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“Being normal is vastly overrated,” declared grandma Aggie Cromwell in Halloweentown (1998). Certainly, life has so much to offer: things curious, magical, mysterious and strange. Weird antiques and vintage objects especially are so interesting to us because they’re unfamiliar. What back then perhaps was the norm, today seems peculiar and spooky.
Museum of Curiosities is a place of such wonder, showcasing strange and interesting finds. It’s like opening a virtual cabinet of curiosities. The treasures are shared and curated by Monsieur Pompier’s Travelling Freakshow – an authentic and original group of oddballs that are no amateurs in spooky entertainment. So prepare to be amazed, our dear pandas, as we present to you our third feature on Monsieur Pompier’s Museum of Curiosities!
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#1
This Is Bertha Boronda. Bertha Was Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For “Mayhem” In 1908
Bertha cut off her husband’s penis with a straight razor and fled the scene by bicycle
SageHare37 2 years ago
Upon further investigation: Frank (born Mario Narcisso) Boronda's first wife, Serena, attempted to take her own life in 1892, claiming he was physically abusive. This obviously casts some concern on his character. She survived, he abandoned her and his step daughter and they divorced in 1895. Frank married Bertha in 1901. Frank was a firehouse captain, and in 1907 he was arrested and questioned about his involvement in election fraud. At this point he and Bertha were living apart, in spite of her coming to his firehouse trying to talk and reconcile. Bertha had suspected for years of Frank cheating. She began to stay up late at night at night to follow him. On May 29th, 1907, they went to the theater together and upon returning home discussed their relationship. She asked if he still loved her. He said he did and then asked for intercourse. Bertha claims she then blacked out. She was found the next day wearing men's clothing that she'd been using to follow Frank.
SageHare37 2 years ago
Further investigation revealed Frank had been receiving letters from women, including his former stepdaughter(context suggested it was romantic content). Her attorney claimed temporary insanity due to Bertha's lack of sleep. In court, she said she wasn't sorry.
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#2
Water Damaged Copy Of “Alice's Adventures In Wonderland” Which Grew Fungi. (Photo By Igor Siwanowicz)
JoyfulZebra 2 years ago
Nice of the museum to keep mushrooms in the book so you can actually visit Wonderland.
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
According to Reddit and the Instagram thread this was an art installation and those are actually psychedelic mushrooms growing.
Perfumista Perfumista 2 years ago
just needs a hookah smoking caterpillar on top
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Malfar 2 years ago
Still looks cool. Saw the similar photo with the bible, could have been from the same series.
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LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
They are-- it was an art installation and those are indeed psychedelic mushrooms.
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#3
17th Century Poison Cabinet Disguised As A Book
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Note to Self - Check out thrift stores and used book stores for big old books with securable clasp bindings.
The Monsieur Pompier’s Museum of Curiosities pages on all major social media platforms are run by a man named Paul, or Monsieur Pompier himself. Bored Panda already spoke with Paul twice before and he was kind enough to tell us about the inspiration behind the museum and about his band, Monsieur Pompier’s Travelling Freakshow.
Paul said in 2022 that he drew inspiration from Dr. Chelsea Nichols’ The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things and The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art And National History in London. These museums are not the only ones of their kind. Whether physical or virtual, many similar places exist in many parts of the world, like the museum of curiosities in San Marino. Some of them are even mobile!
#4
Perfume Bottle Consisting Of Eight Glass Bottles As Orange Segments, Set In Painted Ceramic Holder. (Ca. 1925)
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
This is gorgeous and unique. One of these gorgeous sets sold at auction for $3,198 USD back in 2019: https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3319T/lots/1016
FrostyStyx 2 years ago
And then watch someone try to take a bite out of it during a drunken daze.
#5
Bat Lantern (Circa 1930)
#6
Reusable Shopping List From The 1950s
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
This is actually quite clever. I'm fascinated that boot polish, candied peel, and paraffin oil were that popular back then.
I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago
I work at Goodwill, the amazing things we get donated! I've seen some of these. Goodwill works with eBay for selling the more rare and collectible items.
John Leavitt 2 years ago
In the sixties the were made from red plastic with the levers made of white plastic, I remember them well.
Monsieur Pompier’s museum is heading toward soon becoming a real-life museum in Dublin, Ireland. A few months back, in June, Paul told Bored Panda that he’s planning to make it a reality sometime in 2024. “Little by little, I see the rooms filling up with all manner of oddities, making me look like something of a hoarder (which I think is a good sign that I’m getting closer to having enough stuff to launch the museum!” he said back then.
The museum is still accepting donations from anyone that wants to help make the physical Monsieur Pompier’s Museum of Curiosities a reality. “You can donate whatever you like – be that money or your own curiosities which you’d like to see featured in the museum!” Paul told us in June.
