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Amusing Collection (page 7)

"Amusing Artistic Contraptions and Comical Moments

Background imageAmusing Collection: Smile Please, Dachshund puppies seen here with camera. January 1965

Smile Please, Dachshund puppies seen here with camera. January 1965

Background imageAmusing Collection: Photographer Jimmy Morrison of Bishopsprings, Glasgow. He says he preferes long

Photographer Jimmy Morrison of Bishopsprings, Glasgow. He says he preferes long, lingering kisses to short ones 5th November 1977

Background imageAmusing Collection: Sister Elizabeth and Sister Joan had a confession to make

Sister Elizabeth and Sister Joan had a confession to make. They have finally hit the bottle, since arriving in Scotland several year ago, they have not had a sip of beer

Background imageAmusing Collection: Driver, Willie McPeake is down to earth in his attitude towards the kiss

Driver, Willie McPeake is down to earth in his attitude towards the kiss. He said, " When I was courting I used to give them the old patter as a lead up to the kiss

Background imageAmusing Collection: Couple with Matchmaker, c. 1750. Creator: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)

Couple with Matchmaker, c. 1750. Creator: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)
Couple with Matchmaker, c. 1750. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageAmusing Collection: Portrait of a Lady, Second Quarter of the 16th century. Creator: Anonymous

Portrait of a Lady, Second Quarter of the 16th century. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of a Lady, Second Quarter of the 16th century. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Background imageAmusing Collection: Take My Tip The one way to follow horses with success

Take My Tip The one way to follow horses with success
Take My Tip.. Theres only one way of following horses with any success... AND THIS IS IT! circa 1930s

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Man Who Bid Half a Guinea at Tattersalls by H M Bateman

The Man Who Bid Half a Guinea at Tattersalls by H M Bateman. Obviously half a guinea is not what you should bid for a horse. This illustration shows the establishment in turmoil

Background imageAmusing Collection: Patent Applied For, Heath Robinson WW1 cartoon

Patent Applied For, Heath Robinson WW1 cartoon
The Kitchener Boche-Bayoneter - an airy invention by William Heath Robinson. An uncharacteristically brutal invention suggesting that a trench sized board covered with bayonets be lowered

Background imageAmusing Collection: KNITTING BOFFIN

KNITTING BOFFIN
A bespectacled boffin attempts a spot of knitting, without much success! Date: 1930s

Background imageAmusing Collection: LEAPFROG CHAPS 1930S

LEAPFROG CHAPS 1930S
One suited chap leaps over another. Date: 1930

Background imageAmusing Collection: Man diving and swimming

Man diving and swimming
The Art of Diving and Swimming - various diving positions, various swimming strokes Date: circa 1900

Background imageAmusing Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20102749

EyeUbiquitous_20102749
China, Yunnan Province, Lijiang, Amusing grass is napping please don t disturb sign

Background imageAmusing Collection: 20084058

20084058
USA Massachusetts Boston Swan boat Boston Public Garden New England United States of America Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Destination

Background imageAmusing Collection: 20084061

20084061
USA Massachusetts Boston Swan boat Boston Public Garden New England United States of America Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Destination

Background imageAmusing Collection: 20084059

20084059
USA Massachusetts Boston Swan boat Boston Public Garden New England United States of America Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Destination

Background imageAmusing Collection: 20084060

20084060
USA Massachusetts Boston Swan boat Boston Public Garden New England United States of America Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Destination

Background imageAmusing Collection: 4632 Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore

4632 Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore
Swan boat, Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, New England, USA

Background imageAmusing Collection: 4631 Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore

4631 Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore
Swan boat, Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, New England, USA

Background imageAmusing Collection: China, Tibet, Close up view of a goat on a mountain slope

China, Tibet, Close up view of a goat on a mountain slope

Background imageAmusing Collection: Just Fancy! When we atrated an hour ago, we were all perfect Strangers to each other

Just Fancy! When we atrated an hour ago, we were all perfect Strangers to each other! - a tour party in a Charabanc take full advantage of the close-proximity of the seating to get to know their

Background imageAmusing Collection: Imitations at Drury-Lane Theatre (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Secon

