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12 images from works
  • Sir Hiram Maxim's 'Pipe of Peace' and Maxin Inhaler to treat bouts of bronchitis.
  • Sir Hiram Maxim's 'Pipe of Peace' and Maxin Inhaler to treat bouts of bronchitis.
  • The 'Claxton' earcap, designed to correct 'outstanding' ears.
  • A discussion group attended by glum, ugly, and bored people. Stipple engraving after H.W. Bunbury, 1782.
  • Sir Hiram Maxim's 'Pipe of Peace' and Maxin Inhaler to treat bouts of bronchitis.
  • The 'Claxton' earcap, designed to correct 'outstanding' ears.
  • An English gentleman stands at the open gates of his mansion handing out food to the poor who are gathered around. Etching by R. Seymour.
  • An English soldier facing a French soldier with their swords crossed. Coloured engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after C. Elliott.
  • Sir Hiram Maxim's 'Pipe of Peace' and Maxin Inhaler to treat bouts of bronchitis.
  • Sir Hiram Maxim's 'Pipe of Peace' and Maxim Inhaler to treat bouts of bronchitis.
  • An English doctor instructs his English patient not to eat as he does. Coloured engraving by Louis-Franc̦ois Charon.
  • The 'Claxton' earcap, designed to correct 'outstanding' ears.

Works from the collections

35 works

    • Ephemera

    Adventurous young, English blonde : come & see what I have in store for you! New, barely 18 : hotel vists.

    | Date: [1998]
    • Ephemera

    Lulu, strictly for business gentlemen and the artistically inclined "La courtisane avec un coeur" : magnificent natural breasts, copper blonde, 32, educated & erudite, classical English beauty, genuine slim 36GG : absolutely genuine photo : ancient deep tantric massage & tease...

    | Date: [2000]
    • Books

    British periodicals of medicine : a chronological list / by W.R. LeFanu.

    Le Fanu, W. R. (William Richard), 1904-1995. | Date: 1938
    • Ephemera

    Young busty English blonde : 18 years old, Tottenham Court Road : hotel visits available.

    | Date: [1998]
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    Sir Hiram Maxim's 'Pipe of Peace' and Maxim Inhaler to treat bouts of bronchitis.

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