Daft Collection

Drunken man staggering home - about to hit lampost
Racing Illustrated - " Some delay at the post!" - a gentleman who has had a serious session at the Old Blue Bell (see 10909661) endeavours to make his way home

Irish Drunk Pat and his drinking logic
Tourist - " I say Pat, why do you always take beer and whiskey Mixed?" Pat - " Shure, yer Anner, if oi dhrink beer oi get full before oi m dhrunk

H B Daft, English footballer and cricketer
Harry Butler Daft (1866-1945), English footballer with the Corinthians, Notts County, Nottingham Forest, Newark and England, also a first-class cricketer with Nottinghamshire. 1890s

Television programme - The Big Breakfast roadshow, The Eggs On Legs tour, starring Dannii Minogue and Richard Orford at Whitley Bay Holiday Camp on The Links, Whitley Bay 1 August 1995

Television programme - Beat the Crusher gameshow at the Metrocentre in Gateshead with presenters Freddie Starr and Melinda Messenger 25 June 1998

The Beatles, Billy J Kramer and Susan Maughan. Variety Club of Great Britain Awards, Luncheon, held at the Savoy Hotel in London. Photocall at the Embankment Gardens, London, 10th September 1963

One of the faces of champion gurner Dai Llewellyn, of Mountain Ash, now aged 82 but gurning as well as ever August 1978

One of the faces of champion gurner Dai Llewellyn, of Mountain Ash, now aged 82 but gurning as well as ever August 1978

Daft Nº1
Florent Bodart

Daft Nº2
Florent Bodart

H B Daft

My Word! We caught THIS wandering here. Two young women mock a rather daft-looking young man, possibly trying to use his facial dexterity to gain their attention/affection?! Date: 1910

Dancer and Dance Master (colour litho)
3641674 Dancer and Dance Master (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancer and Dance Master. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Swap-shop star Keith Chegwin entertained the crowd at the YMCA gala event at Herrington Park in Sunderland 7 June 1980

Television programme - The Big Breakfast 15 June 1994 circa -

Three women posing on a beach
Three women striking funny poses on a beach. A man in the background holds a parasol

Lunatic Asylum humour - Upside down wheelbarrow
Visitor to Dottieville Lunatic Asylum which is undergoing structural improvements (to harmless lunatic who is extremely busy wheeling a barrow upside down)

Half Pierrot costume
A gentleman in (most of) a Pierrot costume, although he seems to feel that his Mothers bathcap would be suitable headgear to accompany the voluminous check trouser suit... Date: circa 1920s

Vicar captured by Cannibals
Shakespeare Up to Date ! Quote from Pericles - Act IV. Sc. 2: " If you require a little space for prayer, I grant it

Turkestan - One man riding a bull and two on a donkey! Date: circa 1909

Irish drinker receives warning at Taproom door from Priest
" Ye re not goin into that Public House, are ye, Tim?" " Shure, oi am, Yer Riverance." " Then, do ye know the Divel in goin in wid ye." " Faith, thin

A horse disgusted to find she is eating HUMAN
" Bad Stable Manners" - Eating with Ones Mouth Open! Dobbin disgusted to find out that instead of oats she has in fact been eating HUMAN

Richard Daft, English cricketer
Richard Daft (1835-1900), English cricketer. late 19th century

US Radio Star Tom Breneman as The Mad Hatter
Tom Breneman as The Mad Hatter. Radio Star Tom Breneman (1901-1948) was the popular presenter of the show Breakfast in Hollywood

British Gymnastics Display with announcer & seated audience
Unintentionally hilarious photographic postcard of a British Gymnastics Display with announce/trainer (armed with a megaphone) and a very reserved seated audience

Taft on the Campaign Trail in Colorado, USA - Giant Veg
William Howard Taft (18571930), on the Campaign Trail in Colorado, USA - the card is entitled Prosperity due to the funny addition of piles of exaggerated-size vegetables

Catch of Giant Pike near Port Washington, Ohio, USA
Catch of (quite unbelievable!) Giant Pike near Port Washington, Ohio, USA Date: circa 1916

WW1 - Soldier gives away all souvenir buttons from uniform
WW1 - A slightly daft-looking young Soldier has to resort to a large safety pin, as he has given away all the souvenir buttons from his uniform to family and female admirers... Date: circa 1915

Old soak yokel in smock claiming not to have been drinking
The Squire Daughter - " Jerry, a little bird told me you had to much to drink yesterday!" Jerry - " Wel, my lady