#7
Rare Set Of 16th Century Italian Notation Knives With Musical Notes Engraved On The Blade, Meant To Be Sung As Grace Before A Meal
AtMostTheFabulist 2 years ago
With the grey background it took me a minute to figure out what I was looking at.
BPisaddictive 2 years ago
Each one is for a different kind of singer: supertus (soprano I guess), contratenpr, tenor
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
These are really neat! I've never seen anything like this before.
#8
In 1963, The Bronx Zoo Held A Unique Exhibit It’s Name Was “The Most Dangerous Animal In The World” And As You Can See From The Picture, The Most Dangerous Animal Is A Human
They used a mirror so people could see their reflection and also added bars to represent a cage.
Phyllis Panda 2 years ago (edited)
Article I read today: African animals fear human voices over lions.
Thomas Biorogue 2 years ago
Oh thank goodness there was a caption under the picture so I could tell what the hell was going on. eyeroll
#9
Ann Lockley Taking Tea With A Baby Hawk And A Lobster
Ann lived on the island of Skokholm, where her family were the only inhabitants and animals were pals. This photo was taken for a 1938 National Geographic story ‘We Live Alone and Like It — On An Island’
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
This seems quite sad to me. This little girl had no choice in her parent's decisions to live an isolated life.
Paul Brown 2 years ago
I guess that might be lonely for a kid, but as an adult I would LOVE to live there.
Paul also travels all over Europe and Ireland with his musical group Monsieur Pompier’s Travelling Freakshow. It’s truly a one-of-a-kind act that delivers a unique experience. Paul himself describes the group as “a strange mix of dark cabaret, performance art and eccentric psychedelic songs”. All of the songs are written by Paul, Monsieur Pompier himself.
#10
Victorian Era Radiator With Bread Warmer
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
And the bread would be warm too. I love homemade bread that’s still warm. I like to cut the end off and just load it up with butter that immediately melts into it. Sooo yummy! A little piece of heaven right here on Earth.
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Rebelliousslug 2 years ago
The Victorian era isn’t really known for hygiene
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KnightOwl 2 years ago
I lived in an old house for a few years that had 3 of these. They were good for warming food (and keeping food from going cold.) We also used them to warm up socks, gloves and scarves in the winter, it worked really well. It snowed a lot during those winters and the temperature hovered around 2-4° so having warm socks to put on when you first got up in the morning (hardwood flooring was always very cold) and warm scarf and gloves to put on as you left the house to walk to school made it a bit more bearable.
#11
Self-Defense Glove For Ladies (London, 1850)
Jackie Burnham 2 years ago
Against Jack the Ripper... even though I think he started a little after that. Would still be useful nonetheless
#12
World's Smalllest Man In 1956, Henry Berhens, Dancing With His Cat
Anime dude101 2 years ago
Mr Bethens had excellent taste. fixed for ya. after all, CATS FOR LIFE!
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The performances also feature a group of characters whose names correspond to the song titles on the band’s album. There’s Banana Boy, Guts The Cat, Willy The Wet Pocket, Sally Shortcake and many more. “On stage, I attempt to sing my ridiculous songs whilst the 'freaks' interact with me or the audience as they interpret and act out the story of their individual songs,” Paul told us back in 2022.
#13
Late-1800s Brothel Candles. Wen The Candle Burned Out The Session Was Over
#14
This Russian Family Portrait Was Taken Back In 1886. The Father Had An Obsession With Pool, And Dressed His Children Like Billiard Balls
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
That time the Queen of Hearts decided that billiards was better than croquet.
#15
Myrtle Corbin, Known As The Four-Legged Girl From Texas, Was A Dipygus
She was born with a severe congenital deformity of conjoined twining that caused her to have two separate pelvises and a smaller set of inner legs that she was able to move.
Saara-Elina Kaukiainen 2 years ago (edited)
She actually lived a pretty good life. She was healthy, married at 19 and had 5 kids with her husband. Not all sideshow performers were tortured souls. :)
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I think we're beginning to understand that gawking at human remains is disrespectful unless they were donated willingly.
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Museums of Curiosities are the successors of the pre-modern version of museums – cabinets of curiosities, or Wunderkammer. As Antonis Chaliakopoulos writes for The Collector, what in 17th century Europe was a way to entertain guests at home after dinner, throughout the years has evolved into the modern museum.
#16
Obstetric Phantom, 18th Century. The Wood And Leather Model Was Used To Teach Medical Students, And Possibly Midwives, About Childbirth
It came from the Hospital del Ceppo in Pistoia, near Florence, founded in 1277
#17
1950s Ovaltine Advert
Dumpster Fire 2 years ago
I try not to wake Gay if I'm up early. Lovely person, but they can be quite derogatory first thing in the morning.
