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« Reply #1275 on: July 04, 2011, 11:50:12 pm » |
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your little clamp thingies are curtian holders
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« Reply #1276 on: July 05, 2011, 08:22:55 am » |
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Old little clamp thingies. No idea what to do with them Love that old bottle. I think it's handmade. And a silly little pen thing. I'd make your curtain clamps into skirt lifters  |
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« Reply #1277 on: July 05, 2011, 11:14:06 pm » |
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« Reply #1278 on: July 06, 2011, 08:19:38 pm » |
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I thought the point of skirt lifters (although I havent used them myself) was to have a wee cord round your wrist to the lifter so you could dance more elegantly?
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« Reply #1279 on: July 06, 2011, 11:54:38 pm » |
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Just purchased this through our local on-line junk yard. NZ $35. Supposedly a vintage street lamp shade. Fell in love with the rather phallic large glass shape - Planning on using it for the center of a SP Tardis Console, or things in jars. Any other suggestions? Looks like a space helmet. (Used as such by the previous owner) |
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« Reply #1280 on: July 07, 2011, 02:44:38 am » |
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Bless my friends. They found all this stuff for me. I love my friends, may they be blessed. **Note - Spoiler pics are large.** The large brass bits are all from the same heavy cast chandelier. The spoked thing is an old office stamp holder. I love the wrinkle aqua paint coat on the base of it. The other stuff is clock and watch parts.   |
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« Reply #1281 on: July 07, 2011, 03:27:02 am » |
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You sir have amazing friends, can a barrow a few of the? hahaha
I really really like those Chandelier pieces, was it already cut up when you got it?
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« Reply #1282 on: July 07, 2011, 07:26:32 am » |
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You sir have amazing friends, can a barrow a few of the? hahaha
I really really like those Chandelier pieces, was it already cut up when you got it?
CUT UP??? Carefully unscrewed I hope. Chandeliers do wield a large lot of useful threaded connector in all sorts of sizes. Sort of like steampunk LEGO. |
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« Reply #1283 on: July 07, 2011, 01:02:28 pm » |
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No the chandelier was partially disassembled. I just finished disassembling it... carefully unscrewing everything. Of course these friends of mine know I'll be using most of it to make things for them... Oh yeah, I also ended up with these. My folks had them in their attic. Apparently my grandpa used to buy them to use for melting plastic. He used to make things out of plastic as a hobby apparently and this was one of the sets of tubes he never used. |
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« Reply #1284 on: July 07, 2011, 07:43:59 pm » |
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You sir have amazing friends, can a barrow a few of the? hahaha
I really really like those Chandelier pieces, was it already cut up when you got it?
CUT UP??? Carefully unscrewed I hope. Chandeliers do wield a large lot of useful threaded connector in all sorts of sizes. Sort of like steampunk LEGO. Hey i don't know anything about chandeliers, it looked as if it were one piece then sliced up... but now i know better. |
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« Reply #1285 on: July 07, 2011, 08:20:23 pm » |
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clicky here for picture This is the newest installment on the top of my bookshelves. About half of the stuff on there I bought yesterday (everything except: the mead bottle, the flowers themselves, and the globe....and ofcourse everything not on top of the closet). Even though I cut the flowers already they`re still being smushed against the ceiling. Luckily, they`re fake. I also still need contents for most of the empty bottles on there. Anyone have any ideas? So far, one of them has Japanese tea and one of them has Bertie Bott`s (I keep forgetting their actual name, so I tend to use the Harry Potter version, sorry about that).
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« Reply #1286 on: July 10, 2011, 08:31:11 pm » |
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I'd suggest putting "things in jars" in your jars. Make some creature like things, put them in the jars, add tainted water, an artificially aged label and a cork or wax seal, and admire  . |
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« Reply #1287 on: July 11, 2011, 08:45:56 am » |
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Just purchased this through our local on-line junk yard. NZ $35. Supposedly a vintage street lamp shade. Fell in love with the rather phallic large glass shape - Planning on using it for the center of a SP Tardis Console, or things in jars. Any other suggestions? Looks like a space helmet. (Used as such by the previous owner) A diorama of some kind? A freeze frame of steam powered battle mechs locking in mortal combat? |
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« Reply #1288 on: July 12, 2011, 12:00:35 am » |
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Found some good stuff today.. but I DID NOT find what i was looking for, that is usually how it goes however.
> post pictures later, photo bucket is being a dick <
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« Reply #1289 on: July 12, 2011, 12:59:15 pm » |
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You sir have amazing friends, can a barrow a few of the? hahaha
I really really like those Chandelier pieces, was it already cut up when you got it?
