#antique
Bottle in the form of a shoe
anonymous, c. 1675 - c. 1700
“This striking object is a cross between a whale and a shoe with a high heel. It lacks only the opening for the foot. In fact, it is actually a bottle made of leather: the tail is the stopper. Because of its shoe shape, the bottle is thought to have been a showpiece or masterpiece for a cobblers’ guild.”
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A VIOLENT CONTRACTION OF THE LUNAR CRUST.
From Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon direct in ninety-seven hours and twenty minutes, and a trip round it (1874); uncredited illustration (though see signatures at bottom left/right).
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Hi friends! I know I’ve been pretty silent on here for a long time (like, years…) but I’m back on tumblr again! Nowadays I’m here to provide another home for my art, since I’ve finally been able to rediscover that part of my soul after grad school was no longer consuming my life (sidenote: I graduated and now have a PhD!). If you’re interested, I’m @drjodraws on here (and @drjo_draws on Instagram where most of my art lives).
I’ll also start posting houses on here again, albeit not as frequently as before my hiatus. Covid19 has actually been pretty great for encouraging long walks around Berkeley, so I’ve got a few nice ones in my pocket :)
This antique scarificator bloodletting device is among the latest batch of oddities for sale.
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Character moodboard: Bilbo Baggins from “The Hobbit, or There and Back Again” by J.R.R. Tolkien
“Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea – any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!”
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“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
Benjamin Franklin
Bild über We Heart It
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“ℎ ℎ ℎ .”
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British Officers’ Swords c.1800-20
There was some interest in my tulwar post to see a comparison of grip sizes and to see a hand actually holding the swords for a sense of scale. Here are some photos I took way back in 2010 (apologies for the terrible background and lower image quality). I’m not sure what I was trying to achieve when I took these, but they do demonstrate how one could hold the swords, I suppose. They are, in order from top to bottom:
- British Pattern 1803 Infantry Officer’s Sword
- British Pattern 1796 Light Cavalry Officer’s Sword
- British Pattern 1796-style Officer’s Sword (with pipe-back blade)
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