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« Reply #1150 on: March 28, 2011, 02:52:19 am » |
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I have yet to document it, but I bought last week an entire photo/print and information portfolio on the History of Medicine.
I'll get some pics of my other finds as well. Large brass candle sconce, brass bedpost ball, old fuses.
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« Reply #1151 on: March 28, 2011, 03:55:32 am » |
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Forgot I had this. It was a something I grabbed a few years back when my dad's old school hardware store closed. I found it while cleaning today. It's an architectural lettering kit from 1950. There's even an awesome tin/steel w/brass nib ink pen in there.
It has most of the original pencil tips, a little can of replacement pencil led, a small inkwell, all the lettering rulers, and there's almost no blemishes on any of the parts and pieces, though the pen looks good and used.
Wow - never seen one of these before, so let me get this right - it traces the letter on the ruler and reproduces it onto paper? |
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« Reply #1152 on: March 28, 2011, 02:00:48 pm » |
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Wow - never seen one of these before, so let me get this right - it traces the letter on the ruler and reproduces it onto paper?
Yep. You set the 'ruler' up on your paper, use the handy multi-point tool set with what ever thickness pencil lead you want (or ink pen I think), set it into the ruler at the appropriate letter and trace it perfectly onto your drawing. I guess that's how it was done before plastic templates, then before CAD. I remember using plastic templates in my architecture classes back in High School in the mid-nineties even. Glad we didn't have to use one of these lettering kits. I have been playing with it and you have to line the ruler up to each character space perfectly before tracing the letter out. i am sure there is a quick drafting technique one is supposed to use, but I never learned it. |
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« Reply #1153 on: March 28, 2011, 07:28:52 pm » |
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In the 70's I took drafting in high school, and we used the Leroy lettering guide. Way before cad, all inking and lettering was done by hand. Drafters back in the day were quite good artists!
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« Reply #1154 on: March 28, 2011, 10:52:33 pm » |
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In the 70's I took drafting in high school, and we used the Leroy lettering guide. Way before cad, all inking and lettering was done by hand. Drafters back in the day were quite good artists!
I used to practise my 'Frank LLoyd Wright' lettering for graphic design class, we had to write neatly between two lines by hand. Nowadays I can download a Frank LLoyd Wright 'font' from about 100 websites. |
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« Reply #1155 on: March 28, 2011, 10:57:33 pm » |
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My dad was an architect and virtually dyslexic. His ordinary handwriting was beyond dire but his lettering on plans was immaculate. I think he regarded the lettering as drawing and that somehow got him past the blockage that affected his handwriting. He did also use Letraset and the plastic lettering stencils and I have a wodge of them, plus his old drawing instruments.
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So it's every hand to his rope or gun, quick's the word and sharp's the action. After all... Surprise is on our side.
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« Reply #1156 on: March 30, 2011, 09:06:02 am » |
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Sadly, there's been very little to find here, as of late. I did manage to pick up a couple of items of clothing and a medal or two, which will be used as bases for my own creations, but yesterday I managed to snag something fairly nice: (apologies for the horrendous quality of the photo, snapping a photograph at about 1 AM is not conducive to getting prize-winning shots.)  I couldn't resist it, because I do not usually see anything like this at my local flea market or thrift stores. It looks a bit too modern at the moment, but I'm sure I can make it look appropriately steamy with a bit of work. I really only want to work on the ear cups, though the metal bits might possibly get a coat of brass coloured paint. I don't have pictures from before I ripped them apart, but I also got some interesting brass candlesticks for use in making a raygun and a few bits (pins and a bronze medal) that will be useful as bases and parts for a few of the steampunk-themed medals I'm making. |
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« Reply #1157 on: April 03, 2011, 01:53:12 pm » |
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Car boot season had started again so I went to Bakewell to see the offerings there. Came away with a couple of little bottles for 50p and 25p (for a monster hunting kit) and a Ukulele for £8. There was an old clock which was broken but the lady on the stall wanted far too much for it.
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« Reply #1158 on: April 04, 2011, 09:35:59 pm » |
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Saw a great violet ray "quack medicine" devise at a flea market yesterday but didn't buy it. I already miss it so!
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« Reply #1159 on: April 04, 2011, 11:43:47 pm » |
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Saw a great violet ray "quack medicine" devise at a flea market yesterday but didn't buy it. I already miss it so!
Grab them when you see them - don't hesitate. And if you see the old electricity therapy generators - grab them too! |
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« Reply #1160 on: April 05, 2011, 02:33:18 am » |
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Saw a great violet ray "quack medicine" devise at a flea market yesterday but didn't buy it. I already miss it so!
Picked up one of those a few years ago. Still works. Suppose to do all sorts of wonderous things. It most just sits in my office |
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« Reply #1161 on: April 05, 2011, 02:56:01 pm » |
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Saw a great violet ray "quack medicine" devise at a flea market yesterday but didn't buy it. I already miss it so!
