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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
Nothing on them at all. While we're on the subject, I also bought these yesterday with some of the money I've made from selling antiques: Made by LeMaire of Paris. Purchased by/for the Victorian Railways.- Shangas
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- Forum: The Display Case
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Flinders Street to be Renovated/Restored? Maybe...
I don't honestly believe that it will ever happen.- Shangas
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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The 1939 Timewarp House
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35734889?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook Lady who lives her life as a woman from 1939, on the brink of the Second World War. -
Dressing nice in the modern world can lead to trouble?
I've never had a dangerous/violent encounter because of how I dress. Although one time I admit I blew my top at someone. I was at the flea market (this was a few years ago now) and I was haggling with a lady over...something...I forget what....and some other nosy parking old hag butts in with...- Shangas
- Post #4
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Flinders Street to be Renovated/Restored? Maybe...
Flinders Street Station is in the news. Again. Where we'll be told that it will be renovated and restored to its former, Victorian glory. Again. And that it will form a new cultural hub in the "world's most livable city". Again. I took this photograph a year or two ago during the annual...- Shangas
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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The "SS United States" will maybe sail again?
I agree. I'll believe it when I see it. I've seen loads of these big, publicised "WE CAN DO IT!!" restoration projects just crumble to dust. Again. And again. And again. And again. I couldn't tell you how many times I've read in the local newspapers that the state government was going to...- Shangas
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Looking to Buy My First Suit :)
Hah. Thanks. I'm still not convinced about the length of the trousers though. -
Looking to Buy My First Suit :)
To answer your questions... 1. Got the suit from a shop. 2. We had the trouser-length altered. I insisted on doing it myself, but dad wanted his damn tailor to do it, so I let him go ahead and try. The result is what you see there. I told him it was too long, but he wouldn't listen. I've... -
Looking to Buy My First Suit :)
I was so busy with everything that I completely forgot about FL for about a month! Anyway...here's the suit... First shot is me and my two-year-old nephew, Ryder! Say Hello, Ryder! Me, taken by one of my cousins. Before you ask... 1. The cufflinks are 9ct gold Edwardians. 2. Yes... -
Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
They are indeed French, it says so on the eyepieces, but apart from the name of the company (Rohrson) and the country of manufacture (France) there's nothing else on it. If it helps, the eyepiece lenses are 20mm across, the objective lenses are 40mm across. The exit pupil (white circle visible...- Shangas
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- Forum: The Display Case
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
I actually have no idea. But they're pretty powerful, so I like them. How does one determine power of magnification?- Shangas
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- Forum: The Display Case
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What will come next to our society?
Trust the Japanese to invent something like that...- Shangas
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
Discounted to $80 for me, at a local antiques shop (there are benefits to visiting all the time. The owners get friendly with you...): Solid brass, Victorian-era antique field-glasses in EXCELLENT working condition. Replace the worn-out felt linings inside, and they function like brand-new...- Shangas
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- Forum: The Display Case
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Were double-breasted suits with vests once common?
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
A lovely Gladstone :)- Shangas
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- Forum: The Display Case
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Blacksmithing
I don't mind saying that I think blacksmithing is one of the most amazing things ever. I wish I had the chance to do it. I think I'd love it.- Shangas
- Post #11
- Forum: Skills and Smarts
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Normal House on the Outside, 17th Century on the Inside!
It's interesting and very beautiful, but I agree with the sentiments that others have expressed - it doesn't look very 17th century. I love the details like the clocks, the piano, the brassware and all that stuff, though. Very beautiful.- Shangas
- Post #22
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What are the Oldest Objects you Own?
Lovely typewriters, TrenchFriend. I've always admired those beauties from the 1900s-1930s. Mechanical artistry, they are.- Shangas
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- Forum: The Display Case
