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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.

steampunkvehicles: Unlike seemingly every other stunt flier she died of old age at 83 in 1970. http://womensairandspacemuseum.com/

steampunkvehicles:

Unlike seemingly every other stunt flier she died of old age at 83 in 1970.

http://womensairandspacemuseum.com/

steampunkvehicles: After teaching pilots to fly in WWI she founded the Ruth Law Flying Circus. Here’s a nice site: http://earlyaviators.com/eoliver.htm source:  http://www.hill.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/021009-O-9999G-002.jpg

steampunkvehicles:

After teaching pilots to fly in WWI she founded the Ruth Law Flying Circus.

Here’s a nice site:

http://earlyaviators.com/eoliver.htm

source:  http://www.hill.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/021009-O-9999G-002.jpg

steampunkvehicles: Ruth Law.  Bought her first airplane from Orville Wright in 1912 at age 21.  First woman to do a loop-de-loop.  First woman authorized to wear a uniform by the U.S. Military.  She’s cute!

steampunkvehicles:

Ruth Law.  Bought her first airplane from Orville Wright in 1912 at age 21.  First woman to do a loop-de-loop.  First woman authorized to wear a uniform by the U.S. Military.  She’s cute!