G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 1328
May 5, 2012
Shawl, kanapee blanket/shawl. Wool. Red, green, tan, blue...
Shawl, kanapee blanket/shawl. Wool. Red, green, tan, blue stripe. Hand-woven from Alt-Elf, Bessarabia. c. 1880s.
May 4, 2012
Original mourning gown with train and mourning mask - worn by...
Original mourning gown with train and mourning mask - worn by empress elisabeth of austria ca. 1873-74
my-ear-trumpet:
modernfoppery:
slavin:
via Greenfield:
“This...
via Greenfield:
“This fantastic contraption, called the ‘Routefinder’, showed 1920s drivers in the UK the roads they were travelling down, gave them the mileage covered and told them to stop when they came at journey’s end.
The technology – a curious cross between the space age and the stone age – consisted of a little map scroll inside a watch, to be ‘scrolled’ (hence the word) as the driver moved along on the map. A multitude of scrolls could be fitted in the watch to suit the particular trip the driver fancied taking.”
(via 314 - Watch the Road: World’s Earliest SatNav | Strange Maps | Big Think)
So cool.
Edwardian genius.
May 3, 2012
The Battle of Gadebusch, 1712. It was Sweden’s last great...
The Battle of Gadebusch, 1712. It was Sweden’s last great victory in the Great Northern War against Russia, Denmark, and Saxony. The Great Norther War led to Sweden’s decline as a major power in Europe and Russia’s rise as the dominate Baltic power.
The Joys of Motherhood, brought to you by malt and hops.
The Joys of Motherhood, brought to you by malt and hops.
