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Regency Pastimes: Pictorial Cards

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Appearing in the March 1818 issue of Ackermann’s Repository, this plate of pictorial cards shows the thoughtful symbolism that could be employed in a deck Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Shoes and Feet

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Question: I’ve read that most tailors were men, that ladies got their footgear from these male tailors, and that the tailor himself tended to serve Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Nevermind the Bungling Imitations

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From the 1818 Ackermann’s Repository…patented self-adjusting trusses. Don’t be fooled by the bungling imitators 🙂