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Monthly Archives: November 2012

Burnt and melted wax figures after the 1925 fire at Madame Tussauds in London

Posted on 27 November 2012 by Chelsea Nichols
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Photograph of six wax figures and broken body parts damaged from 1929 fire at Madame Tussaud's in London.

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Posted in Curiosities, history, Museums | Tagged body, figurine, museum, sculpture, unsettling, wax | 19 Replies

Opulent taxidermy made by Idiots

Posted on 26 November 2012 by Chelsea Nichols
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Half of a taxidermy lion with gold dripping from it.

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Posted in Contemporary Art, Curiosities | Tagged animal, art, bird, curiosities, jewels, lion, sculpture, taxidermy, unsettling | 7 Replies

19th century papier-mâché anatomical bee and beetle models

Posted on 13 November 2012 by Chelsea Nichols
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19th century papier-mâché anatomical model of a worker bee made by Dr. Louis Thomas Jerôme Auzoux 19th century papier-mâché anatomical model of a worker bee made by Dr. Louis Thomas Jerôme Auzoux 19th century papier-mâché anatomical model of a worker bee made by Dr. Louis Thomas Jerôme Auzoux

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Posted in Curiosities, history | Tagged anatomy, bee, insect, papier-mâché, science, sculpture, victorian era | 16 Replies

Hicken’s Fur-Bearing Trout

Posted on 8 November 2012 by Chelsea Nichols
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A mounted furry fish.

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Posted in Curiosities | Tagged cryptozoology, fish, fur, humor, imagination, taxidermy | 6 Replies

Morbid kid’s wear: A contemporary spin on hidden mothers and post-mortem photography by Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm

Posted on 8 November 2012 by Chelsea Nichols
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Baby girl models pink pyjamas with dark figure hidden in background. Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm kidswear that looks like hidden mother in Victorian photography. Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm kidswear that looks like hidden mother in Victorian photography.

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Posted in Contemporary Art, history | Tagged art, body, children, face, hidden mothers, photography, unsettling, victorian era | 13 Replies

WWII Parachute Crash Test Dummies?

Posted on 1 November 2012 by Chelsea Nichols
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World War Two parachute crash test dummy.

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Posted in Curiosities, history | Tagged body, crash test dummies, history, parachute, sculpture, WWII | 10 Replies

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