Boatman unhappy about influx of tourism to Cornwal
A Real Grievance Visitor: " Hows Business?" Boatman: " Business! Why there ain t no businesssince these ere blessed bicycles come inter fashion

A French Gentleman enquires after the health of an idiot
A smart French Gentleman enquires after the health of an obvious idiot. " Vat as been ze mattare? Zey tell me you af not ad ze good ealths

Comic caricature in a lunatic asylum by Phil May
Dottieville Lunatic Asylum Visitor to the Asylum - " Is that Clock Right?" The Dotty One - " O course it ain, or it wouldn t be here." Date: 1900

Scruffy Street Tough advertising The Ladies Idol
Humorous ironic cartoon by Phil May, depicting a scruffy, unattractive street tough advertising The Ladies Idol at The Vaudeville Theatre. Date: 1895

Two Babies getting their milk direct from the cow
A quite surreal German postcard, showing two rather plump babies strapped to the back of two cows, their mouths clamped to long tubes originating from the cows udders

Turkish Archytype smoking a pipe conected to a stove
Caricature Turkish Archytype smoking a pipe connected to a stove Date: circa late 1920s

Men of Merry England - Two loons in the stocks Date: circa 1903

Pulling a ridiculous expression
A German man pulls a ridiculous, daft, absurd and frankly rather manic facial expression! Date: circa 1910s

Arrested for wearing a corset advertising placard
" Why pick on me, officer? Its my guv nors idea!" A policeman is not sympathetic to the protestations of the beardy gentleman employed to parade in front of a Drapers shop wearing a corset

A mischievous couple
An eccentric Welsh couple from Abertillery in South Wales stand out on their balcony, grinning cheekily and posing with silly expressions for the camera

Trick Riders of the 16th and 5th British Lancers. Two riders dressed as a criminal and a policeman act out a chase and in so doing leap over a row of orientals holding parasols

Humorous Postcard - Underwear Department
A couple are directed to the Sports Department " Straight through the Ladies Underwear". This comment causes much delight to the Gentleman

Humorous card from Hellingly, depicting a man getting some Fresh air ! Amusingly, Hellingly was the site of a famous lunatic asylum between 1903 and 1994...! circa 1905

View of a ball from below
A quite remarkable and rather wonderful French postcard presenting the view of a ball as could be seen if one were looking upward through a glass floor! Date: circa 1910s

Big Game hunter sending his last postcard
A big game hunter who has (what rotten luck!) become a lunchtime snack for his intended victim (a very jolly lion) sends his last address which is: In Red Lion, Timbuktu !!!!!!! Date: 1906

Addled Ads - Living in a HORSE
Addled Ads - WANTED: " AT ONCE. Man wanted to look after horse, to live in." 1905

Cryptic Postcard - Three Abbots empty their bowels
Musings from the papal throne...! A postcard with a caption calculation (equation) which needs to be read phonetically (in French)

John Noakes at Land End, Cornwall
Television Presenter John Noakes with John Mash and a canine friend at Lands End, Cornwall

Elevated Electric
The Daft electric locomotive on the 9th Avenue El, replacing the more picturesque but undoubtedly noxious steam locomotives

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"Daft: A Collection of Absurd Moments and Characters" As the drunken man staggered home, he narrowly avoided colliding with a lampost - a daft encounter that left us in stitches. H. B. Daft, an English footballer and cricketer, showcased his incredible talent on the field, proving that sometimes being they are lead to greatness. Irish Drunk Pat and his drinking logic never failed to entertain us with their hilarious antics - a perfect example of how daftness knows no boundaries. Introducing Daft Nº2 - another unforgettable character who brought laughter wherever they went, leaving us wondering what crazy adventure they would embark on next. H. B. Daft's name may have raised eyebrows, but his skills spoke for themselves as he became a legend in both cricket and football - truly defying any preconceived notions. "My word. We caught THIS wandering here, " exclaimed one bystander as three women struck playful poses on the beach, showcasing their carefree and daft spirits. In an unexpected turn of events, even a vicar found himself captured by cannibals - proving that sometimes life takes a dafter twist than we could ever imagine. Daft Nº1 made quite an impression wherever they went; their eccentricity was unmatched, leaving everyone around them amused and bewildered at the same time. The Big Breakfast roadshow presented The Eggs On Legs tour - an extravaganza filled with wacky performances and outrageous stunts that epitomized all things daft. Beat the Crusher gameshow at Metrocentre in Gateshead featured contestants willing to risk it all for glory or embarrassment – yet another reminder of our love for all things delightfully daft. One of the faces etched into our memories is champion gurner Dai Llewellyn from Mountain Ash.