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Here are Instagram posts of the latest objects in our collection. We’ll also post objects that piqued our interest while visting museums, auctions, antique stores & faires.

I’m ecstatic that this 1915 paper instructional

I’ve been binge watching some of my favorite sho

This Josef Leiter Ophthalmophantome sold at a loca

WISHLIST. This 1920s Great Virgil′s Rapping Hand

This Ideal Sight Restorer was developed by Charles

The Vajen Helmet revolutionized firefighting in th

A rare inside look of an 1890s Vajen Bader Smoke H

Amazing phrenology sign at the Museum of Quackery

Had to pass on this naturally mummified cat last y

Daniel Craig could track his work hours while shoo

Chris Evans point outs out on set of @KnivesOut th

Watching the movie @KnivesOut and just saw this aw

Have fun guessing and learning about our collectio

This is the third and final model of the Ochydacty

This 1800s Finger Spreader/Exerciser has a cool me

F-Y-EYE. @Wendyneiburg reached out to me to learn

I also happen to have the original paper manual to

INSERT FINGERTIPS. Honored to get my hands on this

Diggin’ the contrast of these pair of dark woode

This 1800s Finger Spreader/Exerciser by Strumento

Ended a decade of collecting oddities with my firs

WISH LIST. In 1890, Thomas Edison created this tal

This 1960s aluminum finger traction splint surpris

The Ochydactyl is an apparatus used by musicians t

Two unusual patents from the 1920s. . . . #antique

JACK-O’-LEGEND. This is a traditional Irish turn

WISH LIST. Early hair dryers from between the 1920

Made in Germany, the Semerak body massager has 4 r

This mechanical Indian Club was patented March 2,

This early 1900s finger stretcher from Italy is ca

Historically, Grand Rapids, Michigan was known for

Of the 250,000 artifacts in the museum archive, th

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