Stories
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The life and death of Tamagotchi and the virtual pet
Discover how the 1990s craze for Tamagotchis became a flood of robotic and virtual pets, sending their owners on an emotional rollercoaster ride.
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Getting under the skin
Before the invention of X-ray in 1895 there was really only one way to accurately study the human body, and that was to cut it open.
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The solidarity of sickness
Visiting an injured friend in hospital prompts writer Sinéad Gleeson to reflect on the instant rapport forged between compatriots in the kingdom of the sick.
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Guerrilla public health
From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.
Catalogue
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Snuff and snuff-boxes / [Hugh McCausland].
McCausland, Hugh.Date: [1951]
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Inlayers' workshop: inlaying of various designs on snuff-boxes, and a selection of boring tools used. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.
Lucotte, Jacques-Raymond, approximately 1733-1804.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 36894i
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An old woman with a tankard in one hand taking a pinch of snuff. Coloured engraving, early 19th century.
Reference: 24976i- Books
Catalogue of specimens of art work in Chinese snuff bottles and other articles in enamel, porcelain, ivory, etc., connected with the use of tobacco forming part of the collection of Wm. Bragge.
Bragge, William, 1823-1884.Date: 1878
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Specimens of stone and volcanic matter found on Mount Vesuvius, including lava enclosed in marble. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43701i