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« Reply #1400 on: October 21, 2011, 07:25:20 pm » |
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Not exactly a flea market find, but my dad knows what I like and picked up this patch knife from Smokey Mtn Knife works for me. So no cost to me. The catalog entry purports that "it was most likely carried in kukri pouches by the elite Royal Guard of Bhimsen Thapa", in the 1800's. It was packed away and never used apparently. Steel blade and tang, brass fittings, horn handle. Some pitting and light oxidization on the steel. never sharpened and arrived in the grease it was originally packed in. I have not sharpened it yet, the blade is dull as can be. I wonder how much it'd cost to get the blade sharpened the rust removed and nice and oiled up? The knife looks promising and may make a nice belt knife for one or two steamy persona's I have in mind for future projects. Forgot the exact dimensions but I think the blade is 3-4" long and the back of the blade is easily 1/8-5/32" thick. I don't want to post a commercial link, but they can be found by doing a Google search for something like, "Atlanta Cutlery Original 1800's Patch Knives." Some comments on a knife aficionado's forum I found about this particular knife: Its a real karda, probably around 90 to 130 years old.
But not a real patch knife.
Lots of old Nepali karda had antler handles. ...once upon a time it may have shared a sheath with a matching khukuri. |
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« Reply #1401 on: October 22, 2011, 04:34:19 pm » |
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Glad to say I found two vests waistcoats today - one at Goodwill, one at Salvation Army, and both of them fit me. Grand total: a little over $4.
One is rather formal. Plain black, with flaps to make it look like it has pockets. Unfortunately, no actual pockets are there. I can sew, but I'm no tailor. I don't know if I'd be able to retro-fit pockets onto it.
The other is slightly more casual. Light grey BUT it does have two pockets.
I now have one to use and one to break apart as a full-size pattern if it's needed.
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« Reply #1402 on: October 23, 2011, 08:02:16 am » |
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Yesterday we picked up a Holmes stereoscope, looking very much like this...  ...complete with a batch of cards of stereo pairs. Looks to date from very early 20th C. We're now trawling the Ætherwebs for more stereo pairs that we can print and mount up. |
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« Reply #1403 on: October 23, 2011, 07:00:24 pm » |
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Here's some of he cool stuff I picked up last week. A Seaforth Highlanders cap badge (which will come in handy in the 3rd F&M) some assorted pips and badges and the Gladstone bag.  [/IMG]  |
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« Reply #1404 on: October 24, 2011, 03:13:44 am » |
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Not exactly a flea market find, but my dad knows what I like and picked up this patch knife from Smokey Mtn Knife works for me. So no cost to me. The catalog entry purports that "it was most likely carried in kukri pouches by the elite Royal Guard of Bhimsen Thapa", in the 1800's. It was packed away and never used apparently. Steel blade and tang, brass fittings, horn handle. Some pitting and light oxidization on the steel. never sharpened and arrived in the grease it was originally packed in. I have not sharpened it yet, the blade is dull as can be. I wonder how much it'd cost to get the blade sharpened the rust removed and nice and oiled up? The knife looks promising and may make a nice belt knife for one or two steamy persona's I have in mind for future projects. Forgot the exact dimensions but I think the blade is 3-4" long and the back of the blade is easily 1/8-5/32" thick. I don't want to post a commercial link, but they can be found by doing a Google search for something like, "Atlanta Cutlery Original 1800's Patch Knives." Some comments on a knife aficionado's forum I found about this particular knife: Its a real karda, probably around 90 to 130 years old.
But not a real patch knife.
Lots of old Nepali karda had antler handles. ...once upon a time it may have shared a sheath with a matching khukuri. The thing about sharpening it is that it deflates the resale value of the piece (it takes away or alters the 'patina,' as it's called). Two similar such blades usually accompanied and still do accompany the traditionally-set-up kukri; the Karda (the 'utility' knife, traditionally kept sharp and used for eating, and other jobs that the kukri is not really suited for) and the Chakcham (the sharpening steel, traditionally kept dull and used for sharpening the edge). The two often look identical, but just as often are not. |
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« Reply #1405 on: October 24, 2011, 03:50:49 am » |
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You are, of course, correct, MW.
