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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.

historicalcorsets:

Cooley’s Cork Corset, a circa 1870s/1880s “metamorphic” trade card wherein the before-and-after panels are achieved by folding down part of the card to reveal a second image.

(via mambolica)

my-ear-trumpet: Another dieselpunk outfit from Velda Lauder

my-ear-trumpet:

Another dieselpunk outfit from Velda Lauder

ilovegothgirls: _Sister Sinister. by ~Bloddroppe

ilovegothgirls:

_Sister Sinister. by ~Bloddroppe

(Source: graveyard-groupie, via ladyofsparda)

questionableadvice: ~ Sweet Briar College Student’s Handbook, 1917-1918

questionableadvice:

~ Sweet Briar College Student’s Handbook, 1917-1918

emeliaisabelle: Royal Worcester and Bon-Ton Corsets advertisement 1903. 

emeliaisabelle:

Royal Worcester and Bon-Ton Corsets advertisement 1903. 

(Source: neverlaugh-atlivedragons)

collective-history: Vintage Corset Ad (via Kathy)  

collective-history:

Vintage Corset Ad (via Kathy)  

(via collectivehistory)

vintagemarlene:

vintage postcard series featuring corsets and hats

alternativepurple: photo: Josefine Jonsson photography & retouch

alternativepurple:

photo: Josefine Jonsson photography & retouch

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http://emohoc.deviantart.com/art/life-tastes-good-114735519 Model: Josie Raven

http://emohoc.deviantart.com/art/life-tastes-good-114735519

Model: Josie Raven

(Source: espartilhos)

ornamentedbeing:

“In 1903 The San Francisco Call brought a whole page article about ‘Anna Held and her Sadie Girls,’ a copy of which is provided by the Library of Congress.  The two images in the article offer front and back views of the lovely tiny-waisted ladies, and below is another I found (Click to enlarge).”

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