c/historyartifacts · by PugJesus@lemmy.world · 1yMetal artificial nose, European, 17th-18th century AD 81 points · 9 comments · view on lemmy.world
9 Comments
Timoth@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
How does it smell?
thesporkeffect@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Not very well, to be honest
PugJesus@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co126952/
masterofn001@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
Do the humpty hump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBsjggc5jHM
Sanctus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I hope they functioned in some fashion. This is some Warhammer stuff right here.
JayleneSlide@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
My guess was for tertiary phase syphilitic rich people when the nose deformities became too distracting at social events.
Edit: just saw OP's link and the description said that was indeed one of the applications. Well, nothing about social events.
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
Chris Farley approved.
sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
Tycho Brahe?
Dhar@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
Got your nose!