Absurd Collection (page 9)

The butterfly (colour photo)
3095974 The butterfly (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The butterfly)

Man pulling faces (b / w photo)
3091277 Man pulling faces (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man pulling faces)

Stolen kisses (litho)
1090751 Stolen kisses (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stolen kisses. Illustration for Absurdities)

Widgeon bluffing on the Roaring Fork (litho)
1090749 Widgeon bluffing on the Roaring Fork (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Widgeon bluffing on the Roaring Fork)

Cinematographing the crocodile in its native swamps (litho)
1090747 Cinematographing the crocodile in its native swamps (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cinematographing the crocodile in its native swamps)

Some occasions when a gentlemen is not expected to give up his seat to a lady (litho)
1090739 Some occasions when a gentlemen is not expected to give up his seat to a lady (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

A new machine erected on Margate Sands for drying the hair after bathing (litho)
1090738 A new machine erected on Margate Sands for drying the hair after bathing (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

The language of eggs, some new designs for Easter eggs to facilitate the exchange of graceful sentiments
1090726 The language of eggs, some new designs for Easter eggs to facilitate the exchange of graceful sentiments and amorous messages (litho) by Robinson

The kind of thing we must expect when it begins to freeze (litho)
1090724 The kind of thing we must expect when it begins to freeze (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

History repeats itself, an unrecorded panic at Whipsnade, owing to a spell of wet weather (litho)
1090719 History repeats itself, an unrecorded panic at Whipsnade, owing to a spell of wet weather (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Incurable (litho)
1090683 Incurable (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Incurable! Illustration for Absurdities, A Book of Collected Drawings by Heath Robinson (Hutchinson)

Resuscitating stale railway scones for redistribution at the station buffets (litho)
1090723 Resuscitating stale railway scones for redistribution at the station buffets (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Early morning at Scotland Yard, detectives in various disguises and the Flying Squad starting out on their morning
1090714 Early morning at Scotland Yard, detectives in various disguises and the Flying Squad starting out on their morning rounds (litho) by Robinson

Half-hours at a Mattress-making factory (litho)
1090713 Half-hours at a Mattress-making factory (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Half-hours at a Mattress-making factory)

The Multi-movement Tabby Silencer, this apparatus can be operated from the bedroom window
1090712 The Multi-movement Tabby Silencer, this apparatus can be operated from the bedroom window and is guaranteed to reach any part of the back yard (litho) by Robinson

Magnetic aids to skaters, to be installed in the London parks during the skating season (litho)
1090698 Magnetic aids to skaters, to be installed in the London parks during the skating season (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Water Coupe, an elegant little car for the convenience of anglers (litho)
1090692 The Water Coupe, an elegant little car for the convenience of anglers (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Water Coupe)

How Noah, by skilful management, averted a catastrophe at the subsidence of the flood (litho)
1090667 How Noah, by skilful management, averted a catastrophe at the subsidence of the flood (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Noah)

How to obtain a good nights sleep in spite of interruptions (litho)
1090666 How to obtain a good nights sleep in spite of interruptions (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman hanging onto the back of a train (colour litho)
3096368 Woman hanging onto the back of a train (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman hanging onto the back of a train)

Prehistoric rivals in love (colour litho)
3094548 Prehistoric rivals in love (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prehistoric rivals in love. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A photographer and a frowning subject (colour litho)
3094547 A photographer and a frowning subject (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A photographer and a frowning subject)

The end of the world, souvenir of 19 May 1910 (litho)
3094500 The end of the world, souvenir of 19 May 1910 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The end of the world, souvenir of 19 May 1910)

A Good Spell Of Business (colour litho)
3093972 A Good Spell Of Business (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Good Spell Of Business. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Grouch (colour litho)
3093966 The Grouch (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grouch. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Cycling chimpanzees (colour photo)
3102586 Cycling chimpanzees (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cycling chimpanzees)

Adventures of Baron Munchhausen (chromolitho)
2797179 Adventures of Baron Munchhausen (chromolitho) by Bichard, Alphonse Adolphe (1841-p.1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adventures of Baron Munchhausen)

At the altar in a steel chariot, the wedding of an armored car commander officer, in London (colour litho)
2809272 At the altar in a steel chariot, the wedding of an armored car commander officer, in London (colour litho) by Beltrame

After The Rag, Reviewing The Force (litho)
2795358 After The Rag, Reviewing The Force (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After The Rag, Reviewing The Force. Postcard, early 20th century)

