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    Curious Objects: Crystal Fortune Dice

    Kim / 12 November 2020 / 9 Comments

    When I discovered these gorgeous little divination balls a few years ago, I was fascinated and quickly became hooked. I began a collection to sell in my Curiosity Shop and became somewhat of…

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    Curious Objects: Codds Wallop – The Codd Bottle Opener

    Kim / 23 July 2020 / 0 Comments

    This clever item revolutionised the drinks trade by giving people the opportunity to drink fresh, well-sealed carbonated drinks.

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    Curious Objects: Bomb Detonator Spike and Key

    Kim / 16 July 2020 / 2 Comments

    Back in 2017, I acquired this unusual and interesting brass object. I did not know what is was, and spent months trawling through pages on google trying to find out. Having had no…

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    Curious Objects: Chicken Glasses

    Kim / 14 July 2020 / 0 Comments

    ne of the most interesting aspects of running my curiosity shop is finding and learning about objects that I never knew existed. These are Chicken Glasses, the strange invention made to cure cannibalistic…

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    The Curious World: Pulgas Vestidas, the World’s Smallest Dolls

    Kim / 7 July 2020 / 0 Comments

    In the late 19th century, and for reasons which I am yet to fathom, Nuns in a convent in Mexico began to dress dead fleas in tiny costumes.

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