Is there any evidence indicating any use? The blades appear intimidating enough to scare away would-be baddies, but they’re so prominent on the fingertips I can’t imagine them ever being worn in social settings. Did the economic class of the sort of woman who would use these gloves, remove her gloves when indoors? Or was the fashion at the time for women to wear gloves indoors?Could these have been sown and used by a criminal, rather? Is their history known?
Victorian London was very prone to scares and hysteria,
There were several Garotting panics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London\_garrotting\_panics#:\~:text=The%20London%20garrotting%20panics%20were,increase%20in%20violent%20street%20robbery.
Which led high society people to start wearing stiffened protective collars.
Obviously there was a panic when Jack the Ripper was active, the world's first media celebrity serial killer.
There was even a monster panic when a demonic figure called Spring-Heeled Jack was supposed to be running amok in the city.
Superstition, sensationalist newspapers, gossip, high crime levels and a lot of drugs probably made people very susceptible to these types of panics.
There were a lot of gangs in Victorian London, and quite a few had girl members. A lot of them were quite creative in their weapons, razorblades in their hat brims and the like. I could see these as being a 'fashionable' weapon for a girl in a Victorian London gang.
This is from the Wellcome collection in London, the founder of which (Henry Welcome) collected many medical oddities. From memory there are bleeding bowls, Napoleon's toothbrush, Charles Darwin's skull handled cane, many torturous and fetish chairs, porcelain sex aids.. etc etc. it's in a free exhibition called Medicine Man. So to answer your question, they may have been but possibly in a novelty manner.
I suppose the idea was you hid it in your pockets / with your arms crossed; then if someone grabbed you - you could scratch their face/hand/arm and make your escape. if they were sharpened to a razors edge they could do some serious (if not fatal) damage. Probabaly relying more on the surprise element then anything else.
U'd laugh at that! Idk about u, I'm not a rapist or what not, but if I have a confrontation with someone and they whipped out some wolverine/catwoman claws I'ma dip out
Nah, lower crime rate than most of America.
American joke Brit’s are just running around stabbing each other, but USA knife crime is higher, plus they have all the gun violence.
How would you use these? They can't be worn all the time, but if you are threatened, by the time you get them on, you're toast.
I guess if you go for a walk in the "wrong" neighborhood in 1850's London you put them on beforehand. They just don't seem practical to me.
Most people did, small derringer type pistols were popular, as well as canes, walking sticks, cudgels, and umbrellas designed for self defence; some even had embedded firearms or blades.There's a whole bunch of examples at the Royal Armouries if you ever get chance to visit.
Also I don't think the gloves were actually a legit popular item, rather just a proof of concept design that it's just fun to think about nowadays, but wouldn't really have been practical
I'd love to know where those are. The same picture of the same gloves with the same 1850s timeframe comes up repeatedly on Reddit but I can never find which museum they're in or a picture with the white information card on the left.
Well, Gotham by gaslight is set 40 years after this... Ertha kit style London nobility Catwoman, if you please. Ertha kit style London nobility Catwoman, if you don't please.
Genuine question, is this legal today?
In the UK bladed articles under 3 inches long are not prohibited to carry, would you call this carrying or holding?
I can imagine some victorian mugger with mutton chops, a top hat, a monocle and a waist coat with a pocket watch saying
'Good gracious me, this particular damsel has claws much similar to the same as a household feline'
My missus thought a posh wank was when a lady tugged you off while wearing a long glove.
Wouldn't recommend asking for a cheeky handjob when these were in rotation mind.
Someone could make a fortune selling these on Tokyo train platforms. Make them in different colours to match school uniforms and watch the money roll in.
Huh. So *that’s* where [Catwoman](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/batmanfanon/images/5/55/Ctwomanmpf.png/revision/latest?cb=20130729225711) got it from.
If you saw anyone circa 1850 walking around with 5 stripes on their face, no it wasn’t Freddy alas but a woman of the night…don’t mess with them working girls. No pimp needed, handing out pimp slaps in reverse! :)
Just imagine you forgot wearing those and try to rub your eye.
