Herr Döktor
Gadgeteer, Contraptionist, and Inventor, FVSS
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Time Traveler
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« Reply #1525 on: January 13, 2012, 12:10:31 pm » |
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More clobber: a tweed three-piece: And also found a pair of huntin' breeks/plus fours, again wrongly labeled as a 38" waist, closer to a 34", which is wearable with braces:  Wow, Herr Doktor!! Were there labels in these garments? It looks to me as if you might have found the true Bookster. Don't think the suit has a label of any kind, but I'm fairly certain that it was last worn in 1999, the wearer ate a cheese and ham sandwich, and picked his teeth. The breeks do have a label, I'll check when I get home.
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« Reply #1526 on: January 13, 2012, 06:17:57 pm » |
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More clobber: a tweed three-piece: ... You lucky thing! Another charity shop find? I think you have a better class of charity shop in your neck of the woods. All I ever seem to find around here is shell suits and baseball caps.  And... last weekend was the first car boot sales of 2012: Lordy! Poor turn-out and pickings were slim to non-existent. All I got was a 2½" long cap pistol. Oh great, you said lucky, the last time Herr Doktor had a lucky find such as that I had a similar one across the pond.  Great suit. |
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« Reply #1527 on: January 13, 2012, 09:12:21 pm » |
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Don't think the suit has a label of any kind, but I'm fairly certain that it was last worn in 1999, the wearer ate a cheese and ham sandwich, and picked his teeth.
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Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary. (Cecil Beaton)
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« Reply #1528 on: January 14, 2012, 09:39:51 am » |
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Don't think the suit has a label of any kind, but I'm fairly certain that it was last worn in 1999, the wearer ate a cheese and ham sandwich, and picked his teeth.
The breeks do have a label, I'll check when I get home.
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Herr Döktor
Gadgeteer, Contraptionist, and Inventor, FVSS
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United Kingdom
Herr Döktor, and friend.
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« Reply #1529 on: January 14, 2012, 12:48:41 pm » |
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Don't think the suit has a label of any kind, but I'm fairly certain that it was last worn in 1999, the wearer ate a cheese and ham sandwich, and picked his teeth.
Right- or left-handed?
Don't think the suit has a label of any kind, but I'm fairly certain that it was last worn in 1999, the wearer ate a cheese and ham sandwich, and picked his teeth.
The breeks do have a label, I'll check when I get home.
Herr Doktor, was he a redheaded man? was he left handed? was there half a lottery ticket in the watch pocket? Well, the clues were a receipt from a Shell service station and a packet of toothpicks with two missing- as they were in the left-hand outer pocket of the jacket, it's possible that he was left-handed, but it's not conclusive... |
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Mercury Wells
Rogue Ætherlord
I insiste that you do call me WELLS. :)
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« Reply #1530 on: January 14, 2012, 02:10:02 pm » |
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Ah the plot thickens...Waston, the game's afoot.
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« Reply #1531 on: January 14, 2012, 05:16:18 pm » |
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Ah the plot thickens...Waston, the game's afoot.
"Waston"? |
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I say, Joe it's jolly frightening out here.
Nonsense dear boy, you should be more like me.
But look at you! You're shaking all over!
Shaking? You silly goose! I'm just doing the Watusi
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Mercury Wells
Rogue Ætherlord
I insiste that you do call me WELLS. :)
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« Reply #1532 on: January 14, 2012, 05:28:29 pm » |
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Ah the plot thickens...Waston, the game's afoot.
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« Reply #1533 on: January 14, 2012, 05:31:26 pm » |
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Ah the plot thickens...Waston, the game's afoot.
"Waston"? An understudy, I am lead to believe. "Holems & Waston"..they operate out of 221B Biker street...but their clients are mostly dyslectics. |
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Mercury Wells
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I insiste that you do call me WELLS. :)
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« Reply #1534 on: January 14, 2012, 05:35:41 pm » |
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Ah the plot thickens...Waston, the game's afoot.