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TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago (edited)
When the meaning of words change and make old ads look akward....
Malfar 2 years ago
Yep. And old comics, too. In one of the first issues of Action Comics Superman mentions that he hates the gay parties, referring to a party organized by a greedy owner of a mine
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Dr Robert Neville 2 years ago
I think Gay's boyfriend is out of shot at the bottom giving him a good hard "waking up".
#18
Chopines Are Platform Shoes That Were Worn By Women In The 15th, 16th And 17th Century
Made with a very tall wooden platform, these shoes protected the dress from mud and street dust. They became very popular in Venice and were worn by noble women and courtesans
StrangeOne 2 years ago
Dresses were too delicate and difficult to wash all the time. The undergarments were what was washed. The petticoats and skirts were really the overlay and could be worn many times. Imagine spilling something like coffee or wine on your dress.
Nat of Clan P 2 years ago
I fell off a pair of platform heeled boots a few years ago and fractured my foot in 3 places. And they were nowhere near as tall as these! haha.
A cabinet of curiosities most often included rare antiquities and exotic natural specimens. What makes them different from what we now know as museums was the selection process. Museums today do it on a scientific basis, and back then these private collections were based on an individual’s preferred taste. The most important quality of a curiosity was considered its rarity, and the end goal was to wow your guests.
#19
Painless Dentist
Crybabyartist 2 years ago
Pretty sure this is a scene from an "Our Gang / Little Rascals" film.
#20
Unlucky
Snake Queen 2 years ago
AnkleuByter a few comments down said “ It's photoshopped. It's actually a picture of a little girl standing outside of the elephant house at the London zoo. The original sign says "house closed". It's from 1927. It's still a cue picture, the original that is.” :)
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AnkleByter 2 years ago
It's photoshopped. It's actually a picture of a little girl standing outside of the elephant house at the London zoo. The original sign says "house closed". It's from 1927. It's still a cue picture, the original that is.
Alicia M 2 years ago
Reminds me of a book I read when I was a child called "But no elephants." It's not anti elephant. It is a positive story about how a woman changes her mind and it benefits her greatly.
Let’s Be Kind 2 years ago
⭐️⭐️⭐️ “But No Elephants” was my son’s FAVORITE book as a child! Gramma Tildy!! This picture brought me back to that too! Such a great book! Find it, get it, read it!
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#21
Antique Victorian Crystal Poison Bottle, 1890
Crybabyartist 2 years ago
I say FAKE, that label is nothing like the 1890's, It's a casting and would have cost for more to produce than one that was engraved. FAKE plus the font is wrong.
What was featured inside such a cabinet of curiosities? That depended on the location of the collector: one in London would have different treasures in his cabinet than another in Amsterdam. The biggest two categories that are now identified are man-made artifacts (artificialia) and natural specimens (naturalia).
#22
Egyptian--Phoenician Glass Dog Head Bead, 6th-4th Century Bc
#23
Tutankhamun Wore Socks With His Sandals
MagicJacket 2 years ago
Yes, and his real name was Kurt Wagner. But in the Munich Circus. he was known as the Incredible Nightcrawler, and ...
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Esist Nosrep 2 years ago
Have you ever tried socks with sandals? Looks weird, but feet are warm and at the same time breaths, and no blisters from straps! Shame that something so comfy is so frown upon
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
I wore U.S. western style boots for most of my life. And now wear socks & sandals almost 100% of the time. Year round. Love it. NOTE: the mighty Roman's did this too. It was common.
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Steve Eaton 2 years ago
I wear flipflop socks with my flipflops you gotta problem with that? Please let me know. I think we can dicuss the ishoe kindlily
Catharina Geerts 2 years ago
If King Tut did it, why wouldn't modern men be allowed to, without having to deal with negative comments?
Dumpster Fire 2 years ago
I was going to say, "So he was a middle-aged white man at Miami beach?" but I feel like I'm late to the party.
#24
"Winkie" Blinking Eyeball Novelty Ring From 1962
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago (edited)
If you stare long enough into the abyss, the abyss stares back into you
Josie Bisbano 2 years ago
Looks like the prop used in the opening credits to The Twilight Zone!
The names are more or less self-explanatory, but examples of naturalia would include animals, plants, and minerals. Carcasses of beasts and other weird-looking creatures were considered the most exotic items. However, collectors used to merge different animals together to create the most interesting mythical beasts. That’s why the line between naturalia and artificialia sometimes would get blurred and the classification depended on the collector’s individual decision.
