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People coming out to see what is happeningMrs Bobbity and her neighbours coming out to see what is happening -- the van driver gets hold of Dobbin. Date: 1937
Maillardets automaton: an drawing and a verse produced by the doll. Date: 18th century
Frontispiece, Mrs Bobbity standing at the tea tableFrontispiece design showing Mrs Bobbity standing at the table, getting the tea ready. Date: 1937
Automaton at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition, 1929A physiological robot at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition in London, 1929. Designed to show how organs of the body work, here three young visitors take great interest in its insides. Date: 1929
Two birds on title page, waiting for crumbsHeart-shaped enamel on metal badge made by Ernestine Mills (1871-1959), possibly for the W.S.P.Us Womens Exhibition of 1909
Jack Sparrow looking for moths in the ivy on the back garden wall. Date: 1937
Koko the Pekinese dog with Jack Sparrow -- unfortunately Kokos bowl is empty. Date: 1937
Two sparrows collecting grass seedsTwo sparrows, Jack and Jennie, collecting grass seeds to feed their five chicks. Date: 1937
Mrs Bobbity shaking out her tablecloth at the back door. A crust of bread flies out. Date: 1937
Jack and Jennie Sparrow on the roof above their nest, discussing the problem of the cat preventing them from getting to the crust. Date: 1937
Jack Sparrow sitting on the garden wall, ready to hop down for crumbs. Date: 1937
Jack Sparrow asking the horse for a few grains of corn. Unfortunately he is too late -- there is nothing left in the bag. Date: 1937
Koko squeezes under the gate on his way to find the cat. Jack Sparrow perches on top. Date: 1937
Cat under laurel bush, looking at crustThe cat sits under a laurel bush in the garden, looking at the crust, waiting to pounce on the first bird to swoop down for it. Date: 1937
Automaton from DresdenAn early 19th century robot from Dresden: a mechancial trumpeter that can blow the Saxon tattoo. Date: 1929
Two sparrows perched on a branch at nightTwo sparrows, Jack and Jennie, perched on a branch at night. Jennie is wide awake, worrying about where they should build their nest. Date: 1937
Removal man running after the horse and vanOne of the removal men (the van driver) running after the horse and van, surprised that steady old Dobbin would run off like that. Date: 1937
Jack Sparrow and the horseJack Sparrow tells the horse about the cat, and the horse offers to come and frighten her away. Date: 1937
Mrs Bobbitys cottage, with smoke rising from the chimney, and Mrs B herself shaking her tablecloth out at the back door. The birds have built their nest just above her head
Birds on dedication pageBirds on the dedication page -- to Auntie Alice. Date: 1937
Jack Sparrow perched on the horse, directing him towards the cat. Unfortunately, Dobbin cannot fly over walls, and the passageway is too narrow for his van. Date: 1937
Mrs Bobbity shaking out her tableclothFront cover design showing Mrs Bobbity shaking out her tablecloth and a crust of bread flying out. Date: 1937
Jack Sparrow perched at the top of a page, deciding what to do next. Date: 1937
Removal men with horse-drawn vanRemoval men filling their horse-drawn van with furniture. The horse is having a rest, eating from a nosebag. Date: 1937
Koko the Pekinese dog with postmans legKoko the Pekinese dog, biting the postmans trouser leg. Date: 1937
Sparrow chirping on Mrs Bobbitys window ledgeJack Sparrow chirping on Mrs Bobbitys window ledge, wanting her to get up so that he can gather crumbs for his growing family
Jennie Sparrow calling to Jack from the eaves, to warn him of a cat. Date: 1937
Mrs Bobbity sitting at the breakfast table, putting a lump of sugar in her teacup. Date: 1937
Chimney pots with sweeps brush poking outTwo chimney pots with a sweeps brush poking out of one of them -- the last place to choose when looking for somewhere safe to build a nest! Date: 1937
Koko the dog frightens a kitten into a treeKoko the dog remembers how he once frightened a kitten and made it escape up into a tree. Date: 1937
Two sparrows perched at the top of the first pageTwo sparrows, Jack and Jennie, perched at the top of the first page of the story. Date: 1937
Cover of Adventures in LondonThe book cover of Adventures in London by James Douglas, showing a silhouette of the London skyline. Date: 1909
Koko the Pekinese dog with Jack Sparrow -- Koko is excited to hear about the cat under the laurel bush. Date: 1937
Jack Sparrow listening to Jennies warningJack Sparrow sitting on an ivy branch, listening to Jennies warning about the cat. Date: 1937
Two sparrows and their nestTwo sparrows (Jack and Jennie) and their nest, which contains their five chicks. They have built their nest under the eaves of Mrs Bobbitys cottage. Date: 1937
Horse charges off with vanThe removal men are surprised when Dobbin the horse charges off after Jack Sparrow, leaving pieces of furniture scattered on the ground. Date: 1937
Automaton from DresdenInterior of an early 19th century robot from Dresden, constructed in 1810 by an engineer called Kaufman. This mechancial trumpeter can blow the Saxon tattoo, and at the time of this photograph(1929)
Maillardets automaton: able to draw and write verses in both French and English. Date: 18th century
Mrs Bobbity weeding her garden. Date: 1937
An automaton playing a keyboard instrument (a tympanon) constructed in the 18th century by Hintzen & Kintzen. Date: 18th century
EDITOR SEEKING DIRTA penny press editor rakes for sensational claptrap in the muddy stream of twaddle and mock morality oblivious of the angel who bids him search for Truth Date: 1867
Charlotte DespardCHARLOTTE DESPARD, founder & president of the Womens Freedon League Date: 1844 - 1939
Smoke and DirtSMOKE AND DIRT Date: 1911
