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The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things might be an imaginary institution, but it's so captivating that over 4 million people have already paid it a visit.
Created by curator and art historian Dr. Chelsea Nichols, the museum celebrates the odd, the creative, the spooky, and the eccentric. Oftentimes all at once, too.
From early twentieth century German Halloween accessories to eighteenth century Japanese medical book illustrations, the display showcases a diverse array of artifacts that defy conventional categorization, providing a unique experience for those who are interested in all parts of culture.
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#1
A Woman Of Many Disguises! This Is An Example Of An Unusual Fad From The Mid-1600s: Miniature Oil Portraits That Came With Clear Slices Of Mica Painted With Different Costumes
PFD 1 year ago
I'd never seen this, but looking a little further into it (I thought at first it was gonna be some 19th century fakery! But no) I see that "the trial and execution of Charles I is the most commonly found subject matter in the extant sets". Amazing! Though I think fakes must abound. There's one in the V&A which is presumably verified, and I found an auction listed with an estimate of £5-7000, but also found one that sold at auction for £350 - so either that was an astonishing deal or there's some workshop banging them out.
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#2
Gilt-Bronze Bat Chandelier Made Around 1910 By Swedish Lamp Company Böhlmarks. My Favourite Detail Is The Pendant Lights That Are Enclosed By Little Furled Bats Hanging Upside Down
Marcellus II 1 year ago
Out of copyright so time to commission a replica...
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According to its website, The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things started back in 2011 as Dr. Chelsea Nichols' personal blog.
However, it eventually fell into "a period of outrageous neglect and decay," and was relaunched in 2019 as an umbrella site for "a series of digital, curatorial, and writing projects dedicated to making the world a weirder and more interesting place."
#3
Amazing Illustrations From A C.1720 Japanese Medical Book On Smallpox, Which Cleverly Uses Paper Embossing To Show The Changing Texture Of Smallpox Lesions During Different Stages Of The Disease
Disgruntled Pelican 1 year ago
This is such a brilliant idea. I wonder why we don't create medical textbooks the same way? Smallpox may not be an issue anymore, but I have to imagine that being able to feel the difference rather than just visualizing would be more valuable to medical students.
#4
Black Cat Paper Fan Made In Germany In The 1920s. I Know This Was Intended As A Novelty Halloween Accessory, But I Can Think Of At Least Six Of My Regular Outfits That Would Go Perfectly With A Pissed-Off Cat
Anagram margana 1 year ago
Research before posting. Germany was an epicenter of souvenir, novelty items, postcards, figural candy containers, etc. in the late 1800s through the 1920s. This was probably made for the American market as a toy or costume accessory.
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K. LNU 1 year ago
Probably made for Fasching, Fastnacht, or Karneval which (depending on the region) can start as early as November 11. It is not the same as the US Halloween - Karneval is more of a Mardi Gras type of festival, however, (again regionally and local may differ) Fasching and Karneval were originally the exorcism of winter, but now is more merry-making before lent. Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fasching-carnival
Lee 1 year ago
What a heartless thing to say. Cats bring joy and love to millions of people, myself included. 'Evil.' Good grief. It's us humans that are truly evil.
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#5
About 4500 Years Ago, Ancient Egyptian Parents Put This Homemade Ball In Their Child's Grave As A Toy For The Kid To Play With In The Afterlife
Bols 1 year ago
I sometimes wonder about how much care and detail past civilizations put into ensuring the best possible afterlife for them and how we destroy that for science. Like what is the line between archaeology and desecration?
Awesome At Being Autistic 1 year ago
Unfortunately there is no line. Museums aren't going to return bodies and artefacts to where they were taken from.
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I'm.Just.A.Girl 1 year ago (edited)
I hope a child isn't missing one of their toys! Edit: just adding this - 😊
Matthews 1 year ago
I really appreciate your thoughtfulness! On a side note, why do people here on BP detail their edits? Is it an etiquette thing I’ve missed?
