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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.

From The Dandy’s Perambulations (1819)

From The Dandy’s Perambulations (1819)

(Source: cabbagingcove)

cabbagingcove:

Geese can be evil!

The Dandy’s Perambulations by Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856). A digital copy is available at Internet Archives at http://www.archive.org/details/dandysperambulat00cruiiala

cabbagingcove: Title page for “The Dandy’s Perambulations”, a 1819 satirical book poking fun at the “dandy” style. by Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856). A digital copy is available at Internet Archives at http://www.archive.org/details/dandysperambulat00cruiiala

cabbagingcove:

Title page for “The Dandy’s Perambulations”, a 1819 satirical book poking fun at the “dandy” style.

by Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856). A digital copy is available at Internet Archives at http://www.archive.org/details/dandysperambulat00cruiiala