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  1. Shangas

    Gray colored soap from years past

    Stearmen, I had a look...I think it's LAVA soap which I remember from school, just like BettysNephew does. I remember it was really gritty, hard, grey...it felt like you were washing yourself with a rock! Now I can see why! It's made of pumice! Amazingly good at scraping off the top layer of...
  2. Shangas

    Gray colored soap from years past

    Is it really hard and gritty and rough? We had soap like that in school. You could break a window with it. We called it "Rock Soap" because it was so damn hard. But it lathered up well enough. Now that I think about it, it was probably carbolic soap or something. It was like washing your...
  3. Shangas

    The Ongoing Saga of the Writing Slope

    Thanks PK. You wouldn't have any samples of James Balfour's handwriting, would you? I'm wanting to compare it to what I can see on the box.
  4. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Solid brass candleholder. $12. Manufactured by the Skultuna Brass Foundry, Skultuna, Sweden (est. 1607). The company is still cranking out beautiful brassware today, 400+ years later! And they STILL manufacture the Office Candlestick (Model No. 68). This is Model 68. The perfect...
  5. Shangas

    Post New Hats Here!

    Well. My pithy experiment is over. One good overnight soaking will give you 2-3 hours' cooling relief in about 35'c temperatures.
  7. Shangas

    Post New Hats Here!

    Hi, Yes my pith is made of Cork. I think I COULD have bought a real pith-pith helmet, but they didn't have one in my size and style that I wanted. ...and the Cork was cheaper. I have soaked the crown of the helmet in a bucket of cold water overnight. This morning I took it out. Initial...
  8. Shangas

    Post New Hats Here!

    Nice pithy in the corner!! Well my mind is made up. Tomorrow is going to be boiling hot. 36'c (about 96'F). Time to road-test the pith helmet and it's supposed cooling abilities... I'm gonna dunk the Pith Helmet in a sink of cold water tonight. And then tomorrow, I'll wear it to the...
  9. Shangas

    Post New Hats Here!

    If all the videos and articles about pith helmets I've read are to be believed, the whole dunking thing works extremely well. I'm sorely tempted to give it a shot.
  10. Shangas

    Post New Hats Here!

    Does this count? Colonial French style pith-helmet.
  11. Shangas

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    I had considered an American-style pith-helmet, but it proved to be too big and high in the crown for me to pull off with any sort of style. So I opted for the more compact French one. I certainly wasn't gonna buy a British army one, and the Indian one just didn't interest me. I hasten to add...
  13. Shangas

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Didn't wear, but I did buy, a French-style pith-helmet today: Mine is a slightly darker 'terracotta' rather than 'khaki' colour, but it looks exactly like what's shown there :)
  14. Shangas

    What sparked your fascination with the "Golden Era"?

    I honestly don't know. From as far back as I can remember I was always fascinated in older things. It started with the cars, I think. Granny being born in 1914 probably had something to do with it, too.
  15. Shangas

    Is British style not what it was (or maybe never was in the 1st place)?

    Australians typically call them 'Yanks', and have done for as long as I've been around. I still do. Although we're more prone to calling our northern cousins 'Poms' rather than 'Brits', although we do that too.
  16. Shangas

    What to wear under the Fedora?

    Clothes, I should sincerely hope!!
  17. Shangas

    Summer style...how do you keep it when the heat kicks up?

    I have to ask - do any guys here/would they be brave enough (or whatever) to wear a pith helmet in public?
  19. Shangas

    Furniture height

    Chaps and chappettes in general, were smaller back then. Furniture was sized accordingly. If you want a really extreme example, search for knee-hole desks.
  20. Shangas

    The Ongoing Saga of the Writing Slope

    All done! Found a key... ...Appropriate period nicknacks: ...and compartment-stuffers: Not bad, I reckon.
  21. Shangas

    Show us your lighters

    I bought myself a 1937-model polished brass Zippo lighter last month. Very cool :)
  22. Shangas

    Road signs from the late 30s to WW2 era?

    Stop signs were yellow for much the same reason that American school-buses are yellow. It was believed to be the most easily-seen colour while out on the road. It was meant to improve safety. The letters STOP were painted on in BLACK for higher contrast and readability. Here's a picture with...
  23. Shangas

    My Old Queen Anne Desk

    Nice desk. What's the inside look like?

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