Absurdities Collection

Pea Apparatus by William Heath Robinson
An interesting and elegant apparatus designed to overcome once for all the difficulties of conveying green peas to the mouth

Laying the foundation stone of the projected new structure to replace Waterloo Bridge (litho)
1090673 Laying the foundation stone of the projected new structure to replace Waterloo Bridge (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spring cleaning in Highgate woods (litho)
1090681 Spring cleaning in Highgate woods (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring cleaning in Highgate woods)

Illustration for Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson (litho)
5210148 Illustration for Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The building of Saltash Bridge)

The only way out of an Awkward Predicament (litho)
1090675 The only way out of an Awkward Predicament (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The only way out of an Awkward Predicament)

Flat life, how the tenant of the top flat can enjoy all the amenities of a back garden (litho)
1090695 Flat life, how the tenant of the top flat can enjoy all the amenities of a back garden (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flat life)

Illustration for Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson (litho)
5210108 Illustration for Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: An old-fashioned method of testing the speed of engines)

Queeriflora Babyoides (engraving)
973269 Queeriflora Babyoides (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queeriflora Babyoides)

A Croquet Match (coloured engraving)
2818064 A Croquet Match (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Croquet Match)

Alarming Prospect, the Single Ladies off to the Diggings (coloured engraving)
2818057 Alarming Prospect, the Single Ladies off to the Diggings (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alarming Prospect)

Progress of Bloomerism, or a Complete Change (coloured engraving)
2818056 Progress of Bloomerism, or a Complete Change (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Progress of Bloomerism, or a Complete Change)

Hoisting the Chaperone (litho)
1090688 Hoisting the Chaperone (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hoisting the Chaperone)

Interesting treatment of cattle on an argentine stock farm to make the meat tender and soft before killing (litho)
1090703 Interesting treatment of cattle on an argentine stock farm to make the meat tender and soft before killing (litho) by Robinson

Cover illustration for Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson (litho)
5198697 Cover illustration for Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Baccopipia Gracilis (engraving)
973268 Baccopipia Gracilis (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baccopipia Gracilis. Illustration for Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets (Frederick Warne)

Puffia Leatherbellowsa (engraving)
973267 Puffia Leatherbellowsa (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puffia Leatherbellowsa)

The letter P (engraving)
973235 The letter P (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: The letter P. Illustration for Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets (Frederick Warne)

The Worrying Whizzing Wasp (engraving)
973150 The Worrying Whizzing Wasp (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Worrying Whizzing Wasp)

Step this way (litho)
1090748 Step this way (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Step this way. Illustration for Absurdities)

The home-made christmas present (litho)
1090742 The home-made christmas present (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The home-made christmas present)

Something on each way, a fish tragedy (litho)
1090740 Something on each way, a fish tragedy (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Something on each way, a fish tragedy)

Modesty (litho)
1090736 Modesty (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modesty. Illustration for Absurdities, A Book of Collected Drawings by Heath Robinson (Hutchinson)

New and ingenious methods of advertising (litho)
1090732 New and ingenious methods of advertising (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: New and ingenious methods of advertising)

Swimming the channel, some simple devices to ensure success (litho)
1090721 Swimming the channel, some simple devices to ensure success (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swimming the channel)

Luncheon hour on the Thames Embankment (litho)
1090718 Luncheon hour on the Thames Embankment (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Luncheon hour on the Thames Embankment)

An Awkward Predicament (litho)
1090710 An Awkward Predicament (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Awkward Predicament)

Flat life, the spare bedroom (litho)
1090693 Flat life, the spare bedroom (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flat life, the spare bedroom)

The new banting bed for reducing the figure (litho)
1090687 The new banting bed for reducing the figure (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new banting bed for reducing the figure)

Chutney sauce notes (litho)
1090682 Chutney sauce notes (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chutney sauce notes)

The new safety-fork adjustment for motor-cars for the protection of chickens on the road (litho)
1090679 The new safety-fork adjustment for motor-cars for the protection of chickens on the road (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Eye of the Law (litho)
1090678 The Eye of the Law (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eye of the Law)

