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September 13, 2007
S’more from Tiger Tim and his pals
One of the illustrators whose work I gazed upon in those far off days, tucked up in my bed, with the paisley eiderdown, was W. Heath Robinson. He’s remembered now as merely a designer of bizarre machines and his name given to any complicated contraption of a particularly home-made variety. But, damn, he was a mighty fine illustrator, mighty fine.
this from Playbox annual 1921
this from the Wonder Book of Aircraft published in 1920, which has the wonderful image below as its frontispiece:
the Vickers-Vimy Passenger Biplane … ahh, the days of air travel in Lloyd Loom chairs is sadly over.
Posted by john at September 13, 2007 10:52 AM