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.
Handbill submitted to City Council as part of permit application for Guertin’s Decapitation, 1871. City Council Proceedings 1822-2000 (Collection # 0100.001), Creative Commons License
Theatrical poster for a mind-reading performance, 1900
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(Source: sagan-indiana, via trockneblumen)
