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Dates: during 1944-1944
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...piece." In 1934 London's Ideal Homes Exhibition included one solemn Robinson exhibit which proved a sensation: a carefully constructed, full-size Robinson house fitted with Robinson gadgets. One of them: a baby-washer made of revolving stands, one for the baby, the other carrying soap, sponge and nailbrush; the baby was washed simply by revolving the stands in opposite directions. Another convenience was a bedroom directly over a dining room so rigged that the owner could descend through the floor into a dining chair while, simultaneously, the cover over the bacon & eggs ascended to the ceiling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: W. Heath Robinson | 9/25/1944 | See Source »

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