Theo Brown Diaries

The diaries begin in 1893 and end in 1971. Theo Brown was a farm machinery inventor and worked for John Deere. Link…

Lily The Pink

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound (advertisement from the Barnstable Patriot). Revered in song.


The Scaffold – what an unlikely group. "Jack Bruce, Elton John, Graham Nash and Jimi Hendrix were among the session musicians who performed on The Scaffold's early records (since none of the trio were musicians)."

Share Certificates

Most of these certificates have an interesting story attached to them. Some have interesting artwork too. Intrigued by the first one? Here is the story. Link…

Striking Images

Early high speed photography and quirky portraiture from Francis Blake. Link…

Mid-Victorian wood-engraved Illustration

Literary illustrations from around 1862. Link…

Vanity Fair (1860-1862)

Sharp cartooning and biting commentary. Link…

Le Chic A Cheval

A picturesque history of horsemanship [some with music for some reason] (1891). Link…