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As a curator, Nichols is interested "in the strange and dark corners of art history."
She has a DPhil from the University of Oxford, where her doctoral thesis examined human curiosities in contemporary art.
When she's not posting online, Nichols works as the senior curator at The Dowse Art Museum, throwing such bonkers exhibitions as Candy Coated, The Truth Is Out There, and Steamed Hams.
#6
Traditional Irish Jack-O'-Lantern Carved From A Turnip, Circa 1850. Preserved All These Years By The Tears Of Children, I Presume
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
I'll admit.. as much as tradition is nice, carving a pumpkin can be enough of a pain in the a*s. Carving a turnip, as I have learned, is very hard, so I'm glad for pumpkins being the norm now. (though if you want a cool piece for your halloween table, a carved melon puking up fruit is a nice touch)
Burnt Cheese 1 year ago
When I read the title I thought it said carved from a Trump. Which would actually be okay imo
Stannous Flouride 1 year ago
The idea was that on All Hallows Eve, when the boundary between the worlds of the living and dead were at their weakest, banshees flying through the night seeking people and places to inhabit would see one by your door and assume that a demon already occupied that place and leave your home alone. Pumpkins are native to the Americas so when Irish immigrants came here they started using them instead.
#7
These Are A Very Rare Set Of 16th Century Italian Notation Knives. Each Side Has Musical Notes And Lyrics Engraved On The Steel Blade, Which Are Meant To Be Sung As Grace Before And After A Meal
#8
A Neon Salesman's Sample Case, Circa 1935
Mat O'Dowd 1 year ago
The Pulp Fiction briefcase revealed!!! It wasn't Marcellus Wallace's soul after all!
#9
Screaming Baby Dolls Made From Bisque Porcelain By German Dollmaker Kestner Around 1920. This Doll Gives Me Such A Visceral Stress Response. Honestly, I Don't Understand Who Would Ever Want Such A Thing Unless It Shoots Birth Control Pills Out Of Its Mouth At You Like A Pez Dispenser
Tamra 1 year ago
This looks very much like the face I made when I saw this doll on this list. Hell, this makes ME want birth control, and I'm menopausal.
CD Mills 1 year ago
My Nana (my paternal GMa) was a doll collector so I grew up around all of her dolls and loved them as much as she did. I don't understand people who are weirded out by antique dolls. There is so much history with these antique dolls and the clothing details, tiny smocking/pleating, mini buttons, and buttonholes are lovely.
Nichols is also one half of the duo Curator of Screams, a collaboration with fellow curator Aaron Lister, through which they explore the relationship between contemporary art and horror movies.
Their exhibition projects have included artist-as-vampire Josh Azzarella: Triple Feature, an exploration of the witch archetype in Sisterly, and an ode to folk horror with Eerie Pagentry.
#10
The Shoe That Marie Antoinette Lost When She Tripped Going Up The Steps To The Guillotine On The Morning Of Her Execution, 16 October 1793
amanda strachan 1 year ago
And no one deserves those uncomfortable looking shoes either.
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Andy 1 year ago
I think this one is more a supposedly rather than proven. Her death was a big event and we have detailed accounts surviving, but there is no mention of her losing a shoe. Plus I'm pretty sure I read before that during her imprisonment the only shoes she had left were dark mourning ones.
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Charlotte Sandoval 1 year ago
Seeing as the next phase was called "The Terror" I feel like no lol
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john alden 1 year ago (edited)
Probably just an old shoe that's been sold off as hers. Also, definitely deserved it. She said nothing about cake, and the fellow who supports bringing this back for current politicians...how could you? It's disgusting that you would speak the thoughts all of us have and desire. The shame.-soooo super sarcastic. Edit: also, why does BP hide comments that are voted down? I get that people will disagree with eachother, but does that suddenly mean we can only agree or else be removed from the conversation? It's important to understand all sides of an argument, and one learns nothing by refusing to listen to the other side. BP, you just tryna be some sort of "life is sweet and bad doesn't happen" echo chamber? Grow up a bit and deal with the uncomfortable.
