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Post by snacky on Feb 2, 2015 4:16:48 GMT
I'm not really following any 'rules' as such. I'm following what I think looks nice. I have seen similar boxes similarly lined. And I DO know that antique writing slopes WERE lined in velvet and suede as well as leather, so it's not inconceivable. Bone-folders were used by people other than bookbinders. Some people used them to fold letters and envelopes so that they'd stay closed when they were sealed for delivery and such. So it'd be a bone-folder, a ruler or a letter-opener of some kind...I'll have to see what I can find. Try looking here: www.ibookbinding.com/links/#bookbinding-bookmaking-material-suppliers-and-manufacturersAlso you might find this place interesting: I've actually been there since it's reachable from where I live: www.bookbindersmuseum.com/I was going through my old, old bookmarks for the catalog that was considered the classic "supplier" for book artists, but it was at least 3 computers ago. None are looking familiar now. I'm sure you will go apedaddy over just those links, though. |
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Post by shangas on Feb 4, 2015 2:05:09 GMT
 The Three Amigos. Getting closer to full restoration.  |
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Post by snacky on Feb 4, 2015 9:31:32 GMT
The Three Amigos. Getting closer to full restoration. I want one!  Hey, what did you think of that printing museum? |
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Post by shangas on Feb 4, 2015 11:53:31 GMT
Unfortunately, Snacky, they're tricky to find in this condition. Expect to pay $250-$300+. For a simple one.
For these, I paid...
$270. $260. $100.
Considering they usually sell for upwards of $300-$600, that's very cheap.
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Post by snacky on Feb 5, 2015 3:43:49 GMT
Unfortunately, Snacky, they're tricky to find in this condition. Expect to pay $250-$300+. For a simple one. For these, I paid... $270. $260. $100. Considering they usually sell for upwards of $300-$600, that's very cheap. I saw someone found some bone folders~ And the ivory ruler! |
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Post by shangas on Feb 5, 2015 4:15:58 GMT
Yes I found the ivory ruler for my big blue box. And I got a bone-folder for the new black one. And a larger bone-folder for the red one.
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Post by snacky on Feb 5, 2015 5:34:35 GMT
Yes I found the ivory ruler for my big blue box. And I got a bone-folder for the new black one. And a larger bone-folder for the red one. Now you just need a wormhole for your time travel excursion! |
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Post by shangas on Feb 5, 2015 6:16:00 GMT
If only. We live in hope, Snacky.
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Post by shangas on Feb 8, 2015 2:42:46 GMT
It's done! It's done! It's done!!  A working key and lock!!  Opened up. Clean and pretty    Silver-plated propelling pencil. Antique dip-pen. Page-turner. Made of IVORY!!  Storage compartment filled with nibs and a seal (inside little tin box). And four sticks of sealing-wax. Gold. Silver. Red. Blue. |
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Post by snacky on Feb 8, 2015 5:47:16 GMT
It's done! It's done! It's done!! A working key and lock!! Opened up. Clean and pretty Silver-plated propelling pencil. Antique dip-pen. Page-turner. Made of IVORY!! Storage compartment filled with nibs and a seal (inside little tin box). And four sticks of sealing-wax. Gold. Silver. Red. Blue. Enquiring minds want to know where you are going to strike a pose with your fashion statement of a writing slope...?  |
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Post by shangas on Feb 8, 2015 6:52:10 GMT
wutcha mean?
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Post by snacky on Feb 8, 2015 7:34:30 GMT
You did all that work - surely you're going to show it off...? |
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Post by shangas on Feb 8, 2015 8:41:23 GMT
Oh. Yeah I will. I might make a video about it, and the other box. And they'll be my exhibition pieces at the next Melbourne Pen Show in November.
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Post by snacky on Feb 8, 2015 18:36:41 GMT
Oh. Yeah I will. I might make a video about it, and the other box. And they'll be my exhibition pieces at the next Melbourne Pen Show in November. Ooh, there's a pen show! I knew there had to be a parade in here somewhere. |
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Post by shangas on Feb 13, 2015 7:58:38 GMT
Not an antique, but definitely of the style, I bought a really neat French-style pith-helmet today. Got it cheap at the local army-surplus store in town.  Identical to this in style, but slightly darker. Also on offer were the American-style...  ...which I decided was too big and bulky for lil' ol' me. There was also the British style...  ...far too 'military' for my liking. And finally the Vietnamese style:  I didn't like the colour or style of these, so I discounted them entirely, and bought a French-style. In the old days, those belts stretched across the brims were used as chin-straps, but these days they're mostly there for ornamental reasons. |
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