CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time. The Adam’s Retouching Machine, which weighs two-and-a-half stone, was invented in 1947 and gave photographers the opportunity to perfect their pictures. Instead of uploading images to a computer, photographers would place their negative under the magnifying glass. Blemishes in the picture could then be smoothed out by using a retouching pencil, assisted by the gentle vibrations of the machine.
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
