1960s Buff Mugs

1599: Shakespeare's Agent knew what the public wanted

Cavemen Romantic Gesture

A Macaroni in 1772

"Where do you think we are in the food chain right now?"

"Scotch and water musick."

"I couldn't care less if being Homo Sapiens is the latest trend. While you're living in our cave, you better act like a true Neanderthal."

"Got any bathtub gin?"

Of Mice and Men.

'Sigh! So that's what love is all about...'

Are you the guy who ate my brother?

If the Brontë sisters wrote science fiction

'Research shows that while the number of surfers is somewhat constant over the year, there is a sudden increase in casual bathers over Summer...'

"Of course you'll study Latin. How else will you learn the names of your dinosaur friends."

Cello player with pencil instead of bow

"It's a giant banana but is it an organic giant banana?"

A caveman kid sees his ancestor in a museum exhibit

The simultaneous development of dining and pomposity.

"I can hear the sea boiling."

Verbal Orders

Unlike modern day hipsters, pre-historic hipsters didn't need to rely on yoga, hiking or even rock climbing to stay fit...

'Another invention? -- You are SUCH a geek!'

Kit makes an appointment

An early turning-point in old Hollywood...

'There he goes over the bag limit again!'

Teddy Boys' Picnic

'Is the fire included?'

Planner at work.

'I invented the wheel, and to protect it, I invented the club.'

Memorials of The Great Exhibition - 1851. No. XIII. - The ladies and the police - the battle of the Crystal Palace