A busy morning in the sumptuous studio of a fashionable hair artist (litho)
1090677 A busy morning in the sumptuous studio of a fashionable hair artist (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

The new method of testing scent discrimination in young foxhounds (litho)
1090674 The new method of testing scent discrimination in young foxhounds (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sale-time improvements, the one-at-a-time method for the more orderly conducting of sales
1090671 Sale-time improvements, the one-at-a-time method for the more orderly conducting of sales and the protection of assistants (litho) by Robinson

Tortoise coursing, a pastime for the peacefully disposed (litho)
1090669 Tortoise coursing, a pastime for the peacefully disposed (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tortoise coursing)

The Ghost (litho)
1090668 The Ghost (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ghost. Illustration for Absurdities, A Book of Collected Drawings by Heath Robinson (Hutchinson)

The hole in the sporran, a tale of accumulating interest (litho)
1090664 The hole in the sporran, a tale of accumulating interest (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hole in the sporran)

Some Sea-side Fashions for 1863 (coloured engraving)
2818065 Some Sea-side Fashions for 1863 (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some Sea-side Fashions for 1863)

Adventures of Baron Munchhausen (chromolitho)
2797183 Adventures of Baron Munchhausen (chromolitho) by Bichard, Alphonse Adolphe (1841-p.1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adventures of Baron Munchhausen)

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)

A Pic-nic in the Drawing Room, a capital thing for a Wet Day (coloured engraving)
2818061 A Pic-nic in the Drawing Room, a capital thing for a Wet Day (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Pic-nic in the Drawing Room)

A Prize Baby Show, Materfamilias rewarding a successful Candidate (coloured engraving)
2818059 A Prize Baby Show, Materfamilias rewarding a successful Candidate (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Prize Baby Show)

Enkoopia Chickabiddia (engraving)
973281 Enkoopia Chickabiddia (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enkoopia Chickabiddia)

Fishia Marina (engraving)
973273 Fishia Marina (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishia Marina. Illustration for Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets (Frederick Warne)

Bottlephorkia Spoonifolia (engraving)
973270 Bottlephorkia Spoonifolia (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bottlephorkia Spoonifolia)

Crabbia Horrida (engraving)
973263 Crabbia Horrida (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crabbia Horrida. Illustration for Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets (Frederick Warne)

Bassia Palealensis (engraving)
973261 Bassia Palealensis (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bassia Palealensis. Illustration for Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets (Frederick Warne)

Bubblia Blowpipia (engraving)
973260 Bubblia Blowpipia (engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bubblia Blowpipia. Illustration for Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets (Frederick Warne)

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"Embracing the Absurd: A Whimsical Journey Through William Heath Robinson's Imaginative World" Step into a realm where absurdities reign supreme, as depicted by the ingenious mind of William Heath Robinson. With his Pea Apparatus, he unveils a contraption so intricate and convoluted that it leaves us in awe and wonder. Meanwhile, in Flat Life, we witness the tenant of the top flat enjoying all the luxuries of a back garden within their confined space – a delightful paradox indeed. Robinson's illustrations for Railway Ribaldry take us on an uproarious ride through comical scenarios. From an unconventional Croquet Match to Single Ladies off to the Diggings, each scene brims with hilarity and unexpected twists. And who could forget about Bloomerism? The Progress of Bloomerism showcases a complete transformation that challenges societal norms with its colorful engravings. In Hoisting the Chaperone, Robinson tickles our funny bone once more as he presents an amusing situation involving strict supervision during social outings. But it is not just humans who find themselves entangled in these whimsies; even cattle are subject to peculiar treatments on Argentine stock farms to ensure tender meat – an alarming yet fascinating prospect. As we delve deeper into this world of absurdities, Baccopipia Gracilis catches our eye with its enchanting engraving depicting a fantastical plant species unlike any other - truly queeriflora at its finest. Finally, let us not overlook Robinson's cover illustration for Railway Ribaldry which promises countless laughs and surprises within its pages. So come along on this extraordinary journey through William Heath Robinson's imaginative universe where everyday life is turned upside down and laughter knows no bounds. Prepare yourself for delightful perplexities that will leave you both bewildered and delighted in equal measure.