Heath Robinson: How to Be a Perfect Husband

by W. Heath Robinson and K.R.G. Browne

Heath Robinson (1872-1944) is Britain's "Gadget King"--master of the art of creating madcap contraptions that made use of ropes, weights, and pulleys to perform relatively simple tasks. Although he trained as a painter and also worked as a book illustrator, Robinson developed his forte with drawings of gadgets that parodied the absurdities of modern life. A true cartoonist, Robinson had a way of getting at the heart of the matter while simultaneously...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851244905
• ISBN13: 9781851244904
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Bodleian Library
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.4"