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sewing machine newbie
My blushes, madam! Regarding vintage sewing-machines... - They're VERY solidly built. If you manage to break it, I would give you a medal. As I'm sure Lizzie will testify to, they're nigh indestructable. - Singer is of course the most popular and well-known manufacturer. Good models in the...- Shangas
- Post #6
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Pocketwatches
The best of luck, Gin! Photographs, please!- Shangas
- Post #780
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Pocketwatches
It sounds like it was wound up, but too gunked up to actually RUN. A trip to the watchmaker will most likely fix that. It's a common watch-problem. For $30, I say GRAB IT AND RUN!- Shangas
- Post #776
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Going to work in vintage apparal
My current job is a volunteer one at a local thrift-shop. I generally tend to wear vintage-style clothing there all the time. The boss likes it because most of the stuff is clothes that I bought AT the shop. He considers it free advertising: How to dress sharp on a shoestring budget.- Shangas
- Post #5
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What gives you that vintage feeling?
The thing that gives me a vintage feeling is using stuff that most people don't anymore... Fedora hats. Pocketwatches. Fountain pens. Straight-razors. Waistcoats. On the subject of automats, the closest thing I could think of, is the chain Pret A Manger, in London. Not really the same...- Shangas
- Post #6
- Forum: The Golden Era
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A Question about Typewriter Ribbons
Hey everyone, me again... I have the opportunity to buy one of these: It's an Imperial Good Companion, from the 1930s. A neat little portable typewriter in reasonable condition. It certainly works, although it could probably do with a clean. The price that's being wanted for this...- Shangas
- Post #36
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Images of Shanghai from the Golden Era
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9dYDoI5OLA From Here to Shanghai. When listening to this, remember that it IS nearly 100 years old, so don't get too offended. Ching Ling Foo (mentioned halfway through the song) was a Chinese magician (died 1922).- Shangas
- Post #17
- Forum: The Golden Era
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What are you wearing today??
Ain't what I was wearing *TODAY*...more like what I was wearing last week. This is the suit I wore to a wedding, just outside of Edinburgh:- Shangas
- Post #18,503
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Considering shirt collar rebuilding...experiences?
This may sound naive...isn't it possible to just shift the button on the collar? That's what I do...- Shangas
- Post #2
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Images of Shanghai from the Golden Era
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zejtfo_Too The Shanghai International Settlement (ca. 1842-1943) was a direct result of the Opium War of the 1830s and 40s. The Settlement was a HUGE center for trade, commerce, expatriates, sex, drugs, opium, gambling, and a safe haven for the persecuted Jews of...- Shangas
- Post #7
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Could you survive?
Adding to my previous posting, it has occurred to me that in 1937, Australia was still using British-style pre-decimal currency; pounds, shillings and pence. That might take some getting used to! Other things, like entertainment, dressing, daily living, food, etc, should not be a problem. I...- Shangas
- Post #199
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Could you survive?
This is a fascinating idea! Let's see... I'm a writer by hobby and occupation, so that wouldn't change. You can be a writer at almost any time in history. It would just mean that instead of blogging on a website with a computer, it might be articles or columns in a popular magazine or...- Shangas
- Post #177
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Victorian gentlemans clothing, where to find information?
Holmes, Watson, what say you?- Shangas
- Post #27
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The Little Things
The Singer 99 might be the 'smaller' brother of the 66, but don't be fooled. All up, it weighs about 32 pounds. That said, Lizzie's comments are generally true. Short of the machine itself being broken/in a state of neglect beyond repair (unlikely), they are easy to restore and bring back to...- Shangas
- Post #34
- Forum: The Golden Era
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ever heard of very many tall people that live over 80?
A bit of extra bodyweight is important. But not THAT important. Perhaps ask him to lose 25 pounds instead of 50?- Shangas
- Post #24
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
That radio-record-player (Radiola?:P) is really really cool! I wish I had one. For my father. He bemoans the fact that he doesn't have a record-player anymore...- Shangas
- Post #3,088
- Forum: The Display Case
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The Little Things
Don't be scared, Louie. Those old Singers are INCREDIBLY tough. If you actually successfully broke one, I'd give you a gold medal. They're solid steel. Nothing short of a blowtorch would even harm them. All you have to do is pull it apart, clean out the gunk, reassemble it and oil it. It's not...- Shangas
- Post #32
- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Little Things
What Ho, St Louis. For finding "little things" to fill your house with, remember that people were very thrifty. They would only put something in their house if they were gonna use it. Decorations came secondary. So I think you should take that approach. Don't buy something because "it's...- Shangas
- Post #26
- Forum: The Golden Era
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1935 Holy Grail Suit
They WOULD, if people actually gave a damn about wearing them. It's a sad state of affairs, dear Ginny.
