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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2015 1:13:28 GMT
I am a sewer, but I have never tried quilting. My older sister is quite the pro at it. My understanding is that the most difficult part of quilting is cutting and sewing the pieces accurately. Just curious as to why this machine is better than your other one for this. I know you can machine quilt when the top and bottom are put together but she prefers to hand quilt. That said, she just bought one of those gigantic "Tin Lizzy" machines that can machine quilt when you program them. She is serious quilter! Larger machines = more torque = easier sewing through more layers. Larger machines = more space to work with = easier to reach EVERY part of the quilt. Can't do that with smaller machines. So you will be machine quilting then. You are a man of many talents. Do you still write for the magazine? |
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Post by shangas on Oct 19, 2015 10:19:22 GMT
Yes I do.
Jewels in clocks and watches are usually synthetic rubies. They're included to reduce friction and improve timekeeping. The more jewels, the smoother the clock/watch, the better the timekeeping.
On a watch, top-jeweling is 23 for a watch that only tells time.
On a clock, top-jeweling is 11 for a clock that only tells time.
For a clock or watch that does more than tell time (calender, minute-repeaters, stopwatch, alarm, etc etc etc), jeweling goes higher. For clocks the highest I've seen is 15. For watches it can go up to 30 or more.
Given that the vast majority of clocks DO NOT have jewels at all, an 11-jeweled carriage clock is pretty damn high quality.
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Post by shangas on Oct 19, 2015 22:08:31 GMT
Here's some better photographs of the carriage clock, or ' mon pendule de voyage!' as Poirot called it...  The dial says: "Taylor & Bligh" / "ENGLAND" Despite this, the clock was probably manufactured in Europe, and assembled in Britain. Double-ended key for winding the clock, and for setting the time.  The movement inside!! The big round thing at the bottom is the mainspring barrel.  The back of the clock. The back has two arbours for winding and setting. The top one is for setting the time. The bottom one is for winding it up. You can see that the winding-arbour has quite a substantial spring-ratchet. This is to hold the tension of the eight-day mainspring. If that failed, the entire clock would explode from the pressure. |
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Post by shangas on Oct 26, 2015 5:31:39 GMT
LOOK!!  Tiny antique opera glasses!!  Really tiny antique opera glasses!:  Really really tiny antique opera glasses!:  Are these not the CUTEST little things EVER?? They're SO friggin' tiny!! They're about 3.25in across, and about an inch high (extends to about an inch-and-a-half when opened)!! They date from about 1890-1920. And they are MINUSCULE!! Soooo adoooorably tiny!! |
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Post by snacky on Oct 26, 2015 6:09:38 GMT
LOOK!! Tiny antique opera glasses!! Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny! What's the stick thing? A spyglass? |
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Post by shangas on Oct 26, 2015 6:13:01 GMT
Lorgnette-style opera glasses.
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Post by snacky on Oct 26, 2015 6:16:11 GMT
Lorgnette-style opera glasses. Ooh. (had to Google Lorgnette).  |
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Post by shangas on Oct 26, 2015 21:30:50 GMT
Lorgnette, from the French 'Lorgner' ('To Leer' or 'To Ogle'). The long handle allowed you to hold the opera glasses up to your face and surreptitiously spy on all them gorgeous girls at the theatre....
