1888
Nineteenth century date
1888 is the year following 1887 and preceding 1889.
Like other four-digit years, it functions as a noun identifying a specific point in time: The blizzard of 1888 paralyzed the Eastern seaboard.
Years also work as modifiers: an 1888 vintage, the 1888 presidential election.
Grooved disc audio player
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
- telegraphElectrical message system
- telephoneVoice communication device
transformer · escalator · pasteurization · mechanization · industrialization · refrigeration · Edison · Dunlop
Distort someone's reality
- horse-drawnPowered by equines
- penny-farthingAntique bicycle, giant front wheel
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- choleraBacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
workhouse · cobblestone · fog · corset · bustle · parlor · telegrams · streetlamp
Whitechapel
East London district
phonograph
Grooved disc audio player
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
- telegraphElectrical message system
telephone · transformer · escalator · pasteurization · mechanization · industrialization · refrigeration · Edison · Dunlop
gaslight
Distort someone's reality
- horse-drawnPowered by equines
- penny-farthingAntique bicycle, giant front wheel
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
cholera · workhouse · cobblestone · fog · corset · bustle · parlor · telegrams · streetlamp · tenement