obsidian-sphere:

Secret Service: The Bradys and the Magic Ring; or, The Case of the Hindoo Conjurer.
“As the conjurer waved his wand the smoke thickened. Then Harry saw a singular thing. A gigantic hand seemed to form in the vapor, and between the thumb and forefinger it held a ring. Just then Old King Brady peered in.”
Ah…. it’s probably just a hologram.
October 9, 1908
Or not.

obsidian-sphere:

Secret Service: The Bradys and the Magic Ring; or, The Case of the Hindoo Conjurer.

“As the conjurer waved his wand the smoke thickened. Then Harry saw a singular thing. A gigantic hand seemed to form in the vapor, and between the thumb and forefinger it held a ring. Just then Old King Brady peered in.”

Ah…. it’s probably just a hologram.

October 9, 1908

Or not.

obsidian-sphere:

The Boys of New York : A Paper for Young Americans. December 11, 1885
The Electric Man or Frank Reade, Jr., in Australia.
See, its not all about steam damn it!

obsidian-sphere:

The Boys of New York : A Paper for Young Americans. December 11, 1885

The Electric Man or Frank Reade, Jr., in Australia.

See, its not all about steam damn it!

The British Library has made two million pages of Victorian era newspapers available online.

(Source: brassgoggles.co.uk)