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Edvinas Jovaišas

41 Interesting, Weird, And Disturbing Finds Shared On This Online Museum

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“Being normal is vastly overrated,” declared grandma Aggie Cromwell in Halloweentown (1998). Certainly, life has so much to offer: things curious, magical, mysterious and strange. Weird antiques and vintage objects especially are so interesting to us because they’re unfamiliar. What back then perhaps was the norm, today seems peculiar and spooky.

Museum of Curiosities is a place of such wonder, showcasing strange and interesting finds. It’s like opening a virtual cabinet of curiosities. The treasures are shared and curated by Monsieur Pompier’s Travelling Freakshow – an authentic and original group of oddballs that are no amateurs in spooky entertainment. So prepare to be amazed, our dear pandas, as we present to you our third feature on Monsieur Pompier’s Museum of Curiosities!

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41 Interesting, Weird, And Disturbing Finds Shared On This Online Museum

#1 Water Damaged Copy Of “Alice's Adventures In Wonderland” Which Grew Fungi.⁠ ⁠ (Photo By Igor Siwanowicz)

#2 17th Century Poison Cabinet Disguised As A Book

#3 Perfume Bottle Consisting Of Eight Glass Bottles As Orange Segments, Set In Painted Ceramic Holder. (Ca. 1925)

#4 Bat Lantern (Circa 1930)

#5 Reusable Shopping List From The 1950s

#6 In 1963, The Bronx Zoo Held A Unique Exhibit It’s Name Was “The Most Dangerous Animal In The World” And As You Can See From The Picture, The Most Dangerous Animal Is A Human

#7 Ann Lockley Taking Tea With A Baby Hawk And A Lobster

#8 Victorian Era Radiator With Bread Warmer

#9 Self-Defense Glove For Ladies (London, 1850)

#10 World's Smalllest Man In 1956, Henry Berhens, Dancing With His Cat

#11 Late-1800s Brothel Candles. Wen The Candle Burned Out The Session Was Over

#12 This Russian Family Portrait Was Taken Back In 1886. The Father Had An Obsession With Pool, And Dressed His Children Like Billiard Balls

#13 Myrtle Corbin, Known As The Four-Legged Girl From Texas, Was A Dipygus

#14 Obstetric Phantom, 18th Century. The Wood And Leather Model Was Used To Teach Medical Students, And Possibly Midwives, About Childbirth

#15 Chopines Are Platform Shoes That Were Worn By Women In The 15th, 16th And 17th Century

#16 Painless Dentist

#17 Unlucky

#18 Tutankhamun Wore Socks With His Sandals

#19 "Winkie" Blinking Eyeball Novelty Ring From 1962

#20 Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood (1961)

#21 This Medieval House In Aveyron, France, Dates Back To The 13th Century And Was Built Top-Heavy As A Cost-Saver, Because At The Time, Homes Were Taxed On Ground-Floor Square Footage

#22 A Neon Salesman's Sample Case, Circa 1935

#23 Museum In Japan That Showcases Various Naturally Formed Rocks With Faces On Them

#24 Happy Caturday

#25 Corner Piano

#26 The Lava Lamp Inventor With His Wife In 1963

#27 This Mannequin Was Designed By Angelique Marguerite Le Boursier Du Coudray During The 1700’s

#28 Victorian Era "Ritter" Road-Skates Or Foot Bicycles, Ca 1898

#29 A Knocker-Upper Was Someone Whose Purpose Was To Wake People Up During A Time When Alarm Clocks Were Expensive And Not Very Reliable

#30 Contraption Worn By A Mid-19th Century Women Who Lost Her Nose To Syphilis

#31 Authentic 16th Century Plague Doctor Mask Preserved And On Display At The German Museum Of Medical History

#32 The Old Gentleman Of Raahe Is Believed To Be The Oldest Surviving Diving Suit In The World, Dating Back From The Early 1700s

#33 Egyptian Gold Sandals And Toe Caps Circa 1500 B.c

#34 Past - Present - Future?⁠

#35 Victorian Mourning Ring With Glass Eye Of The Deceased Ca. 1890

#36 Photographer Unknown, Possibly Paleontologist Alfred Romer. Nelda Wright In The Skull Of A Kronosaurus, 1958. Harvard University Archives

#37 1887, Alice In Wonderland

#38 Little Richard Doll

#39 To Copyright Their Unique Looks, Professional Clowns Submit Their Likeness To The Clowns International Group, Who Paint Eggs To Match The Hair, Makeup And Costumes Of Each Performer, And Then Files Them In The Clown Egg Register

#40 Horse Costume Taken From Jean Cocteau’s Le Testament D'orphée (Testament Of Orpheus), Designed By Janine Janet, 1960

#41 Rubber “Beauty Masks” Worn To Get Rid Of Wrinkles And Skin Imperfections, 1921