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Devised Collection

Background imageDevised Collection: Montessori school

Montessori school
A detailed illustration by S. Begg of a Montessori school in Courtfield Gardens, London, showing children at various activiities

Background imageDevised Collection: Gliders ready for Operation Market Garden Second World War

Gliders ready for Operation Market Garden Second World War
Photograph showing gliders and men of the Allied Airborne Army, on an airfield somewhere in Britain, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: Soldier of the British First Airborne in action in Arnhem; S

Soldier of the British First Airborne in action in Arnhem; S
Photograph showing a soldier of the British First Airborne Division firing his Sten gun at Germans near Arnhem, Holland, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: British First Airborne dug in at Arnhem; Second World War, 1

British First Airborne dug in at Arnhem; Second World War, 1
Photograph showing a unit of the British First Airborne Division, in shallow trenches along a road side near Arnhem, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: Major-General R. E. Urquhart in Arnhem; Second World War, 194

Major-General R. E. Urquhart in Arnhem; Second World War, 194
Photograph showing Major-General R.E. Urquhart, Commander of the British First Airborne Division, standing outside his headquarters near Arnhem, the Hartenstein Hotel, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: Dewey Decimal System

Dewey Decimal System
Card index showing use of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, the most widely used library classification system, devised by Melvil Dewey in the 1870s

Background imageDevised Collection: Wood / Carpenter / Mr Chip

Wood / Carpenter / Mr Chip
Mr Chip the Carpenter, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Card Game - The Game of Suffragette

Card Game - The Game of Suffragette
The Game of Suffragette was devised and produced by the Kensington branch of the Womens Social & Political Union

Background imageDevised Collection: Allied Airborne Army Parachutes in Holland; Second World War

Allied Airborne Army Parachutes in Holland; Second World War
Aerial photograph showing parachutes of the Allied Airborne Army floating down to earth and discarded ones, after landing, in Holland, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: British Sentry keeping watch on Nijmegen Bridge; Second Worl

British Sentry keeping watch on Nijmegen Bridge; Second Worl
Photograph showing aan Irish Guardsman keeping watch on the Bridge at Nijmegen, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: British First Airborne Troops march towards Arnhem; Second W

British First Airborne Troops march towards Arnhem; Second W
Photograph showing men of the British First Airborne Division marching into Arnhem with their guns and equipment, after landing outside the town, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mr Bones

Happy Families / Mr Bones
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Barber / Mr Block

Barber / Mr Block
Mr Block the Barber, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mst Bones

Happy Families / Mst Bones
Master Bones the Butchers Son, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mr Pots

Happy Families / Mr Pots
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Shops / Butcher / Miss Bones

Shops / Butcher / Miss Bones
Miss Bones the Butchers Daughter, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Jeremy Benthams Panopticon

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon
Jeremy Benthams proposed panopticon workhouse or industry house for up to 2000 inmates

Background imageDevised Collection: Litesome Body Belt

Litesome Body Belt
Advert for the Litesome Body Belt, underpants devised to offer support and relief while hiking miles " without exhaustion". " Every man should wear one constantly"

Background imageDevised Collection: Men of the British First Airborne Division in a glider; Seco

Men of the British First Airborne Division in a glider; Seco
Photograph showing a unit of the British First Airborne Division in a glider on the way to Arnhem, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: British First Airborne Troops using a mortar, Arnhem; Second

British First Airborne Troops using a mortar, Arnhem; Second
Photograph showing men of the British First Airborne Division using a 3-inch mortar in one of the woods surrounding Arnhem, in Holland, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: Self portrait photograph with multiple mirrors system

Self portrait photograph with multiple mirrors system
Catalan artist and architect, Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), photographed with a system of multiple mirrors in order to capture different angles of the sitter

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mr Tape

Happy Families / Mr Tape
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mr Chip

Happy Families / Mr Chip
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Crandon & Houdini

Crandon & Houdini
Margery in a fraud-proof box devised by Richardson and Houdini; the latter is holding her left hand, her other hand is held by Walter Prince

Background imageDevised Collection: Mr Tape the Tailor

Mr Tape the Tailor, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Shops / Butcher / Mr Bones

Shops / Butcher / Mr Bones
Mr Bones the butcher, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Miss Tape

Happy Families / Miss Tape
Miss Tape the Tailors Daughter, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mstr Tape

Happy Families / Mstr Tape
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happyfamilies / Miss Bones

Happyfamilies / Miss Bones
Miss Bones the Butchers Daughter, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mrs Tape

Happy Families / Mrs Tape
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861 Date: 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mrs Bones

Happy Families / Mrs Bones
" Happy Families" was devised by Mr Jacques in Britain in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Shops / Baker / Mr Bun

Shops / Baker / Mr Bun
Mr Bun the Baker, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Shops / Butcher / Mrs Bones

