Post by shangas on Jan 27, 2013 11:26:08 GMT
Here are a few of the antiques and other such things that I have collected over the years. I thought they might be of interest to you people. I apologise if they are not.
My police whistle. A souvenier from a trip to London, and the Sherlock Holmes museum. Of modern reproduction, but identical in every way, to a Victorian original. Even the barrel is pressure-stamped with the words "THE METROPOLITAN", after the Metropolitan Police Service, or Scotland Yard. The world's first professional police-force.
My eyesight is not good. Even with glasses, it's sometimes a struggle. So I rarely leave the house without this. My quizzing-glass/monocle. Without this I'd have a hell of a time reading things like labels, menus and other things. Also, glaring disdainfully at the Rabble and the Great Unwashed, would be quite impossible without it.
This is a recent addition to my collection. It's my antique clothes valet. It's used for hanging jackets, trousers, waistcoats, shoes, and jewellery on. The bar at the top is for cravats, ties etc.
My vintage luggage. The hat-box, the Gladstone bag, and the typewriter case are all at least 70 years old. The suitcase is of modern manufacture, but identical to antique suitcases of the Edwardian era.
My Singer 128k handcrank sewing-machine. Made in 1936, this vibrating-shuttle machine is of a design that dates back to the American Civil War. It still works. And yes, I do use it.
The machine, along with vintage attachments and accouterments. It took me about a year to track everything down through the local flea-market. This is just one of four vintage sewing-machnes I have, and one of five that I've serviced and restored.
My theater-glasses. I find myself attending more and more staged events these days (my father and I have a certain appreciation for such things). So I bought this pair of vintage theatre-glasses to make the experience more enjoyable.
My dress-watch and cufflinks. Ca. 1925.
My Underwood portable typewriter. Ca. 1930. Fully functional. I do my diary-writing on this machine.
Murdoch's typewriter is an Oliver No. 5. Unfortunately, this is anachronistic to the series. The Oliver No. 5 did not come out until 1907.
This is my vintage desktop setup in my bedroom. More indicative of the 1920s and 30s than the Victorian era. Almost everything here is either vintage, antique, or a faithful reproduction. And every single thing works and is used. Not one item is there purely for decoration. Everything from the inkwell to the rocker-blotter at the back sees regular use.
My vintage shaving setup. Everything here sees regular use. Except for the scuttle. The stupid thing was never very stable, and one day it fell off the counter and smashed. I've since replaced it with a more sturdy scuttle that can stand on its own base properly.
My portable writing-case. Made ca. 1862. Comes with the original key, and most of the original elephant-tusk ivory accessories. This is undoubtedly one of my greatest prides and joys. I have wanted one of these since I was six years old, but they're almost impossible to buy in good condition, and ones in such condition are usually extremely, extremely, extremely expensive. I got phenomenally lucky with this one.
My watch and chain. The watch is a 1950s railroad pocketwatch. The fountain pen is a 1920s vest-pocket men's fountain pen.
One of my several vintage and antique fountain pens. This one is made by Waterman and is 18kt gold. It dates to the Edwardian era. It is an eyedropper and still works today.
My police whistle. A souvenier from a trip to London, and the Sherlock Holmes museum. Of modern reproduction, but identical in every way, to a Victorian original. Even the barrel is pressure-stamped with the words "THE METROPOLITAN", after the Metropolitan Police Service, or Scotland Yard. The world's first professional police-force.
My eyesight is not good. Even with glasses, it's sometimes a struggle. So I rarely leave the house without this. My quizzing-glass/monocle. Without this I'd have a hell of a time reading things like labels, menus and other things. Also, glaring disdainfully at the Rabble and the Great Unwashed, would be quite impossible without it.
This is a recent addition to my collection. It's my antique clothes valet. It's used for hanging jackets, trousers, waistcoats, shoes, and jewellery on. The bar at the top is for cravats, ties etc.
My vintage luggage. The hat-box, the Gladstone bag, and the typewriter case are all at least 70 years old. The suitcase is of modern manufacture, but identical to antique suitcases of the Edwardian era.
My Singer 128k handcrank sewing-machine. Made in 1936, this vibrating-shuttle machine is of a design that dates back to the American Civil War. It still works. And yes, I do use it.
The machine, along with vintage attachments and accouterments. It took me about a year to track everything down through the local flea-market. This is just one of four vintage sewing-machnes I have, and one of five that I've serviced and restored.
My theater-glasses. I find myself attending more and more staged events these days (my father and I have a certain appreciation for such things). So I bought this pair of vintage theatre-glasses to make the experience more enjoyable.
My dress-watch and cufflinks. Ca. 1925.
My Underwood portable typewriter. Ca. 1930. Fully functional. I do my diary-writing on this machine.
Murdoch's typewriter is an Oliver No. 5. Unfortunately, this is anachronistic to the series. The Oliver No. 5 did not come out until 1907.
This is my vintage desktop setup in my bedroom. More indicative of the 1920s and 30s than the Victorian era. Almost everything here is either vintage, antique, or a faithful reproduction. And every single thing works and is used. Not one item is there purely for decoration. Everything from the inkwell to the rocker-blotter at the back sees regular use.
My vintage shaving setup. Everything here sees regular use. Except for the scuttle. The stupid thing was never very stable, and one day it fell off the counter and smashed. I've since replaced it with a more sturdy scuttle that can stand on its own base properly.
My portable writing-case. Made ca. 1862. Comes with the original key, and most of the original elephant-tusk ivory accessories. This is undoubtedly one of my greatest prides and joys. I have wanted one of these since I was six years old, but they're almost impossible to buy in good condition, and ones in such condition are usually extremely, extremely, extremely expensive. I got phenomenally lucky with this one.
My watch and chain. The watch is a 1950s railroad pocketwatch. The fountain pen is a 1920s vest-pocket men's fountain pen.
One of my several vintage and antique fountain pens. This one is made by Waterman and is 18kt gold. It dates to the Edwardian era. It is an eyedropper and still works today.
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