Getting ready for bed in the olden days

Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14453)

• Ireland

5 Oct

@porwest Her face isn’t really asking for anything to get hiked up!

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (108691)

• United States

5 Oct

Just have to hike it up. Easy enough. lol

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (108691)

• United States

5 Oct

@xFiacre

We agree on that. lol. I mean, in a worst case scenario, at least the lights aren't on and you can just use your imagination.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (103885)

• United States

5 Oct

She certainly does look real! Thank goodness our night gowns don’t have to be that cumbersome anymore.

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

I guess they had to iron them as well.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (197063)

• United States

5 Oct

I like wax museums. I haven't been to one in quite awhile. There are a couple I know of not super far away though..maybe I should try to go.

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

Not that it's important but I guess I shouldn't call this a wax museum. Not sure that I have (called it a wax museum) but the wax figures that were there were very authentic.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (197063)

• United States

6 Oct

@JudyEv What else would you call it?

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

@snowy22315 To me, it's a museum with a few wax figures helping make the displays come alive. The only wax museum I've seen was all wax figures and basically nothing else.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (48483)

• India

5 Oct

She looks very much real. It seems as if she might leap and start running the next moment !

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

Leaping into bed maybe?

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (79225)

• United States

5 Oct

She looks very real, also not too happy that she’s going to bed.

Or maybe her hair is tangled. Actually, that’s part of the realism!

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (79225)

• United States

6 Oct

@JudyEv — I remember that “sage advice”! Glad I’ve always had short hair.

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

We used to be told to brush our hair 100 strokes before going to bed.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (66243)

• Centralia, Washington

5 Oct

That wax lady looks creepy in her realism to me.

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

I wouldn't want to be walking backwards and suddenly bump into her.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (154348)

• India

6 Oct

She does look real. I have been to Madame Tussade's

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

I haven't been to Madame Tussaud's but I was impressed with these figures.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (154348)

• India

18h

@JudyEv

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

16h

@allknowing They are very impressive. Thanks for the photo.

Anna

@LadyDuck (484490)

• Italy

5 Oct

She really looks real. Everything I see on that dressing table, except the candlesticks, was on the dressing table of my grandmother, who also did her hair before going to sleep.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (484490)

• Italy

6 Oct

@JudyEv Same as my grandmother and the shape of the mirror with the handle identical to the one in your picture.

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

My grandmother had a bun but at night she would let her hair down, brush it thoroughly then plait it loosely.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (123243)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Oct

They have done a great job

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (123243)

• Marion, Ohio

6 Oct

@JudyEv Keeping that stuff clean would be a full time job

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

16h

@wolfgirl569 Some museums can get very dusty. There are never as many volunteers as they need.

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

I guess someone has to go around and dust all this stuff from time to time.

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rakski

@rakski (148934)

• Philippines

6 Oct

definitely look real to me!

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rakski

@rakski (148934)

• Philippines

6 Oct

@JudyEv I will too if I see her

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

Yes, I was expecting her to get into bed in front of my eyes.

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Fleur

@Fleura (32792)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct

She doesn't look very happy, I guess she's found a knot. I have a load of things like that too. But I'm not sure that curved brush is intended for a dressing table. I have one just like it and it goes with a crumb tray (like a little dustpan and brush set) to sweep crumbs off the table. Must show you a picture!

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

You could well be right. Unless people are 'of a certain age' they could mistake it for a hair-brush. I had a brush and crumb set too but the brush wasn't curved.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (114796)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5 Oct

The lady on this post looks like a real person looking good for getting ready for bed.

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

She certainly looks very life-like.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (114796)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

21h

@JudyEv You are right.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21032)

• London, England

5 Oct

How long ago was this set? I was worried that olden times was the 60s and I could remember that far back!

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

Just to make you feel better I think it was further back than the 60s.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21032)

• London, England

22h

@JudyEv Good job!

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (108691)

• United States

5 Oct

Wax museums always freak me out. lol. As for getting ready for bed, it's a pretty simple process for me.

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

Yes, it doesn't take me long to go to bed.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (40383)

• Philippines

5 Oct

That is eerily lifelike wax figure. Except for the eyes when seen from afar it looked like they were all black. Perhaps the camera hasn’t caught the real color from afar but when I looked closer that i see it has an eyeball.

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

Certainly her eyes are very dark. I should have another of processing her face and see what colour her eyes are.

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Enigma

@reploid (1535)

• France

5 Oct

She looks incredibly real!

That's a fascinating glimpse into nightly routines from a different time. The detail on the dressing table really brings the whole scene to life. Thanks for sharing this piece of history!

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Enigma

@reploid (1535)

• France

23h

@JudyEv The craftsmanship is truly impressive!

Thanks for sharing these fascinating glimpses into the museum with us.

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

All the figures in this museum are very life-like. I'm glad you enjoyed the post.

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Michele

@Aquitaine24 (11899)

• San Jose, California

5 Oct

She really does look real.

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

I thought so too.

RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (89556)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

5 Oct

That does look realistic, Well, it's now official I am an antique, I used to have a nightgown like that,

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@JudyEv (363910)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Oct

Did you really?

I don't think mine were quite that voluminous.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (125838)

• Gainesville, Florida

5 Oct

She's brushing her hair before bed? Won't her hair get all messed up/tangled up while she sleeps? Wax museums are fun. I've been to a few in my life, but we don't have any in my city or close by. But if I come across one when I'm traveling, I usually will visit and see what they have to offer.

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