#25
Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood (1961)
Liya Caleb 2 years ago
The black and white cat looking at the camera like "why the heck am I here-"
Nat of Clan P 2 years ago
I think the black and white kitty feels something ain't quite right....
Marley Nachi 2 years ago
The humans could be witches in human disguise ;p ("The Witches" by Roald Dahal reference)
#26
This Medieval House In Aveyron, France, Dates Back To The 13th Century And Was Built Top-Heavy As A Cost-Saver, Because At The Time, Homes Were Taxed On Ground-Floor Square Footage
Mark Fuller 2 years ago
Look at the Shambles in York, UK as a perfect example. Gorgeous street!
Annik Perrot 2 years ago
Hubby and I saw it when visiting the medieval town of Severac-le-Chateau, in Aveyron. Many medieval houses were built that way, to save on taxes, and it resulted in across the street windows being at arm's length, because of already narrow streets.
Hippopotamuses 2 years ago
We're actually looking at 800 years of deferred maintenance. Aren't we?
Mylittlecorgi 2 years ago
In some places, you would be taxed for your property, but only the ground floor living quarters were assessed. Thus, a small ground floor and then larger spaces in the upper floors.
#27
A Neon Salesman's Sample Case, Circa 1935
Ray Perkins 2 years ago
I have a sample box with a bunch of different size and color LEDs in it, powered with a 9V battery.
Examples of artificialia included cultural artifacts, antiquities and artworks. The most popular, however, were scientific instruments. The reason is that sciences, such as medicine and astronomy, weren’t exactly popular back then. Instruments that were used to measure space and time were seen as almost magical and as proof of man’s domination over nature.
#28
Museum In Japan That Showcases Various Naturally Formed Rocks With Faces On Them
AtMostTheFabulist 2 years ago (edited)
Second shelf from bottom, third from the left?
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I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago
The top right reminds me of "Oogir Boogie" from Nightmare before Christmas 👻
#29
Happy Caturday
#30
Corner Piano
Trainingfortheballetpotteh🇺🇦 2 years ago
same. ive been playing piano for years, and i hate this😭
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The first public museum in England was donated by a collector of curiosities. In 1677, Elias Ashmole donated the treasures he acquired from John Tradescant to the University of Oxford. In 1678, the first public museum in England – the Ashmolean museum – was opened and featured ancient coins, books, engravings, geological and zoological specimens.
#31
The Lava Lamp Inventor With His Wife In 1963
Richard Graham 2 years ago (edited)
This is Edward Craven-Walker, inventor of the lava lamp. He was a British accountant who, while passing the time in a pub, noticed a homemade egg timer crafted from a cocktail shaker filled with alien-looking liquids bubbling on a stove top. This gave him the idea for the lava lamp. The first lava lamp, the Astro, was introduced in 1963. His invention made him a multi-millionaire. He used his fortune to establish Britain's best-known nudist camp, the District Naturist Center. Craven-Walker also produced nudist movies. (Think of THAT the next time you fire-up your lava lamp.)
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Oh, you can still make them. Use an LED Bulb and add a resistance heating coil, a la a toaster.
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I had no idea it was invented in the UK. And little old Poole of all places. That's a fun bit of trivia.
#32
This Mannequin Was Designed By Angelique Marguerite Le Boursier Du Coudray During The 1700’s
It was used for teaching midwifery. Madame Du Coudray spent 25 years travelling the towns and cities of France, teaching her methods and selling her mannequins
David A Paterson 2 years ago
I've seen a knitted uterus that has been used recently to teach women about childbirth. Being knitted makes it stretchy.
Trish 2 years ago
I don't think bamanas were readily available in those days.
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The Retired Heads Of Madame Tussauds
PotatoNinja5000 2 years ago
Jaqueline Kennedy, Queen Anne, Charlton Heston, H.G. Wells, Cilla Black, Lawrence Olivier,... Liz Taylor's feet maybe?
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Juris Macto 2 years ago
Why does Nixon have hands? Why does he look like he's on the verge of escaping?
#34
Victorian Era "Ritter" Road-Skates Or Foot Bicycles, Ca 1898
StrangeOne 2 years ago
Looks like there's a lever going across between the wheels just above.
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Janina Prado 2 years ago
This is really cool. However, it begs the question of how bones were broken by the falls of f the people who wore them.
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
Now just little tiny scaled-down Harley V-twins and Presto! Instant Wile E. Coyote!
#35
A Knocker-Upper Was Someone Whose Purpose Was To Wake People Up During A Time When Alarm Clocks Were Expensive And Not Very Reliable
They earned about six pence a week using a pea shooter to shoot dried peas at the windows of sleeping workers in East London, 1930s
JuniorCJ82 2 years ago
Is this the next step up from the men with the long sticks (no pun intended)?