CD Mills 1 year ago
I don't know why but, that shoe doesn't look like it was comfortable. I am happy we have better shoes now!
Margaret H 1 year ago
I'd prefer wearing a heel like that than the modern-day ones - the weight would be better balanced.
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#11
Shoe Doll That Belonged To A Child In The Slums Of London In The Early 20th Century. It Is Handmade From Fabric Scraps And The Heel Of A Man's Delapidated Shoe, With Hair Made From An Old Black Sock
JoNo 1 year ago
"Children these days should count themselves lucky"! The child who had this would have loved their dolly.
PFD 1 year ago
These days that'd cost £65 from an artisanal upcycler on Etsy...
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Sarah Stanfield 1 year ago
Someone put a lot of work into creating that. It may not be much to look at, but someone was very very grateful for her.
#12
Gold Spider Earrings, 300 Bc To 100 Bc, From The Bactrian Region In Modern Day Afghanistan
majandess 1 year ago (edited)
I would, too! I am afraid of spiders, but I love the craftsmanship of these. They could have just made the legs out of wire, but no. They went the extra mile and made gold beads that went over the wire. These are awesome!
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Bill Swallow 1 year ago
Cool! There was a Nero Wolfe murder mystery, by Rex Stout, in which a pair of golden spider earrings was an important plot point! I *think* it might have been adapted for TV as an episode of A&E's 'A Nero Wolfe Mystery'.
Foxglove🇮🇪 1 year ago
Mine obviously weren't antiques but I had two different pairs of spider earrings, which I loved and wore often, but plenty of people didn't like them at all!
#13
When The Lid Is Opened On This Victorian Gold Charm, A Little Demon With Sparkling Rhinestone Eyes Pops Out. These (Frankly Adorable) Devil Totems Were Worn As Symbols Of Temperance -- A Reminder To Resist The Sinful Temptation Of Drinking Alcohol
Octavia Hansen 1 year ago
Size? Big as a hand? A head? An earlobe? Banana for size please . . .
However, in 2020, The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things also entered the real world, in the form of an acclaimed pop-up exhibition called Lost Heads & Hobgoblins at The Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
#14
In The Early 1900s A Man Couldn't Afford Proper Dentures, So He Made His Own Using Melted Down Toothbrush Handles And The Teeth Of A Dead Coyote
Catlady6000 1 year ago
Unfortunately, a lot of Americans do their own dental work. I worked with a guy, he made his own partials, and pulled his own teeth. It can be dangerous, he absorbed toxins from the materials he used and wound up in intensive care.
Load More Replies... JoNo 1 year ago
I wonder what were toothbrush handles made out of in the early 1900s that could be melted down.
David Paterson 1 year ago
Good point! As recently as 1938 and later, most toothbrush handles were still made of wood. But "During the 1900s, celluloid gradually replaced bone handles."
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I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago (edited)
Surely putting the incisors at the back though didn't bode very well for him?!
Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey 1 year ago
i was looking at a 'kit' on a mozon to make myself a denture.....
#15
A Tiny Devil Vitrified In A Prism Of Glass. In The 18th Century, The Imperial Treasury Of Vienna Attested That This Was A Real Demon Which Had Been Trapped In Glass During An Exorcism In Germany A Century Earlier
Donteatme666 1 year ago
Interesting 🤔 then again I'm the type to say let's let it out to see if it's true
Rae Rory 1 year ago
Release this one AND the silvered glass bottle with the witch in it. Mass Chaos!
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L. Murphy 1 year ago
I have too many demons already. They eat everything.
