Explore unusual and rare hobbies that captivated Victorian society, from intricate crafts to eccentric collections.
Victorian Curiosities and Pastimes
Explore obscure and fascinating hobbies practiced during the Victorian era through this challenging crossword.
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- 1. Early device projecting images on walls for entertainment
- 2. Decorative writing art practiced as an unusual pastime
- 3. Simple wind instrument played for pastime
- 5. Study of skull shapes to determine personality traits
- 6. Hobby of studying tiny objects with microscopes
- 8. Art of preserving dead animals for display
- 10. Mechanical figures crafted to imitate life
- 11. Card game that gained unusual Victorian popularity
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- 4. Unusual or odd habits typical of some Victorian hobbyists
- 7. Shadow portrait cutouts popular in parlor entertainment
- 9. Practice of finding underground water with rods or sticks
- 12. Elaborate customs around grief and remembrance
- 13. Stage of insect preserved or observed as a hobby
- 14. Plants often collected and displayed in 'pteridomania'
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