Images Dated 21st December 2010

An Ideal Home No. II. The Folding Garden

This folding garden for flat dwellers with a love of open-air life will appeal to all householders who enjoy rustic amenities in a urban setting. The second of the Ideal Home designs by W. Heath Robinson. The illustrations from The Sketch depict ingenious space creating ideas for the spatially challenged home. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

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The Kinecar by William Heath Robinson

Double page illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a well-equipped omnibus transporting passengers while they watch a film. The caption reads,'a luxurious vehicle fitted with many devices for the comfort of passengers returning home on a winter's evening, an interesting (and true) forecast for the future of travel. Robinson was a regular contributor to the Sketch, the Bystander and other ILN titles during his lifetime. His weekly drawings featuring mind-boggling contraptions and designs were immensely popular. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

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Baphomet - Equilibrium of Opposites

Baphomet - associated with a "Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by Eliphas Levi (on which this illustration is based), containing binary elements representing the "sum total of the universe" (e.g. male and female, good and evil, etc.). On one hand, Levi's intention was to symbolise his concept of "the equilibrium of the opposites" that was essential to his magnetistic notion of the Astral Light

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