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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.

treselegant: ‘A Simple Mode of Exercise.’ Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1890.

treselegant:

‘A Simple Mode of Exercise.’

Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1890.

questionableadvice: ~ Health and Beauty, by John V. Shoemaker, L.L.D., M.D.; 1908

questionableadvice:

~ Health and Beauty, by John V. Shoemaker, L.L.D., M.D.; 1908

toanunnery: “Fencing in Female Physical Culture”

toanunnery:

“Fencing in Female Physical Culture”

joecarro: questionableadvice: ~ “Ready-Made Ad”, The Liquor Book, by Charles Austin Bates, 1899 Seems legit. Let’s have some malt liquor and go swimming, dad!

joecarro:

questionableadvice:

~ “Ready-Made Ad”, The Liquor Book, by Charles Austin Bates, 1899

Seems legit. Let’s have some malt liquor and go swimming, dad!

"No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training…what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."

— Socrates (via placeoftheway)

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cabbagingcove: Frederick Winters at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis From the little I can gather, Frederick Winters was a “strongman” in a carnival for some time, and claimed a silver medal at the 1904 Olympics for “Men’s All-Around Dumbell” - an event intended to determine the overall weightlifting champion, and held over the course of two long days. Of course, given that there were only three competitors, it wasn’t much of an “All-Around” anything, much less championship, but Winters performed admirably nonetheless. His top lift was 45 kg. Olympic Multimedia Foundation, 1904; Public Domain

cabbagingcove:

Frederick Winters at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis

From the little I can gather, Frederick Winters was a “strongman” in a carnival for some time, and claimed a silver medal at the 1904 Olympics for “Men’s All-Around Dumbell” - an event intended to determine the overall weightlifting champion, and held over the course of two long days.

Of course, given that there were only three competitors, it wasn’t much of an “All-Around” anything, much less championship, but Winters performed admirably nonetheless. His top lift was 45 kg.

Olympic Multimedia Foundation, 1904; Public Domain

Nothing like a bit of Social Darwinism and meglomania in your Physical Culture pamphlet. (image from Sandowplus.co.uk)

Nothing like a bit of Social Darwinism and meglomania in your Physical Culture pamphlet.

(image from Sandowplus.co.uk)

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Photograph of female pupils in the Gymnasium of unidentified school run by the Edinburgh Merchant Company, 1900-1920 (From Edwardian Promenade | PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDWARDIAN SCOTLAND)

Photograph of female pupils in the Gymnasium of unidentified school run by the Edinburgh Merchant Company, 1900-1920

(From Edwardian Promenade | PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDWARDIAN SCOTLAND)

zolotoivek: Cover for issue 32 of ‘Physical Culture & Sport’, 1928

zolotoivek:

Cover for issue 32 of ‘Physical Culture & Sport’, 1928

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Science!

Science!

(Source: adamgstudio, via thegianttellsthreethings)