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Picture No 10583155
Date 1927
Description A cunning stroke by William Heath Robinson
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A clever but unsportsmanlike contrivance to increase buoyance and prevent fatigue among Channel swimmers. A useful inflatable idea to help long-distance swimmers by the gadget king, William Heath Robinson, well known for his convoluted contraptions and wacky ideas.
Source Illustration by William Heath Robinson in The Bystander, 6 July 1927
Credit ILN / Mary Evans Picture Library
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