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Poster advertising silent film, Les Ailes (Wings)
Poster advertising the French version of an American silent film, Les Ailes (Wings), by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Llasky, set during the First World War. circa 1920s

L Wain. Mother Goose
Mother Goose -- a cat version. circa early 20th century

L Wain. Little Miss Muffett
Little Miss Muffet -- a cat version. circa early 20th century

L Wain. Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard -- a cat version. circa early 20th century

The $100, 000 Typewriter - 1728 times larger than the standard Underwood (weight 14 tons) - exhibited at the Underwood Exhibit, The Palace of Liberal Arts, The Panama-Pacific Exposition

Magyar Wild Hunt
Der Weg des Csaba - Magyar horsemen of Hungary ride through the night sky in their version of the Wild Hunt Date: medieval

HARRISONs NO 5
Harrisons number 5 timekeeper or chronometer for finding longitude (an improved version of the number 4). Date: circa 1760

Nuits de Folies at the London Casino
Programme cover for Nuits de Folies at the London Casino, London, 1937, a version of Clifford Fischers French Casino show from NYC Date: 1937

Proposed design for new Hastings Union workhouse
Proposed design by the architect P.H. Tree for a new union workhouse at Hastings, Sussex. The building actually erected was a rather scaled-down version of Trees design

Advert for Chaplin in The Gold Rush
Advertisement for a showing in March 1943 in East London, South Africa, of the release of a new version of " The Gold Rush" starring and directed by Charlie Chaplin with a musical score

Pauline Frederick, American Actress
PAULINE FREDERICK American actress -- she has signed the portrait in red lipstick on the right, and added an impression of her own lips in the lower left corner

Music cover for Jetty Treffz Popular Song, Trab, Trab, or The Ride, as sung at Her Majestys Concerts. With the original German words and an English version by Count de Horsey

A Night to Remember, film studio scene
An artists colour sketch of a film studio scene for the 1958 film, A Night to Remember, starring Kenneth More, based on the Titanic disaster of 1912

The Super Sports
An exaggerated version of a sports car driving through busy London streets

The Show Boat. By Jorgen Myller
Stylised illustration by Jorgen Myller showing a couple punting on a river. The male characters outfit is an exaggerated version of what typical upper class men, particularly students

The Hiker & Camper, 1933
Front cover of The Hiker and Camper, the thirties magazine devoted to outdoor pursuits. Red version

Clarissa Harlowe
Mlle Marthe as Clarissa in a French stage version of the novel

Leclanche Electric Cell
LECLANCHE CELL An early version of the battery invented by Georges Leclanche, made up of zinc in an ammonium chloride solution

Fable / Lion & Gnat
THE LION AND THE GNAT Human version of animal fable: a prince who despised a mere peasant is now at his mercy, pummelled by stones thrown from the mans sling

Fable / the Two Doves
THE TWO DOVES (human version of animal fable): A couple love each other, but the young man wants to see the world; he is pleaded with and warned of the dangers facing him

Fable / the Two Cocks
THE TWO COCKS (Human Version of animal fable): two men fight over a woman; the victors arrogance in his triumph leads finally to his defeat

An electric portable cleaner
Domestic vacuum cleaners began to appear in households from around 1907. This particular version seems ahead of its time

Short Scion Senior
Essentially a half-size version of the Empire class, the Scion is produced in landplane and seaplane versions, as a medium-size passenger carrier

The twisted bow of the Storstad, after the collison with the
The twisted bow of the Storstad, pictured after the collision with the Empress of Ireland. Important evidence for the inquiry

Matthauphone (Glasses)
The MATTAUPHONE of M. Mattau of Brussels is simply his version of the glass harmonica in which glasses are filled with liquid to varying depths, then struck

Andre Brule / Actor / C20Th
Andre Brule as Arsene Lupin, in the stage version of Maurice Leblancs book

Wizard of Oz / Shoes
Dorothy holds up the silver shoes which later become ruby slippers in the film version of this story

Thumbkinetta / Thumbelina
Thumbkinetta (Thumbelina in this version) says Yes in answer to the Princes question

Woman Checks Makeup 1928
A woman checks her makeup in a mirror: initial idea in watercolour (for final version, see picture 10031680)

Poil De Carotte Despres
Suzanne Despres in the stage version of the story in 1894

Queen of Scots Escapes
Mary Queen of Scots escapes from Loch Leven Castle (vignette version)

Faust, Marguerite on Film
The beautiful Camilla Horn as Marguerite listens doubtingly to the promises of Wilhelm Dieterle, as Faust, in a German film version of the Faust legend

The Toilette of Salome (Second Version). An illustration from Salome by Oscar Wilde, 1894. Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898)

Zeppelin Lz-2 (Cig. Card)
ZEPPELIN LZ-2 A modified version of the original LZ-1

Nulli Secundus Airship
A modified version of the Nulli Secundus, intended for military use

Tissandier Airship 1
Gaston and Albert TISSANDIERs first project for a dirigible powered by electricity : a modified version flew two years later

Valve Trumpet on its Own
The VALVE TRUMPET is a sophisticated version of the Natural Trumpet, and is the form generally used

Dinner Jacket Suit 1938
A Dinner Jacket suit - a more casual version of dress suit consisting of a short jacket fastening edge to edge with a single button. Worn with wing collar & black tie

Cenerentola / Cinderella
CENERENTOLA (the Italian version of the Cinderella story) The Prince and the Fairy

Merryweather Fire Engine
One of two motor fire engines completed by Merryweathers in 1927. This vehicle is a six- wheeled version, with a Hatfield pump capable of delivering 400 gal a minute

Where are you Going Bell
Where are you going to, my pretty maid ? - in this version, its a soldier doing the asking

Green Gravel / Greenaway
All around the green gravel the grass is so green and all the pretty maids are fit to be seen - slightly different words from the usual version

Discussing US Football
American version of a Chester or Chesterfield overcoat. This is a restrained model with fly-front & without a velvet collar. Worn with trousers with turn-ups & half-boots

Bastardized Chesterfield
Don t mess with a classic! Ameican version of a fly- fronted Chesterfield overcoat with velvet collar & enormous patch pockets said to give it a snappy quality!

French Steam Carriage
Many designers believe steam is the best propulsive power for road vehicles, and this device by Dion Bouton and Trepardoux is simply a road version of a rail locomotive

Opposing the Martians
76-year old William Dock stands ready to hold off the Martians in his farm near Grovers Mill - location of the dramatised version, in the Mercury Theatre broadcast

Atlas Holds up Heavens
The Titan Atlas supports the Heavens on his shoulders (other versions have him holding up the world, but this is probably the original version)

LADIES STRIPED P. J S
A young woman sat on a bannister with her legs outstretched wears a pair of short-sleeved pyjamas - a feminine version of the classic mens striped p.j s

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