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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.

leeanne8866:

My favorite artist

Leonetto Cappiello

leeanne8866:

My favorite artist

Leonetto Cappiello

weirdvintage: French laxative ad, complete with intestine-scrubbers, 1919 (via Vintage-Ads)

weirdvintage:

French laxative ad, complete with intestine-scrubbers, 1919 (via Vintage-Ads)

Dutch poster

Dutch poster

(Source: darkladyofthelowlands)

books0977: Reading the mail. 1923 Ad for Mina Taylor Dresses. Mina Taylor Dresses for discriminating women. They are so comfortable —and yet so very good-looking. There’s the well-cut, well-fitting air about them that shows that the care of experts has gone into their construction.

books0977:

Reading the mail. 1923 Ad for Mina Taylor Dresses.

Mina Taylor Dresses for discriminating women. They are so comfortable —and yet so very good-looking. There’s the well-cut, well-fitting air about them that shows that the care of experts has gone into their construction.

weirdvintage: Advertisement for Cascarets laxatives, 1919 That is one way to force an attitude adjustment.

weirdvintage:

Advertisement for Cascarets laxatives, 1919

That is one way to force an attitude adjustment.

atompunk: Dutch poster advertising an event 1951

atompunk:

Dutch poster advertising an event 1951

(Source: darkladyofthelowlands)

geisterseher: Archives and Special Collections at the Penn State Harrisburg Library, Pennsylvania State University Libraries

geisterseher:

Archives and Special Collections at the Penn State Harrisburg Library, Pennsylvania State University Libraries

andreiandreievich: my-ear-trumpet: paperdungeon: Hungarian advertising was really something special in the ’80s . What exactly is being advertised? Sheer awesome, manifest in the form of a chocolate bar, made of sweet cottage cheese, coated in chocolate. Thank you Readers, for answering my question.

andreiandreievich:

my-ear-trumpet:

paperdungeon:

Hungarian advertising was really something special in the ’80s .

What exactly is being advertised?

Sheer awesome, manifest in the form of a chocolate bar, made of sweet cottage cheese, coated in chocolate.

Thank you Readers, for answering my question.

paperdungeon: Hungarian advertising was really something special in the ’80s . What exactly is being advertised?

paperdungeon:

Hungarian advertising was really something special in the ’80s .

What exactly is being advertised?