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#16
Ghoulish Gold Earrings Depicting The Severed Heads Of Marie Antoinette And King Louis Xvi Were Sold As Souvenirs During Their Execution By Guillotine In 1793
Jasmijn 1 year ago
The bourgeoisie. What, do you think Robespierre, Danton, Saint-Just, and the other Revolutionary leaders were poor? The rich middle class stepped up their game during the Revolution, and as long as they loudly praised the Revolution, they were left to their own devices by the Committee of Public Safety. For example, Robespierre’s landlord Maurice Duplay is often portrayed as a humble carpenter or cabinet maker, when in fact he own several properties that he rented out which were his main source of income, and he lived very comfortably.
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#17
Silvered Glass Bottle Said To Contain The Spirit Of A Witch Inside. It Was Collected In 1915 From An Old Lady Living Near Hove, Sussex, Who Sternly Warned That If You Opened The Wax Seal There Would Be A "Peck O'trouble"
Marcellus II 1 year ago
Amazed this made it through the pandemic without the owner thinking on a particularly bored day, "shall we find out? what could possibly get worse?".
Octavia Hansen 1 year ago
For all the troubles floating about, probably already been opened and some faked the re-seal.
#18
These Amazing Vintage Krampus Claws Come From A Small Town In Austria, And Were Used At An Annual Krampus Festival For Approximately 70 Years
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
the krampus run folklore is becoming more well known. Or at least, I know krampus runs exist outside of Germany/Austria, since they have one here in Whitby each year now. xP
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Stephen Hutchison 1 year ago
Nobody thinks that stealing the hands off a Krampus for costume purposes is evil?
#19
Don't Fear The Reaper, But Do Fear Poor Oral Hygiene. Fancy Memento Mori Toothpick, In The Shape Of A Skull With An Arm Holding A Sickle
#20
These Are Dummy Soap Heads Made By Frank Morris And Brothers John And Clarence Anglin, Which They Tucked Into Their Beds To Fool The Night Guards During Their Successful Escape From Alcatraz Penitentiary In June 1962
Rostit.. . 1 year ago
no one knows. there is some evidence that says they got to land and lived out their lives and then other evidence that says they are fish food. either way they got off the island.
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Fynne 1 year ago
I kind of hope they did as well. They never killed anyone, and living the rest of your life in Alcatraz is pretty extreme
Load More Replies... I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago
Considering their limited tools and materials it's very impressive! Though obviously not impressive enough!
Valerie Smith-Griffin 1 year ago
I'd back off on the word "successful" - no evidence to date of such an accomplishment.
#21
A 15th Century Painting Of St Bartholomew Wearing His Own Flayed Skin As A Robe After Being Skinned Alive And Honestly He Is Totally Pulling Off The Look
Janner Wingfeather 1 year ago
Bartholomew was one of the original 12 apostles, who had a pretty bad time of it thanks to the Romans.
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HappyShannon 1 year ago
And we think humans are cruel now. Cruelty and torture used to be entertainment
Natty Tempest 1 year ago
This would have taken months to paint. A man wearing his own removed skin... And yet you can be banned from communities for showing a bleeding splinter now. Funny how times change.
#22
Marble Sculptures Of The Left Arms Of Princess Louise (1848), Prince Alfred (1845) And Princess Beatrice (1859). They Were Carved By Mary Thornycroft, Who Was Commissioned By Queen Victoria To Sculpt The Arms Based On Plaster Casts Made From Her Sleeping Babies
Maggz Bennett 1 year ago
Presumably the same reason people take hand and footprints of babies nowadays, to remember how small & cute they were.
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I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago
I guess it's no more different than when people do hand and foot prints in clay...but still!
Laura Williams 1 year ago
Well infant mortality rates were high maybe something to remember them.
#23
This Enchanting Painting Is 'Silence Of The Forest' (1885) In Which A Nymph Rides Out Of A Darkened Wood On The Back Of A Freaked-Out Unicorn
New Everywhere 1 year ago
That was a person before they entered that forest. Nymph is now satisfied. Unicow is not.
