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.
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .