This small lamp was designed especially for children who were afraid to sleep in the dark. When the candle was put inside, the light would shine through the cat’s eyes. These laps were also used to scare rats away since many people believed that a cat with shining eyes would frighten away any rodent.
I've sung all my life; I especially love 16-century choir music and plainsong (Gregorian) chant. But I had never seen anything like the knives in #19. Note the older music script, which is no longer in use, but which some people find easier to read.
#3 I believe that in the US, a majority of people had dryers by the 60s, and that by the 70s, very few people did not have them.
#14, "woolen socks", perhaps and I have toes on my feet, not sure about Romans though.
#15 Now why would they be reading multiple books at once???