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Child and Owl

owls, sleeping

A young girl falls asleep under an owl’s wing. Source: Robert Howe Fletcher: Marjorie and Her Papa, How They Wrote a Story and Made Pictures For It (New York: The Century Co., 1904).

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Chronometer

Maths & Sciences

This is a  Chronometer, a device that measures time.  Found in William & Robert Chambers Encyclopaedia – A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881)

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Chippendale Clock

Clocks, Furniture

This is a  Chronometer, a device that measures time.  Found in William & Robert Chambers Encyclopaedia – A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881)

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Tessellation

Maths & Sciences

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Burst Designs

Maths & Sciences
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Wheel & Pulley Illustrations

Maths & Sciences
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Theory of static equilibrium of mechanism, illustrated b Sir A.B.W. Kennedy; found in the Encyclopaedia Britannica (New York: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910)
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Sir Robert S. Ball’s Theory of Screws from the Encyclopaedia Britannica (New York: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910)
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These are skew bevel wheels, made of a hyperboloid of revolution around an axis; Illustration from the Encyclopaedia Britannica (New York: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910)
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Illustration of a crossed belt and uncrossed belt pulley system from the Encyclopaedia Britannica (New York: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910)
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More Black and White Illustrations

man, sleeping

Here are some more black and white  illustrations by L Leslie Brooke from the out of copyright book, Ring O’ Roses: A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book. Right click and save; these are all shown in their original size.

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Inspectors / King’s Men

man, showing & pointing

Here are two illustrations by l Leslie Brook from an out of copyright Nursery Rhyme book.  They are two of “…the King’s men” inspecting Humpty Dumpty.  They are displayed at 60%; right click and save the images at full size to your computer.

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Children

boy, children, girl, walking

The following drawings of children by L Leslie Brooke appeared in the out of copyright book, Ring O’ Roses: A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book.


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Eating & Mealtime, Summer, children, girl, spring

These black and white, and colour illustrations, by L Leslie Brooke illustrated the Nursery Rhyme, Little Miss Muffet. It appeared in the out of copyright book, Ring O’ Roses: A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book.

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