The old "Captain Hook scratching his balls with the wrong hand"
*sniff* hmm smells a lil funky
....Does he miss, and get the sac?
Schrodinger's scrotum: he doesn't know until he checks his pants.
He'd have to be "comfortably Numb" to not feel anything by that point....
Ouch!
I just facepalmed at that, then myself.
Or scratch your ass
There's an antagonist on early One Piece who uses bladed gloves and wears glasses. He uses his palm to push up his glasses.
[удалено]
Or you got an itchy bum crack
Well I hope she'd only make the mistake once
> Well I hope she'd only make the mistake once Two at most. Past that I don't ***see*** a way for it to happen again.
I don't _need_ these, thankfully, but I do _want_ them
Somewhere between sexy and scary, but a tad more sexy than scary. Rawr miaow whatever 🥰
There's something to be said about sexualising a method of women's self-defence..
Scaroused
Oh, the scratches on my back...
Scary scary sexy lady: https://youtu.be/Mkf5VnLWjsE
Omg they would be so good for the bus. Sigh.
Is there any evidence indicating any use? The blades appear intimidating enough to scare away would-be baddies, but they’re so prominent on the fingertips I can’t imagine them ever being worn in social settings. Did the economic class of the sort of woman who would use these gloves, remove her gloves when indoors? Or was the fashion at the time for women to wear gloves indoors?Could these have been sown and used by a criminal, rather? Is their history known?
They might be the kind of thing you slip on for the walk home?
" hold on Elisabeth while I put my evisceration gauntlets on.... tally ho."
Victorian London was very prone to scares and hysteria, There were several Garotting panics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London\_garrotting\_panics#:\~:text=The%20London%20garrotting%20panics%20were,increase%20in%20violent%20street%20robbery. Which led high society people to start wearing stiffened protective collars. Obviously there was a panic when Jack the Ripper was active, the world's first media celebrity serial killer. There was even a monster panic when a demonic figure called Spring-Heeled Jack was supposed to be running amok in the city. Superstition, sensationalist newspapers, gossip, high crime levels and a lot of drugs probably made people very susceptible to these types of panics.
I'm so glad we've moved past that /s
There were a lot of gangs in Victorian London, and quite a few had girl members. A lot of them were quite creative in their weapons, razorblades in their hat brims and the like. I could see these as being a 'fashionable' weapon for a girl in a Victorian London gang.
This is from the Wellcome collection in London, the founder of which (Henry Welcome) collected many medical oddities. From memory there are bleeding bowls, Napoleon's toothbrush, Charles Darwin's skull handled cane, many torturous and fetish chairs, porcelain sex aids.. etc etc. it's in a free exhibition called Medicine Man. So to answer your question, they may have been but possibly in a novelty manner.
Im thinking they belong alongside the torturous fetish chairs.......
the seem totally unpractical for self defense or any other use, no way a criminal would use them unless it was for intimidation or torture
I suppose the idea was you hid it in your pockets / with your arms crossed; then if someone grabbed you - you could scratch their face/hand/arm and make your escape. if they were sharpened to a razors edge they could do some serious (if not fatal) damage. Probabaly relying more on the surprise element then anything else.
Im guessing this is one of a kind gimmick that was never used because any attacker would laugh at that.
U'd laugh at that! Idk about u, I'm not a rapist or what not, but if I have a confrontation with someone and they whipped out some wolverine/catwoman claws I'ma dip out
Purrrrrrrfect Batman.
There have been many Catwomen through history
Frederica Krueger
I want some!
Real Hell-Cat Maggie hours.
London was a dangerous place in the 1850s
Prolly still is tbh
Nah, lower crime rate than most of America. American joke Brit’s are just running around stabbing each other, but USA knife crime is higher, plus they have all the gun violence.
I've never encountered that kind of violence in the UK
Wakanda Forever!
