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Post by shangas on Jun 19, 2015 1:45:59 GMT
Fixing a sewing machine for a friend...  |
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Post by lizmc on Jun 19, 2015 2:28:02 GMT
Fixing a sewing machine for a friend... Looks like my grandmother's old sewing machine......
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Post by lea on Jun 19, 2015 2:31:00 GMT
Fixing a sewing machine for a friend... Awesome! My parents have an old Singer sewing machine. I tried to use it once- I thought it was difficult! |
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Post by snacky on Jun 19, 2015 6:59:58 GMT
My father bought this display case for me at the flea-market for $50. It was some cheap, homemade affair that some dude knocked up in his workshop at home. This is what it looks like now!: You do have an eye Shangas. Beautifully done! May I add my congrats on your new status. I do think you need to choose though...do you wish to be the God of Victorian Antiques and Collectables or do you want your own Appreciation Society. While you are an obviously talented sort, you also strike me as a rather modest fellow so we wouldn't to embarrass you with both.  I can't resist embarrassing him further because I saw a cute picture: God of Vestage!  |
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Post by shangas on Jun 19, 2015 8:20:50 GMT
Still working on the sewing machine. Done a lot of sanding and cleaning and other stuff...
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Post by lizmc on Jun 19, 2015 20:28:33 GMT
You mean like this, Liz?  I must say, it's very elegant!! I wish I had an appreciation for liquor... From those in Ontario who like Crown Royal, the LCBO has it on sale until Sunday......
(And sorry, again, Shangas, this is the last time I'll highjack your thread......well, today, anyway....)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2015 14:58:21 GMT
Ok Shangas. In 1903-04 where would a lady carry her pocket watch? I recently acquired one and I want it to be part of a period costume I am putting together for the MME. So I was wondering where ladies carried their pocket watches. Did they have pockets? Just wondering... |
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Post by shangas on Jun 22, 2015 9:06:59 GMT
I am so sorry I didn't respond to your question earlier! I didn't notice it. Ladies carried their pocketwatches either on a waistcoat (like as men did), or on a chatelaine, or on a necklace around their necks. Some women (particularly nurses) would pin their pocketwatches to their blouses using brooches. Now you realise that you have to show me your pocketwatch  |
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Post by shangas on Jun 28, 2015 9:26:47 GMT
Recent finds...  Boy Scouts whistle  Solid brass. Certainly shows its age, this one! It was so clogged with gunk, when I bought it, it wouldn't work! I cleaned it out with Q-tips and a screwdriver, and it now works perfectly You really can't kill a good antique!! |
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Post by shangas on Jun 28, 2015 9:28:00 GMT
 Possibly Edwardian Aide de Memoire Solid ivory. The writing inside it dates it to the 1920s, but I suspect it's older than that.  |
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Post by shangas on Jun 28, 2015 9:45:18 GMT
Here's something that ain't strictly an antique. It's not even Victoriana. But it is interesting!!  ARP Warden lapel-badge from the 1930s Flip it over...and...  ...underneath the reversed "ARP", you see the hallmarks which indicate Sterling Silver! Sweet! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2015 0:43:37 GMT
I am so sorry I didn't respond to your question earlier! I didn't notice it. Ladies carried their pocketwatches either on a waistcoat (like as men did), or on a chatelaine, or on a necklace around their necks. Some women (particularly nurses) would pin their pocketwatches to their blouses using brooches. Now you realise that you have to show me your pocketwatch I will when I can figure out how to do it, and how to do it without contributing to the overuse of space on this forum! I will probably give photo bucket a try when I feel up to it. |
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Post by shangas on Jul 7, 2015 9:24:45 GMT
 Another gift from a chap online. 1915 WWI trench whistle, as used by British army officers in the field. Manufactured by J. Hudson & Co., of Birmingham. |
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Post by snacky on Jul 11, 2015 8:33:36 GMT
Another gift from a chap online. 1915 WWI trench whistle, as used by British army officers in the field. Manufactured by J. Hudson & Co., of Birmingham. Stop before I get the idea to sneak down to Australia and steal your collection! |
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Post by shangas on Jul 14, 2015 10:46:05 GMT
Always searching for more...
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Solid brass. 
Jan 30, 2013 21:44:55 GMT