Few if any decorative objects of the early 1900s are as sought after as Tiffany lamps, with their signature patterned lampshades that resemble ornate stained-glass windows. Today, originals, often with…
Humans have been marking their skin for thousands of years. Around the world, across cultures, tattoos have held countless different significances. Ancient Siberian nomads, Indigenous Polynesians, Nubians, Native South Americans…
In 1866, Christopher Latham Sholes, a Wisconsin newspaper publisher and former state senator, co-invented an automated machine to number coupons and tickets—a task previously done by hand. When Sholes unveiled…
