this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2024
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Historical Artifacts

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Just a community for everyone to share artifacts, reconstructions, or replicas for the historically-inclined to admire!

Generally, an artifact should be 100+ years old, but this is a flexible requirement if you find something rare and suitably linked to an era of history, not a strict rule. Anything over 100 is fair game regardless of rarity.

Generally speaking, ruins should go to [email protected]

Illustrations of the past should go to [email protected]

Photos of the past should go to [email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The glass was super impure and that's what happens to all those (toxic) captive metals over a long period of time.

Probably lots of lead. Bit of copper and cobalt too.

[–] rob_t_firefly 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All this poison leaching into my bloodstream from my awesome bracelet doesn't bode well for the future of my empire.

[–] PugJesus 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You sound hysterical, dominus. Have some lead-sweetened wine to calm your nerves

[–] No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston 3 points 2 months ago

Well, at least it is not like modern-day where we can choose where to get our dose of microplastic and PFSA.

[–] Snooks 7 points 2 months ago

The very first Power Balance bracelet

[–] rob_t_firefly 4 points 2 months ago

Whether or not it was intended to be those colors, it looks awesome and I'd wear it.

[–] PugJesus 4 points 2 months ago