Where did the term "Heath Robinson" come from?

[iandbeech]

Or was it a bloke who botched things?!

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iandbeech said:

Or was it a bloke who botched things?!

You must have seen the drawings with all the ropes & pulleys!

[Dr Strangelove]

One of the greastest Englishmen to ever live.

Certainly, the greatest children's visual 'imageineer' there ever was.

Thank you Heath, for those sublime childhood moments...

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[Plotloss]

Dr Strangelove said:

One of the greastest Englishmen to ever live. Certainly, the greatest children's visual 'imageineer' there ever was. Thank you Heath, for those sublime childhood moments...

I too had no idea I am ashamed to say.

Sadly, childhood is long past for me but I am now have a strange compulsion to visit Amazon on my daughters behalf.

[just dave]

Rube Goldberg, in the States.

Your guy had better been doing that from before the 30's or 40's to not be copying (GASP!!) a 'Merkin
cartooning genius!


Dave

[just dave]

See what I mean?

www.rube-goldberg.com/html/pencil_sharpener.htm


Bio here:

www.rube-goldberg.com/html/bio.htm

Do try and keep up. _SNIFF_



Dave

>> Edited by just dave on Thursday 13th January 21:33

[m-five]

just dave said:

Rube Goldberg, in the States. Your guy had better been doing that from before the 30's or 40's to not be copying (GASP!!) a 'Merkin cartooning genius! Dave

Sorry, your Rube guy is the one doing the copying. Heath Robinson started his contraption drawings in 1914 - he did proper drawings for 20 years before that as well!

However, I assume that if you ever make a movie of this sort of art then you will probably say it was Rube that started it anyway!

See:
www.bpib.com/illustrat/whrobin.htm
www.a.ghinn.btinternet.co.uk/heath.htm

>> Edited by m-five on Thursday 13th January 22:01

[2 Smokin Barrels]

Hurrah for us!



>> Edited by 2 Smokin Barrels on Thursday 13th January 22:03

[just dave]

m-five said:

just dave said: Rube Goldberg, in the States. Your guy had better been doing that from before the 30's or 40's to not be copying (GASP!!) a 'Merkin cartooning genius! Dave Sorry, your Rube guy is the one doing the copying. Heath Robinson started his contraption drawings in 1914 - he did proper drawings for 20 years before that as well! However, I assume that if you ever make a movie of this sort of art then you will probably say it was Rube that started it anyway! See: <a href="http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/whrobin.htm">www.bpib.com/illustrat/whrobin.htm</a> <a href="http://www.a.ghinn.btinternet.co.uk/heath.htm">www.a.ghinn.btinternet.co.uk/heath.htm</a> >> Edited by m-five on Thursday 13th January 22:01

I thank you for the information!

Dave

[wedg1e]

The real scary ones are those he did IIRC for a book entitled 'How to live in a flat' or similar... where the bed in one flat passes through the wall and under the dining table of the flat next door, and vice versa.
Scary, because a lot of the tower block designers thought he was on to something...