Strange Collection (page 18)

How to brush the back of your coat without troubling your wife (litho)
5217807 How to brush the back of your coat without troubling your wife (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Perfect Golfing Husband (litho)
5217779 A Perfect Golfing Husband (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Perfect Golfing Husband)

Strenuous Effort to Amuse a Fractious Child (litho)
5217778 Strenuous Effort to Amuse a Fractious Child (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strenuous Effort to Amuse a Fractious Child)

Ingenious ruse for administering a dose of medicine to a boisterous boy (litho)
5217776 Ingenious ruse for administering a dose of medicine to a boisterous boy (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

For the prevention of breakfast-time acerbities (litho)
5217821 For the prevention of breakfast-time acerbities (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: For the prevention of breakfast-time acerbities)

Replacing a Fuse (litho)
5217814 Replacing a Fuse (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Replacing a Fuse)

Signalling no soap in the bathroom (litho)
5217806 Signalling no soap in the bathroom (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Signalling no soap in the bathroom)

A Bashful Tribute (litho)
5217738 A Bashful Tribute (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bashful Tribute)

Testing a New Fiance (litho)
5217731 Testing a New Fiance (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Testing a New Fiance)

How To Be A Perfect Husband (litho)
5217703 How To Be A Perfect Husband (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title-page illustration for How To Be A Perfect Husband by Heath Robinson)

Odd Fish (engraving)
6000825 Odd Fish (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odd Fish. Illustration for Scraps and Sketches by George Cruikshank (no publishers name, c 1885)

Animalosities No 1: Collie, Tiger, Lion, Leopard (colour litho)
6002562 Animalosities No 1: Collie, Tiger, Lion, Leopard (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animalosities No 1: Collie, Tiger, Lion, Leopard)

Animalosities No 2: Polar Bear, Lion, Leopard, Tiger (colour litho)
6002551 Animalosities No 2: Polar Bear, Lion, Leopard, Tiger (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animalosities No 2: Polar Bear, Lion, Leopard, Tiger)

Girl walking in a forest at night (colour litho)
6000168 Girl walking in a forest at night (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl walking in a forest at night)

Kenny Meadows: The Fashionable Physician (engraving)
5989589 Kenny Meadows: The Fashionable Physician (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fashionable Physician)

Kenny Meadows: The Cockney (engraving)
5989578 Kenny Meadows: The Cockney (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cockney)

Kenny Meadows: The Conductor (engraving)
5989577 Kenny Meadows: The Conductor (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Conductor)

Kenny Meadows: The Theatrical Manager (engraving)
5989574 Kenny Meadows: The Theatrical Manager (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Theatrical Manager)

Kenny Meadows: The Common Informer (engraving)
5989573 Kenny Meadows: The Common Informer (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Common Informer)

Kenny Meadows: The Country Schoolmaster (engraving)
5989561 Kenny Meadows: The Country Schoolmaster (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Country Schoolmaster)

Kenny Meadows: The Farmers Daughter (engraving)
5989557 Kenny Meadows: The Farmers Daughter (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Farmers Daughter)

Bunnys strange home (engraving)
6007148 Bunnys strange home (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bunnys strange home)

Night in the Bog (litho)
6000164 Night in the Bog (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Night in the Bog. Illustration from Jugend)

Slightly out of focus! (b / w photo)
5998223 Slightly out of focus! (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Slightly out of focus)

Elephant helping plough the rice fields in India (photo)
5997799 Elephant helping plough the rice fields in India (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elephant helping plough the rice fields in India)

Cowboy breaking in a horse (photo)
5997793 Cowboy breaking in a horse (photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cowboy breaking in a horse)

Cowgirl (photo)
5997792 Cowgirl (photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cowgirl. Illustration for The Clever Animals Picture Book (Ward Lock)

Horse ringing a bell (b / w photo)
5997791 Horse ringing a bell (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horse ringing a bell)

Donkey helping the postman (photo)
5997781 Donkey helping the postman (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donkey helping the postman)

Polar bear playing with a tyre in the zoo (colour litho)
5997772 Polar bear playing with a tyre in the zoo (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polar bear playing with a tyre in the zoo)

Girl in a goat cart, New Years greetings card (chromolitho)
6029943 Girl in a goat cart, New Years greetings card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl in a goat cart)

Birch Rod preceding the Princesses (litho)
6020362 Birch Rod preceding the Princesses (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birch Rod preceding the Princesses)

Animalosities No 6: Rhinoceros, Bison, Hippopotamus, Elephant (colour litho)
6002563 Animalosities No 6: Rhinoceros, Bison, Hippopotamus, Elephant (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animalosities No 6: Rhinoceros, Bison)

Animalosities No 3: Deer, Cow, Horse, Giraffe (colour litho)
6002557 Animalosities No 3: Deer, Cow, Horse, Giraffe (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animalosities No 3: Deer, Cow, Horse, Giraffe)

Laura Cowie with daughter Ursula by Madame Yevonde
Actress Laura Cowie (1892 - 1969), who in private life was Mrs John Hastings Turner, wife of the author and playwright, pictured with her daughter Ursula on the front cover of The Sketch in 1932 at

Punch cartoon: Taste for the Monstrous (engraving)
5237208 Punch cartoon: Taste for the Monstrous (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taste for the Monstrous)

La Piedra Parade (bloque erratico) en el Rio Alto Chubut
The Piedra Parade (erratic block) in the Alto Chubut River (dried-out riverbed, which has slowly eroded the base of the rock)

Caverns (coloured engraving)
5198617 Caverns (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caverns. Illustration for unidentified book about natural phenomena, published by SPCK)

Avalanches (coloured engraving)
5198611 Avalanches (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Avalanches. Illustration for unidentified book about natural phenomena, published by SPCK)

Monsoons (coloured engraving)
5198603 Monsoons (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monsoons. Illustration for unidentified book about natural phenomena, published by SPCK)

Whirlpools (coloured engraving)
5198591 Whirlpools (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whirlpools. Illustration for unidentified book about natural phenomena, published by SPCK)

Illustration for Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson (litho)
5198690 Illustration for Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End)

Natural Bridges (coloured engraving)
5198619 Natural Bridges (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natural Bridges)

Vintage Print of an Angler Fish, 1922 (screen print)
3035791 Vintage Print of an Angler Fish, 1922 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage print of a colorful subtropical sargassumfish or anglerfish (Histrio histrio)

Lion in an automobile
LLM462109 Lion in an automobile by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lion in an automobile. From Le Petit Journal, 20 June 1909.); © Look and Learn

Advertisement for Dr Scotts Electric Hair and Flesh Brush (engraving)
669015 Advertisement for Dr Scotts Electric Hair and Flesh Brush (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Suspicious husband observing the alteration in the tying of his wifes corset
CHT221613 Suspicious husband observing the alteration in the tying of his wifes corset, 1909 (colour engraving) by Reznicek, Ferdinand von (1868-1909); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The sleepwalker Victor and the Marquis of Puysegur at Madame de Montesson s
CHT252799 The sleepwalker Victor and the Marquis of Puysegur at Madame de Montesson s, illustration from Les Mysteres de la Science by Louis Figuier (1819-94) 1886 (engraving) (b/w photo)

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