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Monday, 23 June 2014

The Strangest Inventions Known To Man

Norton Motorcycle and side coffin at the Norfolk Rural Life Museum. Possibly the oldest motorcycle hearse 
The Strangest Inventions Known To Man


18th Century Witches Chair, a torture device intending to cause death by blood loss
The Strangest Inventions Known To Man

17th century poison cabinet
The Strangest Inventions Known To Man

Victorian post-mortem photography
The Strangest Inventions Known To Man

850 antique bloodletting fleams
The Strangest Inventions Known To Man

16th century male chastity belt
The Strangest Inventions Known To Man
 Her picture taken after death, look closely you can see the stand holds her up
The Strangest Inventions Known To Man
 Early 1900s Mummy Head Carnival Side Show Tent Prop

The Strangest Inventions Known To Man
 In London Post Office rules stated that game, including rabbits, could be posted with nothing but a neck label as long as "no liquid is likely to exude" 1938

The Strangest Inventions Known To Man
 Great Sale of Slaves..look at the descriptions of each slave

The Strangest Inventions Known To Man
 Artificial toe discovered in 2000 in the tomb of Tabeketenmut in the necropolis of Thebes, near Luxor. The wood and leather device is hinged for comfort and believed to be the oldest functioning prosthesis ever found

The Strangest Inventions Known To Man
 Early 19th century french vampire hunting kit

The Strangest Inventions Known To Man

Medical bone saws
The Strangest Inventions Known To Man

Artificial left arm, Europe, 1850-1910
The Strangest Inventions Known To Man

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