Catharina Geerts 2 years ago
Wonder how the Knocker-Uppers managed to wake up early and on time
René Sauer 2 years ago
shooting dried peas at the window? Hm, doesn´t sound like it would be loud enough to wake people up.
#36
Carved Ivory And Ebony Skeleton With Gravedigger's Shovel, Dated 1632. State Art Collections, Dresden
#37
The Breastplate Of Cuirassier 19 Years Old Antoine Fraveau, Struck And Killed By A Canonball During Battle Of Waterloo (1815)
ADHORTATOR 2 years ago
You can see it at Hotel des Invalides in Paris, the french army museum (always worth a visit, but it will take you the whole day)
#38
Contraption Worn By A Mid-19th Century Women Who Lost Her Nose To Syphilis
#39
Authentic 16th Century Plague Doctor Mask Preserved And On Display At The German Museum Of Medical History
Kat 2 years ago
Plague doctor. The beak was filled with herbs as a defence against the foul smells of disease. they thought the smell was a source of infection
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Hippopotamuses 2 years ago
Somehow, it also has a look of genuine concern as well.
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#40
The Old Gentleman Of Raahe Is Believed To Be The Oldest Surviving Diving Suit In The World, Dating Back From The Early 1700s
#41
Egyptian Gold Sandals And Toe Caps Circa 1500 B.c
Cornbread 2 years ago
To help protect the fingers and toes from damage during mummification and after burial.
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#42
Past - Present - Future?
Groundcontroltomajortom 2 years ago
And now they're all pretty much obsolete!
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#43
Daddy Saddle
S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
Uh, son....daddy needs to borrow this. Have you seen your mother?
#44
Victorian Mourning Ring With Glass Eye Of The Deceased Ca. 1890
CrazyKnitter 2 years ago
I'm usually a huge fan of Victorian mourning practices, but eyes freak me out, so I'm going to agree so much.
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Suzanne McHenry 2 years ago
The Victorians had this morbid obsession and fascination with anything death related.
#45
Photographer Unknown, Possibly Paleontologist Alfred Romer. Nelda Wright In The Skull Of A Kronosaurus, 1958. Harvard University Archives
David A Paterson 2 years ago
This is Australian! A type of short-necked plyosaur. This particular skeleton was discovered in Queensland in 1932 and went on display at Harvard in 1959.
Scott Wilkins 2 years ago
Of course it's Australian. EVERYTHING there wants to eat you...
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1887, Alice In Wonderland
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
I really like the costumes they used back then, CGI models don't really have the same charme
Jodi 2 years ago
Same that's why I love older films with the makeup and prosthetics so much better
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Mark Fuller 2 years ago
Being breastfed by all accounts. I don't recall that but in the book...
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#47
Little Richard Doll
Red Hair Blue Soul 2 years ago
CNN did a wonderful piece on him recently. I highly recommend it
#48
To Copyright Their Unique Looks, Professional Clowns Submit Their Likeness To The Clowns International Group, Who Paint Eggs To Match The Hair, Makeup And Costumes Of Each Performer, And Then Files Them In The Clown Egg Register
deejak 2 years ago
Never really noticed how each clown's style varies, because they collectively all look creepy.
StrangeOne 2 years ago
My ex mom-in-law went to a clown school for a year. It's quite interesting about the make-up. The amount of make-up represents the ranking of the clown. The more the make-up, the higher the ranking. The ranks of clowns determines what a clown can and cannot do to other ranks of clowns.
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Yes, he got the Beano/Dr Cruces thing from the roundworld practise.
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Paul Brown 2 years ago
I recognize one of those clowns. Emmet Kelly. I think he became kind of well known.
#49
Horse Costume Taken From Jean Cocteau’s Le Testament D'orphée (Testament Of Orpheus), Designed By Janine Janet, 1960
#50
Rubber “Beauty Masks” Worn To Get Rid Of Wrinkles And Skin Imperfections, 1921
KindaSketchy 2 years ago
Do you see any wrinkles or imperfections? You don't, so it does kinda work.
#51
A 1930s Vision Of The Future
David A Paterson 2 years ago
D**k Tracy was a little closer. But also more recent.
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Wax Model Of A French Sailor With Skin Disease Of The Nose, Made In 1894
KindaSketchy 2 years ago
Its "a skin disease called rhinophyma, which is a complication of acne rosacea."
Richard Graham 2 years ago
J. Pierpont Morgan (Morgan Bank) had this disease. Most photographs of Morgan have had the nose re-touched.
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trollingergirl 2 years ago
Look online for Mrs. Pimple Popper or the like... it is treatable today.
