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.
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Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .