Was the steam punk style we know now ever in use?

by leoking2416

Just curious steam punk everything is now like something cool and fun and ill admit it can look pretty sweet but also very impractical for every day. Was there ever a point in our history American or in the world where the steam punk fashion was in use?

ctesibius

It depends on how far you want to stretch the term. The Victorians sometimes liked their prestige machinery to be highly ornamented - e.g Crossness. However I can't think of any prominent examples of personal equipment which were so ornamented, and that seems essential to steampunk.