#53
This Was Once The Oldest House In Hamburg Germany. It Was Built In 1504 And Was Demolished In 1910
cerinamroth 2 years ago
It wouldn't have survived the firestorm anyway. It was located near to the Rathaus in the centre of the city.
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gerard julien 2 years ago
" Kammerzell House, Strasbourg : Built in 1427 but twice transformed, in 1467 and 1589. The building's inside has been decorated on all floors by lavish frescoes by Alsatian painter Léo Schnug (1878-1933). It now houses a restaurant." kammerzell...c782e4.jpg 
Averysleepypanda 2 years ago
This is a different building, but still very cool
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1930s Baby Rattle
#55
Fly Me To The Moon
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
Let me see what Spring is like on Jupiter and Mars!
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#56
Norton's "Smile And Cry" Baby Face Soap, 1930-39
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
I swear you see these in your sleep… when they suddenly open their eyes and stares
#57
Kiss Your Favorite Beatle! 16 Magazine, 1965
#58
Bear With Me
#59
The 14th Century Tomb Of François I De La Sarra, Who Is Spending Eternity With Frogs Feasting On His Face And Genitals, And Worms And Snakes Nibbling On His Body
Shadow (they/them) 2 years ago
The Black Plague gave rise to new burial trends, this one being chief among them. This is a memento mori called a "transi tomb". "The effigy is not of the deceased represented as when they looked their best and were at their most powerful [but] in [these cases] what we get is an effigy of a decaying corpse." These appear to have been a reaction to the prevalence of mass graves as a way to be remembered.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Right off the top of my head I can think of a couple people who would definitely qualify to spend eternity like this.
Hex Gurls 2 years ago
id let them nibble on me, whatre they gonna do they dint have any teeth
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Michelin Men
David 2 years ago
I've seen this before but I still think this is probably one of the ugliest mascots ever
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
But you do have to do it that Bibendum’s dog, Bubble, is incredibly cute.
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#62
Woman In The 1930s Going Through An Attitude Adjustment Program
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
So they were doing that "you should smile more" c**p way back then too?
#63
1944 Maria Montez, In Universal Pictures’ South Seas Adventure Film, Cobra Woman
Richard Graham 2 years ago
Hollywood photography in the 1930s and 1940s reached an incredibly high level of artistry.
#64
Creepy Donald Duck Costume
VonBlade 2 years ago
Depends what's below the camera. They could be REALLY committed.
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The House Of Nonsense
Virginie Michaud 2 years ago
Can't read what's above the 3, but does it say "afros" above the 6? 🤔😳
#66
The Perfect Gift
David A Paterson 2 years ago
You may or may not care that the original "pearlised" look came from mixing fish scales in with the plastic.
#67
The Bee's Knees
#68
"The Bat" From A German Fashion Magazine C.1951.the Mask Was Created By The French Make Up Artist Fernand Aubry
#69
Aftermath Of A Fire At Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum In London, 1930
MagicJacket 2 years ago
The heads on the floor came out of the butt of the body above them. First known photo of sh!theads.
#70
The Le Passe-Muraille (Passer-Through-Walls ) Sculpture In The Paris Catacombs
Annik Perrot 2 years ago (edited)
French writer Marcel Aymé wrote in the 40s à short story about à very ordinary man who one morning woke up and found he could walk through walls. Of course his first move was to get revenge on his abusive office boss and coworkers ;-) The story is very well known, here, has had no less than two movie adaptations, in 1959 and 2016, and has become part of Paris' folklore.
Marley Nachi 2 years ago
as if there's not enough real dead people in the Paris Catacombs without this slenderman down there too.
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70s Wool Nose Warmer
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
I suspect that's the other type of warmer for which someone had to come up with a hasty excuse...
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Actually that’s not meant to warm noses, though it looks like it’s the extra small angry inch size.
Lene 2 years ago
I used to crochet nose warmers for my grandma when I was about 8yo. It was basically half a ball with a string to go around the head. And my grandma used them every night when she sat in her chair watching tv. When she'd passed away and we went to clear her house the nosewarmers were tugged in between the seat and pillows in her chair. :)
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Mr And Mrs Aardvark
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Professor Meredith Thring And His Stair-Climbing Chair Prototype In 1964
Lyoness 2 years ago
Sadly there hasn't been a lot of progress in this area. Try and find a wheelchair that can self propel up or down stairs and you'll find about 10 examples and none of them are under $ 10,000. Not exactly accessible (in any way).
David A Paterson 2 years ago
There are stair climbing trolleys at a reasonable cost, so why not stair climbing wheelchairs?
Load More Replies... Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
My brother has one. They aren't cheap, but the front wheels can pivot up onto the back wheels so that he's more like normal height.
