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Picture No 10267613
Date 1920
Description When the Hot Water Tap Runs Cold by William Heath Robinson
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Ingenious invention for improving the level of bath water, especially when hot water runs out, whereby the occupant inflates a large balloon to order to displace water and raise the level. As the caption reads, 'A New Device for Making a Lot out of a Little'.
Source Illustration by William Heath Robinson in The Bystander 21 January 1920
Credit (c)Illustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans Picture Library
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