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Advice Requested on a Suit Unseen
You want a Bespoke tailor in Melbourne!? Haha!! As the Singer man said to the lady: "Wouldn't we all? Wouldn't we all?" I'm aware of tailors in Melbourne who do alterations and such, but nobody who actually MAKES a suit from scratch. If there are such beings within our metropolis, they're very... -
Advice Requested on a Suit Unseen
I understand that and I do realise that. The length is fine, I believe. I know, it should end on a level with your fingers and knuckles. And I believe it does. But I'll double-check anyway, just in case. One thing I neglected to mention was the rise (of the trousers). Jacket I'm not worried... -
Advice Requested on a Suit Unseen
I shall certainly take a camera along with me. I know the people who run the shop (I volunteer there). I don't think they'll worry about photographs. I'll ask just in case, though. I'm sure of this much, yes the suit is second-hand, but it's not a modern second-hand, if you get my drift. It... -
Advice Requested on a Suit Unseen
Hi Baron, thanks muchly for your speedy reply! It's very much a vintage-feel sort of suit. It's made of VERY heavy fabric. Compared with ANY suit that I've seen today, in any number of stores, the fabric is very thick. In my experience, and it's limited, modern suits tend to be made of thinner... -
Advice Requested on a Suit Unseen
What Ho, everybody! Today, I chanced across a suit at my local charity-shop. It's navy blue with chalk-stripe. They're thicker than pinstripes. Single-breasted, and I believe, bespoke...I wasn't able to find any maker's label on it, and there's no sign that there ever was one (stitch-holes... -
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The BEST Detective/Crime films of the Film Noir era?
I quite liked the Maltese Falcon. For the clothes, if for nothing else. But it's a great story in its own right.- Shangas
- Post #9
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The BEST Detective/Crime films of the Film Noir era?
Not exactly a P.I. series, but I'm rather fond of the 1940s Dick Tracy movies.- Shangas
- Post #6
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
The name sounds vaguely familiar, but I don't have any knowledge of this company. 17 Jewels, 3 positions and a swan-neck regulator would indicate a watch of good quality, though. Swan-neck regulators aren't found on watches of lower quality because such fine adjustment isn't worthwhile. But...- Shangas
- Post #3,148
- Forum: The Display Case
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A Question about Typewriter Ribbons
So that's why you suggested inner-tube or rubber hosing...I see now. Yes I suspected that was the reason. Thanks for the advice, chaps and chapettes! Heading off to the flea-market tomorrow to go typewriter hunting! On another website I've been reading, it also suggests the following options...- Shangas
- Post #42
- Forum: The Golden Era
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A Question about Typewriter Ribbons
Thanks for the advice, Lizzie! It all sounds very sound and reasonable. But I must ask, because I was considering this option...why is sheet-rubber not suitable? I can kinda guess, but I'd like to understand completely.- Shangas
- Post #39
- Forum: The Golden Era
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A Question about Typewriter Ribbons
Guys and gals, A question about restoration here... Say I find a typewriter that I really want. It's in relatively good condition and at a price I can afford. If I were to buy it, but needed to replace the rubber on the platen and/or roller-thingies (forgive me, I forget what those things...- Shangas
- Post #37
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Gentlemen, show us what you've made!
Personally I prefer braces buttons to be sewn INSIDE, but there's no hard and fast rules about that stuff. If nothing else, the belt-loops provide a handy guide for button-placement.- Shangas
- Post #624
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The price of a 1941 phone call- Ouch!
That right there is why telegrams remained so popular for so long...- Shangas
- Post #3
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Local Defence Volunteers (Home Guard)
I didn't say that they didn't have any training - Nearly half of all guardsmen were WWI veterans. I just wanted to point out the fact that when the guard was formed, and for a while afterwards until around the middle of the war, they were poorly equipped. They had to make a lot of their own... -
Ticket Pocket Blazers
You're pretty much right, Gin. Effective railroad travel started around the 1840s/1850s. The pocket was designed to hold railroad tickets. -
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Local Defence Volunteers (Home Guard)
The Home Guard isn't my strong-point, but there certainly are reenactment groups. Not to be rude, but in all honesty, the Home Guard was a bit of a joke. Ever seen the TV series "Dad's Army"? That was more a resemblance of fact than anything else. Because all the best things went to the... -
sewing machine newbie
This is for 1930ArtDeco (Mike). This is the thread which LizzieMaine was talking about: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?63425-Restoring-my-Grandmother-s-Singer-Sewing-Machine My grandmother was a professional dressmaker for 30-odd years, and this machine was her workhorse for...- Shangas
- Post #10
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Bic pens "for her"
While this is obviously a joke, it does bear remembering that back in the 1900s-1940s, several major manufacturers (Parker, Sheaffer, Conklin, Waterman, Wahl-Eversharp etc), did produce gender-specific fountain pens. And pencils, come to that.- Shangas
- Post #7
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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1952 British 3 piece suit - 38 chest
Whoever owned this suit must've been pretty tall and pretty slim, too! A 28-inch waist!? I wish!- Shangas
- Post #12
- Forum: Vintage Finds and Deals
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sewing machine newbie
Shuttles and long bobbins can be tricky to find. Class 66/99 and Class 15 bobbins are still manufactured and you can still buy them today. But the really old shuttles and long bobbins...nah. Gotta take your chances with those at the flea-markets and online. If you want a really vintage/antique...- Shangas
- Post #8
- Forum: The Golden Era
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