Today in 1903 Coney Island's Luna Park opens to the illumination of 122,000 bulbs; upscale Luna offers "electro-scenic mechanical illusions" and allows weary mothers to check their babies along with their parcels.
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Silver Courier Teapot
May 3, 2012
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This teapot was both a functional vessel and a presentation piece. It was created to honor a ship captain in 1819.
