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  1. Methuselah

    Reconstructing History: Any opinions?

    Would I buy from a company that thinks this is a good representation of their products? NO!
  2. Methuselah

    Spear point collar shirts

    Maybe their email address on the web site is invalid, I got an 'undeliverable' notification when I asked them something once. From memory I think they have a tel No. on the site, you could try that?
  3. Methuselah

    The Vintage Tailoring Thread

    Great idea for a thread. I have 2 questions related to irons: 1. Can anybody provide me with any information about how the ironwork to shape fabric is done? I'm capable of sewing basic trousers, but I know that quality ones have the fabric shaped during construction (before or after sewing?)...
  4. Methuselah

    Formal tall boots?

    I don't own these so can't comment on the quality, but these look good to me: https://www.wardrobesupplies.co.uk/shop/product?product_id=45127&category_id=47&start=0&order_by=
  5. Methuselah

    Lapel pins and buttons

    Charity pin badges are easy to come by, I wear one like this:
  7. Methuselah

    Lapel pins and buttons

    No, not at all. I alternate between a YHA one & various BSPB pins. Go for it.
  8. Methuselah

    Austerity picnic food - Picnics Part 2!

    Ooh, just found this from 1914: http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/coldfusion/display.cfm?ID=neig&PageNum=226 Not really a ration-friendly recipe though. Here's a recipe card courtesy of East Sussex council...
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    Austerity picnic food - Picnics Part 2!

    Interesting, I've never really thought about the origins of carrot cake before! Here's it's ancestor, 'carrot pudding' from 1699: Pudding of Carrot. Pare off ſome of the Cruſt of Manchet-Bread, and grate of half as much of the reſt as there is of the Root, which muſt alſo be grated: Then take...
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    Austerity picnic food - Picnics Part 2!

    I like foraging for stuff, we have these in our cupboards: bramble jelly, rosehip jelly, hawthorn jelly, plum jam, cherry jam, greengage jam, raspberry jam - all good for butties or scones. I know sugar was rationed, but these make good use of it! foraged salad leaves - dandelion/ramson etc...
  11. Methuselah

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Nice work everybody. About that button - I'd be interested to see how much (if any) detail is lost in the mould-making & casting process. Could you post a side by side photo with it next to the original please?
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    Gentleman's umbrella, where to find?

    I used to have one of those Huntsman umbrellas - far too heavy, I'd rather get rained on! I gave it to a charity shop and got a vintage Fox umbrella from Ebay for £30 - I think the silver in the handle was worth more than that!
  14. Methuselah

    Any experience with these trousers?

    Re. the look - that was my 1st thought too. The Heyday ones don't wear particularly well in my experience though - fabric went a bit bobbly after a few washes. Shame really as I love the women's wear my gf. has from them.
  15. Methuselah

    HELP NEEDED from loungers outside USA

    The site says that album is available to the UK, £8.40 - but clicking on the options to download the full album or individual songs all result in a "This item is unavailable" message. Have you tried connecting via a non-US proxy server? EDIT: that's a silly price to pay, the same MP3s are £4.99...
  16. Methuselah

    old-fashioned hiking boots

    Here you go:
  17. Methuselah

    Show us your photography

    I LOVE this photo, wish it looked like that here - less rain more snow please!!!
  19. Methuselah

    Show us your photography

    A wall lamp in Prague
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    Show us your photography

    Woodland in the Gower Peninsula, Wales
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    Show us your photography

    A toadstool
  22. Methuselah

    Show us your photography

    Some flowers
  23. Methuselah

    Tailor help

    Strongly recommend you try this on scrap fabric first if you're doing it yourself - practice, practice, practice. "Art of making buttonholes": http://www.cutterandtailor.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=779

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