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The Little People Of The Woods Published By Birn Brothers, 1940s
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A Junior Officer And A Soldier From A German Field Artillery Unit Wearing Acoustic Optical Locating Apparatus
The goggles had a small aperture so when they heard an approaching aircraft and turned their head towards it, the plane would be visible
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“The Isolator“ – A Bizarre Helmet From 1925 Designed To Improve Work Productivity
Hugo Gernsback (August 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967), was a Luxembourgish-American inventor, writer, editor, engineer, designer, businessman, and magazine publisher
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Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans — 1962
#78
Phoney People
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Posing Like A Mummy During A Trip To Cairo In 1896
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Cover Art By David Mattingly From 1983 For “The Land Of Laughs” By Jonathan Carroll
Juan Something(downvotevictim) 2 years ago
I've been to the land of psychotic nightmares, this wasn't there.
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Luna Park, Melbourne
#83
Hi
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Cabbages And Crime
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Well, a specific effect of eating cabbage on certain people certainly should qualify as a crime.
David A Paterson 2 years ago
They still write books like this. This one was first published in 1945.
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Women At Butlins Holiday Camp Wearing Marilyn Monroe Face Masks In Clacton-On-Sea, England, 1952
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Ophthalmologist Signs In Taiwan, 1962
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
“But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic—their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose. Evidently some wag of an oculist set them there to fatten his practice in the borough of Queens, and then sank down himself into eternal blindness, or forgot them and moved away.”
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A Device For Mouth X-Raying (1920)
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
It looks like it should be autonomous and behave like the spaceship robodude in Flight of the Navigator
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Good Afternoon
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Lee A. Merlin Was Crowned Miss Atomic Bomb In 1957
Auntriarch 2 years ago
Hmm. My father was on Christmas Island for the detonation if the last British bomb. He escaped with no health damage. Others were not so lucky.
Marley Nachi 2 years ago
is this why there's a phrase to describe beautiful women as a "bomb shell"?
Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
Is it just me, or does this picture make it look like she's a giant woman?
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Brains 25¢
#91
Worms
Juan Something(downvotevictim) 2 years ago
Or eating! Why limit your options...
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Fishing worms, fishing worms, everybody's wishing they had fishing worms.
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Beauty Treatments At Helena Rubinstein’s Salon, 1940s
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Snow Fooling
arthbach 2 years ago
Together? Standard knitting instructions. A short row is when you only knit part of the row, and then turn and knit back again. 'Unravel a mouth' - Keep knitting, then later pick apart the place where you want to place the mouth. 'Double decrease a nose' - that's really simple. Instead of decreasing by one stitch, you decrease by two.
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1920s Soviet Demonstration With A Large Sculpture Of A Pig
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago (edited)
I wonder if that inspired George Orwell to write "Animal Farm" (probably not)
David A Paterson 2 years ago
From the web. "The large pig could represent how even the lowest agricultural product can be supercharged for greater productivity."
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Feeding Time
David A Paterson 2 years ago
Teaching daddy how to feed baby food to babies.
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Ice Cube Face Mask By Max Factor, 1947
Juan Something(downvotevictim) 2 years ago
To help cool down because the lighting they used back then also emitted a ton of heat.
David 2 years ago
appears to be plastic cubes filled with water / some liquid. See the one in upper right area where you can see the liquid line. I'm guessing you put the whole thing in the freezer and then on your face. Basically a weird cold compress
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Egg Lady
#98
Happy Easter
silowew628@picvw.com 2 years ago
The picture is only half of the photo, which has been mirrored on the right. That's why he looks weird.
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Chalk Packaging From 1938
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Comical Tongue And Teeth
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Banana Record Player
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
It must wear the groove and stylus with a forced pressure needle. Very cool but not good for records :-(
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46 Foot Inflatable Index Finger Being Installed Near Nuremberg Airport - Germany, 1971
Juan Something(downvotevictim) 2 years ago
Every finger has the potential to be a middle finger if you're handy with a saw.
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Hey
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Cabbage Man
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Mushroom Lady
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Weegee, Three-Legged Woman At Bar, (Optical Illusion Photo) C.1951
David 2 years ago
Believe it or not I can remember seeing pantyhose with seams. The seamless ones became popular in the mid 60s.
Paul Brown 2 years ago
During World War 2 when nylon materials were needed for the war effort women would use some kind of marker and draw a line on their legs to make it seem they had nylons on.
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Dentists Waiting Room
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Wonder Woman Scissors - Dc Comics, 1978
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“Natural Creeping Baby Doll" Created By George Pemberton Clarke, 1871
David 2 years ago
the board looks weird but I'm guessing when it was clothed to look more 'natural' (hah!) the board was maybe to keep the material away from the gears so it hung out a ways. And maybe with padding didn't look like a board. Though - TBH - with the padding now I am picturing this thing with a hunchback crawling towards you.
