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James Lucas@JamesLucasIT · Oct 20, 2024

Crazy things from the past 🧵 1. Vampire killing kit

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A thread showcasing fascinating historical artifacts and inventions from the past few centuries, including a vampire killing kit, Victorian-era gadgets, ancient Egyptian artifacts, Roman jewelry, and quirky 1920s contraptions like an anti-distraction helmet and a baby cage.

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    Crazy things from the past 🧵 1. Vampire killing kit

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    2. A Victorian dollhouse, late-1800s

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    3. Seats of an airplane, 1930

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    4. Candle snuffer from 1840s x.com/RescueRestore_…

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    5. Victorian era radiator with bread warmer

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    6. 1920s toaster x.com/RescueRestore_…

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    7. Love letter from 1913 that opens up to form an art gallery

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    8. 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.

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    9. Reusable grocery list from the 1950s

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    10. Armor from a cavalryman directly hit by a cannonball while in the Napoleonic army.

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    11. 3,300 year old sandals belonging to Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun

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    12. Hand-carved 1920's hearse

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    13. A perfume bottle consisting of eight small glass bottles shaped as orange segments, ca. 1925

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    14. A 1960s coin sorter x.com/RescueRestore_…

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    15. Roman rock crystal gaming dice, marked one to six just like any modern dice, 1st-2nd century AD

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    16. Skeleton rocking chair, 19th Century

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    17. Bat lantern from 1930

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    18. This stunning 2,000-year-old sapphire ring is believed to have belonged to Roman Emperor Caligula and is thought to depict his fourth wife, Caesonia.

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    19. Solving a parking problem in Paris, 1927

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    20. Mary Magdalene's alleged skull, displayed at the basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, in Southern France. The blackened skull of Mary Magdalene, one of the female followers of Jesus Christ, was analyzed in 1974 and has remained sealed inside a glass case since then.

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    21. Mechanical lighter from the 1800s

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    22. An incredible 3,300-year-old hairstyle on a preserved ancient Egyptian head

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    23. "Robot Bar" by Borghesani (1969)

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    24. Roller skates in 1920s

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    25. 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.

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    26. This 120 year old set of 39 miniature books contains almost the entire works of William Shakespeare, including his plays and sonnets. The publisher, David Bryce & Sons, would sometimes provide tiny magnifying glasses with their works to help people read the small print.

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    James Lucas@JamesLucasIT · Oct 20, 2024

    Crazy things from the past 🧵 1. Vampire killing kit

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    One more: Anti-distraction helmet, 1925 "The Isolator" created by science fiction writer Hugo Gernsback, was a wooden helmet designed to block 95% of ambient noise.

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    The wildest of them all: the baby cage, 1922

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