46 Extremely Rare, Mind-Blowing Photos From The 19th And 18th Century That Show Just How Wildly Different Things Used To Be

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07-06-2025

1.This 1800s 25¢ bill:
2.This 1880s ID card:
3.This 18th century diving suit:
4.These 1800s shoes for crushing chestnuts:
5.This 18th century fire alarm that you'd need to hit with a hammer to alert the village of a fire:
6.This 18th century machine that let researchers read up to eight open books at once:
7.This 1840s medical inhaler that administered anesthesia:
8.This 18th century condom:
9.This 1890s brass knuckle pistol:
10.This 1850s women's self defense glove:
11.This 1800s hidden staircase in a Victorian home:
12.These 18th century sword-shaped Chinese coins:
13.This 1830s clock:
14.This 1700s oil lamp:
15.This 1880s Victorian dollhouse:
16.This 1740 wheelchair for Holy Roman Empress Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel:
17.This 1820 coffin collar that prevented grave robbers from stealing corpses:
18.This 18th century Scottish mortsafe to stop graverobbers:
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19.This 1890 steamer trunk that converts into a dresser:
20.This 1880s penny farthing bike:
21.This 1850 $10 bill:
22.1890s manners book:
23.This 18th century gaming device that came before the pinball machine:
24.This mid-1700s well that was glassed over and eventually became part of a home's kitchen:
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25.This 18th century French chair for reading books:
26.This 1750s wall latern:
27.This 18th century mansion's dog grave:
28.This 18th century case of amputation instruments:
29.This 18th century lock that requires four keys to open:
30.This 18th century palace hall:
31.This 1700s graffiti on a cathedral:
32.This 18th century building in Norland, Norway:
33.This 1700s lighthouse Fresnel lens:
34.This 1800s sundial alarm clock:
35.This 1800s pepperbox pistol:
36.This 19th Century guide on how much you could sue for loosing a limb:
37.This 1830 cost of a semester at Harvard:
38.This 18th century uranium glass china that glows under UV light:
39.This 1800s cemetery that was preserved in the basement of a building:
40.This 1840 Japanese shadow puppet guide:
41.This 1880 tap and die set (aka toolkit):
42.This 1821 recipe for Ginger Ale:
43.This 1800s corner chair:
44.This 1800s telephone:
45.This 19th century Victorian home library:
46.And finally, this 19th century guide on who to avoid in the marriage market:
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