Some Interesting Historical Pics And A Gif Of A Narwhal For Good Measure

Kenneth Coo Published 08/03/2017 in wow

Start your day with a delve into the past.

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Vertebrae, 1910. Tuberculosis. From the Warren Anatomical Museum.
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Narwhal tusks were made into items like this cup from The Royal Danish Collection to protect users from being poisoned.
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This astonishingly lifelike neighing horse was sculpted in reindeer antler 15,000 years ago in southwest France.
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A Roman bed with the footrest that was recovered from the ruins of Pompeii.
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Street gramophone player, London 1920s.
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On August 2nd 1909, the Lincoln one-cent coin was released to the public. When the Lincoln one-cent coin made its initial appearance in 1909, it marked a radical departure from the accepted styling of United States coins, introducing as it did for the first time a portrait coin in the regular series. A strong feeling had prevailed against using portraits on our coins, but public sentiment stemming from the 100th anniversary celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birth proved stronger than the long-standing prejudice.
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Monodon monoceros, the narwhal, from Die Cetaceen oder Walthiere, (1846) by H.G. Ludwig Reichenbach.
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Witches presenting wax dolls to the devil, featured in The History of Witches and Wizards (1720).

1.
Vertebrae, 1910. Tuberculosis. From the Warren Anatomical Museum.
2.
Narwhal tusks were made into items like this cup from The Royal Danish Collection to protect users from being poisoned.
3.
This astonishingly lifelike neighing horse was sculpted in reindeer antler 15,000 years ago in southwest France.
4.
A Roman bed with the footrest that was recovered from the ruins of Pompeii.
5.
Street gramophone player, London 1920s.
6.
On August 2nd 1909, the Lincoln one-cent coin was released to the public. When the Lincoln one-cent coin made its initial appearance in 1909, it marked a radical departure from the accepted styling of United States coins, introducing as it did for the first time a portrait coin in the regular series. A strong feeling had prevailed against using portraits on our coins, but public sentiment stemming from the 100th anniversary celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birth proved stronger than the long-standing prejudice.
7.
Monodon monoceros, the narwhal, from Die Cetaceen oder Walthiere, (1846) by H.G. Ludwig Reichenbach.
8.
Witches presenting wax dolls to the devil, featured in The History of Witches and Wizards (1720).