The Quiet Street, a Sketch from a Study Window (coloured engraving)
2818060 The Quiet Street, a Sketch from a Study Window (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Quiet Street, a Sketch from a Study Window)

Hyde Park as it will be (coloured engraving)
2818050 Hyde Park as it will be (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hyde Park as it will be)

Head dresses in the Reign of Louis XVI (gravure)
671693 Head dresses in the Reign of Louis XVI (gravure) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Head dresses in the Reign of Louis XVI)

"There was a Young Lady of Tyre, who swept the loud chords of a lyre", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386710 " There was a Young Lady of Tyre, who swept the loud chords of a lyre", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

"There was an Old Person of Burton, whose answers were rather uncertain", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386704 " There was an Old Person of Burton, whose answers were rather uncertain", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

"There was an Old Man who said, Well! Will nobody answer this bell? ", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386686 " There was an Old Man who said, Well! Will nobody answer this bell? ", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

"There was an Old Person of Spain, who hated all trouble and pain", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386649 " There was an Old Person of Spain, who hated all trouble and pain", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

"There was an Old Man in a pew, whose waistcoat was spotted with blue", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386609 " There was an Old Man in a pew, whose waistcoat was spotted with blue", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

"There was an Old Man of th Abruzzi, so blind that he couldn t his foot see", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386699 " There was an Old Man of th Abruzzi, so blind that he couldn t his foot see", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

"There was a Young Lady of Welling, whose praise all the world was a-telling", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386683 " There was a Young Lady of Welling, whose praise all the world was a-telling", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

"There was an Old Person of Dutton, whose head was as small as a button", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386647 " There was an Old Person of Dutton, whose head was as small as a button", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

The importance of knowing perspective, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451213 The importance of knowing perspective, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Baffy to Play! (litho)
6020374 Baffy to Play! (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baffy to Play! Illustration for Butterscotia or A Cheap Trip to Fairy Land by His Honour Judge Edward)

The Mysterious Magpie Minstrel (litho)
6020371 The Mysterious Magpie Minstrel (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mysterious Magpie Minstrel)

A Lady putting on her Cap, published in 1795 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191283 A Lady putting on her Cap, published in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English, out of copyright

Officialdom, a tableau (litho)
6013348 Officialdom, a tableau (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Officialdom, a tableau)

He had wholly forgotten his name, from The Hunting of the Snark
1202327 He had wholly forgotten his name, from The Hunting of the Snark, an Agony in Eight Fits, by Lewis Carroll, pub. 1876 (engraving) by Holiday

The Beaver brought paper, portfolio and pens, from The Hunting of the Snark
1202326 The Beaver brought paper, portfolio and pens, from The Hunting of the Snark, an Agony in Eight Fits, by Lewis Carroll, pub

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"Embracing the Absurd: A Whimsical Journey through Imagination" Step into a world where logic takes a backseat and absurdity reigns supreme. From the mind of William Heath Robinson, we are introduced to the Pea Apparatus - a contraption so convoluted it could only exist in dreams. In this topsy-turvy realm, even mundane tasks like mixing treated asbestos fiber become an outlandish spectacle. Witness the Heath Robinson machine, an intricate web of gears and pulleys that defy all reason. But let us not forget the words of that old man with a beard who warned us long ago - "It is just as I feared. " As we delve deeper into this nonsensical universe, we encounter anti-flu masks that transform faces into peculiar creatures from another dimension. And what about those living in flat life? The tenant on the top floor finds solace amidst their urban surroundings by enjoying all the amenities of a back garden. Oh, how delightful it must be to escape reality's constraints. Life itself can sometimes feel like one damned thing after another, but why not embrace its absurdities? With colorful illustrations from Railway Ribaldry and Widecombe Fair, W. Heath Robinson invites us to revel in whimsy and find joy in unexpected places. As we journey further into this fantastical landscape, we stumble upon rock formations resembling parading elephants in Arches National Park. And who can resist chuckling at Troupes anglaises' camp baggage from 1815 - surely no army would dare carry such comically oversized trunks. But perhaps most enchanting is Queeriflora Babyoides; an engraving depicting flowers with personalities as eccentric as their namesake suggests. In this world where imagination knows no bounds, anything becomes possible. So why not go beyond limits? For those ladies seeking equality even when it comes to smoking rights – here's a tongue-in-cheek suggestion to go the extra mile.