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Post by snacky on Oct 27, 2015 6:34:51 GMT
Lorgnette, from the French 'Lorgner' ('To Leer' or 'To Ogle'). The long handle allowed you to hold the opera glasses up to your face and surreptitiously spy on all them gorgeous girls at the theatre.... Or gorgeous men (in vests).  |
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Post by shangas on Nov 30, 2015 6:48:16 GMT
Yesterday's flea market find:   Original owner + date of purchase/commemoration.  Unsharpened woodcase pencil. Original to the box. Ivory page-turner (my addition). Sterling silver dip pen. S. Mordan & Co. (my addition). The key in the pen tray, I cut and filed that myself. Very proud of my efforts! Works perfectly.  Closeup, showing compartments for papers etc. This whole top panel folds into the lid and locks into place when the box is closed. It pops out like this at the press of a spring-loaded catch at the back of the lid. Very nifty.  Top and bottom writing-leaves open and shut smoothly. No damage. The inkwell in the top right corner is original to the box. It was one of the factors that pushed me towards buying the box. Finding original inkwells is damn hard.  Full writing slope. There is some black adhesive tape across the fold in the box to reinforce the hinge (not my doing). other than that, the box is in great condition and fully functional. |
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Post by lovemondays on Nov 30, 2015 15:43:33 GMT
Here's some better photographs of the carriage clock, or ' mon pendule de voyage!' as Poirot called it... The dial says: "Taylor & Bligh" / "ENGLAND" Despite this, the clock was probably manufactured in Europe, and assembled in Britain. Double-ended key for winding the clock, and for setting the time. The movement inside!! The big round thing at the bottom is the mainspring barrel. The back of the clock. The back has two arbours for winding and setting. The top one is for setting the time. The bottom one is for winding it up. You can see that the winding-arbour has quite a substantial spring-ratchet. This is to hold the tension of the eight-day mainspring. If that failed, the entire clock would explode from the pressure. So I guess this means you really understood William's explanation of the rack and snail cam mechanism in Murdoch In Wonderland... Your carriage clock is beautiful! |
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Post by lovemondays on Nov 30, 2015 15:50:08 GMT
Yesterday's flea market find: Original owner + date of purchase/commemoration. Unsharpened woodcase pencil. Original to the box. Ivory page-turner (my addition). Sterling silver dip pen. S. Mordan & Co. (my addition). The key in the pen tray, I cut and filed that myself. Very proud of my efforts! Works perfectly. Closeup, showing compartments for papers etc. This whole top panel folds into the lid and locks into place when the box is closed. It pops out like this at the press of a spring-loaded catch at the back of the lid. Very nifty. Top and bottom writing-leaves open and shut smoothly. No damage. The inkwell in the top right corner is original to the box. It was one of the factors that pushed me towards buying the box. Finding original inkwells is damn hard. Full writing slope. There is some black adhesive tape across the fold in the box to reinforce the hinge (not my doing). other than that, the box is in great condition and fully functional. You seem to have a thing for writing slopes...how many does this make? Do you ever write with that type of pen and ink? Your ability to recognise quality is fantastic but it's your many skills for repair that truly amaze me! |
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Post by shangas on Nov 30, 2015 20:35:26 GMT
I really do. I've loved them ever since I was a kid. But they were SO EXPENSIVE (and they still are) that I never dreamed I would own one. So if I ever see a good quality one for a good price, I almost always want to buy it!!
I've got about half a dozen, now.
Honestly, I don't use them. If I get more storage space and a better desk, then I might. But right now I don't have anywhere practical to set them up.
I didn't do much restoration on this one, really. I filled it up with stuff I had lying around, and cut a key for it.
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Post by shangas on Dec 13, 2015 9:03:57 GMT
Greetings, my lord, m'lady! Welcome to the finest apothecary in all the land! What ails thee? Send me thy herbals and spices, thy ingredients rare and mundane, and I shall smite for thee, powders of finest grains, pastes and salves with the touch of watered silk, and the most well-compounded purgatives, laxatives, expectorants and topicals, with which to cure thy ills! What we got here is an antique, solid brass mortar and pestle, most likely of the apothecary's persuasion.   While kitchen mortars are made of some variety of stone, clay or ceramic, the ones used in scientific labs or in pharmacy shops, apothecaries and such, were usually made of brass or bronze. I think this was partially because such thick, heavy metal was stronger (if you knocked it over, it wouldn't shatter), and because it was easier to clean (VERY important when you're grinding medicines and you don't want to poison someone!!). This thing is so cool, I almost want to throw out my salt and pepper mills and smash up the kernals and corns by hand, in this beast!! |
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Post by lovemondays on Dec 15, 2015 1:59:43 GMT
Greetings, my lord, m'lady! Welcome to the finest apothecary in all the land! What ails thee? Send me thy herbals and spices, thy ingredients rare and mundane, and I shall smite for thee, powders of finest grains, pastes and salves with the touch of watered silk, and the most well-compounded purgatives, laxatives, expectorants and topicals, with which to cure thy ills! What we got here is an antique, solid brass mortar and pestle, most likely of the apothecary's persuasion. While kitchen mortars are made of some variety of stone, clay or ceramic, the ones used in scientific labs or in pharmacy shops, apothecaries and such, were usually made of brass or bronze. I think this was partially because such thick, heavy metal was stronger (if you knocked it over, it wouldn't shatter), and because it was easier to clean (VERY important when you're grinding medicines and you don't want to poison someone!!). This thing is so cool, I almost want to throw out my salt and pepper mills and smash up the kernals and corns by hand, in this beast!! Your enthusiasm is infectious! How big is it? If you're going to pound your salt and pepper dinner is going to be late, A LOT.  |
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