Tuesday 3 November 2009

FENTIMANS FURTLING

FURTLING? what on Earth is that?

Practiced a century ago by Victorian upper classes, "furtling" is a wondrous erotic journey into the human hand's secret folds and furrows, one that delivers pleasure most vitalizing, lifts melancholy from the desponding mind, and restores wounded spirits. (from The Naughty Victorian Hand Book: The Rediscovered Art of Erotic Hand Manipulation)

The use of ones hands to simulate or create the impression of anatomical features in a postcard or photograph. This practice was more commonly for entertainment purposes rather than overt sexual gratification.
In an era before radio and television, Furtling was a somewhat common parlor phenomenon in the Victorian era. Courtesy of Urban Dictionary

Another example of brilliant Fentimans design using fertling





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