Unconventional Collection (page 2)

Rink Tennis 1875
Rink tennis ingeniously combines the joys of ice skating with competitive tennis. Date: 1875

Volleyball with a balloon, as played by Germans at Tempelhof, near Berlin. Date: 1904

Cycling on ice skates
cycling on skates (or skating on a bicycle) Date: 1870

Ladies orchestra, 1875
An orchestra of musical ladies delights an audience of gentlemen with their playing. In addition to the more usual stringed instruments

Bicycle Boat
A Bicycle Boat, a new type of boat, which can be used as a comfortable sidecar on land and a paddleboat on water! The pedals of the bicycle work the paddles. Date: early 1930s

Georges Sand Photo
GEORGES SAND French writer and folklorist, famous for her unconventional life-style and her string of lovers who included de Musset and Chopin. Date: 1804-1876

Vessel for the Homeless
This ordinary looking vessel is actually a floating hotel (or hostel) for tramps and the homeless. Date: 1930s

BATH CHAIR BOAT
An unconventional bath chair boat, operated by levers. Date: early 1930s

45 minute time zone signs, Nullabor, Australia
Roadside sign on Eyre Highway crossing huge Nullarbor Plain reminding motorists about changing time zone by 45 minutes, Western Australia, Australia

Elizabeth Chudleigh (1720-88) Countess of Bristol and Duchess of Kingston (oil on canvas)
XJF201245 Elizabeth Chudleigh (1720-88) Countess of Bristol and Duchess of Kingston (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by English School

Elizabeth Chudleigh (1720-88) Duchess of Kingston as She Appeared at the Venetian
XJF201244 Elizabeth Chudleigh (1720-88) Duchess of Kingston as She Appeared at the Venetian Ambassadors Ball in Somerset House

Miss Chudleigh (1720-88) in the Character of Iphigenia at the Venetian Ambassadors Masquerade
XJF201241 Miss Chudleigh (1720-88) in the Character of Iphigenia at the Venetian Ambassadors Masquerade (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Street music: a blind ballad singer, 1815
A blind chaunter of old ballads, shown here accompanying his voice by playing upon a cat gut string drawn over a tea canister, and tied at both ends with a mop stick. Date: 1815

Cat piano and animal choir
A cat piano and a choir of animals make up this unusual ensemble. A motely selection of humans also feature-a one legged man plays the cat piano

A German Bicycle Boat
A bicycle boat on a street in Germany. Date: early 1930s

1850s woman smoking - flouting convention
A charming water colour of an early female smoker, very much a flouter of the conventions of her day. Date: 1850s

Six on a Cycle
Five gents and one lady on a single machine. Date: 1897

Gas-Driven Car
A rather unsafe looking gas- driven Calcott car with a huge Lyon-Spencer gas container on its roof drawfing the car itself. Owned by Lady Idina Wallace.Hope she didn t smoke

Fish Sailing Couple 1939
A sailor, with his female companion, find a far more interesting way to sail the seas, on the back of a fish. The steering wheel must be of invaluable assistance

Basket Carring Race
An amazing Basket Carriers Race, Herne Hill, south London, England

Water Tricycle - 4
American inventor Terry, who crossed the Channel in a tricycle-boat in July 1884, now proposes this aquatic tricycle which travels on the surface : a calm day needed !

Dog-Drawn Catamaran
At Westerly, Rhode Island, a young lady goes for a spin in her catamaran, drawn by two very large dogs, probably Newfoundlands

Aquatic Velocipede
The unnamed inventor of this aquatic velocipede claims to have used it successfully through the winter. Three air filled receptacles keep him up, pedals give motive power

Cycle Football, Berlin
Cycle football is played in Berlin

Ye Olde Coffin House at Brixham, Devon. When a father declared that he would rather see his daughter in a coffin than marry her young man, the young man built this house

Matthauphone (Glasses)
The MATTAUPHONE of M. Mattau of Brussels is simply his version of the glass harmonica in which glasses are filled with liquid to varying depths, then struck

Donkey Serenade
A quartet of donkeys, selected for the note of their bray, perform - though it is unlikely that they could actually read the musical score

Burney streamlined car
The Burney Streamlined car, with engine placed at the back. The car was a glorious failure, as it was too expensive and unconventional despite the Prince of Wales buying one. Maximum speed was 40mph

Unusual Dovecote / 1930S
An unusual stone dovecote in Bemerton, Wiltshire

Dovecote / Tithe Barn
A dovecote and tithe barn in South Stoke, Somerset

CAT STEW
Soldiers on the march must eat as they find. These French soldiers have found a cat to add to their cooking-pot

Bridegroom Arrested
At Coutances, Normandie, a bridegroom is spotted during his wedding procession, and police arrest him during the wedding breakfast, to the dismay of his new bride

Wed in Lions Cage
At Beziers, France, Joseph Bugleone, circus director, weds Rosalie Van Been in the lions cage : the priest prudently remains outside, doing it through the bars

Dragged to the Wedding
A furniture-maker of Paris and his bride are drawn through the streets by several sturdy wedding guests, giving them an appetite for the sumptuous repast to follow

Selling from Boat
Men selling furniture from a boat, Madeira

Cross at Sinaia, Romania
A large cross erected at Sinaia, Romania

Chateau De Congo / Roubaix
Le Chateau du Congo in Roubaix, an unconventional structure with moorish architectural elements

Flettners Rotor Ship 3
Anton Flettners rotor-driven steamship Baden-Baden en route to New York, proving her viability if not her superior efficiency : she will sink in a storm in 1931

Velocar Horizontal Bike
The Velocar horizontal bicycle

Starleys Tricycle
Starleys Coventry rotary tricycle

Mormon children of Brigham Young at the theatre
The many children of the Mormon leader, Brigham Young, attend the Mormon Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Mormon wives of Brigham Young at the theatre
The many wives of the Mormon leader, Brigham Young, attending the Mormon Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Wall Game / Eton / 1906
ST ANDREWs DAY AT ETON A bully is played during a match between the Collagers and Oppidans at the Wall, the Collagers won, their first victory since 1896

Grandville Steam Orch
A steam orchestra with, drums, cello, violin, french horn and trombone

Sport / Gryllo
A strange game, Gryllo, based on double-wicket cricket, but played with lawn tennis racquets instead of bats. A net at each end of the pitch takes the place of the stumps!

Sand Yachting C1903
A sand yacht race takes place on the beach at Biarritz, France

AEROPHON
Similar to the CALLIOPE, this American instrument is basically an organ which uses steam instead of air : it is successfully demonstrated at Cremorne Gardens, London

Musical Glasses
Sometimes known as a GLASS HARMONICA : glasses, filled with liquid to different depths, emit different notes when struck, giving a sound somewhat like a xylophone

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