Winks Collection

The Railway Sleeper
An exhausted conscript on Nation Service sleeps at Darlington Railway Station en rout to or from a posting to the Northern military base at Catterick, York. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Forty Winks by C. E. Wilson
A dear old lady in a mop cap, spectacles and a tartan shawl has fallen asleep at a table in the middle of reading a newspaper and sewing a patchwork quilt

Young Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) kissing another macque in the thermal hot springs, Jigokudani, Japan, January

Mining bee / Little flower bee (Anthophora bimaculata) taking nectar and pollen from Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) flower, with pollen covered scopa, Surrey, England, UK. August

English Bulldog dog, outdoors looking tired wearing nightcap Date: 16-08-2021

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Rabbit lying down in a hammock with hat Date: 16-05-2007

Promotional interactive postcard for The Mousme at the Shaftesbury Theatre. The tab has been pulled and in the eye is written " The Other Corner"

A Month at the Seaside (engraving)
1047569 A Month at the Seaside (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Month at the Seaside)

Sleeping man on Vaporetto, Venice
Passengers on Vaporetto, Venice, Italy. A man, heavily wrapped up against the cold, snoozes in his seat on a bitterly cold and wet day Date: 2013

Sleeping old man on doorstep, Turkey
An old Turkish man in cloth cap snoozes on a doorstep in Avenos, Turkey Date: circa 1984

Sleeping pensioners, Norfolk beach
An elderly couple sit in the shelter of a wooden groyne on a beach near Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, and snooze soundly. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September

The Christmas Robbers by William Heath Robinson
A cheery looking cook enjoys forty winks by the kitchen fire, blissfully unaware that an army of mischievous pixies and elves are busy plundering all the Christmas food she has been baking. Date: 1924

Suffragette on the Hustings
At last, a woman campaigns for a seat in the House for herself! Surrounded by a group of men, one of whom winks and says, I ll vote for a woman any day

A man catches 40 winks on a bus in Manchester Date: circa 1980

The Mousme
Promotional postcard for The Mousme at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Interactive postcard The tab has been pulled and in the eye is written The Other Corner. At the side of the tab is Pull Other End

Donkeys - 40 Winks, Barmouth, Glamorgan
Donkeys - 40 Winks, Barmouth, near Dolgellau, Glamorgan, Wales. Date: 1910s

Suffragette in Cell. Suffragette in prison cell looks out as policeman winks broadly. What a sell, I ll never be a Fool again he vows. Date: circa 1908

Forty Winks by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl asleep in her high chair. Date: 1929

Lovestruck American lad with the Stars and Stripes
A lovestruck young American lad smoking a cigarette and standing before the Star Spangled Banner, sends the following words to his lady love: Say kid

Man sleeping
A nap by the sea at Borstahusen, Landskrona, Sweden, 1967 Date: 1967

Overeating leads to disturbed sleep at Christmas
" A good deal my own fault!" " I took too much dinner!" (Mrs Caudles Lectures) First published in " Punch" in 1845

WINKING
A woman winks at the camera. Date: late 1960s

Lady in the Bath - Provocative
A rather saucy card showing a lady in the bath with the tagline: Why don t you come up an see me sometime? Date: circa 1940s

Forty Warm Winks
Bonzo, the canine cartoon character created by George Studdy and hugely popular during the 1920s, is pictured getting closer and closer to the fire and on drowsing off

Railway Sleeper - Aberystwyth Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh shepherd takes forty winks leaning up against his crook, sitting on a wooden crate at Aberystwyth Station, his trusty Collie sheepdog at his feet

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"Winks: A World of Sleepy Delights" The Railway Sleeper: Drifting off to dreamland, lulled by the gentle rhythm of the train. Forty Winks by C. E. Wilson: Exploring the magical realm between wakefulness and slumber. Young Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) kissing: Sharing a tender moment before closing their eyes for a peaceful rest. Mining bee / Little flower bee (Anthophora bimaculata) taking nectar and pollen: Nature's tiny worker indulging in sweet dreams after a hard day's work. English Bulldog dog, outdoors looking tired wearing nightcap (13131469): Even our furry friends know it's time to catch some Zs, sporting their adorable sleepwear. Promotional interactive postcard for The Mousme at the Shaftesbury Theatre: Transporting audiences into an enchanting world where dreams come alive on stage. A Month at the Seaside (engraving): Sun-kissed days spent frolicking on sandy shores followed by blissful seaside slumbers under starry skies. Sleeping man on Vaporetto, Venice: Surrendering to tranquility amidst the romantic canals of Venice as dreams carry him away on gondolas of imagination. Sleeping old man on doorstep, Turkey: Finding solace in unexpected places; this weary traveler rests peacefully against ancient stone walls under a starlit sky. Sleeping pensioners, Norfolk beach: Embracing retirement with open arms, these golden years are filled with serene moments like dozing off while listening to waves caress the shorelines of life's journey. Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.