Ww Ii Collection (page 15)

Happy days in peace time / W H Robinson
A Utopian world envisaged by Mr William Heath Robinson for post war Britain. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Hand knitteds conserve coupons
Instructions on how to make a ribbed sweater with peep bo front, and a green jerkin with full pink sleeves and detachable dicky-collar

Help for Taxi drivers / W H Robinson
Post War Britain - social reform. A kind hearted lady takes a taxi driver for a ride in his own taxi, at her own expense. Please note

Reading mirror / W H Robinson
A useful mechanical aid for reading the newspaper or magazine of the person in front of you on the bus or tube, without bothering them

Keep cheerful ! / W H Robinson
Advise for post War Britain - Take your troubles cheerfully - even after being knocked to your feet bay a passing speeding car

Gifts for vagrants / W H Robinson
Post War Britain - Making the best of an unpleasant necessity. A tramp is offered a cigar by two friendly smiling policeman so that he may move

Revolving table seat / W H Robinson
Post War Britain. When each of these card players experiences a dull moment in their game, they can swivel on their revolving seat

Brightening up Trafalgar Square / W H Robinson
Post War Britain - Social amenities. One of Edwin Landseers Lions in Trafalgar Square would make the perfect spot for a bar, to brighten up the place

Police introduction service / W H Robinson
Post war Britain will be such a pleasant place to live that even policemen will be able to find time to introduce total strangers in the park. who may otherwise be too shy themselves

Legless bridge table / W H Robinson
Post War Britain - Social reform. A legless bridge table, kept in place instead by four balloons, hovers, allowing a more intimate game to be played

Automatic back massager / W H Robinson
Post War Britain: Health and happiness at home. A design based on bicycle mechanics, with seats, pedals and chain, enabling the user to massage his own back; the prelude to a hard days work

Introduction robot / W H Robinson
Post War Britain - Social amenities. The penny-in-the-slot introduction machine for introducing strangers to one another in the park

Auto hat-raiser / W H Robinson
Post War Britain - Dress reform. The automatic hat raiser, for popular people...pure Heath Robinson! Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Bathroom exercise / W H Robinson
Post War Britain: Health and happiness at home. Bathroom exercise for training the legs for running to the station in the morning

Lawn mower protector / W H Robinson
Magnetic device for protecting your mower from shrapnel on the lawn. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Bones Wanted for Salvage - World War II poster
Ministry of Information poster during World War Two encouraging people to save bones for salvage

Zip opening letterbox / W H Robinson
Post War Town planning. The new Zip opening letterbox for taking all sizes of letters. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Road crossing / W H Robinson
Post War Town planning. Safe road crossing for pedestrians, by means of a cradle and winch. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Unobtrusive Sunday drinking / W H Robinson
Post War Town planning. Unobtrusive way of visiting the local on a Sunday morning. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

Post war housing / W H Robinson
Post War Town planning. A neat post war villa built on the cantilever principle. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

WWII recycling: gas mask vase / W H Robinson
Making use of an old gas mask by turning it into an attractive flower vase. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

WWII adaption: tank-bus / W H Robinson
Adaption of a Army tank for peace time requirements by turning it into a Green Line Bus. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Asking policeman time / W H Robinson
Post War Town planning. To save the trouble of asking the time of a policeman...a handy clock built into his helmet. Please note

Post war reconstruction / W H Robinson
Restoring a shattered sign post. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Town folk back from country / W H Robinson
An absent minded man fresh back from the countryside after the war, forgets that he is back in town and set off to work with a pitch fork and farmers smock

WWII adaption: barrage balloon / W H Robinson
Adaption of a barrage balloon for peace time requirements, by helping with swimming lessons. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Empty allotments / W H Robinson
On the allotment when we don t have to grow our own cabbages This post war couple use theirs for flute practice and sewing

WWII recycling: Torpedo foot warmer / W H Robinson
A resourceful couple in bed make use of an old torpedo as a foot warmer. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

WWII recycling: Hat respirator / W H Robinson
An old respirator, converted into a smart hat. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

WWII recycling: Anderson hammock / W H Robinson
The old Anderson shelter making a comfortable place to lounge on a fine day, suspended from a tree. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

WWII recycling: Tin hat soup tureen / W H Robinson
A retired warden makes use of his old tin hat to eat his soup from. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

WWII recycling: mine bomb seating / W H Robinson
Take a couple of deadly sea mines, lay a wooden plank across the top, place somewhere scenic (preferably looking out to sea) sit on aforementioned plank and relax while you darn a jumper or two

WWII recycling: Stirrup pump bathing / W H Robinson
An old stirrup pump and plenty of buckets of water, making an ideal outdoor shower. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

End to rationing / W H Robinson
Facing up to an unrationed world after the end of world war two. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Restoring belfry / W H Robinson
Restoring the belfry of a village church shattered during the second world war. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

Dog inside gas-proof kennel
A dog inside a gas-proof kennel, part of an A.R.P. scheme for domestic animals at the outbreak of World War Two

Memorial to Russian Navy, Sevastopol, Ukraine
View of the Soviet Memorial to the Russian Navy of World War Two, in Sevastopol, Ukraine, with marines on parade. Sevastopol is where Russias Black Sea Fleet is based

Maltas Defences firing - WWII
World War Two - Maltas Fixed night defences firing - July 1943

British troops in France WWII
As some of the farmers horses have been commandeered by the French Army, these farmers have been handicapped in their ploughing

French British cooperation WWII
A group of French and British pilots study an operational chart during World War II

Maginot line WWII
First photograph of the British and French together on the Maginot line, preparing to drink a toast to the New Year during World War II

French prisoners at Dunkirk WWII
French prisoners surrender to the Germans at Dunkirk during World War II

Dunkirk retreat WWII
Much was left behind as a consequence of the Dunkirk retreat during World War II

Dunkirk evacuation WWII
Photo shows British troops on a beach near Dunkirk forming into long winding queues ready to take their turn to board the small boats which took them to larger vessels

British anti-aircraft battery WWII
More heavy snow has fallen in France and the British Expeditionary Force is again contending with Arctic weather conditions during World War II

German troops WWII
German pioneers advancing into an abandoned French village during World War II, checking for mines and preparing for motorised vehicles

Destroyed French tank WWII
Destroyed French tank in France during World War II

French tank obstacles WWII
Concrete dragon teeth tank obstacles line a field in northern France. The workers who built it file past

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