Historical Artifacts

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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.

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PugJesus

Metal artificial nose, European, 17th-18th century AD (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by PugJesus to c/historyartifacts

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[–] Timoth 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How does it smell?

[–] thesporkeffect 9 points 3 weeks ago

Not very well, to be honest

[–] PugJesus 8 points 3 weeks ago

https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co126952/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Do the humpty hump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBsjggc5jHM

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Chris Farley approved.

[–] Sanctus 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I hope they functioned in some fashion. This is some Warhammer stuff right here.

[–] JayleneSlide 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

My guess was for tertiary phase syphilitic rich people when the nose deformities became too distracting at social events.

Edit: just saw OP's link and the description said that was indeed one of the applications. Well, nothing about social events.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Got your nose!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Tycho Brahe?