap runnning... A family wakes up in the morning to discover that the rather hopeless plumber

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