Glenn Howell 1 year ago
Honestly, thats one effed up Unicorn... WTF did it encounter... OR a worse effed up UniCow... and now I'm really intrigued... what did they see??? Why is the Nymph so non-plussed? WTAF Did the Nymph do to the Unicorn/Cow???
Margaret H 1 year ago
That is the only depiction of a unicorn I've ever seen that wasn't white or rainbow-coloured.
#24
Folk Art Wood Carving Of An Exorcism Scene, With A Demon Sitting On Top Of A Terrified, Wide-Eyed Child
MotherofGuineaPigs 1 year ago
The guy at the end of the bed is MC Hammer's previous incarnation
Ryan Mercer 1 year ago
Alright demon, drop and give me 20! Then run 3 laps and meet me at the pull-up bar.
#25
An Antique Bear Automaton Whose Fur Was Destroyed By An Infestation Of Moths
detective miller's hat 1 year ago
My brother has one of these, though with most of his fur still attached.
#26
Morgue Chocolates, Made From Molds Of Wounds Found On Bodies In A New York Morgue
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
depends how clean the molds were. (I'd imagine sterile and clean, so... chocolate is choclate. and I say this as a mortician... well, kinda. can't actually work atm because of poor health. e_e )
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Kristie Olmstead 1 year ago
I kind of hate that there's so many that look like they're moulded from a baby. The bulging eyes, the tiny ear, and the broken finger in the bottom right.
I'm.Just.A.Girl 1 year ago
Omg the hand! Ouch! I have a plate and eight screws on my finger so that one brings back horrible memories
#27
A Posthumous Portrait Of A Child Holding A Lizard, Which Sheds Its Skin And Regrows Its Tail -- A Symbol Of Resurrection, Rebirth Or Regeneration
bakedpotato 1 year ago (edited)
The pet every child wants - a cuddly lizard. Remember, they're not just for Christmas...
Laura Williams 1 year ago
Face does look much older. And why is the baby going bald like a man with a comb-over. Also, baby looks ticked
#28
Unsettling 17th Century Mask Made From Real Human Hair, Leather Skin, Feathers And False Teeth. It Was Worn As A Disguise By The Outlaw Preacher Alexander Peden (1626-1686), A Popular Scottish Covenanter In Hiding For His Treasonous Views That Rejected King Charles I As The Spiritual Head Of The Church In Scotland
PFD 1 year ago
It's made from leather, cloth and probably real human hair - not human leather!
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StretcherBearer 1 year ago
He's got my last name.I believe it was his son or something that was part of the Scottish and Irish emigration to the US from northern Ireland that our family is descended from.
#29
A Witch Whistle Or 'Heksenfluit' Made From A Rat's Paw And Carved Bone. Made In 19th Century Belgium, And Purchased By The Museum Aan De Stroom In Antwerp In 1964
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
allegedly, they were used to dispel diseased rats during a plague, during a rat plague they would call upon a "shipper’ whom allegedly possessed the power to move the rats to another place using the flute. I wonder if thats where the legend of the pied piper stems from?
Stephen Hutchison 1 year ago
So this is what that traveling rat conjurer in Hamelin used for music?
HTakeover 1 year ago
It was basically a dog whistle but for rats. So a reverse Peter Piper flute, used to drive away rats during any given rat plague.
Load More Replies... Marcellus II 1 year ago
Given that the MAS opened in 2011, I'm gonna guess it's the Ethnographic Museum of Antwerp that bought it in 1964...
#30
A Brown Velvet Hat That Belonged To A Street "Dentist" Or Travelling Tooth Puller In London In The 1820s-50s. It Is Decorated With 88 Decayed Human Teeth From His Former Patients, Each Drilled With A Hole And Attached With Twine
HTakeover 1 year ago
The roots are still attached. So while I'm sure it still hurt like hell (though they did have incredible painkillers in the form of opium & morphine & such), he was definitely very skilled.
