Italian Carabinieri

Italian Bar c~'1960 has a curious robot-like appearance

I find images like that of Foster Dixon, the stonemason making repairs to Hadrian's Wall in the 1950s give me a greater sense of who I am than whatever the hell modern society would have me think of myself.

I'm tired of being told what I want and need in a world that's destroying everything I want and need.

1st Century Sarmatian gold diadem found in Russia

A very English horse;

The whole point of revival architecture is to bring the past back to life. One simple change can alter the way we look at and appreciate something that would have otherwise been a very different experience if it had been left alone. ⏳️

The British Museum, London.

The Gebelein Man, also known as "Ginger," is a naturally preserved mummy dating back to circa 3400–3500 BC.

Discovered in Egypt, he was naturally mummified by hot desert sand, revealing a violent death by stabbing and boasting the oldest known figurative tattoos.

It's little things like this that most fascinate me on my trips to the British Museum.

Some take issue with so many artefacts from across the world being in one place. But, in truth, where else could everyone visit to learn so much about human history all at once without the British Museum and all it protects. ⏳️

1950s Britain was a place where the rugged old carts that served our ancestors were handsomely decorated and reused. ⏳️

Despite all the people had been through, 1940s Britain still looked looked like a quaint tale that today, seems to only be accessible in poetic fiction

Ice cream knife and ice cream hatchet from around 1880 to 1884.

The Modernistic Renovation of London Liverpool Street Station 🏙

https://youtu.be/c34_LcQAd70?si=jHDfpohIc2VlNrEU

If I do reach heaven,
And see that you're not there.
To me, it isn't heaven,
But a hell I can not bear.

Cash is king 💸

Discussing the impersonal nature of cashless pubs with Publican Pat in the Victoria pub, 68-70 Page's Walk, London, SE1

What's that you ask? How did people stop their drinks from spilling on the high seas? Well, hanging wooden gimbals on old ships were essential, gravity-defying drink holders, designed to pivot on axes to keep beverages upright in rough seas. Often constructed from brass and fine wood like teak, these suspended holders were common in cabins or over tables, offering a stylish, "ocean-proof" solution to prevent spills. 🍺

This Roman Painting, among other things, is how we know statues would have colors, in addition to science.