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Model Wearing A Hat Shaped Like A Hand By Elsa Schiaparelli For Life Magazine, 1953. Photo By Douglas Miller
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Daily Mirror, England, January 22, 1909
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Cat Piano
Michael Braisher 2 years ago
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS! However, theirs was a mouse organ, played with mallets.
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Postcard Of A Peanut Vendor Wearing A Suit Made Of Peanuts Circa 1890
#114
A Collection Of Prosthetic Eyes In The Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Leiden
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
As a sober alcoholic I can tell you that I know quite a good many appropriate times
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Dayalets Vitamin Mascots, 1950. Intended To Promote A Healthy Diet
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Hello Ladies
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
There is one for sale on eBay. $125USD obo. Women's XXL. https://www.ebay.com/itm/185908110385
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Meat Clown
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Pee Green
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Tippi Hedren Having Her Cigarette Lit By A Crow On The Set Of The Birds
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Pneumatic Tubes Connecting 23 Us Post Offices In NYC Across 27 Miles. Used Until 1957. (1900s-1950s)
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Dali Walking His Anteater
David A Paterson 2 years ago
Watch the claws, those things can demolish a termite mound, or a human
#122
Vintage Freckle Removal
Mimi777 2 years ago
Same. I always loved freckled. I desperately wished I had some when I was a kid.
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Three Glass Eyes In Their Storage Box Blown Glass Prosthesis. French Made, C.1900s
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Trip To Mars
Lene 2 years ago
Hmm... a nickel is 5c, right? So not quite a nickleodeon (how is that spelled!?!?). 10c is... a dime? A dime-odeon? Haha! I know nothing.... I'm just rambling. I'll see myself out now, thank you for your patience.
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
You were actually on the money with your rambling :-)
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Fruit Mask, 1930s
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Time For Teletubbies
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Mushroom
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Putting Live Birds In A Pie Was A Form Of Entertainment In The C16th
An Italian recipe book of 1549 described how to make a pie so that the birds survived and 'flew out' when it was cut open. This practice was also found in 1725 in a cookery book by John Nott
Kirsten Kerkhof 2 years ago
Actually (and it doesn't make it any less cruel, but maybe a teeny bit) the pies were blind-baked first, and the birds were put in afterwards and just before serving. The crust wasn't meant to be eaten anyway, it was just a flex.
Juan Something(downvotevictim) 2 years ago
The crust was damn near inedible back then. Just flour and water.
Load More Replies... whodunnitfan2013 2 years ago
Is this where the blackbirds baked in a pie nursery rhyme comes from?
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Hello
#132
Heya
#133
Exhibits From Froggyland, A Taxidermy Museum In Croatia. The Specimens Were Preserved In 1910-1920
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Cabbage Head
kathryn stretton 2 years ago
Lol. I was just about to post 'What's with all the cabbages?', but you said it first.
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Crab Hat
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Taxidermy By Charles Waterton (1782 – 1865)
Lene 2 years ago
My best guess is an orangutang ? But that's based more on the color of the fur than..... anything else on that...thing. 😳
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Taking The Lobster For A Walk
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Good Morning
Alicia M 2 years ago
I was going to say the same thing. Looks like Trump and Rudy are out begging for donations for their defense funds. 🤣
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Pig Person
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Miniature Coffin With Corpse, 1500s
Juan Something(downvotevictim) 2 years ago
People knew that corpses would have maggots on them after a bit, but thought they were inside the body already, as part of the disease that killed them.
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A Nose Shaping Device From The Years When There Were No Aesthetic Operations, 1944
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Doll-Beetle Hybrid Cabinet By Laurent Gauthier
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Medieval Frogs
#144
Something Fishy Going On Here
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Circus Of The Strange
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What's Inside?
David 2 years ago
The interesting thing to me is that the lid opens to the left. Most top loaders open towards the back
PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago
I remember side hinged lids as a kid. Not today though
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1940s Lauren Bacall Surrealist Fashion Photo
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Saint Thomas D'aquin, Man Juggling His Own Head, C1880
#149
Howdy
David 2 years ago
Did there used to be some sort of amusement park where the field now stands? Kind of looks like a gateway to nowhere.
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Adieu, Petite Famille
David A Paterson 2 years ago
Famille refers to son in law or daughter in law. Child from wife's previous relationship.
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Rose the Cook 2 years ago
Some pretty weird things here but too many images that have been used far too often.
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Deleila Charlie 2 years ago
It's mostly history photos instead of objects. It's another bait list like BP seems to be doing lately
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