An 1871 gun advertisement to get ladies to buy a revolver for burglars. Especially cool for me is that it is from the Ever Johnson Arms and Cycle Works. “We make guns and bicycles.” How many businesses in history can say that?
Tag Archives: 1800s
1800’s Model Eyeball
1800s Model Eyeball
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Zoomable Picture of Lansing, Michigan 1866
Below is a link to a site from the Library of Congress that lets you move around and zoom in on a picture of Lansing, Michigan in 1866. Very cool for us history buff who wonder at the size, layout and other features of towns from that era.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1fPZ54/www.loc.gov/resource/g4114l.pm003590/
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Alcohol ads from the 1800s
Vintage Alcohol ads from the 1800’s
Vintage Spirits Posters
Amazing vintage imagery from the golden age of spirits and cocktails.
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The First Gymnacyclidium for Ladies and Gentlemen
April 5th, 1869:
The First Gymnacyclidium for Ladies and Gentlemen
The first Gymnacyclidium for ladies and gentlemen : opening exhibition and hop at the grand velocipede academy, or gymnacyclidium, containing over 8,000 square feet for Riding, with Gallery and Seats for about 1,500 people, by the Pearsall Brothers! Originators of Velocipede Schools in this Country.
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Michael Bradley - Time Traveler 