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Assorted Steampunk Tinkerings – Sequential Glass

Tinkers Lot from Sequential Glass

Now, a peculiar but I believe perfectly wonderful new blog/shop site has just opened to provide architectural miscellany that may be of use to the Steampunk crafter – little things that would otherwise just get thrown away, but that people who like making unique items could do with a bundle of. The site is called Sequential Glass, and it’s a sideproject of a lady who has an architectural salvage company that deals specifically with pre-1950’s fittings. Smaller items like brass fittings, porcelein shards and attachments, little hinges and hooks as well as guages and dials – all of great use to those people making Steampunk items.

Sold in lots, and based in the US, it’s definitely an unusual venture – and I do wish them the very best of luck as it’s such a lovely combination of need and supply! Good luck, Ms Nicole!

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 at 11:46 pm by Tinkergirl and is filed under Steampunk Images.

Gary Drummond

Three years later, April 2009, and sequential glass is still going strong. I'm not surprised.
Made 10 years ago= Out of style.
Twenty years = Junk
Made fifty years ago = Valuable artifact

HeresyOfTruth

This is exactly what I was looking for. My local ReStore does salvage, and used to be where I went for such bits, but they moved and lost most of their inventory. They are building up again, but don't have the little bits I like, yet. I like the batches or lots. Especially tantilizing was the one with the envelope with the "Most Teenies".

Mad Salvage

A bit of edification, this is but a wee part of [url=http:www.citysalvage.com]City Salvage[/url], an architectural salvage company in Minneapolis doing regular business as purveyors of the old, the unique and the odd.

We do not salvage just little bits, we mainly save the giant parts, the littles are just an after thought and as the creative people involved in the Steampunk Forums gave a resounding tallyho to the offerings I felt it my duty to respond in kind.

I'm not trying to make a profit off of these pieces, rather I've held on to them because I couldn't bare to throw them away. I'm charging the minimum that makes it viable. They are original, unique, and rather useless to a rarified few. What value do they have? I find it's subjective.

To wear out two old quotes at the same time 'One man's trash is another's treasure'. That sir, is my business.

Those that have handled objects with age know that value is intangible. Sure, you can manufacture something that looks old, you cannot manufacture time and to some that in itself is worth the price. I'm charging these prices so I may have a glass of whiskey at the end of the day, nothing more. I do this with passion in mind, not profit.

Emerson

Seems awefully expensive for some rusty stuff. I don't specialize in pre-1950's items but some of it seems like it'd be cheaper to buy at a hardware store and antique.