Imitations at Drury-Lane Theatre (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), June 20, 1786

Background imageAmusing Collection: C?a ira (It ll be fine), ca 1792. Creator: Boilly, Louis-Leopold (1761-1845)

C?a ira (It ll be fine), ca 1792. Creator: Boilly, Louis-Leopold (1761-1845)
C?a ira (It ll be fine), ca 1792. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Embarkation for Cythera. Creator: Tavernier, Andrea (1858-1932)

The Embarkation for Cythera. Creator: Tavernier, Andrea (1858-1932)
The Embarkation for Cythera. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: The merry company (The Five Senses), Mid of 17th cen Creator: Cossiers, Jan (1600-1671)

The merry company (The Five Senses), Mid of 17th cen Creator: Cossiers, Jan (1600-1671)
The merry company (The Five Senses), Mid of 17th Century. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Housewife grabbing some rays

Housewife grabbing some rays, protecting her modesty by sitting sensibly close to the garden fence although quite happy to be snapped...! Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAmusing Collection: USA, Colorado. Pair of white pelicans

USA, Colorado. Pair of white pelicans

Background imageAmusing Collection: Humorous Postcard by Cynicus - Seaside Sketches

Humorous Postcard by Cynicus - Seaside Sketches
Humorous Postcard : A smack at the buoy, Anchoring after a swell, A barque at a little cove and Treasures of the Deep. Date: 1908

Background imageAmusing Collection: A Musical Company, 1632. Creator: Palamedesz, Anthonie (1601-1673)

A Musical Company, 1632. Creator: Palamedesz, Anthonie (1601-1673)
A Musical Company, 1632. Found in the Collection of Sinebrychoffin Taidemuseo, Helsinki

Background imageAmusing Collection: Fountain scene in front of a palace, 1731-1734. Creator: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)

Fountain scene in front of a palace, 1731-1734. Creator: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)
Fountain scene in front of a palace, 1731-1734. Found in the Collection of Skokloster Castle

Background imageAmusing Collection: The bad news, 1794. Creator: Colin De La Biochaye, Christian Marie (1750-1813)

The bad news, 1794. Creator: Colin De La Biochaye, Christian Marie (1750-1813)
The bad news, 1794. Found in the Collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rennes

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Rest in the Michael Park. Artist: Sudeykin, Sergei Yurievich (1882-1946)

The Rest in the Michael Park. Artist: Sudeykin, Sergei Yurievich (1882-1946)
The Rest in the Michael Park. Found in the collection of State B. Kustodiev Art Gallery, Astrakhan

Background imageAmusing Collection: Avro 652 Anson

Avro 652 Anson
Two Rcaf No 7 Service Flying Training School Avro 652 Ansons Collided 50 Feet above the Ground and Became Locked Together During Glide Approaches to the Same Runway at Macleod, Alberta

Background imageAmusing Collection: Avro 621 Tutor

Avro 621 Tutor Crashed Near a Railway-Line at Castle Donington - Flight Cadet Peter Vaughan of Ilford Received a Broken Leg and a Cut Chin and Was Taken to Derby Royal Infirmary Date: 1938

Background imageAmusing Collection: Avro 652A Anson 1 / I

Avro 652A Anson 1 / I
Avro 652A Anson 1 Crashed into a Hangar During Take-Off from Croydon, UK on 8th March 1949 Date: 1949

Background imageAmusing Collection: abundance, africa, afternoon, alert, ambient, amuse, amusement, amusing, animal behavior

abundance, africa, afternoon, alert, ambient, amuse, amusement, amusing, animal behavior
abundance, africa, afternoon, alert, ambient, amuse, amusement, amusing, Gallo Landscapes, 98218778

Background imageAmusing Collection: Fashionable Style - Massive hat with feather adornment

Fashionable Style - Massive hat with feather adornment
Fashionable Bulgarian Style - Pretty model wearing a massive hat with Ostrich Feathers adornment, shaped almost like eagles wings!! She is enjoying a glass of something strong

Background imageAmusing Collection: Big Hat - A Martyr to fashion

Big Hat - A Martyr to fashion
A young girl who is clearly a Martyr to Fashion. Comic postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period. Date: circa 1910