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Janissary35680 1 year ago
Looks like something from one of those "Horrible Histories" sketches about old-time medical practices...
#31
White Gold Enamel Earrings In The Shape Of Little Hands, Which Are Holding Pieces Of The Cannonball Shrapnel That Was Dug Out Of The King Of Denmark's Forehead In 1644
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
An oddly specific bit of ornamentation. Did the king wear it or did his wife?
Jennik 1 year ago
His mistress, apparently. One of the pieces was actually dug out of his eye. He was obviously a deeply romantic man.
Load More Replies... Lene 1 year ago
My 4yo is a huge fan of Christian the 4th. She even has a nonfiction book about him (not a children's book!) And she loves it all. She's generally very much into our royal line of kings and queens and some sea heroes from way back (especially Tordenskjold). She's also a big fan of unicorns and zombies. Lol
#32
The 'St Dennistoun Mortuary', A Macabre Coin-Operated Automaton Made Around 1900. When A Coin Is Inserted, The Doors Open To Reveal Morticians Working On Several Dead Bodies Laid Out On Embalming Tables
El Cucuy 1 year ago
“St. Dennistoun Mortuary” is a coin-operated automaton, attributed to John Dennison, c. 1900. The mahogany cabinet and glazed viewing area displays a Greek Revival mortuary building with double doors and grieving mourners out front. When a coin is inserted, doors open and the room is lighted revealing four morticians and four poor souls on embalming tables. The morticians move as if busily at work on their grisly task and mourners standing outside bob their heads as if sobbing in grief.
Sheena Leversedge Wood 1 year ago
I've seen similar ones depicting different kinds of executions as part of a wider (and not ALL morbid) collection of various arcade machines. there was an electric chair, a guillotine and a hanging
#33
Persian Cat Sabotaged Before A Cat Show In Milwaukee, Wisconsin In 1949. According To Her Owner, Petite Lilly Bear Was Smeared With Makeup By An Unknown Assailant In The Hours Before A Sunday Morning Cat Show, Ruining Her Chances Of Winning
Jasmijn 1 year ago
She was fine, though as you can see by her expression she wasn’t impressed, and the makeup came off but stained her fur for a few weeks.
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Bubs (he/they) 1 year ago
poor kitty :( she's still gorgeous to me, hopefully that was able to be washed off
#34
Flying Monkey Costume Tests To Pick The Perfect Wings For The Wizard Of Oz, 1939. Also Exactly How I Look Picking Out My Outfit Each Morning
#35
Late Victorian Art Pottery Known As Martinware, Which Depicts A Horrifying Crab With A Grotesque Human Face. Made By Robert Wallace Martin In June 1880, From Salt-Glazed Stoneware
Jasmijn 1 year ago
The thing is I think The Mighty Boosh would’ve definitely wanted this in the show. It would’ve been played by Noel Fielding in a similar way to the moon.
Load More Replies... Auntriarch 1 year ago
So those toothed rocks you can buy on the internet aren't anything new...
MotherofGuineaPigs 1 year ago
It looks like the monster that was used to make the the Monster Book of Monsters
#36
Otto Bache "Study Of The Mummified Head Of James Hepburn, 4th Earl Of Boswell, C.1535-1578"
#37
Hans Eijkelboom, 'With My Family' (1973). For This Series, The Dutch Photographer Would Ring The Doorbells Of Strangers' Houses After He Saw The Husbands Leave For Work. He Would Then Convince Their Wives To Pose In A Family Portrait With Him In The Place Of The Father
Mara Was… A Surgeon 1 year ago
I thought the same thing! I love criminal minds
Load More Replies... Jasmijn 1 year ago (edited)
As a Dutch person, I feel I need to apologise for this weirdness. And is that child laughing or crying?
TheGoodBoi 1 year ago
Looks like laughing, the other looks like they’re in mid-sneeze
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Natty Tempest 1 year ago
The novelty of being photographed might have played a part... Plus, a bit of fun and scandal?