Unfortunately, Atlanta Cutlery did an absolutely masterful job of bamboozling the public. They have an absolutely incredible stash of everything they bought from Nepal; they would have made a truly handsome profit if (for example) they had sold the Martinis at a hundred bucks each - a fair price. But they convinced everybody that 600 or 700 dollars per rifle was a reasonable price to pay, and people have bought them for that for years now. Military surplus at collector prices, because they control the stock. They probably have a hundred thousand of those little "patch knives", each essentially identical to the others.
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« Reply #1406 on: October 25, 2011, 03:03:13 am » |
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Just a comment to anyone that finds something that might be useful, then decides to wait a bit before purchasing.
If you can use it and it's within budget, BUY IT! I spotted a nice sportcoat in my size that could be easily converted to a close approximation of a period formal jacket. They were asking $10. I decided to think about it, came back a bit later and it was gone.
Sure, I'd like a frock coat to complete my outfit, but this jacket would have tied everything together well enough for now. Instead, I'm left with no jacket at all. Gonna keep my eyes open and not hesitate when I see the next bargain.
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« Reply #1407 on: October 25, 2011, 02:43:53 pm » |
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Not a flea market, but a Dutch store called HEMA has headsets with wooden print. A nice start for a Steampunk headset. |
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« Reply #1408 on: October 25, 2011, 03:14:49 pm » |
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Not a flea market, but a Dutch store called HEMA has headsets with wooden print. A nice start for a Steampunk headset. I like, I like! |
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« Reply #1409 on: October 25, 2011, 03:36:01 pm » |
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Not a flea market, but a Dutch store called HEMA has headsets with wooden print. A nice start for a Steampunk headset. Wooden headphones...for listening to acoustic music? |
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« Reply #1410 on: October 25, 2011, 06:01:19 pm » |
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Not a flea market, but a Dutch store called HEMA has headsets with wooden print. A nice start for a Steampunk headset. Wooden headphones...for listening to acoustic music? hahahahaha...er... hey, wait a sec... |
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« Reply #1411 on: October 25, 2011, 07:41:00 pm » |
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Not a flea market, but a Dutch store called HEMA has headsets with wooden print. A nice start for a Steampunk headset. Wooden headphones...for listening to acoustic music? Yes just be careful of the splinters..... |
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« Reply #1412 on: October 25, 2011, 09:51:07 pm » |
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« Reply #1413 on: October 27, 2011, 02:46:57 am » |
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Wooden headphones are awesome! Check out the brand Grado. There are others,but me can't remember  . Now,obviously,careful with that all metal drill-a short can lead directly to...you! Hence a reason for plastic cased tools. |
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« Reply #1414 on: October 28, 2011, 01:21:28 am » |
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Stopped in a few places on our travels over the last few days. Two large brown carboys; two watch domes (one without base, unfortunately), a small but very nice apothecary jar.
And a bucket of ammunition - mostly antique. .38 Ballard, anyone? .45-70 Government - looks like military issue, even. .38-55 Winchester, .38 S&W, 7.63 Mauser, .30 US Government (.30-40 Krag). These are all 19th century chamberings, for the curious.
There was some more modern stuff - a 1908 head-stamped .30-06 mixed in with the lot.
What fun!
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« Reply #1415 on: October 28, 2011, 02:02:10 am » |
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Hey Chas,
Are the carboys just for looks, or brewing carboys? Either way they'll look gorgeous I'm sure.
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« Reply #1416 on: October 28, 2011, 02:11:25 am » |
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Errr... I wouldn't brew anything with these - they are of unknown vintage (if you will pardon the pun) and there is unidentified... something... in the bottom. I wouldn't trust them, as they are the type that was once used for photographic chemicals, among other things.
