Failing Collection

They say cleanliness is next to Godliness - but I say its next to impossible. A young child fails to clean their grimy knees no matter how hard they scrub! Date: 1933

Immovable - 2 young boys fail to get a beach donkey to move
Immovable - two young boys fail to get a beach donkey to move! As stubborn as a mule... Date: 1907

Advert in Harness Eye Battery 1886
Harness Eye Battery promises to cure weak eyes and restore failing sight. Date: 1886

2013 Korean Grand Prix - Sunday
Korea International Circuit, Yeongam-Gun, South Korea. Sunday 6th October 2013. Sergio Perez, McLaren MP4-28 Mercedes, makes a stop after a big tyre failure

LeVier Cosmic Wind G-ARUL Ballerina
After failing to win races in the US, LeVier Cosmic Wind G-ARUL Ballerina, was exported to the UK, where it performed well, winning the 1964 Kings cup Air Race at Shoreham on 1 August 1964

Travelling Salesman failing to keep his expenses down
A travelling Salesman (for Sweatem, Grand & Co.) is spectacularly failing to keep his expenses down! He is piling through the whiskey, occupying a private room

Angelique Cottin
ANGELIQUE COTTIN, electric girl of Bouvigny, is tested by Arago at the Observatoire de Paris; though her powers are failing, he is impressed Date: 1846

California Usa America American 1930s 30s Thirties
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REGULUS RETURNS
After failing to agree peace terms in Rome, Roman ambassador Atilius Regulus returns to Carthage as he promised, though this means certain death. Date: 255 BCE

COLLISION IN A TUNNEL
Three die when the Bale express collides with a local train in the Pommeraie tunnel, failing to see lights warning that a single-track system is in operation Date: 9 May 1898

Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A G-PBYA Miss Pick Up (msn CV-283), seen flying in the colours of Canadian Vickers OA-10A Catalina 44-33915

An Old Friend failing (engraving)
2773941 An Old Friend failing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Old Friend failing)

Satan attempting to tempt Christ (chromolitho)
3100696 Satan attempting to tempt Christ (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Satan attempting to tempt Christ)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Smiling - even thro the tears
The rhyme says that things will be nice tomorrow - obviously they were not too good today. On the back is a printed message from the Prime Minister Let us all strive without failing in faith or in

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Home Front
The Caption is The Home Front. WW2 was the first war in which all the people back at home were directly involved. Bombing raids brought death and destruction

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - For the love of Mike
The caption is For the love of mike. The expression probably originates from a 1932 film of the same name directed by Frank Capra

Man and two women failing to close a packed trunk in a hotel room while a servant looks on. Miseries of Travelling. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Britains dispute with Venezuela, President Roosevelt and his cabinet (litho)
6005053 Britains dispute with Venezuela, President Roosevelt and his cabinet (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Britains dispute with Venezuela)

An impressive fall occurred during the construction work of the University of London in... (colour litho)
2778098 An impressive fall occurred during the construction work of the University of London in... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Sweet Seventeen, a Romance of the Coaching-Days (engraving)
1038598 Sweet Seventeen, a Romance of the Coaching-Days (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sweet Seventeen, a Romance of the Coaching-Days)

Courtship in the Park, 1797 (oil on canvas)
NTS28414 Courtship in the Park, 1797 (oil on canvas) by Opie, John (1761-1807); Fyvie Castle, Scotland, UK; eNational Trust for Scotland; Photo eNational Trust for Scotland; English, out of copyright

Our overworked Supreme Court: It is unequal to the ever-increasing labor thrust upon it
1078688 Our overworked Supreme Court: It is unequal to the ever-increasing labor thrust upon it - will Congress take prompt measures for the relief of the people

Uitenhage (b / w photo)
3092468 Uitenhage (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uitenhage. Illustration for Picturesque South Africa (Dennis Edwards)

Uncle Sam Sick with La Grippe, 1837 (litho)
614761 Uncle Sam Sick with La Grippe, 1837 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: Printed and published by H.R)

Panama Sharks, and how to circumvent them (litho)
1038735 Panama Sharks, and how to circumvent them (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Panama Sharks, and how to circumvent them)

An Aboriginal Baby (engraving)
1050872 An Aboriginal Baby (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Aboriginal Baby)

The Government Offices, Uitenhage (b / w photo)
3092465 The Government Offices, Uitenhage (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Government Offices, Uitenhage)

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German holding up the other Central Powers
Russian caricature from WWI era showing Germany struggling to support the failing efforts of their allies, the other Central Powers, The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria (?). Date: circa 1917

