Cabbage - [kab-ij] Chiefly British 1. a. cloth scraps that remain after a garment has been cut from a fabric and that by custom the tailor may claim. 2. slang - verb. To steal; pilfer: He cabbaged whole yards of cloth.

Cove - (kəʊv) Brit, Austral 1. old-fashioned , slang - a fellow; chap.

Cabbaging Cove: A scoundrel keen on pilfering [from the annals of not-so-distant history]!

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  1. Two Football Stars Pharmacy students at University of Michigan who made the All-American football team. Bill Cochran (left) and Johnny Malulbestch (right). Bulletin of Pharmacy: A live journal for druggists. October 1915.

    Two Football Stars

    Pharmacy students at University of Michigan who made the All-American football team. Bill Cochran (left) and Johnny Malulbestch (right).

    Bulletin of Pharmacy: A live journal for druggists. October 1915.

  2. stuffmomnevertoldyou: 1939: Dot Robinson, the “First Lady of Motorcycling” and founding member of Motor Maids, an all-female biker group. (via HuffPo)

    stuffmomnevertoldyou:

    1939: Dot Robinson, the “First Lady of Motorcycling” and founding member of Motor Maids, an all-female biker group.

    (via HuffPo)

  3. Seven Ladies at the Potomac Tidal Basin Beach, 1920 “Bare legs and scanty one piece bathing suits were very much in evidence at the opening of Washingtons municipal bathing beach today. Officials have agreed to disregard as precedents the prohibitory orders issued at Coney Island and Atlantic City.” US Library of Congress Digital Archives. National Photo Company Collection.

    Seven Ladies at the Potomac Tidal Basin Beach, 1920

    “Bare legs and scanty one piece bathing suits were very much in evidence at the opening of Washingtons municipal bathing beach today. Officials have agreed to disregard as precedents the prohibitory orders issued at Coney Island and Atlantic City.”


    US Library of Congress Digital Archives. National Photo Company Collection.

  4. questionableadvice: ~ Aeronautics magazine, August 1910“It’s a combined Helicopter, Parachute, Gyroscope, FLY-wheel, Monoplane”

    questionableadvice:

    ~ Aeronautics magazine, August 1910

    “It’s a combined Helicopter, Parachute, Gyroscope, FLY-wheel, Monoplane”

  5. wnycradiolab:

    theatlanticvideo:

    Old, Weird Tech: Dr. Neubronner’s Patented Miniature Pigeon Camera

    (via The Atlantic Tech channel)

    “The mechanisms were simple. A camera with a pneumatic timing mechanism was attached to a bird with a cute little harness. Then, the bird was released, and every so often, the timer would go off, and a puff of compressed air would trigger the exposure.”

    Too wonderful.

    (via npr)

  6. questionableadvice: ~ The Myrtle Reed Cookbook, 1916“…a box of mushrooms is much cheaper than a really nice funeral.” This made me snort and laugh like a ninny for very little reason. Ah, fungi. The spore that could make you poor.

    questionableadvice:

    ~ The Myrtle Reed Cookbook, 1916

    “…a box of mushrooms is much cheaper than a really nice funeral.”


    This made me snort and laugh like a ninny for very little reason. Ah, fungi. The spore that could make you poor.

  7. oldrags:

    Costumes worn to the Romanov Anniversary Ball in 1903.  The theme of the lavish masked ball was the reign of Alexei of Russia, second ruler of the Romanov dynasty (1645-1676).  Some guests went so far as to actually wear original costumes from the period that were being stored at the Kremlin.

    Click thumbnails for identification.

  8. Laundry would have been an adventure if you had a machine, 100 years ago. Hydro-extractor. Mangling Machines. Ironing Machines. Call me unadventurous, but I think I’d have stuck to the washboard.

    Laundry would have been an adventure if you had a machine, 100 years ago.

    Hydro-extractor.

    Mangling Machines.

    Ironing Machines.


    Call me unadventurous, but I think I’d have stuck to the washboard.

  9. Mobiloil: Makes Your Car Fairly Fly! Motor Cycle, Motor Boat & Automobile Trade Directory Quarterly, from the “Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal”. 1910.

    Mobiloil: Makes Your Car Fairly Fly!

    Motor Cycle, Motor Boat & Automobile Trade Directory Quarterly, from the “Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal”. 1910.

  10. C. P. Stirn’s Patent Concealed Vest Cameras Just 6 inches across and 1 lb! Never be detected! This camera had to be hung from both shoulders and would be put in place of a vest button. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. September 1892.

    C. P. Stirn’s Patent Concealed Vest Cameras

    Just 6 inches across and 1 lb! Never be detected!

    This camera had to be hung from both shoulders and would be put in place of a vest button.

    The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. September 1892.

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