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  1. Shangas

    Show us your photography

    I bought that suitcase YEARS ago. Christ. I was must've been...I think I was about...10 years old when I bought it. From a shop that no-longer exists. It's not a big suitcase as you can probably tell. It'd hold enough for about two or three nights. But it's lockable, and the leather straps are...
  2. Shangas

    Show us your photography

    My latest humble offering. First, in B/W for that period-look... Then in colour:
  3. Shangas

    Antique Hot Water Bottles

    Too light for curling. Maybe if I filled it with sand...
  4. Shangas

    Interesting Incident at a Hat-Shop

    Perhaps. I'm going into the City later this week. Maybe I'll drop by and ask.
  5. Shangas

    Interesting Incident at a Hat-Shop

    Perhaps. But I don't want to lead them on or anything. And I have no intention of selling, anyway.
  7. Shangas

    Clotheslines

    We have a drier, but we only use it in emergencies. In all other instances, we air-dry our clothes.
  8. Shangas

    Moving to the 40s

    For convenience, the one on the right. For style, the one on the left.
  9. Shangas

    Interesting Incident at a Hat-Shop

    Modern Akubras are marked in centimeters (I'm a 56cm head). This one is marked by size ("7"). A friend of mine on here (MikeBravo) said that they made the change from sizes to centimeters in the 1970s. So it's at least as old as the 1960s. Possibly further back. I dunno what to make of that, or...
  10. Shangas

    Interesting Incident at a Hat-Shop

    At your request, here are the photographs. I've looked the hat all-over and apart from some punched-in initials, and "HENRY BUCKS" (a local high-quality menswear shop which has been around since god knows when) stamped on one side of the lining...there's nothing in here that would tell me why...
  11. Shangas

    Interesting Incident at a Hat-Shop

    About a year or two ago, I purchased a black Akubra Homburg from a thrift-shop in my neighbourhood for $20. It was very dusty, but otherwise in excellent shape. I brushed it off and took it home. I've very rarely worn it. If at all. My dad asked me if he could have it, since I don't use...
  13. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Not-advancing is one of three reasons: 1. Mainspring is jammed/broken. 2. Drawstring is broken. 3. Ratchet is jammed/broken. Jammed things can be cleaned and lubricated. And drawstrings can be replaced. Most people use shoelaces or strong nylon thread/cord. I've never had to do it myself...
  14. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Dust it. Clean it. Lube it. Flush the typing mechanism. Change the ribbon and use it, if it still works right.
  15. Shangas

    Golden Era Things You've Revived Or Repaired For Use

    For a couple of years now, I've revived the use of hot-water bottles on cold nights.
  16. Shangas

    Any period outfit recommendations?

    Welcome! As FFF has said, men used to have a LOT more accessories back in the old days than what they do now. You can really go nuts with it all. But I agree - We need to know more about what you're trying to achieve. Some designs are timeless. For example, if you're after easy-to-buy...
  17. Shangas

    Golden Era Things You've Revived Or Repaired For Use

    My microwave blew up last year. One day it just went 'Poof!' and stopped working. Dad and I checked it out and decided that it wasn't worth fixing. So we bought a new one.
  19. Shangas

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    OMYGOD. I have wanted one of those for ages! I too, would use it to store my fountain pens!! Please let us know how that works out!!
  20. Shangas

    Antique Hot Water Bottles

    I've heard of people using bricks. I was always skeptical as to how effective that was. While I'm here, my three hot-water bottles all together: Left: Chinese 'pillow' hot-water bottle. Probably Republican-era (1911-1949). Middle: 'Hot Glow' hot-water bottle. Ca. 1920s/30s. Right...
  21. Shangas

    I used to live in a whore house!

    Probably better to live in one than be born in one.
  22. Shangas

    Show us your vintage home!

    I have to ask - Why ARE there so many rugs??
  23. Shangas

    What's for Dinner?

    Mmm. Sodastream.

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