Fewer Collection

1st Aeronautical Exhibition - Crystal Palace 1868
The first Aeronautical Exhibition, Crystal Palace, 1868, showing the Stringfellow Triplane model and other exhibits. Altogether no fewer than 77 exhibits were collected together, including engines

Revolving Bookcase
This revolving bookcase holds fewer books for its floor- space than any conceivable design, but it could be handy for portfolios and outsize books that need to be flat

LOUIS PHILIPPE TOMB
Remembered by few and mourned by fewer, Louis Philippe dies in Weybridge, England, and is buried there with his queen, Marie-Amelie. Date: 1866

The Higher the Fewer says Gran pop by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood showing his orang utan character, Gran pop sitting in precariously in a homemade hot air balloon. A little piglet falls out of the bottom of the basket

Case for and against the big bomber by G. H. Davis
The case for and against the use of the big bomber: some whys and wherefores in latest aircraft needs during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Italian ca 1873 British Essex Silk L 17 3 / 4 x W
Artokoloro

SIR G GREY (1799-1882)
SIR GEORGE GREY British statesman, an able Home Secretary who dealt capably with the Chartists. Few statesman have had more friends or fewer enemies

WILD CAT
Do not attempt to tickle this cute little pussy-cat under its chin : you might end up with fewer fingers than when you started - for this cat lives up to its name !

Kalapuya Youth
A youth of the Kalapuya (variously spelt) people of Oregon, once widespread and prosperous but today fewer and confined

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Step back in time to the 1868 Aeronautical Exhibition at Crystal Palace, where innovations like the revolving bookcase were showcased. Remember Louis Philippe's tomb adorned with Italian silk, L.17 3/4 x W, from an era when a leaflet read "Dearer Beer Means Less Beer Drunk." Ponder over G.H. Davis's case for and against the big bomber, while Lawson Wood's "The Higher the Fewer" reminds us of Sir G.Grey's wisdom. Witness the wild contrast between a Grecian Greek warrior and a Kalapuya youth. Delve into folklore and unravel the mystery of the sea serpent, a wild cat's roar echoing in the background.