Terrific Accident
Anon
Genre: | Illustration, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. |
Subjects: | Zoology, Amusement |
Shows 'Old Mrs. Twaddle', two young women and a boy, standing before Mrs Twaddle's smashed 'Aqua-Vivarium'. An electric eel and several fish lie on Mrs Twaddle's carpet and, as the caption explains, 'The Old Lady May be Observed Endeavouring to Pick up Her Favourite Eel with the Tongs, A Work Requiring Some Address'. |
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