Shops / Butcher / Mrs Bones
Mrs Bones the Butchers Wife, from " Happy Families" devised by Mr Jacques in Britain in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Samuel F. B. Morse

Samuel F. B. Morse
Samuel F.B. Morse (Samuel Finley Breese Morse) - 1791-1872 - was an inventor and artist. He was a founder of the National Academy of Design (1821)

Background imageDevised Collection: Alfa Romeo 16CBimotore

Alfa Romeo 16CBimotore
Alfa Romeo 16C Bimotore, from 1935

Background imageDevised Collection: Samuel Plimsoll MP

Samuel Plimsoll MP (1824-1898) - English politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line (a line on a ship's hull indicating the maximum safe draught)

Background imageDevised Collection: Advert for Johm Murray Anderson who devised

Advert for Johm Murray Anderson who devised and directed King of Jazz, a Universal Picture, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageDevised Collection: Captain Patrick Weir (engraving)

Captain Patrick Weir (engraving)
1056695 Captain Patrick Weir (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Patrick Weir)

Background imageDevised Collection: DEAF / DUMB LANGUAGE

DEAF / DUMB LANGUAGE
The sign language for the hands, devised by the Abbe lEpee for the benefit of the deaf and dumb. Date: circa 1770

Background imageDevised Collection: HAPPY FAMILIES / MSTR POTS

HAPPY FAMILIES / MSTR POTS
Happy Families was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861 Date: 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Mstr Tape, Tailors Son

Mstr Tape, Tailors Son
Master Tape the Tailors Son, from Happy Families devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861 Date: 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: SHOPS / BAKER / MISS BUN

SHOPS / BAKER / MISS BUN
Miss Bun the Bakers Daughter, from Happy Families devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861 Date: 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families - Miss Bun the Bakers Daughter

Happy Families - Miss Bun the Bakers Daughter
Happy Families was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861 Date: 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: BARBER / MSTR BLOCK

BARBER / MSTR BLOCK
Master Block the Barbers Son, from Happy Families devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861 Date: 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: British Tanks on Nijmegen Bridge; Second World War, 1944

British Tanks on Nijmegen Bridge; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the Sherman tanks of the British 30 Corps crossing Nijmegen Bridge, as part of Operation Market Garden, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: Happyfamilies / Miss Grits

Happyfamilies / Miss Grits
Miss Grits the Grocers Daughter, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mr Dip

Happy Families / Mr Dip
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mst Grits

Happy Families / Mst Grits
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Karl Jo. Schonherr

Karl Jo. Schonherr
KARL JOHAN SCHONHERR Swedish naturalist, who devised a system of classification, but it was considered inadequate

Background imageDevised Collection: Spinning cotton with self-acting mules of type devised by Richard Roberts (1825)

Spinning cotton with self-acting mules of type devised by Richard Roberts (1825). These could be powered by water wheel or steam engine and power transferred to machines through belt-and-shafting

Background imageDevised Collection: The Guidonian Hand, a mnemonic device to aid the learning of sight singing: a precursor

The Guidonian Hand, a mnemonic device to aid the learning of sight singing: a precursor of Tonic Sol-fa. Devised by the Guido of Arezzo (991/992-after 1033), Benedictine monk

Background imageDevised Collection: Universal joint invented by Robert Hooke (1635-1703). Devised to allow directional

Universal joint invented by Robert Hooke (1635-1703). Devised to allow directional movement of astronomical instruments. From A Description of Helioscopes, Robert Hooke, London, 1676. Engraving

Background imageDevised Collection: Sinking a mineshaft by Trigers method (1841) devised for use in the difficult

Sinking a mineshaft by Trigers method (1841) devised for use in the difficult conditions of the Basse-Loire coalfield, France. Cast iron cylinders sunk to riverbed

Background imageDevised Collection: The amateur chemists laboratory bench, 1860. The largest item on the bench is

The amateur chemists laboratory bench, 1860. The largest item on the bench is a Liebig condenser, apparatus devised the German chemist Justus von Liebig (1803-1873)

Background imageDevised Collection: Milking parlour equipped with Thistle suction and pulsation milking machine, 1895

Milking parlour equipped with Thistle suction and pulsation milking machine, 1895

Background imageDevised Collection: Cotton manufacture: mule spinning

Cotton manufacture: mule spinning. Note boy on right employed to crawl under threads & sweep up. Self-acting mule of type devised by Richard Roberts 1825. Roof of building supported by iron trusses

Background imageDevised Collection: Guido of Arezzo (991 / 992-after 1033), Benedictine monk credited with the invention

Guido of Arezzo (991 / 992-after 1033), Benedictine monk credited with the invention
Guido of Arezzo (991/992-after 1033), Benedictine monk credited with the invention of staff notation for music which replaced neumatic notation. Also devised the Guidonian Hand to aid sight singing

