William Heath Robinson

Here is a look at the long and varied career of William Heath Robinson. It begins with his original, serious illustration work, which often gets overlooked. 

It then covers his later humorous work, and bizarre 'Heath Robinson' machines. He wrote three children's books of his own, and provided both black and white, and colour, artwork for many more by other authors.

WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON - YouTube

Paul Adams from New Zealand

MASTER VIOLET RAY NO.11

I had something like this - seen on an old auction - when I was a teenager, a strange electric ray machine for easing rheumatism and the like. I didn't own it for medical reasons, it was simply my magpie soul that made me buy it from a junk shop on one of my regular trips into darkest Preston looking for kukris and wakizashis.

I have no idea if the science behind these period ray units was sound or whether these were plug-in quackery. I don't recall plugging mine in and sadly it vanished into the currents of time and space around 1980 when I moved out.

Did you have anything like this? I wonder if any where ever made for Victorian or Edwardian kids to play with?