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50 Unexplainable Photos
Woo...that one really gives me the willies.- Warbaby
- Post #568
- Forum: The Golden Era
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1920s Boater (7 1/4) and Monk Strap Spectators (11 B/C)
I just posted these on eBay (along with some other little odds & ends). If anyone from the lounge buys any of this stuff, I'll split the postage cost. http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbayBeta&CurrentPage=MyeBayNextAllSelling&ssPageName=STRK:ME:LNLK:MESX- Warbaby
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- Forum: Classifieds
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How To Build A Newsroom Time Machine
Students attempt to put out a newspaper the old way - with typewriters, cutting and pasting copy, and processing photos in a makeshift darkroom: http://journoterrorist.com/2011/08/02/paperball2/- Warbaby
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Funny, odd, or the most absurd ads you have ever seen....
Love the copy in this ad from 1922...- Warbaby
- Post #94
- Forum: The Golden Era
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When does the "Golden Era" start and end for you?
I define the Golden Era as the period between the wars - 1918-1940. To me, the fifties was the beginning of the consumer era and a general decline in quality and taste in nearly every aspect of our lives.- Warbaby
- Post #31
- Forum: The Golden Era
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coffee soup
Coffee soup was also a favorite of my father back in the 40s and 50s. I have it now and then - not bad stuff, particularly if you use good coffee (unlike the swill that passed for coffee back in the day).- Warbaby
- Post #2
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Hat Styles, 1901
I really like #39 - I've always wanted a hat with a low crown and and curvy brim like that. -
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Hat Styles, 1901
A bit early for the golden era, but it's interesting to see the roots of some of our hat styles. These are scans from a 1901 Eaton's (Toronto) catalog. -
Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
Found this space age Phillips EL-3752 stereo mic at a church sale for five bucks. Works fine and sounds surprisingly good.- Warbaby
- Post #2,216
- Forum: The Display Case
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50 Unexplainable Photos
But not nearly as creepy as keeping the actual dead relative around as a momento...- Warbaby
- Post #374
- Forum: The Golden Era
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50 Unexplainable Photos
I have a small collection of post-mortem photos of children and I've come to see them not as something creepy or bizarre, but rather as poignant and touching. At the time when post-mortem photos were popular, photography was still a relatively new thing and having a likeness of a loved one was...- Warbaby
- Post #370
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
Great lamps at a great price, Quigley! I wonder if those are accent lamps rather than TV lamps - the design looks more 30's to me.- Warbaby
- Post #2,197
- Forum: The Display Case
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50 Unexplainable Photos
Little Griselda was not happy with her new hair style...- Warbaby
- Post #282
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Check out this E Bay Sale
I got a laugh from the description of the "perverated band for venilation"... -
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Spectator Shoes
They're barely 4" measured across the widest part of the sole - and definitely too tight when I put them on. I thought about having them stretched but wondered if the fabric could take it. Any thoughts?- Warbaby
- Post #820
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Spectator Shoes
I got these N.O.S. linen/leather Carlo Morandi buckle strap specs on eBay a couple of months ago. Alas, while they were described as 11 D, they turned out to be too narrow - I'm guessing they're a B width. I've been meaning to relist them, but I've been waiting til I have a few more vintage...- Warbaby
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
Very nice Q&D restoration! There's something really satisfying about bringing home some piece of junk and immediately turning it into a functional and beautiful object.- Warbaby
- Post #2,169
- Forum: The Display Case
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
I found this little Singer 99K yesterday at the Salvation Army thrift for $20. The case is water stained but the machine itself is in beautiful condition and works perfectly. I've heard that these are tough little machines and can be used for sewing leather and other heavy materials.- Warbaby
- Post #2,166
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Michael Quinion on The Naming of Hats
The naming of hats continues: "The formal men's hat of the nineteenth century was the top hat, an updated version of a hat of earlier centuries that had been faced with beaver fur, though by the 1830s silk ones had become standard. Tall and round, with the brim curling at the sides, it's...
