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  Upside Down
AhaAn amazing gallery with upside-down art. Turn the pictures by clicking on them and watch them become something completely different - or stay the same.
Frog and horse - Rating

Frog and horse It's just a frog. But when you turn the picture to the left, it's the picture of a horse ! Impressive, no ?
Number of ratings : 175.
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Six beers - Rating

Six beers Before and after six beers.
Number of ratings : 63.
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Young and old couple - Rating

Young and old couple
Number of ratings : 41.
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Friend or pirate ? - Rating

Friend or pirate ?
Number of ratings : 36.
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Happy or sad man - Rex WhistlerRating

Happy or sad man Turn this picture upside down to discover a completely different man in a much better mood.
Number of ratings : 35.
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Horseman and Elf, Horseman and Elf - Peter NewellRating

Horseman and Elf A wicked robber horseman charged upon a woodland elf, but found the little man could well defend himself.
Number of ratings : 26.
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Clown and circus - Larry KettlekampRating

Clown and circus This is the face of a clown, and when turned to the right, a scene from his circus. Quite impressive !
Number of ratings : 25.
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Convict or general ? - Rating

Convict or general ? This is both the general and the man he convicted.
Number of ratings : 20.
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Garibaldi and Stalin - Rating

Garibaldi and Stalin Part of Italian anti - communist propaganda. When the face of the politician Garibaldi is turned upside - down, you see that he was devoted to Stalin.
Number of ratings : 17.
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Death of a Bourgeois - Matheus MerianRating

Death of a Bourgeois You will see why this picture has such a grim title if you turn it upside down. It originates from the 17th century.
Number of ratings : 15.
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Old man or bride - Rating

Old man or bride This image with the old man on the left and the bride with her maid on the right can be turned upside down to show the same.
Number of ratings : 14.
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Man or woman ? - Rating

Man or woman ? An old man and a young woman.
Number of ratings : 13.
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Young man/Old man - Rex WhistlerRating

Young man/Old man
Number of ratings : 67.
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Boy or man - Nati ShakedRating

Boy or man A happy boy, or a sad man ?
Number of ratings : 38.
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- Peter NewellRating

drowning.jpg A drowning man, and a man coming out of the water.
Number of ratings : 33.
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Railroad Gazetteer - Rating

Railroad Gazetteer Full picture of the Railroad Gazetteer, featuring an upside-down picture of someone who dined at the Humboldt House, and someone who didn't.
Derived : Humboldt House
Number of ratings : 3.
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Woman and beggars - Sandro Del-PreteRating

Woman and beggars Simply by turning this picture upside-down, the face of a woman transforms in a blind man carrying a lame man on his shoulders.
Number of ratings : 26.
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smilefrown.gif Turn this image upside down to see this man in different moods.
Number of ratings : 24.
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Sailor or soldier - Jack BotwinickRating

Sailor or soldier
Number of ratings : 22.
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Judge or soldier ? - Rex WhistlerRating

Judge or soldier ?
Number of ratings : 20.
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I m so tough - John CraigRating

I'm so tough Self-adhesive sticker from the early 1970's, based on Peter Newell's Topsy Turvies.
Number of ratings : 16.
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- Peter NewellRating

playful.gif Front cover illustration of "Topsy turvies" and "The Playful eye".
Number of ratings : 12.
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Humboldt House - Rating

Humboldt House I dined at the Humboldt house . . . And I didn't.
Original : Railroad Gazetteer
Number of ratings : 10.
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I m so happy - John CraigRating

I'm so happy Self-adhesive sticker from the early 1970's, based on Peter Newell's Topsy Turvies.
Number of ratings : 7.
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For me ? - John CraigRating

For me ? Self-adhesive sticker from the early 1970's, based on Peter Newell's Topsy Turvies.
Number of ratings : 10.
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Maids and tramps, Maids and tramps - Peter NewellRating

Maids and tramps These little maids have been to town to purchase postage stamps, and are now much alarmed to note their actions wachted by tramps !
Number of ratings : 21.
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Up down - Rating

Up down Simple but good : always shows up and down the right way.
Number of ratings : 23.
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  Recommended reading
coverThe Incredible Upside-Downs of Gustave Verbeek
This one is hard to get. If you can get your hands on it then don't hesitate.
Redstone Matchbox: Upside Down HeadsRedstone Matchbox: Upside Down Heads
This is not a book but a collection of upside down postcards, the images originate from matchboxes. For the true fan.
Topsys & TurvysTopsys & Turvys
100th annivery reprint of Newells classical topsy-turvy book. You can see his talent in the genre on this site. His other books are also very worthwhile, despite their age.
 
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