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  1. martinsantos

    What's the worst coffee worldwide?

    Here in Brazil on 1930s/50s coffee was said as “hospitality beverage”. Ever today when we meet a friend on street we invite for a coffee. So surely I agree with you! :)
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    What's the worst coffee worldwide?

    The worst coffee - the one we had on my first job. The coffee itself was a bad, over toasted, one. But the way it was made turned coffee on a kind of sulphuric acid. Around 20 liters were made on Monday. Workers would drink 18. So Thursday they would make just 18 and add to refill the...
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    Bleyer’s “How long has this been going on”

    Happy New Year! I found this sheet music on internet: It’s from 1930s obviously. But the title is the same of Gershwin’s bros famous song. Anyone know this song? Or it’s just the Gershwins’ relabeled?
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    The most cliche noir?

    Can you name the noir movie (good or Z-grade) most fullfilled with all cliches related to the genre? Private eyes, femme fatales, expressionist photography dark streets and so on?
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I would suggest three reasons. Maybe all correct, maybe a bit of each, perhaps only one. 1- aesthetics. We have good taste but other can like ugly clothes. Jokes apart, it’s the “beautiful” of this era so people will wear it. 2- “bad boy” figure. Not exactly aestetic reason but the idea to...
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    Missing Members

    Fully agree, Tony! FL is the only big forum I know with considerable number of active members. Probably less than 11 years ago when I found it, but impressive anyway.
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    Favorite '30s and '40s photos?

    Lovely thread! Two photos showing movie palaces in late 1930s (both buildings still exist. The Ipiranga now is a multiplex with 5 rooms. The Art Palacio closed years ago and there are plans to restore it) in 1935 saw itself as “modern” and the Zeppelin arriving made quite a show! a...
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    When Travel was Romantic

    The first time I arrived in São Paulo (1992) I found this: Estação da Luz (Luz Station), 1901. So many signs of the old glamour! Quite faded, but we could find the details. Many trains were old, 1950s and I loved this. Brazil wanted to privilege automobiles on 1950s and also statized the...
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    Missing Members

    Also the curious effect created by social media, facebook for +40, Instagram and others for youngsters. They took much of the forums public. This happened with me, btw. Started back to visit FL after being tired/irritated with Facebook and its electronic warriors.
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    The Vintage Camera Club Thread

    Leica III with Summar, 1935. These small camera & lens an give some really impressive results.
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    The Vintage Camera Club Thread

    Nagel 9x12cm plate camera, probably late 1920. A test shot with it. Maybe the first one after 60 years or so?
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    The Vintage Camera Club Thread

    An interesting one, the Ducati Sogno, early 50s. Saddly they drop the project after less than 10.000 cameras made. Half frame on 35mm film, special cassettes. Funny detail: all controls are on left-side.
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    The Vintage Camera Club Thread

    Zeiss Ikon super Ikonta B (532/16 if you are interested on the crazy Zeiss codes). Lovely camera. 1937.
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    Carroll John Daly - any reviews?

    I found some references about Carroll John Daly - he would be the first hard-boiled writer, before Hammett. Published in Black Mask, early 1920s. Quite obscure - ever here in FL no one wrote about him. What do you think about his books? Is he as good like the masters...
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    What Are You Reading

    "The Crazy Years" by William Wiser. A fine description about Paris in 1920s. (and the perfect reading after Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. :D )
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    The Vintage Camera Club Thread

    A new member of family - Leica Standard, 1934. Lovely camera and a joy to use.
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    What Are You Reading

    Well, I didn't find ever a mention about him here in Fedora Lounge! A clear sign he is quite forgotten today. He stood in Germany during the war. Became quite sick and a bomb destructed his home/studio in Frankfurt (and a large amount of his negatives) in 1944. He tried a comeback after the...
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    What Are You Reading

    An interesting book about a then (1930s) imensely popular photographer, Dr Paul Wolff. An amateur that became professional by circunstances (he was unable to find a job on medical field) he made a wonderful work. If 35mm movie stock turned popular is due in part for his brilliant photos. Today...
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    Typewriters

    TAke a look on eBay or any typewriter related store. Maybe you will need to rewind the ribbon into the correct spool - I have to do this with most of my typewriters. I have heard very well about www.mytypewriter.com albeit never bought anything from them. If impossible or too expensive drop...
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    What Are You Reading

    Clarice Lispector has been the most influential writer here in Brazil for a long time! Great to know she is being readed outside Brazil. I was sure she was a great writer only known by locals.

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