1900s
Happy Thanksgiving 2022!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 24, 2022 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Food, Holidays, 1900s, Cars
Fat Woman in Quicksand
Source: The New York Times New York, New York 14 Aug 1908, Fri
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 16, 2022 -
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Category: Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Danger, Risk, and Peril, 1900s, Obesity
Stealing a Dinner
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 15, 2022 -
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Category: Death, Food, Cats, Dogs, 1900s, Weapons
Mystery Illustration 109
What was the function of this lovely building?The answer is here.
Or after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 03, 2022 -
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Category: Buildings and Other Structures, 1900s
Spanking Toy
Although cats are featured in the drawing, the inventor wants you to know the figures may be generalized to other animals or humans.The patent is here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 27, 2022 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Inventions, Patents, Toys, Sadism, Cruelty, Punishment, and Torture, 1900s
Combined Oscillator, Go-Cart, Sled and Step-Ladder
Sometimes you want to rock, sometimes you want to roll, sometimes you want to slide, and sometimes you want to climb.Full patent here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 10, 2022 -
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Category: Inventions, Children, 1900s
Nipper Runs Amok!
Harder than you might imagine to get Nipper to respond correctly to His Master's Voice.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 08, 2022 -
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Category: Technology, Advertising, Dogs, 1900s
The New Century Standard Letter-Writer
You might have fun browsing through this book on correspondence.
The section on Love Letters is lots of fun.
Also, for some reason there are four pages on Etiquette, reproduced below. I would hope every lady and gentleman among us would follow these enlightened precepts.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 01, 2022 -
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Category: Etiquette and Formal Behavior, Correspondence, Telegrams, Letters, and Other Written Communications, Books, 1900s
The Mystic Swing
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 23, 2022 -
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Category: Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Movies, 1900s
Follies of the Madmen #529
Synesthesia in advertising.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 07, 2022 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Children, Cereal, 1900s
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