Established era places a hobby in the period when it first became a recognized pastime. Wikipedia states, "The advancing production, technology, and labour movements of the nineteenth century provided workers with more leisure time to engage in hobbies," and this is when many hobbies still practiced today first took hold. Browsing by era shows which hobbies share a common historical moment of origin.
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1. Stamp Collecting (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationStamp collecting (Wikipedia), lead section, late nineteenth century sentenceQuote, Stamp collecting (Wikipedia), lead section, late nineteenth century sentence
It has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late nineteenth century with the rapid growth of the postal service, as a stream of new stamps was produced by countries that sought to advertise their distinctiveness through their stamps.
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