#38
A Peanut Vendor Wearing A Suit Made Of Peanuts In 1890. Photograph By Henry H. Buehman
mysterious(all pronouns) 1 year ago
This looks like a picture you'd see in Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children.
Jasmijn 1 year ago
In 1890, if your customers didn’t die you were rated a 5.
Load More Replies... Multa Nocte 1 year ago
OK, fellow Pandas, the question is just WAITING to be asked, but I'll be damned if I ask it first.
#39
Keep Your Face Looking Youthful By Washing It With The Tears Of Children! Norton's "Smile And Cry" Baby Face Soap With Face Flannel, 1930-39. There Is A Laughing Face On The Other Side Of The Baby's Head And I Honestly Don't Know Which Option Is Worse
#40
"Dental Plumper" Jaw Prosthetic Worn By Marlon Brando In The Godfather (1972). Brando Wanted Vito Corleone To Have Jowls Like A Bulldog, So He Stuffed Cotton Balls In His Mouth During His Audition
#41
A Collection Of Teeth Extracted By Peter The Great (1672-1725) Who, Despite Having No Formal Medical Training, Fancied Himself To Be A Terrific Amateur Surgeon
Maggz Bennett 1 year ago
Amateur and surgeon are two words that should really be mutually exclusive.
Jasmijn 1 year ago
We all have to start somewhere. I was technically an amateur when I was at med school.
Load More Replies... Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
Imagine being in the castle and complaining your tooth hurt and then being told. " Come here the Emperor want to pull your tooth."
Downunderdude 1 year ago
'The Tsar is going to remove all your teeth' 'But I don't want -' 'It's that or decapitation' 'Aaaaaah'
#42
Mechanized Gorilla Teeth And Head Gear Worn By Gorilla Impersonator Ray 'Crash' Corrigan In White Pongo
#43
A Late 19th Century Wax Head From Berlin Which Was Stored Face-Down For Many Years, So That It Deformed Into This Exquisitely Grotesque Nightmare
Jennik 1 year ago
Yes! I was trying to remember who it reminded me of, then I scrolled down and saw your comment.
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#44
Hendrick De Keyser (1565-1621) Was A Dutch Sculptor And Architect Inspired By The Timeless And Majestic Beauty Of A Screaming Baby's Forehead Veins
#45
Antique Terracotta Pincushion In The Shape Of A Crying Baby With A Big Gross Metal Fly On Its Face. The Nightmare Only Gets Worse As You Shove Your Sewing Pins Into The Soft Spot On His Poor Little Head
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
This is like the previous picture of a child with a large bug on its face. I guess this is before window screens came into wide use.
#46
Christine Borland, Set Conversation Pieces (Detail), 1998. Set Of Five Pelvises Containing Fetal Skulls, Which Borland Based On Antique Obstetric Models
David Paterson 1 year ago
Yes. Art objects from 1998. Based it's said on 18th century designs.
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#47
Drawing Of A Rat King Found Around 1683 In Strasbourg, France, Attributed To Friedrich Wilhelm Schmuck
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
at least this is just the drawing. they have an actual one, taxidermied and on display in Strasbourg, and they caught one on video a few years back in Estonia. I do feel sorry for the poor things.
K. LNU 1 year ago
I believe I saw that one. 13 Rats with their tails tied in knots, the sign said something about they couldn't get the other 11 freed (two were dead) and had to euthanized them. Rat kings are a sign of an imminent plague and I think I read that only 60 have been reported over 500 years.
Load More Replies... Jasmijn 1 year ago
A rat king made of juvenile rats was brought to my friend who is a veterinarian; she sedated the rats and painstakingly, gently untangled their tails.
#48
These Images (2002) Are By Natacha Lesueur, A Contemporary French Photographer Who Explores The Relationship Between The Human Body And Food
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censorshipsucks 1 year ago
missing the post on icelandic Nábrók. Do not google if you are prone to nausea.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
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