The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.
Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?
A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.
Old, Weird Tech: Dr. Neubronner’s Patented Miniature Pigeon Camera
(via The Atlantic Tech channel)
“The mechanisms were simple. A camera with a pneumatic timing mechanism was attached to a bird with a cute little harness. Then, the bird was released, and every so often, the timer would go off, and a puff of compressed air would trigger the exposure.”
Too wonderful.
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Peasant Farmer of Central Ireland
Ca. 1890-1900, County unknown.
[Source: Library of Congress “Views of Ireland” Collection.]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m10rwaQhhh1qmrpnro1_500.jpg)
Peasant Farmer of Central Ireland
Ca. 1890-1900, County unknown.
[Source: Library of Congress “Views of Ireland” Collection.]
Things you might not know about me: I’m a sucker for the stylings of anime.
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Maude Fealy
