Crazy Things from the Past ~ A Thread 🧵
1. Seats of an airplane, 1930
2. Baby Cages conceptualized in the 1920s to provide fresh air for Toddlers
3. Candle snuffer from 1840s
4. An incredible 3,300-year-old hairstyle on a preserved ancient Egyptian head.
5. 1896 Planetary Pencil Pointer Sharpener
6. 1920s toaster
7. King Carlo Alberto's royal Italian writing desk, ca. 1840
Both beautiful and practical, this magnificent masterpiece and its matching armchair are filled with secret drawers and compartments.
8. Roller skates in 1920s
9. A school bus from 1927.
10. Solving a parking problem in Paris, 1927
11. Vintage Steam Powered Carousel Kettle In Action
12. 1940s Manual Safety Shaving Razor Blade Sharpener In Action
13. A 1960s coin sorter
14. 1890s Hand Crank Milkshake Mixer in Action
15. All Terrain Car, England, 1936
16. Armor from a cavalryman directly hit by a cannonball while in the Napoleonic army.
17. Hand-carved 1920's hearse
18. Victorian era radiator with bread warmer
19. Reusable grocery list from the 1950s
20. Radio Pram , USA, 1921
21. 3,300 year old sandals belonging to Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun
21. A Victorian dollhouse, late-1800s
23. The Praxinoscope, invented in 1877, uses a rotating drum and mirrors to create moving pictures.
24. Monowheel motorcycle (1933)
25. Love letter from 1913 that opens up to form an art gallery
26. This is a Roman "hologram" effect ring found in the grave of 1st century AD noblewoman, Aebutia Quarta. The ring is thought to depict her son, Titus Carvilius Gemello, who passed away at age of 18.
27. Full-Faced Swimming Mask Helped Protect Women’s Skin From The Sun, 1920s
28. Faxed Newspaper, 1938
29. Revolver Camera
30. 1868 hand crank apple peeler
Crazy Things from the Past ~ A Thread 🧵
1. Seats of an airplane, 1930 2. Baby Cages conceptualized in the 1920s to provide fresh air for Toddlers 3. Candle snuffer from 1840s
4. An incredible 3,300-year-old hairstyle on a preserved ancient Egyptian head. 5. 1896 Planetary Pencil Pointer Sharpener
6. 1920s toaster
7. King Carlo Alberto's royal Italian writing desk, ca. 1840
Both beautiful and practical, this magnificent masterpiece and its matching armchair are filled with secret drawers and compartments.
8. Roller skates in 1920s
9. A school bus from 1927. 10. Solving a parking problem in Paris, 1927
11. Vintage Steam Powered Carousel Kettle In Action
12. 1940s Manual Safety Shaving Razor Blade Sharpener In Action
13. A 1960s coin sorter
14. 1890s Hand Crank Milkshake Mixer in Action
15. All Terrain Car, England, 1936 16. Armor from a cavalryman directly hit by a cannonball while in the Napoleonic army.
17. Hand-carved 1920's hearse 18. Victorian era radiator with bread warmer 19. Reusable grocery list from the 1950s 20. Radio Pram , USA, 1921 21. 3,300 year old sandals belonging to Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun 21. A Victorian dollhouse, late-1800s 23. The Praxinoscope, invented in 1877, uses a rotating drum and mirrors to create moving pictures.
24. Monowheel motorcycle (1933) 25. Love letter from 1913 that opens up to form an art gallery 26. This is a Roman "hologram" effect ring found in the grave of 1st century AD noblewoman, Aebutia Quarta. The ring is thought to depict her son, Titus Carvilius Gemello, who passed away at age of 18. 27. Full-Faced Swimming Mask Helped Protect Women’s Skin From The Sun, 1920s 28. Faxed Newspaper, 1938 29. Revolver Camera 30. 1868 hand crank apple peeler