I may attempt some brewing some day, or maybe some hard cider - but I think I will get new kit for that if I do.
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« Reply #1417 on: October 28, 2011, 11:02:07 pm » |
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Sound cool! I have a recipe for an early 19th C beer that I'm going to try soon. Tasted it last weekend, it was fabulous!
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« Reply #1418 on: October 29, 2011, 07:10:43 am » |
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I was out and about yesterday, and for some reason I decided to wear my waistcoat and pocket watch (though under my coat - it was a bit too cold...), seems it gained me some steampunky luck... On a whim I popped into the charity shop and straight away spotted the modern reproduction (Indian fake) "HMV" gramophone with brass horn, complete with a 78RPM record (some music from a Bollywood film).  I liked it, though it was a bit too much money (about £10 more than it was worth) so I had a wander around the shop while I mulled it over. I watch a few people hover over it, obviously thinking the same as I was, so I bit the bullet and cracked open my wallet. I could put it to good use, and it WAS going to charity afterall, so the price wasn't too bad (£40). Oddly enough that was exactly what I had in my wallet at the time, spooky!  If the shop manager had been in I could probably have got it cheaper (she owed me for a spot of combination lock cracking I did...), but sods law, she was out.  Anyhow, it looks like this (generic google image search):  Looks like it uses a genuine vintage motor from a 1950's era portable gramophone, it showed a little wear but nothing serious - it did require a hell of a lot of lubricating though, sounded like a bag of spanners! works as it should now. However the soundbox and arm are of low quality and would kill any old records within a short time, so it's mostly a show item as-is. However I do plan a few small mods - hidden MP3 player and possibly a DIY replacement for the sound box using a modern record player stylus, and I just so happen to have one! (so it should still play a real record without eating it)  SS |
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« Reply #1419 on: October 29, 2011, 07:29:59 pm » |
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I was out and about yesterday, and for some reason I decided to wear my waistcoat and pocket watch (though under my coat - it was a bit too cold...), seems it gained me some steampunky luck... On a whim I popped into the charity shop and straight away spotted the modern reproduction (Indian fake) "HMV" gramophone with brass horn, complete with a 78RPM record (some music from a Bollywood film). I liked it, though it was a bit too much money (about £10 more than it was worth) so I had a wander around the shop while I mulled it over. I watch a few people hover over it, obviously thinking the same as I was, so I bit the bullet and cracked open my wallet. I could put it to good use, and it WAS going to charity afterall, so the price wasn't too bad (£40). Oddly enough that was exactly what I had in my wallet at the time, spooky! If the shop manager had been in I could probably have got it cheaper (she owed me for a spot of combination lock cracking I did...), but sods law, she was out. Anyhow, it looks like this (generic google image search): Looks like it uses a genuine vintage motor from a 1950's era portable gramophone, it showed a little wear but nothing serious - it did require a hell of a lot of lubricating though, sounded like a bag of spanners! works as it should now. However the soundbox and arm are of low quality and would kill any old records within a short time, so it's mostly a show item as-is. However I do plan a few small mods - hidden MP3 player and possibly a DIY replacement for the sound box using a modern record player stylus, and I just so happen to have one! (so it should still play a real record without eating it) SS I could use the sound box if it was going begging. PM me if so. |
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« Reply #1421 on: October 29, 2011, 09:21:35 pm » |
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That's a beautiful gramophone! Personally, I feel it would be almost sacrilegious to put an mp3 player in it But that's just me being old-fashioned. |
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« Reply #1422 on: October 29, 2011, 10:14:20 pm » |
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That's a beautiful gramophone! Personally, I feel it would be almost sacrilegious to put an mp3 player in it But that's just me being old-fashioned. If it's vintage - yes. If it is a reproduction, no problem. |
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« Reply #1423 on: October 29, 2011, 10:20:36 pm » |
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Ah, I missed the "reproduction" bit in the description. Nevermind!
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« Reply #1424 on: October 29, 2011, 10:43:25 pm » |
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