Tag: 19th Century
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Turnpin Spectacles (1850s)
“The lenses on these steel wire spectacles protect the front and sides of the eye. They are tinted blue to protect from the sun. The spectacle arms are pivoted at the temple and can rotate 360 degrees. They are known as turnpin spectacles.” – Source
Credit: Wellcome Collection CC BY 4.0
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Bat Boy (1854)
“They never saw their child again.”
Source: “Simple Hans and other funny pictures and stories” (1854), British Library – Public Domain.
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Waning Moon (1880)
According to NASA, a waning moon, also known as waning gibbous, is one of eight moon phases. It is when a full moon is beginning to get smaller.
Source: “Waning Moon” (1880) by Warren de la Rue, Rijksmuseum – Public Domain
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Monument to Departed Spirits (1895)
Someone took tons of empty spirit alcohol bottles and made them into one giant bottle. Quite the hobby!
Source: “Monument to departed Spirits, Ridge Hill Farms, Wellesley, Mass.” By Zacharie Le Rouzic, Digital Commonwealth – Public Domain
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Death on A Pale Horse (1825)
Art By J. M. W. Turner, Tate Britain – Public Domain
