The Big Stink

Hold your nose. Sometimes good things smell bad (and vice versa).

Feb 01, 2025

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You may wish to arm yourself with a powerful anti-stench weapon before reading this week’s newsletter. Allow me to suggest this 19th-century perfume gun.

A flower pops out from the barrel of this enamel-and-pearl gun when the trigger is pulled, spraying perfume on your victim. Made by the Geneva-based Moulinié, Bautte & Cie in 1805 and auctioned at Chris…

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