The Lost Romance of Dance Cards
If you’ve been watching Netflix’s sauciest new period drama, Bridgerton, your curiosity might have been…
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Olympia Le-Tan transformed “Don’t be a Tourist” Books into Clutch Bags!
As an author and purveyor of curiosities, if there was ever a collaboration to be…
Coins of Desire: The Erotic Currency of Parisian Brothels
Not all antiques clink with noble history. Some carry a more risqué past, whispering of…
Curiosity du Jour: Microscopic Photo Jewellery
In an age where our phones hold thousands of photos and the concept of “keepsakes”…
The Sweet & Forgotten Charm of Vintage Sugar Cube Packaging
So I found this peculiar collection on Flickr by a guy in California called Frank…
A Brief Compendium of the Traveling Salesman’s Vintage Sample Case
Unlike most of the vintage stuff we tend to get nostalgic about on this blog,…
America’s First Planetarium is Hoarding the Ultimate Cabinet of Curiosities
I’ve caught the collector’s bug again. What is it this time? Antique astronomy tools. And I’m…
Forgotten Object du Jour: The Vinaigrette
Pass the vinaigrette! No, not the salad dressing – we’re talking about the vinaigre de…
The 27 Inch Dolls that Saved Fashion in Post-War Paris
Even Hitler couldn’t rob Paris of its style. In 1945, the end of the war was…
Inside a Secret Paris Atelier of Curiosities
Behind what might be the narrowest door in Paris, at the back of a peaceful…
Miniature Must-Have Du Jour
It all started when I was looking to source a miniature French to English dictionary…
Digging for Treasure (and Love) in New York City
Their’s is a love of strange and beautiful proportion. The kind measured in porcelain, peanut-sized…