With roots that web back to both the oddities of early science (think of the camera obscura and later awe-inspiring contraptions presented at World's Fairs) as well as objects brought home from 18th-century "Grand Tours" (antiquated gap years), the novelty item has fluctuated in cultural prestige throughout the 20th century. By 1980, within a newly globalized world run by America and Western...
With roots that web back to both the oddities of early science (think of the camera obscura and later awe-inspiring contraptions presented at World's Fairs) as well as objects brought home from 18th-century "Grand Tours" (antiquated gap years), the novelty item has fluctuated in cultural prestige throughout the 20th century. By 1980, within a newly globalized world run by America and Western...
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