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An Italian Obstetric phantom from the 1700/1800’s on display at a science museum in London, England.

Not sure about the hacked off legs mind you.

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A massive model of the fetus in utero, almost life-sized.

Constructed from leather and wood, the internal model of the fetus could be positioned throughout the torso, to teach students (possibly midwives) how to deliver babies.

The stiff-leather construction of the internal parts of the model would model the flexibility of the fetal skull and joints.

From the Science Museum of London

#obstetrics #medical #18th century #19th century #anatomy #vivisection #horror #possibly nsfw #gynecology #midwifery #science museum of london

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We love these very realistic masks from Japan!

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Well...I suppose "realistic" is one of the accurate descriptors for these things...

#Japan #masks #museum #Horniman Museum #horror #history #wat #creepy #terror #cool

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acolderindigo asked:

I wasn't either of those anon's but I really wanted to thank you for being really respectful and considerate about tagging stuff that bothers people. You'd be shocked how many blogs with similar content to yours (weird science, medical curiosities etc) I've seen outright insult people that request any accommodations and I always find that so annoying and rude. I loved your blog already but seeing you handle that so politely makes me have a lot of respect for you now as well.

Aw, cheers mate! I know I have a somewhat unique blog in that I cover a huge range of 18th-early 20th century stuff, but my followers are generally pretty rad, and honestly, if it’s not a benefit for me to get worked up over, who cares? I’ll for sure forget to tag that shit for a while, but those guys will remind me until I remember, and then it’s no sweat on anyone’s part.

Honestly, I get so many requests that it’s literally impossible to fulfill them all. I still feel sorta bad about that some days. When it’s a simple +tag request, it’s hard to be like “no that’s too much work/no you’re dumb”.

I know I have cute things. I know some people just love my critters and basic anatomy. I know some people love horrific anatomy and hate animals! If you wanna filter my blog, go for it. If you wanna find specific things, that’s why I tag so much! If you wanna hate on me for accommodating others, say your piece! I’m open to everything, even if I can’t respond to everything.

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