for wunderkammer: police-issued victorian smelling salts

on one hand, corsets can give you a silhouette that will make hourglasses stop telling the time out of jealousy. on the other hand, they will also reduce the oxygen flow to your brain and cause you to lose consciousness for a few terrifying minutes.

fortunately, because of all the fainting going on around the british empire, constables were issued amonia-based smelling salts to jolt awake the many fainting women that they would encounter on their daily beats.

the specimen above is reminiscent of a bottle of bubbles and is stamped with the crown insignia. there are, however, some very interesting private smelling salts bottles also worthy of the wunderkammer. 

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photo source: bbc news