What could make a better skin lotion than arsenic? Arsenic was used at the time for a whole host of cosmetic products. It was also found in wallpapers, dresses, toys and even medicines. This was generally due to the fact that arsenic was very cheap at the time due to the industrial revolution. Arsenic isContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Victorians and arsenic)”
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From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (washing machine)
Southern Ohio family in front of new washing machine, 1911. There is never a timeto stop learning new things
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Victorians and nipple piercing)
Of course today nipple piercings aren’t anything particularly out of the ordinary but many would be surprised to discover that the well to do Victorian ladies were quite fond of them too! If you were suitably fashionable you could have a, or both, nipples pierced. On piercing a gold ring, known as a ‘bosom ring’,Continue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Victorians and nipple piercing)”
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Wyatt Earp)
An elderly Wyatt Earp, 1920s By the last years of his life Wyatt Earp had seen it all. Following the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the ensuing fallout that occurred in the years afterward, Earp but down his badge and became a business owner. He went on to be a successful miner, saloonContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Wyatt Earp)”
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (a day at the beach)
Escape the heat with a day at the beach … the crowded beach at Atlantic City, 1908. What is better on a hot summer day than a beach outing? In 1908, when this photo was taken, homes were not air-conditioned. In the sweltering heat of the summer months, the only escape from the heat wasContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (a day at the beach)”
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (wash house)
Wash house 1900’s There is never a timeto stop learning new things
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Psycho)
There is never a timeto stop learning new things
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (steam laundry )
Steam laundry 1900 There is never a timeto stop learning new things
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (movie production 1918)
There is never a timeto stop learning new things
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (vintage washing machine)
There is never a timeto stop learning new things
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