Yibambe!
Yibambe!
Whatever keeps Spring-heeled Jack away!
They're nonsense - from a shop/museum on Mare Street London. Modern AF.
They need to show this in the next Sherlock Holmes movie
I'd be down to wear that in modern days. Gives us a chance against the man and the bear.
I doubt any of the "bears" in London would be a problem for you........unless you're allergic to big ol' sweet hearts.
Modified for kink!
I tought I taw a puddy tat.
How would you use these? They can't be worn all the time, but if you are threatened, by the time you get them on, you're toast. I guess if you go for a walk in the "wrong" neighborhood in 1850's London you put them on beforehand. They just don't seem practical to me.
Seems much more practical to just keep a pistol in your coat pocket, which was perfectly legal at the time.
Most people did, small derringer type pistols were popular, as well as canes, walking sticks, cudgels, and umbrellas designed for self defence; some even had embedded firearms or blades.There's a whole bunch of examples at the Royal Armouries if you ever get chance to visit. Also I don't think the gloves were actually a legit popular item, rather just a proof of concept design that it's just fun to think about nowadays, but wouldn't really have been practical
I think Catwoman in the Batman movie with the Penguin made something similar.
Gotham by gaslight
You just unlocked one of my better pandemic memories.
They are comfort reads for sure :)
They belonged to Selina Kyle
Why would they wear these when you could just carry a knife back then lol
I'd love to know where those are. The same picture of the same gloves with the same 1850s timeframe comes up repeatedly on Reddit but I can never find which museum they're in or a picture with the white information card on the left.
Woman. Woman is singular.
Well, Gotham by gaslight is set 40 years after this... Ertha kit style London nobility Catwoman, if you please. Ertha kit style London nobility Catwoman, if you don't please.
Genuine question, is this legal today? In the UK bladed articles under 3 inches long are not prohibited to carry, would you call this carrying or holding?
I can imagine some victorian mugger with mutton chops, a top hat, a monocle and a waist coat with a pocket watch saying 'Good gracious me, this particular damsel has claws much similar to the same as a household feline'
My missus thought a posh wank was when a lady tugged you off while wearing a long glove. Wouldn't recommend asking for a cheeky handjob when these were in rotation mind.
Now I’m the bear
In 1850 women don’t choose the bear, we are the bear 😂
Why choose the man or bear when you could just become the bear?
New dilemma unlocked, women BECOME the bear.
Bring these back.
That is something that could make a comeback
She got them Jeepers Creepers hands on
Clawsome!
wouldn't these bend with the fabric if you tried to use them? or do they have a thimble-style support under the glove?
Can see where Freddie Kruger got his idea from now…. The cross-dressing fanny.
Owch if they got a sudden itch
They need a version where the claws retract through the knuckles.....
Kruegeeeer
Soo I should think "dam that looks hot" 😳
That would give the BEST ass scratch of your life 🫶
These speak to me.
naaah that's just kink stuff
Gotham by Gaslight
"You might feel a little prick"
Very interesting!
Must have been a headache trying to unlock her phone with the fingerprint sensor in winter🤦🏿
Slice slice baby
I want these
What if you just itch yourself and forget you’re wearing them?
That's catwoman material easily.
One, two, Freddie’s coming for you 🎶
Interesting, you can get gardening gloves that look just like that. They're for digging in soil/loosening the soil to prepare for planting.
pesky men, ammirit
Goes hard
Would these be legal today?
if i had them, id be offering back scratching services !!
Well that’s…interesting
finally a way where i can not only give my balls a good scratch i can also shave them at the same time
I imagine if at the time you had to have a *loicense* for carrying that glove around.
Wow, didn't know bears were such a problem back then.
how sad these exist
Omg bring these back.
do it comes with some kind of sheath? so that it cab be used as normal gloves?
In Gangs of New York a lady uses similar gloves in the big opener brawl
Looks like a prop made for a Harry Potter movie.
These were the end of Jack The Ripper!