Background imageDevised Collection: For my Host Speedily Devised the Plan of Forwarding me to the Railway Station in a Farm Waggon

For my Host Speedily Devised the Plan of Forwarding me to the Railway Station in a Farm Waggon, and I was Reluctantly Compelled to Bid the Hospitable Homestead Farewell, 1888 Engraving

Background imageDevised Collection: SPAIN. Zaragoza. Building the World Trade Center

SPAIN. Zaragoza. Building the World Trade Center, devised by Jose Antonio Aranaz. Architecture

Background imageDevised Collection: John Wycliffe Wilson

John Wycliffe Wilson

Background imageDevised Collection: Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - section

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - section
A sectional view of Jeremy Benthams scheme for a panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates

Background imageDevised Collection: Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - elevation

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - elevation
The elevation view of Jeremy Benthams scheme for a panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates

Background imageDevised Collection: Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - ground plan

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - ground plan

Background imageDevised Collection: Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - bed designs

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - bed designs
Bed designs in Jeremy Benthams proposed panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates

Background imageDevised Collection: The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Bates Scales fo

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Bates Scales fo
In June 1842 a proclamation was issued announcing that a large prportion of the gold coinage in Britain had become worn and devalued and was below its prescribed weight of five penny weights

Background imageDevised Collection: Allied Airborne Gliders after landing in Holland; Second Wor

Allied Airborne Gliders after landing in Holland; Second Wor
Aerial photograph showing gliders of the Allied Airborne Army after they had landed on Holland, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: Sir Kingsley Wood (1881-1943)

Sir Kingsley Wood (1881-1943)
Photograph of Sir Kingsley Wood, the Conservative MP, seen in 1938 - the year that he held the posts of Minister of Health and Secretary of State for Air

Background imageDevised Collection: British Major and Lieutenant, near Arnhem; Second World War

British Major and Lieutenant, near Arnhem; Second World War
Photograph showing a Major (on left) and Lieutenant of the British First Airborne Division in the woods near Arnhem, Holland, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: British First Airborne troops using a 75mm gun, Arnhem; Seco

British First Airborne troops using a 75mm gun, Arnhem; Seco
Photograph showing a soldier of the British First Airborne Division firing a 75mm gun at an enemy position near Arnhem, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: British and American troops stacking dynamite on the Nijmege

British and American troops stacking dynamite on the Nijmege
Photograph showing British and American troops stacking dynamite charges against the railing of Nijmegen Bridge, September 1944

Background imageDevised Collection: Barricade Machine

Barricade Machine
Engine devised by the Communards for the construction of barricades

Background imageDevised Collection: Revolutionary Calendar

Revolutionary Calendar
Anticipating the new calendar devised by deputy Romme, which will come into force on 10 October, the citizens of Arras stage a grand procession in its honour

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Miss Soot

Happy Families / Miss Soot
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mrs Soot

Happy Families / Mrs Soot
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mstr Soot

Happy Families / Mstr Soot
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mr Soot

Happy Families / Mr Soot
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happyfamilies / Miss Block

Happyfamilies / Miss Block
Miss Block the Barbers Daughter, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mrs Grits

Happy Families / Mrs Grits
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mr Block

Happy Families / Mr Block
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Background imageDevised Collection: Happy Families / Mr Grits

Happy Families / Mr Grits
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861



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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Devised: A Glimpse into the Ingenious World of Strategy and Creativity" Step back in time to Operation Market Garden during the Second World War, where gliders were meticulously prepared for their daring missions. Witness the bravery of British First Airborne soldiers as they fought fiercely in action on the streets of Arnhem. But not all is about war; delve into a Montessori school where innovative teaching methods were devised to nurture young minds. Meanwhile, Major-General R. E. Urquhart strategizes in Arnhem, shaping history with his tactical brilliance. Explore beyond the battlefields and discover how even libraries revolutionized organization with the Dewey Decimal System. Engage in a card game called "The Game of Suffragette, " shedding light on an important chapter in women's rights history. Marvel at Allied Airborne Army parachutes descending over Holland, symbolizing unity amidst chaos. Observe a vigilant British sentry guarding Nijmegen Bridge, showcasing unwavering dedication to duty. Witness British First Airborne troops marching towards Arnhem with determination etched on their faces – heroes forging ahead against all odds. Find joy in classic games like "Happy Families / Mr Bones, " reminding us that laughter can be found even amidst turmoil. Lastly, meet Mr Block, a skilled barber who mastered his craft through years of practice and innovation – proof that creativity knows no bounds. In this captivating journey through time and ingenuity, we uncover how humans have devised solutions both big and small – forever leaving their mark on history's tapestry.

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