Background imageAmusing Collection: I d like to Swagger All My Life

I d like to Swagger All My Life - But I ll have to be trotting back to work next week confund it. Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large

Background imageAmusing Collection: The Whole Family up-to-date - Swagger Style

The Whole Family up-to-date - Swagger Style. Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Date: 1912

Background imageAmusing Collection: Advertising postcard - New Home Sewing Machine

Advertising postcard - New Home Sewing Machine
The worlds greatest sewing machine is the New Home made by Gonyea and Alba of Rutland, Vermont, enabling repairs to be carried out in situ...! Date: circa 1910

Background imageAmusing Collection: Assembly in a Park, ca 1717

Assembly in a Park, ca 1717. Found in the Collection of Muse e du Louvre, Paris

Background imageAmusing Collection: The return to Cythera, ca 1896

The return to Cythera, ca 1896. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: Winter landscape with iceskaters

Winter landscape with iceskaters. Private Collection

Background imageAmusing Collection: RF- Konik Wild Horse (Equus ferus caballus) low angle close up of head. The Netherlands

RF- Konik Wild Horse (Equus ferus caballus) low angle close up of head. The Netherlands. July

Background imageAmusing Collection: MG M type and Bugatti Type 43 taking part in the Bugatti Owners Club gymkhana, 5 July 1931

MG M type and Bugatti Type 43 taking part in the Bugatti Owners Club gymkhana, 5 July 1931
Left: MG M 847 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. GK1284. Right: Bugatti Type 43 2262S cc. Vehicle Reg. No. GK17 Later Changed to JTX757. Place: Bugatti O.C. Gymkhana. Date: 5.7.31

Background imageAmusing Collection: Milt Jackson, Budd Johnson and Major Holley at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, London, 1979

Milt Jackson, Budd Johnson and Major Holley at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, London, 1979
Musicians Milt Jackson, Budd Johnson and Major Holley sharing a joke at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Alexandra Palace, London, July 1979

Background imageAmusing Collection: Brian Abrahams (drums) and Guy Barker (trumpet) on stage at The Stables, Wavendon, Buckinghamshire

Brian Abrahams (drums) and Guy Barker (trumpet) on stage at The Stables, Wavendon, Buckinghamshire




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"Amusing Artistic Contraptions and Comical Moments: A Captivating Collection" Step into the whimsical world of William Heath Robinson with his ingenious creations like the "Pea Apparatus, " where peas are propelled through a convoluted contraption, leaving you in awe of his imaginative mind. In "A Decided Catch, " Robinson's cleverness shines as he presents an elaborate mechanism to catch something seemingly simple. Prepare to be amused by the complexity involved in such a straightforward task. With "Bound to Draw, " Robinson showcases his ability to blend artistry and humor effortlessly. Get ready for a chuckle as you witness an absurdly intricate process just to create a simple drawing. H. M. Bateman takes us on a hilarious adventure in "Beagling. " His comical illustrations capture the chaos and mayhem that ensues when hunting dogs meet their mischievous counterparts, resulting in uproarious laughter. Francois Pascal Simon Gerard's masterpiece, "Daphnis and Chloe, " transports us back in time with its enchanting beauty. Lose yourself in this captivating painting depicting love and innocence amidst lush landscapes. Lawson Wood brings forth pure joy with "Fat Geese. " This delightful artwork captures chubby geese waddling about, sure to bring smiles and giggles from viewers of all ages. Bateman strikes again with "The Gun Who Picked up his Bird. " Witness the unexpected outcome when even firearms seem capable of mischief, leaving you entertained by Bateman's witty imagination. Marvel at the madness created by mixing treated asbestos fiber using Heath Robinson's eccentric machine. This peculiar invention will leave you both bewildered and amused at how far one can go for efficiency. Bateman returns with another gem titled "A Little Impression. " Brace yourself for uncontrollable laughter as he portrays everyday situations turned hilariously upside down through his brilliant illustrations. Delve into Japanese culture with the iconic image of three wise monkeys in "Japan - Geisha.