... Nude Although the bathing machine enabled shy young ladies to enjoy the water in modesty, nude bathing was equally’ common at that time, he says. In the last two decades of the 18th century other northern seaside villages ...

... are old enough to remember both, as “a cross between a large bathing machine and a very small second-class carriage.” But at the same time those of my readers who remember bathing machines and perhaps who have even used them, will know that they were ...

... jug form were Lord Nelson, Dr. Samuel Johnson and Benjamin Franklin. At least one woman Toby is known, Martha Gunn, a bathing machine attendant at Brighton during Regency times. Other characters include sailors, a nightwatchman, a soldler, a publican, ...

... boats — like the 211 t Dragon — at Abersoch with the first prototype amphibious tractor, known locally as Bigland’s Bathing Machine, which is based on the standard two-wheel-drive Ford tractor. Currently running round the timber yard at Bucknell, the ...

... from Lowestoft,” 1795; Nilston enamels, Staffordshire figures, including a Toby jug in the form of Martha Gunn, a famous bathing machine attendant at Brighton; Tunbridge ware, 19th century printed china, medals, tokens, objects made of or decorated with shells ...

... encouragement of such ladies and gentlemen as may have been ‘Kleased to favour him with their company. He also kept a bathing machine for the use of his friends. Another advertised ‘‘Gunpowder, Hyson, Souchong and Congou teas of the first quality; White's ...

... revolution goes on The smalltime showman, content with a quick profit during the season. is now as out of date as the bathing machine. The professionals with an eye on maximum profits - Rank., Mecca. EM.I. — have moved into ten-pin bowling, baliroom dancing ...

... trying truths, ever after it tech with two of zauze ore, her ioftea I of, -- Who was the tub who kit boy rieu,s in the bathing. machine at Brighton hat ,ide I glneky day! oh! the attesdaat. who after her with it. trying. You've leti thig, mi'am, hutdiog ...

... The North and lest of Kent has been so crowded that at Margate visitors have had to sleep in the Town Hail and in the bathing machine.. The last Coast. from Harwich to the Wash, is gayer than it ever been in the memory of that venerable fraud, the oldest ...

... byelaw to prohibit bsthiug front any cf the under their jurisdiction (which means five miles of coast line) except from a bathing machine or tent, an infringement to be punishable by • heavy penalty. The object is not to prevent people f roux learn ing to ...

... manly irbo Min venek-end borne making flrat aria dip al the wee.nn mire to spare a thought for tin in-' vnntor of the bathing 'machine Iresnarks the %riser of the Otbee Window in th• Daly ( Areniel.6. Th.. credit for fie ihitention 'riven io Benjamin ...

... —MT Alf red . ft Of W&U —During bbieelyi ASTON A visitor from Birmingham. Wyers. was Crowned at Dover yesterday whew bathing a machine. He So ouppcied to have had • fit, aa he wee only in about two feet of water. The tenth annual sports in easnectkaa with ...