"Waston"? An understudy, I am lead to believe. "Holems & Waston" A very bad Music Hall double-act, if I do say so myself Sir. |
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« Reply #1535 on: January 14, 2012, 07:07:00 pm » |
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The Countess and I were in Islington today and had a mooch about Chapel Street Mkt and Camden Passage. I picked up a couple of pairs of really nice, long 'Argyll' pattern socks..(look spiffing with m' plus fours!) and a really cool looking medalion (It's the same design as the one in this picture but mine says "Nat. Small Bore Rifle Assoc." round the four points of the cross on a darker blue colouring, the open area on the crown is filled in and coloured red and the whole thing is gold/brass coloured rather than silver.) Also found a nice maroon medal ribbon to hang it from. |
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« Reply #1536 on: January 16, 2012, 05:59:13 am » |
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The Countess and I were in Islington today and had a mooch about Chapel Street Mkt and Camden Passage. I picked up a couple of pairs of really nice, long 'Argyll' pattern socks..(look spiffing with m' plus fours!) and a really cool looking medalion (It's the same design as the one in this picture but mine says "Nat. Small Bore Rifle Assoc." round the four points of the cross on a darker blue colouring, the open area on the crown is filled in and coloured red and the whole thing is gold/brass coloured rather than silver.) Also found a nice maroon medal ribbon to hang it from. Wow! The Society for Miniature Rifle Clubs. Do they have tiny meeting halls and extremely small rifle ranges? I bet the minutes from their meetings are minute! |
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« Reply #1537 on: January 16, 2012, 07:03:43 am » |
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At last, something worth crowing about. Yesterday I picked up a Singer 201K sewing machine; 1948 hand-cranked cast iron model, rather like this one:  It's in very good condition and still in its case, although the woodwork needs a little TLC. It almost killed me lugging this monster back to the car, but I'm looking forward to using it for leatherwork, bookbinding and other heavy-duty stitching that modern machines don't handle terribly well. Not bad for £10. |
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« Reply #1538 on: January 16, 2012, 11:27:45 am » |
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a really cool looking medalion (It's the same design as the one in this picture but mine says "Nat. Small Bore Rifle Assoc." round the four points of the cross on a darker blue colouring, the open area on the crown is filled in and coloured red and the whole thing is gold/brass coloured rather than silver.) The NSRA is extant, and is what the SMRC turned into in 1947. I'll have a look through my collection* from the last few years and see if they've been handing out anything that matches the description - although they usually have a ribbon topped by a competition/date plaque attached. *Won, not bought! |
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« Reply #1539 on: January 16, 2012, 06:01:12 pm » |
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a really cool looking medalion (It's the same design as the one in this picture but mine says "Nat. Small Bore Rifle Assoc." round the four points of the cross on a darker blue colouring, the open area on the crown is filled in and coloured red and the whole thing is gold/brass coloured rather than silver.) The NSRA is extant, and is what the SMRC turned into in 1947. I'll have a look through my collection* from the last few years and see if they've been handing out anything that matches the description - although they usually have a ribbon topped by a competition/date plaque attached. *Won, not bought!Well mine is just the medal. The ribbon was a completely seperate purchase. I'm getting a lot of 'oohs" and "Wows" regarding this medal. Is it rare? Do I have something special? |
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Gustaf Danielsson
Officer
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Troll Hunter and Arctic Explorer
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« Reply #1540 on: January 17, 2012, 03:10:26 am » |
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My first flea market finds from this past weekend. A brass bellows, some watch cases, brass knobs, and brass trim. Coming soon to a weapon near you... |
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« Reply #1541 on: January 17, 2012, 04:45:46 am » |
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On Saturday I stopped in a small antique store in Boulder City, Nevada. I found this on the discount table. Everything on the table was for sale for $5.00 US. I'm sure it was discounted because it is not an antique. It was probably made about 20 years ago. But it is made out of wood and solid brass. I love the look. And only $5.00 It's a music stand with candle holders. Very victorian looking. I will find some old sheet music and use it in my submarine room.  |
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« Reply #1542 on: January 17, 2012, 07:14:35 am » |
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Ooh, I love the music stand!
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Mr Peter Harrow, Esq
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« Reply #1543 on: January 18, 2012, 12:28:15 am » |
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Picked up a wood and brass stereoscope yesterday at Sheffield market, it included genuine Victorian 3D porn. Very demure.
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« Reply #1544 on: January 18, 2012, 03:06:52 am » |
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On Saturday I stopped in a small antique store in Boulder City, Nevada. I found this on the discount table. Everything on the table was for sale for $5.00 US. I'm sure it was discounted because it is not an antique. It was probably made about 20 years ago. But it is made out of wood and solid brass. I love the look. And only $5.00 It's a music stand with candle holders. Very victorian looking. I will find some old sheet music and use it in my submarine room. *points accusingly* LYRE! |
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« Reply #1545 on: January 18, 2012, 04:43:27 am » |
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*points accusingly* LYRE!By jove, your right !!! Now all I need is a nymph to play it............. |
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« Reply #1546 on: January 18, 2012, 11:25:25 am » |
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Well mine is just the medal. The ribbon was a completely seperate purchase. I'm getting a lot of 'oohs" and "Wows" regarding this medal. Is it rare? Do I have something special?
Terribly sorry, forgot all about this one yesterday! Here's the three types of medals I have, I suspect that yours bears closest resemblance to the middle one? If it's not quite like this, then at least we can pin it down to the period 1947-2000 (ish) As to rarity, well you'd have to find out which competition it was awarded for and thus how many might exist. As it's not a military medal I don't think that there's going to be any great clamour from collectors - but if you're curious then dropping the NSRA a line might prove useful? |
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« Reply #1547 on: January 18, 2012, 11:56:50 am » |
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Well mine is just the medal. The ribbon was a completely seperate purchase. I'm getting a lot of 'oohs" and "Wows" regarding this medal. Is it rare? Do I have something special?
Terribly sorry, forgot all about this one yesterday! Here's the three types of medals I have, I suspect that yours bears closest resemblance to the middle one? If it's not quite like this, then at least we can pin it down to the period 1947-2000 (ish) As to rarity, well you'd have to find out which competition it was awarded for and thus how many might exist. As it's not a military medal I don't think that there's going to be any great clamour from collectors - but if you're curious then dropping the NSRA a line might prove useful? Thanks for that, Major. Mine is the same as THE IMAGE on the middle one (ie not printed/embossed on a circular medal but actually cross shaped with the wreath round it and everything.) |
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« Reply #1548 on: January 18, 2012, 09:58:10 pm » |
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Cap'n D - did you check for hallmarks? Check very carefully, with a glass or even a loupe. Some of the older ones were sterling, I believe.
Wouldn't that be a find...
Cheers!
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Soldier of Fortune and Gentleman Adventurer
wire: captain_lyerly, at wire office "Yahoo dot Qom"
"You'd think he'd learn."
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« Reply #1549 on: January 18, 2012, 11:08:16 pm » |
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Cap'n D - did you check for hallmarks? Check very carefully, with a glass or even a loupe. Some of the older ones were sterling, I believe.
Wouldn't that be a find...
Cheers!
Chas.
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