Made in 1890 by Blaise Bontems in Paris, this tiny device mimics bird chirps Recently restored by Michael Start, the intricate chirps are produced by a complex system of gears, springs, and bellows, craftsmanship beyond a typical sound loop.
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Ellen Terry’s famous Lady Macbeth “beetle wing” dress was designed for her by Alice Comyns Carr & was first worn on stage in Dec 1888. Meant to invoke fear, the addition of 1000 beetle wing cases created the effect of scales. Recently restored. #ShakespeareSunday#FolkloreSunday
Today I turn 18! Drew this image for it. Gotta say after the 3ish months that I’ve had this art account, I have to say that every like, comment, and interaction I’ve had with you all has kept my passion for what I do alive.
Love you all and here’s to much more from me,
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In the Victorian times, pain relief in childbirth began to take off. New developments in anaesthesia meant that the option was available. And one of the earliest adopters of this new approach was Queen Victoria herself.
Can watch this over and over again.120 yr old clip of the Wuppertal Suspension Railway in Germany, 1902. The footage is colorized and speed adjusted. The "Wuppertaler Schwebebahn" opened in 1901. It is still in use, moving 25 million passengers annually.
This famous image made by artist István Orosz features a scene from the classic science fantasy novel The Mysterious Island. When a mirrored cylinder is placed on the Moon, it reveals by anamorphosis a portrait of the novel’s writer, Jules Verne [source: https://t.co/CKx70N2pyz]
Are you keen to conduct research on how illicit print shaped sexual knowledge in Britain? Apply for this new @ahrcpres CDP studentship in partnership w @UniKentHistory on 'Sex, Secrecy & Obscene Literature in Britain, 1857-1959'.
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"Sea Battle," my Napoleonic steampunk story, has been accepted by Lost Boys Press to appear in Great Wars, an anthology of military SF. The story's excerpted from my novel, Napoleon Concerto. #steampunk#militarysf#sciencefiction#lostboyspress
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Look, let me be frank. My initial covid infection did not require hospitalisation. Ergo it was “mild”. However, I have never recovered. 2 years later & I am nowhere near who I once was. My body & brain have sustained long term damage.
THAT is what Living With Covid looks like.
Something for the gal with everything… and £130,000 to buy it. This Jenner & Knewstub dressing case, from 1874, has everything from a page turner to a barometer to a tape measure concealed in an acorn! Monogrammed SBW, via Richard Gardner Antiques. #frockingfabulous