An awkward position - true love never did run smooth circa early 19th century

Council House Interior
The living room of a council house, with gas fire, armchairs and coffee table, striving to be modern, but sadly failing to be stylish! Date: 1964

Kaiser Wilhelm falling through the air and dropped
No. 8/15. Kaiser Wilhelm falling through the air and failing to be caught in a sheet held by the Allied soldiers. Leon

Cardinal Manning & Pope
HENRY EDWARD MANNING - Cardinal and Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, failing to receive a suitably large Cardinals hat from the Pope. Date: 1808 - 1892

Maize (Zea mays) crop, rain-affected and failed field of feed maize, Houghton, Lancashire, England, December

Maize (Zea mays) crop, rain-affected and failed cob of feed maize, Houghton, Lancashire, England, December

Queen Victoria, failed 1882 assassination C017 / 6827
Queen Victoria assassination attempt. 19th-century artwork of Roderick McLean (died 1921) attempting to assassinate Queen Victoria (1819-1901) on 2 March 1882, at Windsor, UK

Single-kidney anatomy, artwork C016 / 2902
Single-kidney anatomy. Artwork showing an anterior (frontal) view of human kidneys in relation to the main torso blood vessels (vena cava, blue; aorta, red) and the male abdomen

Single-kidney anatomy, artwork C016 / 2903
Single-kidney anatomy. Artwork showing a posterior (from behind) view of human kidneys in relation to the main torso blood vessels (vena cava, blue; aorta, red) and the male abdomen

Single-kidney anatomy, artwork C016 / 2901
Single-kidney anatomy. Artwork showing an anterior (frontal) view of human kidneys in relation to the main torso blood vessels (vena cava, blue; aorta, red) and bones of the male skeleton

Single-kidney anatomy, artwork C016 / 2898
Single-kidney anatomy. Artwork showing an oblique right-frontal view of human kidneys in relation to the main torso blood vessels (vena cava, blue; aorta)

Single-kidney anatomy, artwork C016 / 2897
Single-kidney anatomy. Artwork showing a posterior (from behind) view of human kidneys in relation to the bones of the skeleton. One kidney (brown, upper right) has a normal appearance

Single-kidney anatomy, artwork C016 / 2900
Single-kidney anatomy. Artwork showing an anterior (frontal) view of human kidneys in relation to the main torso blood vessels (vena cava, blue; aorta, red) and bones of the skeleton

Single-kidney anatomy, artwork C016 / 2896
Single-kidney anatomy. Artwork showing an anterior (frontal) view of human kidneys in relation to the main torso blood vessels (vena cava, blue; aorta, red)

Cakestands Etc
No tea-table is complete without a cake-stand on which to stand the cake(s) : you will also need a gong to summon your guests, or failing that, a bell... Date: 1930

Fish Supper
A fisherman stops off to buy his dinner after failing to catch anything Date: 1930s

Ballad / Hynd Horn
HYND HORN The kings daughter gives the beggar a drink, failing to recognise her erstwhile lover, Hynd Horn, but all will end well, I promise you. Date: traditional

Checking drug packaging
MODEL RELEASED. Checking drug packaging. Elderly woman using a magnifying glass to check her drug packaging

Spur to a guilty conscience - not writing to friends
All these write regularly - Why the Devil don t you? Spur to a guilty conscience - not writing to friends! This card illustrates those individuals who will oft communicate with the written word

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"Failing: A Journey Through Time and Challenges" Step back in time to the 1886 Harness Eye Battery advert, where they claimed cleanliness was next to Godliness, but some may argue it's next to impossible. Travel further into the 1930s Thirties in California, USA, as we witness the return of Regulus and a collision in a tunnel that leaves us questioning our safety. Explore the Anti-Corn Law campaign and its impact on American society during this era. Marvel at the Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A G-PBYA aircraft soaring through the skies, defying gravity while reminding us that even machines can fail. Witness an immovable moment captured on film - two young boys struggling to get a beach donkey to budge. Reflect on their determination and learn from their resilience when faced with failure. Join a traveling salesman as he battles against his own limitations, failing to keep his expenses down despite his best efforts. Experience empathy for him as he navigates through financial challenges in pursuit of success. Prepare yourself for heartbreak as you encounter tragic experiments depicted vividly through color lithographs. These haunting images remind us of humanity's quest for knowledge sometimes leading down treacherous paths. Finally, pay tribute to an old friend who has failed us - engraved memories etched forever in our hearts. Bid farewell to Harvey Powers, known as "the howitzer man, " whose legacy lives on despite his physical absence. In this captivating journey through history and human experiences of failure, we are reminded that setbacks are inevitable but not insurmountable, and is within these moments that we find strength and resilience necessary for growth and progress towards future successes.