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Chatelaines Were The Swiss Army Knife of Victorian Fashion Accessories

By Kris Manty
Queen Victoria, who popularized tussie-mussies, is seen carrying one in this oil painting by Edmund Thomas Parris, circa 1837, who painted her while she was attending an opera at the Drury Lane Theatre.
Collectibles

Tussie-Mussies: 10 Things You Didn't Know

By Kris Manty
Fire grenade in blue glass
Bottles

Vintage Fire Grenades History and Value

By David McCormick