On» of the most remarkable features of the 1934 Ideal Homes Exhibition in London is the “Crazy House" designed by the famous artist, .Mr. Heath Robinson. It is populated with 30 quaint figures who perform all sorts of amus-
ing duties. In the garden Sandy Willie directs tho nozzle of the weed-killer on to the thistles, while Jake the garden boy pulls the string that works the bellows that pump the poison that makes the thistles whistle. And Mr. Welwyn Sprozzle, the sunbather on the wash-house roof, pulls the string that makes his sunshade twirl, the chauffeur bends and pulls at the starling handle of bis Super-quaint 1934 Somcthiiig-or-othcr saloon oar, and Harold, sitting in a chair tied on (h<- lawn-mower, pedals on his roundabout. trail, with an old wooden bucket for a grass-box ami an old bass broom to sweep behind. It is a cheerful fact that people have the humour to create such fantastic things in times like these. Another cheerful fact is that you can go to any tobacconist and get Red Shield (DarlH and Blue Shield (Medium) for only 1 7 a 2oz tin. These tobaccos are New Zealand's best—“toasted to a turn’ to make them perfectly smooth, cool, and satisfying Also in economical lib.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 237, 19 September 1934, Page 9
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