Version Collection (page 9)

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

Striped Pyjamas
A young woman with stylish short hair wears a pair of short-sleeved pyjamas - a feminine version of the classic mens striped p.j s

Father in Fairytale
A father is surprised when his son and daughter bring home a handful of beans (possibly a German version of Jack and the Beanstalk)

Chevrotain (Bewick)
Bewick thought the Chevrotain, or little Guinea Deer, was an antelope, but it is today recognised as a small version of the musk-deer. The Meminna beside it is from Sri Lanka

Harry Brodribb Irving
HARRY BRODRIBB IRVING, in the stage version of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Son of Sir Henry Irving, went into acting and theatre management on his own account

Chunnel / Italian Version
An Italian conception of the Channel Tunnel

Marriott Project 1869
Marriotts aerial steam carriage, Avitor, was successfully tested in model form, but alas, no full-size version was constructed, this is an imaginary scene

Costume / Women 1813
A Frenchwoman, towards the end of the Napoleonic Wars, wears a hat which echoes the helmets of the officers she admires. Late C19th version of early C19th dress

Pauline Chase as Pan
Pauline Chase in the stage version of Peter Pan. Chase was J. M. Barries favourite actress for playing the part of the lovable tomboy

William Gillette / Actor
William Gillette: American actor; best known for his dramatisation & portrayal of Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes, as seen here in the 1899 stage version

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