I saw something similar at an antique shop last weekend. A small rectangular box full of gears and little solenoids/motors. The label in the lid said it was a cure for nervous diseases. I'll try to head back over and get it this weekend. It may still be there. It sat for a whole week so far... |
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« Reply #1162 on: April 05, 2011, 03:20:01 pm » |
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are talking about one of these? If so.. the time to buy something like this is when you see it. 
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« Reply #1163 on: April 06, 2011, 01:19:21 am » |
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Ha! I saw one of those on the show Oddities  fun little device |
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« Reply #1164 on: April 06, 2011, 03:59:20 am » |
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I saw one of those on an episode of Victorian Pharmacy. Funky stuff.  |
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« Reply #1165 on: April 06, 2011, 01:53:40 pm » |
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Not quite an 'item' found at a flea market, but a whole stall!
I recently discovered that my crappy hometown (that would be Burnley, Lancashire, for the record; mostly famous for rain, racism and the UK's only working steam powered cotton mill) which doesn't even have a proper rock club in it apparently DOES have a regular market stall which specialises in bits of victorian/edwardian knick-knacks. Hundreds of tiny glass bottles, genuine WW1-era medals, tins and toys, metal buttons, etc. etc.
Apparently the bloke has collected the stuff for decades, and as well as selling it he mostly makes money by renting them out to TV/movie productions and the like.
I'll see if I remember to get some photographs when I'm next in town! Either way, pretty groovy discovery!
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« Reply #1166 on: April 10, 2011, 05:36:10 pm » |
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Today at the boot fair between Boreham and Chelmsford Essex.
A ditty little silver and tortoise shell propelling pencil with ring so I can hang it on my chatelaine. £3.00
A twisted bike horn which I plan to make into a punky ear trumpet. £3.00
A small unornamented brown leather should bag pouch thingie. £1.50
A really weird looking watch with odd internal dials to use as an ornament on my walking frame. .50
4 small brass (very old) decorative hinges .20
2 turned wooden stair railing knobs to use on the handles of punked up walking frame. .50
A rather hideous brass and crystal windchime that will be taken into bits to use as decoration on (bet you can;t guess) my walking frame. .50
A damascene bracelet also to be used for dcorative bits. £2.00
And the coup de gras
An old wooden handeled red crank hand drill, which will be attached to the walking frame and used to turn a music box (yet to be purchased) £1.50
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« Reply #1167 on: April 10, 2011, 06:24:05 pm » |
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Today at the boot fair between Boreham and Chelmsford Essex.
A twisted bike horn which I plan to make into a punky ear trumpet. £3.00
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« Reply #1168 on: April 11, 2011, 07:46:06 am » |
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Well I do now have 2 of the things. I suppose one could remain a horn for my walking frame.
But I am quite keen to make a double (pseudo steam powered) ear trumpet. One for aural time travel. Listening to different times and complimenting the right goggle lens which (pseudo) telescopes for visual time travel. The other ear trumpet (it is hoped) will detect sounds produced by mythical creatures, which as we all know dwell on a plane outside of normal human hearing and sight. Of course this will compliment the left goggle lens which assists the human eye in spotting, faeries and other mythicals.
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« Reply #1169 on: April 11, 2011, 07:22:12 pm » |
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Well I do now have 2 of the things. I suppose one could remain a horn for my walking frame.
But I am quite keen to make a double (pseudo steam powered) ear trumpet. One for aural time travel. Listening to different times and complimenting the right goggle lens which (pseudo) telescopes for visual time travel. The other ear trumpet (it is hoped) will detect sounds produced by mythical creatures, which as we all know dwell on a plane outside of normal human hearing and sight. Of course this will compliment the left goggle lens which assists the human eye in spotting, faeries and other mythicals.
You my dear, ate quite possibly so awesome that my awesomodometer just blew apart! |
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« Reply #1170 on: April 12, 2011, 02:04:07 am » |
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Today at the boot fair between Boreham and Chelmsford Essex.
A twisted bike horn which I plan to make into a punky ear trumpet. £3.00
PLEASE let that involve a volume knob! "Yeah, but does it go up to 11, man?"  Cheers! Chas. |
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« Reply #1171 on: April 12, 2011, 02:19:54 am » |
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I can build you one that goes all the way to 12.
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« Reply #1173 on: April 12, 2011, 04:01:47 pm » |
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ooh nice. I would love to have them attached to my computation device.
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« Reply #1174 on: April 12, 2011, 09:52:33 pm » |
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I finally got a set of black old time suspenders and a good bit of things to use when building props.
Got them at a $1 bag sale, if you don't know what that is, they give you a paper bag and anything you can fit in it form inside the thrift store, fill your bag, all of it costs a $1! Some things were off limits like an antiques/bottles room. and a few shelves of expensive items, but everything else was for grabs.
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