CUT UP??? Carefully unscrewed I hope. Chandeliers do wield a large lot of useful threaded connector in all sorts of sizes. Sort of like steampunk LEGO. Hey i don't know anything about chandeliers, it looked as if it were one piece then sliced up... but now i know better. Quite alright my friend - I hope you have the sheer pleasure of disassembling a brass chandelier one day - it is most satisfying. As far as recent finds go...  And the rest of the old steamer trunk looks good too! |
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« Reply #1290 on: July 17, 2011, 05:23:22 pm » |
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It's an early christmas this year. One old school mate visited my place just today and look what kind of treasures he bringed in his car trunk! http://taidetakomo.com/wip/treasure-pile1.jpgHis ladyfriend who lives in Helsinki telled some times ago that she knows old clocksmith who just retired and left the firm. There was only one another clocksmith left who wanted to move some smaller working place after that, so they had to throw most of their old junk away, but my friend got the place just right time and saved all this stuff before the dump truck. ( Company started already in the 1920's, so i have great wishes that at least some of the broken clocks are that old..) I'm very happy man now, because i had earlier some difficulties to find enough of clock mechanisms for steampunk projects, but this latest catch is so huge, that it's going to last almost a decade in my normal use.  |
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« Reply #1291 on: July 17, 2011, 06:20:50 pm » |
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It's an early christmas this year. One old school mate visited my place just today and look what kind of treasures he bringed in his car trunk! http://taidetakomo.com/wip/treasure-pile1.jpgHis ladyfriend who lives in Helsinki telled some times ago that she knows old clocksmith who just retired and left the firm. There was only one another clocksmith left who wanted to move some smaller working place after that, so they had to throw most of their old junk away, but my friend got the place just right time and saved all this stuff before the dump truck. ( Company started already in the 1920's, so i have great wishes that at least some of the broken clocks are that old..) I'm very happy man now, because i had earlier some difficulties to find enough of clock mechanisms for steampunk projects, but this latest catch is so huge, that it's going to last almost a decade in my normal use. =O I want old schoolmates like that..... and a place to put all that stuff. And the tools to work with them. But let`s start out with someone who brings me a treasure pile like that. *jealous now* |
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« Reply #1292 on: July 18, 2011, 04:22:03 am » |
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i want the goggles!!!!! ~Pilot Ferleson
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« Reply #1293 on: July 20, 2011, 06:57:21 am » |
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A few months ago, I went to the local flea market and picked up a Victorian mourning locket, complete with an upside-down torch and hair art. I'm fortunate enough to know two people who deal with these items, and spoke to them before purchasing it. They told me that the asking price of $99 was very fair; after chatting with the seller and asking for his best price, I managed to purchase it for $70. Note: The chain is mine, and was not purchased with the locket. http://victorianvivisection.tumblr.com/post/5443265296/antique-victorian-mourning-locket-i-love-it-so |
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« Reply #1294 on: July 20, 2011, 02:19:58 pm » |
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Absolutely beautiful find, Alice. I notice that there is space for a miniature portrait, which is missing if it was ever there. If I might make an humble suggestion, a nicely sepia-toned photograph of *yourself* in that space would be very much in keeping with your persona...
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« Reply #1295 on: July 20, 2011, 10:13:22 pm » |
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A few months ago, I went to the local flea market and picked up a Victorian mourning locket, complete with an upside-down torch and hair art. I'm fortunate enough to know two people who deal with these items, and spoke to them before purchasing it. They told me that the asking price of $99 was very fair; after chatting with the seller and asking for his best price, I managed to purchase it for $70. Note: The chain is mine, and was not purchased with the locket. http://victorianvivisection.tumblr.com/post/5443265296/antique-victorian-mourning-locket-i-love-it-soA fabulous find! Congratulations on your purchase. |
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« Reply #1296 on: July 24, 2011, 08:09:37 am » |
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A couple of nice finds at the car boot today! A wind up alarm clock for £1.50, a rather nice copperish tree pendant (50p) a unmarked brooch (50p) and a miracle brooch (£1!!!) to add to my collection of brooches by that company... I also got a diamond file for £1, which will come in handy, and a model of a tooth (£1)- I'm a biology teacher |
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« Reply #1297 on: July 24, 2011, 02:40:30 pm » |
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I was rather pleased to find this today at a local 'dub fest (Volkswagen enthusiasts gathering that is!), not the most obvious place to find things of a steamy nature. It's a lovely old brass fire extinguisher, but I think it could serve as part of my cloudbusting paraphernalia. |
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« Reply #1298 on: July 24, 2011, 03:22:25 pm » |
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OOOooo! Very good find!
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« Reply #1299 on: July 24, 2011, 05:48:17 pm » |
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It's an early christmas this year. One old school mate visited my place just today and look what kind of treasures he bringed in his car trunk! http://taidetakomo.com/wip/treasure-pile1.jpgHis ladyfriend who lives in Helsinki telled some times ago that she knows old clocksmith who just retired and left the firm. There was only one another clocksmith left who wanted to move some smaller working place after that, so they had to throw most of their old junk away, but my friend got the place just right time and saved all this stuff before the dump truck. ( Company started already in the 1920's, so i have great wishes that at least some of the broken clocks are that old..) ...What? Oh, sorry, am I drooling? Let me clean that up. I'm very happy man now, because i had earlier some difficulties to find enough of clock mechanisms for steampunk projects, but this latest catch is so huge, that it's going to last almost a decade in my normal use. |
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