Hidden in the wall of the children's bedroom in the roof and a disused bread oven, they also found toys, hats and dolls'clothes - all from the 19th Century - and the mummified body of a dead cat.

To me it was a heavy piece of lead.” The Norregaard family found a 19th century cannonball in their chimney. Rula’s kids showed it off to their friends, it sat in their living room and her ...

An enormous painting of 42 spoiled cats commissioned by their exuberant owner fetched nearly $1 million at auction. “My Wife’s Lovers” — an oversized 19th century painting by Austrian ...

but they wisely chose to clean the chimney first. The fireplace flue produced quite a surprise — a 19th-century-era cannonball tucked inside. The Norregaards were thrilled to have the mysterious ...

The artists of 19th-century Japan loved painting their cats almost as much as today’s cat owners love Instagramming theirs. A new exhibit celebrates this pre-Internet feline art. Buddhism ...

Feral cats found on the islands surrounding Australia may represent founding populations from Europe, introduced in the 19th century, according to research published in open access journal BMC ...

The museum is full of exhibits detailing Chimney Rock's history, plus plenty of authentic artifacts from the many pioneers who passed by in the 19th Century. After you've browsed the museum ...

Famously dubbed “Auld Reekie”, there was no shortage of chimney stacks in Victorian ... The site continued to expand during the 19th century, as the demand and availability of gas power ...

Santa Claus as we know him today has only existed since the 19th century, and he first slid down the chimney in a 1812 book by Washington Irving. But the fireplace served as a venue for magical ...

UNION GAP, Wash. - Caitlyn Wertenberger, of Union Gap, Washington, was relieved, yet perplexed when her stout tuxedo cat Piper was found trapped in her neighbor’s chimney after being missing for ...

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The artists of 19th-century Japan loved painting their cats almost as much as today's cat owners love Instagramming theirs. A new exhibit celebrates this pre-Internet feline art.