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  • A woman roller-skating has springs attached to her front and back for protection as all others are falling over on the ice. Wood engraving, 18--.
  • Death as a skeletal figure wielding a scythe: representing fears concerning the Vaccination Act 1898 which removed penalties for not vaccinating against smallpox. Wood engraving by Sir E.L. Sambourne, 1898.
  • Two figures, Mr Punch and his cat, with springs on their feet, standing in a museum of modern inventions. Wood engraving after L. Sambourne, 1878.
  • Sir Leander Jameson ill in bed being visited by Dr. Punch; representing Jameson's involvement with the disastrous Transvaal campaign which heralded the Boer War. Wood engraving after Sir E.L. Sambourne, 1896.
  • A quack doctor selling his remedies on the streets of London - despite objections. Wood engraving by E.L. Sambourne, 1893.
  • A customer asking for a Christmas box from a dentist that he regularly visits, the dentist retorts he can have a tooth pulled for free. Wood engraving after [L.S.].
  • A quack doctor selling his remedies on the streets of London - despite objections. Wood engraving by E.L. Sambourne, 1893.
  • A quack doctor selling his remedies on the streets of London - despite objections. Wood engraving by E.L. Sambourne, 1893.
  • A doctor visiting a patient who insists on self medication; representing Lord Rosebery's chairmanship of a committee advocating reform in the House of Lords. Wood engraving by Sir E.L. Sambourne, 1907.
  • Death as a skeletal figure wielding a scythe: representing fears concerning the Vaccination Act 1898 which removed penalties for not vaccinating against smallpox. Wood engraving by Sir E.L. Sambourne, 1898.
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