Mistake Collection (#2)

Comic postcard, Woman with wrong kind of salts Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Vicar, woman, baby and lodger Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two men in an office Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Sale of wrong product - customer and barber Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Men chatting in train compartment Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman on the phone Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman waiting in a car - and a horse! Date: 20th century

Three masked bandits broke, with revolvers in their hands, in a crowded... (colour litho)
2778046 Three masked bandits broke, with revolvers in their hands, in a crowded... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Comic postcard, Drunken man with water spout Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken man with pillar box Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken man with pillar box Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Bald head in the sea, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Comic postcard, dissatisfied customer in shop Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two drunkards on a train Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman with dress improvers the wrong way round, as pointed out by her maid Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Ladies Only toilet - Put me among the girls! Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Men Only toilet - Where are you going to, my pretty maid? Date: early 20th century

Spinning Jenny, unmarried textile working girl, Mr Arkwrights Invention (lithograph)
3094233 Spinning Jenny, unmarried textile working girl, Mr Arkwrights Invention (lithograph) by Reynolds, John (1909-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spinning Jenny)

Russian outrage on the Hull fishing fleet, 22 October 1904 (colour litho)
3093709 Russian outrage on the Hull fishing fleet, 22 October 1904 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian outrage on the Hull fishing fleet)

News vendor, Central London
London news vendor with intriguing banner, by bus stop in Central London. Date: circa 1930s

Comic postcard, Teddy bears in the street. I m waiting for a bus. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, novel use for gas mask, WW2 Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Red nose mistaken for gas mask, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Comic postcard, air raid in the night, WW2 - Jerrys over! Date: 1940s

Man using bellows in front of a fire in a smoky room with a scolding wife and bawling child. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

The tomb of the Maccabees, Jerusalem, 1800s. Tomba di Maccabei. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Cartoon, Installing the tent. 1923

A regular damper... and no mistake (coloured engraving)
560224 A regular damper... and no mistake (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A regular damper... and no mistake. Published 1830)

The Rebellion in the North West Territory of Canada (engraving)
1591104 The Rebellion in the North West Territory of Canada (engraving) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebellion in the North West Territory of Canada)

Browns Experiences of Sheep-Farming in the Highlands (engraving)
1038372 Browns Experiences of Sheep-Farming in the Highlands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Browns Experiences of Sheep-Farming in the Highlands)

The Experiences of a Subaltern, ordered on Active Service while on Leave (engraving)
1061709 The Experiences of a Subaltern, ordered on Active Service while on Leave (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Experiences of a Subaltern)

A Tiring Day during the Naval Manoeuvres, Tallboys tries to enjoy a Siesta (litho)
1048033 A Tiring Day during the Naval Manoeuvres, Tallboys tries to enjoy a Siesta (litho) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info)

Notes at the Eton and Harrow Cricket-Match (engraving)
1045536 Notes at the Eton and Harrow Cricket-Match (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes at the Eton and Harrow Cricket-Match)

Plate 365. Headspring, A Flying Pigeon Interfering, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950340 Plate 365. Headspring, A Flying Pigeon Interfering, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.6x35.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover

"There was an Old Man of Berlin, whose form was uncommonly thin", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386644 " There was an Old Man of Berlin, whose form was uncommonly thin", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

A "New Chum s"Experiences in Australia (engraving)
1055674 A " New Chum s" Experiences in Australia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A " New Chum s" Experiences in Australia)

Punch cartoon: Cremation (engraving)
6034825 Punch cartoon: Cremation (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Cremation)

A Mistake of St Valentine, where the Missive ought to have gone (engraving)
1624227 A Mistake of St Valentine, where the Missive ought to have gone (engraving) by Ludlow, Henry (Hal) Stephen (b.1861, fl.1880-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mistake of St Valentine)

Gentleman in Suit being Hosed Down (chromolitho)
733236 Gentleman in Suit being Hosed Down (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

I always said you d put your foot in it (colour litho)
5996028 I always said you d put your foot in it (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I always said you d put your foot in it)

Pyramus and Thisbe, c. 1513-14 (mixed media on canvas)
3588554 Pyramus and Thisbe, c.1513-14 (mixed media on canvas) by Deutsch, Niklaus Manuel (1484-1530); 151.5x161 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: In Ovids Metamorphoses)

A deporable mistake (colour litho)
2779560 A deporable mistake (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A deporable mistake)

Legal Reform and Make No Mistake [Brougham] (colour litho)
486277 Legal Reform and Make No Mistake [Brougham] (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; eFree Library of Philadelphia; Rare Book Department

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 1491 (woodcut)
986286 Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 1491 (woodcut) by Wolgemuth, Michael (1434-1519) & Pleydenwurff, W. (d.1494); 31.4x22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The correction (chromolitho)
961375 The correction (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The correction. 19th century illustration by unknown artist.); © Look and Learn

Not to be Disconcerted (engraving)
5237224 Not to be Disconcerted (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Not to be Disconcerted)

The Race Meeting, or The Gambler, 1853 (Pen and black ink on off-white paper)
1217572 The Race Meeting, or The Gambler, 1853 (Pen and black ink on off-white paper) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 24.8x17.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Great Snakes! (engraving)
1062480 Great Snakes! (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Snakes! Illustration for The Graphic)

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"Mistake: A Collection of Unfortunate Events" In 1812, Cuvier mistakenly identified a Hippopotamus skeleton as belonging to an entirely different species. Three soldiers in uniform parading outside a tavern unknowingly became part of a mistaken identity mix-up. "A Top Notcher" - the story of someone who achieved great success but later realized it was all based on a mistake. Tattooing gone wrong. A drunk tattooist got carried away, resulting in regrettable ink choices for their clients. The Chinese Pig-Bronze that turned out to be an imitation, leaving collectors disappointed by their costly mistake. Gosse's 1857 discovery of pterodactyl bat-lizards turned out to be an erroneous classification in paleontology history. An accident caused by snow falling from the roof reminds us how even nature's they can have consequences. Bravery at Wattignies: recounting the heroic acts born out of strategic errors during a historical battle. George Leybourne, music hall singer, immortalized through caricature but forever associated with his infamous blunders on stage. Organist & Choirboy 1904: when musical notes were played incorrectly and harmonies clashed due to human error. Goldmark/Saba Liebig 1: exploring the disastrous financial investment decision that led many into bankruptcy and ruin. Metro Accident 1903: recalling the tragic incident where human negligence resulted in lives lost and lessons learned about safety measures. In life's tapestry they can woven alongside triumphs and achievements – reminding us that growth often springs from unintended missteps along our journey towards wisdom and self-discovery.