This is something the Countess from AHS would wear
I know we say woman's self defence don't work but I'm willing to bet those do
I think these are for gardening. I think you can buy them today https://www.neatideasdirect.co.uk/product/mole-garden-gloves/
A challenging wank...
Feels like something from Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Looks like my neighbor’s gardening gloves
Bull-SHIT, Mister Han, man!
One, two, freddys coming for you
Just like Razorgirl Molly Millions!
These days we get manicures for that
Warmonger right there
"What's wrong bats, cat got your tounge?"
What I should’ve had that night
Do most women really need those? I mean, have you seen their nails?
Not as bad as London these days
Steampunk Selena Kyle
They need that in India and South Africa
Freddy would like his gloves back
Before furrys they had this
I’m getting a pair for my kid for when she goes back to university in the fall
Wolverina
That would be a challenging wank.
I want these so much. I would wear them every day.
Jack D Ripper was 1880s onwards, brutal place
BUTTSCRATCHERRR
Now even YOU can be the Black Panther!
Someone could make a fortune selling these on Tokyo train platforms. Make them in different colours to match school uniforms and watch the money roll in.
British catwoman
Gangs of New York lookin ass gloves
I thought the 'good old days' were perfect utopias where no violence ever occurred and everyone was safe and happy?
It’s giving warmonger from For Honor
You could probably do with those in present-day London.
Victorian Catwoman
Or the Ratcliffe highway murders.
It's giving Catwoman
Edwina Scissorhands
Jacqueline the ripper
Someone out there probably has fantasies of shoving this way up inside their asshole
Ouch
I'll take a pair!
Need them today
very nice. i wanted to make something similywhen i was young but couldn't work out how to
We still need shit like this today, society has not moved forward very much.
How do you take them off? All your finger tips are sharp
Hmm…this would fit a Victorian-era Catwoman. Gotham by Gaslight, anyone?
Why can’t we bring those back?!!!
Jack the ripper was a woman 🤔
Holy hell where can I get myself a pair of those? 😂
Made for the famous actress Frederica Kruger 🤓
Excuse me miss, you dropped your handba— AHH FUCK MY EYE!!!
catwoman
Westminster Forever!
Ooosh!! Hellcat Maggie!
These would come in handy when walking alone at night
Jill The Ripper?
Cat woman
Jeepers Creepers they're scary
They are amazing
Huh. So *that’s* where [Catwoman](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/batmanfanon/images/5/55/Ctwomanmpf.png/revision/latest?cb=20130729225711) got it from.
It seems that Lady Dimitrescu has lost her gloves
Welcome to Great Britain motherfu-
Freddina krueger
This is SO Cool!
And now they just get long nails instead
What year was jack ze ripper?
You wouldn’t want to forget that you’re wearing those and scratch your bum.
Unless the tips are also steel capped these wouldn't have been very effective. I think more of a bespoke thing than a common product?
Are we sure they’re not catwoman’s
Cat woman needs some of these, this is fire
Catwoman was real👀
Anyone else reminded of the Surgeon Cenobyte from Hellraiser II?
Love
bring these back I say!
Freddy Kruegar who?
Where can i see these?
That's like something out of "Assassin's Creed"...!
Jack the ripper been quiet ever since these dropped
Perfect for Ogre St
Must have made texting a bitch….
Kruger! Pussay!
need these so i can be a little creature and also to fight off the weird people in central london (i have to go there soon i’m terrified💔💔)
Need these back in fashion!
Where was this when Jack the Ripper was on the prowl
Can see these mak8ng a comeback the state of London nowadays.
They really do eradicate dingleberrys
sabretooth ahh
If you saw anyone circa 1850 walking around with 5 stripes on their face, no it wasn’t Freddy alas but a woman of the night…don’t mess with them working girls. No pimp needed, handing out pimp slaps in reverse! :)
Mr Han!!
Women found that judicious use of a long, sharp hatpin could dull the ardour of many a persistent would-be suitor!