William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) is best known for his crazy inventions configured in immensely elaborate and comic illustrations. Perhaps less well known is his output of advertising work ...

The building of a museum to house the work of William Heath Robinson will start this autumn. This great illustrator of absurd contraptions has bequeathed a curious legacy. Heath Robinson is now ...

The delight given by William Heath Robinson’s absurd contrivances for doing such things as testing mistletoe for its kiss-permitting properties, overcoming the difficulties of conveying green ...

When the British want to describe a whimsical, improvised or over-elaborate mechanism, they call it a “Heath Robinson” machine, after the drawings of William Heath Robinson. (Americans have a ...

A museum showcasing previously unseen work by illustrator William Heath Robinson will open next year, and will “entertain, inform and inspire” visitors, says Geoffrey Beare, William Heath Robinson ...

An exhibition has opened celebrating the artist William Heath Robinson, whose work became so well-known his name earned a dictionary entry. Heath Robinson, born in Finsbury Park in north London on ...

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William Heath Robinson, the 20th century humorous illustrator known as ‘The Gadget King’ for his drawings of imaginary contraptions, lived in Cranleigh for more than 10 years at the end of the ...

The building of a museum to house the work of William Heath Robinson will start this autumn. This great illustrator of absurd contraptions has bequeathed a curious legacy. Heath Robinson is now ...