#30: Funky Walking Stick, 19th Century
Do you know how people always seem so drab in old photographs? They look dull and uncool, but truth be told, it’s probably the black-and-white exposure that is influencing that more than anything else. For all we know, they were just as quirky and fun as we think we are…

Many of the surviving garments, accessories, and miscellaneous objects from the era show their fun side, which can truly help us understand how they truly were. For example, this cat cane couldn’t have been owned by anyone who took themselves too seriously…