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  1. Shangas

    What missed opportunities do you regret?

    Things I regret missing usually relate to things I wish I could have bought, had the chance, and turned it down for one reason or another, and never got the chance again.
  2. Shangas

    Show us your waistcoats/Vests?

    New waistcoat. Light grey w/pinstripes. Five buttons. Two pockets. Fits just perfect! Been after a good, light grey one for ages, so this is good news for me :)
  3. Shangas

    Question about fountain pens

    No vintage pen accepts a cartridge. And certainly no vintage pen from the 1920s or 30s. You could get a Waterman Phileas, which is a cheaper, modern pen, with Art Deco-ish styling. That takes a cartridge or a converter. But that's about it. It comes in various colours, but, this is your...
  4. Shangas

    Question about fountain pens

    I'll be really honest - if you have a fountain pen that leaks - then it's broken. NO fountain pen in good condition will EVER leak, unless you take it on an air-plane, and the air-pressure screws it up. As for cheap pens under $50, Sheaffer, Waterman and a few other companies do produce them...
  5. Shangas

    Question about fountain pens

    A good pen will never leak, regardless of the age, so long as it's in good condition. I speak from twenty years of experience.
  7. Shangas

    The Nazi Gold Train

    Makes for interesting reading... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11812174/Has-a-lost-Nazi-ghost-train-carrying-gold-finally-been-found-Two-treasure-hunters-think-so.html
  8. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    All this... ...for just... ...$20... And it has the original key! Here it is after a rubdown with shoe-polish to sort out the scratch-marks... ...and with my stuff inside it: Victorian jewelry case. Not bad, eh?
  9. Shangas

    Use of cufflinks - When to...and when not to. A question.

    I agree with what the others have said. If you got links and cuffed shirts...wear 'em. That said, I don't think I'd be wearing a French cuff shirt with jeans...look a bit weird, eh?
  10. Shangas

    (KNIVES) Let's see some sharp pointy objects

    Thanks, R. Maybe not the most fantastic knife around, but I found it easy to use, open and shut. And I like the long nick on the blade. Easier for my fingers to grip.
  11. Shangas

    (KNIVES) Let's see some sharp pointy objects

    I'm not a knife buff by any means, but ever since I was in university, I felt that I'd like a nice pocketknife. Just one, good, solid, dependable knife which I could use for the rest of my life. Most knives I'd seen at flea-markets and antiques shops were tiny. Fruit-knives and such. Or...
  13. Shangas

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Hah!! Thanks :) The machine is my 1930s Singer 28. It runs like a dream!!
  14. Shangas

    DIY collar bars

    I've always used clip-on collar-bars. Provided the spring is strong, they're not goin' anywhere.
  15. Shangas

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    It needs quite a few things, I agree. There were extra features i wanted to put in, but I wasn't able to work it properly. The lining is red velvet. It's only a partial lining, because I didn't want to push my luck with my skills.
  16. Shangas

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Nothing fancy, but I finished this, about an hour ago. My new denim satchel. Front: Back: Inside, with stuff: Originally, I entertained the possibility of zipper-closures, but I was too lazy to go out and buy them. And I had loads of buttons. So I stuck with buttons instead.
  17. Shangas

    What is This?

    Hi Oscar, welcome to the Lounge :) Presumably it'd be filled with ice or something, then, right?
  19. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Two pocketknives! Tortoise-shell, and ivory. Cleaned, oiled, cleaned again, then sharpened :)
  20. Shangas

    Frozen in 1952

    Considering that Britain was still under rationing in 1952, I'm not sure...
  21. Shangas

    Frozen in 1952

    I'd make a few changes to that place if I moved in, but other than that, it looks pretty neat :)
  22. Shangas

    Vintage Appliances

    I've never had to REPAIR a cigarette lighter beyond cleaning and replacing worn parts...I'm honestly not sure... Seems alright, I guess.
  23. Shangas

    Vintage Appliances

    If it's constructed like most lighters of the era, then it should have a spring or something inside it. The spring and ratchet operate it. You press down on one end, and it drives the flint-wheel, which strikes the flint, which lights the fluid-vapour. You let go of the toggle, and a spring...

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