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.
Egyptienne Luxury Cigarettes
Date: 1911
Brand: Luxury
Manufacturer: Egyptienne Luxury
Campaign: Luxury Cigarettes
Theme: Cultural Icons
Keywords: woman, female, exotic, young, fashion, royal, luxury, oriental
Quote: “Convincingly Mild”
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An ad for Cavendish tobacco, a sweet blend commonly used in pipes. Happy Mustache Monday!
NYPL Art and Architecture Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.
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Advertisement for “Egyptian Deities” cigarettes, showing woman holding package of cigarettes. Start of 20th century.
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Advertisement for “Egyptian Deities” cigarettes, showing woman holding package of cigarettes. Start of 20th century.
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