Still working away in India, amazing old-school Jaquard loom. Gives a real sense of what a room-sized analytical engine might have looked and sounded like.
more dieselpunk than steampunk but amazing monstrous machines.
Evidently I need to add 'giant mallet' to Lovelace's arsenal of programming weaponry.
This whole site is a amazing resource for period costuming.
Stunning collection including several incredibly preserved 1830s gowns.
Loads of pics in this wonderful site devoted to gentlemen's fashion 1830s to 1860s.
If Lovelace and Babbage ever Go West, this shall be their look.
As it says, exhaustive collection of London maps, 1500s to WWI. Not very hi-rez but great compendium.
Beautiful and weird antique typewriters by the score.