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46 Extremely Rare Photos Of Things From The 1800s And 1700s That Blew My Mind


46 Photos Of Things From The 19th And 18th Century

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This 18th century diving suit:

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These 1800s shoes for crushing chestnuts:

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This 18th century fire alarm that you’d need to hit with a hammer to alert the village of a fire:

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This 18th century machine that let researchers read up to eight open books at once:

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This 1840s medical inhaler that administered anesthesia:

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This 18th century condom:

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This 1890s brass knuckle pistol:

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This 1850s women’s self defense glove:

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This 1800s hidden staircase in a Victorian home:

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These 18th century sword-shaped Chinese coins:

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This 1880s Victorian dollhouse:

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This 1740 wheelchair for Holy Roman Empress Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel:

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This 1820 coffin collar that prevented grave robbers from stealing corpses:

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This 18th century Scottish mortsafe to stop graverobbers:

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This 1890 steamer trunk that converts into a dresser:

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This 1880s penny farthing bike:

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This 18th century gaming device that came before the pinball machine:

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This mid-1700s well that was glassed over and eventually became part of a home’s kitchen:

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This 18th century French chair for reading books:

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This 1750s wall latern:

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This 18th century mansion’s dog grave:

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This 18th century case of amputation instruments:

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This 18th century lock that requires four keys to open:

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This 18th century palace hall:

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This 1700s graffiti on a cathedral:

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This 18th century building in Norland, Norway:

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This 1700s lighthouse Fresnel lens:

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This 1800s sundial alarm clock:

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This 1800s pepperbox pistol:

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This 19th Century guide on how much you could sue for loosing a limb:

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This 1830 cost of a semester at Harvard:

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This 18th century uranium glass china that glows under UV light:

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This 1800s cemetery that was preserved in the basement of a building:

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This 1840 Japanese shadow puppet guide:

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This 1880 tap and die set (aka toolkit):

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This 1821 recipe for Ginger Ale:

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This 1800s corner chair:

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This 1800s telephone:

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This 19th century Victorian home library:

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And finally, this 19th century guide on who to avoid in the marriage market:

Ajani Bazile-Dutes

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