Any article on "contemporary Victorian furniture" is, by definition, an article about antiques today! Victorian magazines were also filled with articles on "curiosities" of the current day and of "antiquity," such as sundials, figureheads, and even such relatively commonplace items as cradles. This is the place to look for articles about "things."
Curing seasickness by means of balloons, a bed that converts to a bath, a ventilated hat, collapsible (and inflatable) crinolines -- these are just a few of the items that demonstrate the imagination of Victorian inventors.
