cinders

found objects and situations

[danskjavlarna]

Santa dreams of his toy soldiers going to war. 

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Whether or not you believe, here’s my collection of weird vintage Santa imagery.

[postcard-from-the-past]

Chimney sweeper on a vintage postcard

[angrylovelyheart]

[nemfrog]

A man points to a crescent moon on the cover to a celestial map. Astronomical Recreation. 1855.

David Rumsey Map Collection

[bobbole]

Noah Dao

[nemfrog]

Science Gossip. 1865. Cover.

Internet Archive

[oldpaintings]

Thumbelina and Owl Friend, 1914 by Flora White (English, 1878--1953)

[tomoleary]

Apel·les Mestres (1854-1936) “New Spring” illustration for "Liliana" (1905) Source

[antiqueanimals]

ABC Book. 1923. Designed by Cuton Wood and C.B. Falls. 1923.

Internet Archive

[jacques-le-fataliste-23]

Andrew Blucha, ‘Hot Wheels’, 2026 Via: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZQc7RHjb24/

[danskjavlarna]

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I’ve collected some weird vintage bird imagery, from bird hats to bird people, ghost birds to giant birds.

[infinite-cancer]

[deathandmysticism]

Histoire des vampires et des spectres malfaisans, 1820

[lostfunzones]

Fox and Owl, By Carry Akroyd.

[mirrormaelstrom]

"The Shooting Star" (L'Étoile filante) by J. J. Grandville, 1849.

[enchantedbook]

"The Flower of the Swamp" Odilon Redon, 1885

[petsincollections]

1819-1821

White Squirrel

Titian Ramsay Peale II

American, 1799 - 1885

Philadelphia Museum of Art