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Tagged: vintage cat photos

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Vintage Cats
It's a tradition that long predates the world wide web... cats in costume making us laugh out loud. The following collection showcases some of our feline friends decked out in vintage garb dating...
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My Lord Conceit
Most likely named after the Eliza Humphreys novel, My Lord Conceit, in which a count frames a runaway wife for killing her husband over the daughter of a blackmailing rajah, set in India and written...
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His Master's Pants
The line 'His Master's Pants' could be an amusing nod to Nipper, the Terrier who appeared in the HMV (His Master's Voice) logo way back in 1898.
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Black kitten glass slide, c. 1905
This cute little fellow was most likely part of a collection of master slides that may have been used for presentations or entertainment on a journey around the globe by George O’Malley and his wife...
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The Stool of Repentance
Could this glass slide image of a penitent puss be the precursor to today's pet shaming social media trend? 
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'Will She Never Come?' glass slide
A 1905 glass slide shows a lovelorn tabby, dressed to impress with top hat and champagne.
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'An Old-Age Pensioner'
This 1905 glass slide shows an image of a mature moggy dressed in bonnet and eyeglasses.
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'Four Little Pets' glass slide
Four small kittens sitting inside and on top of a cane basket, circa 1905.
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