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lovemondays God Posts: 2,111	Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 9, 2015 2:49:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lovemondays on Jan 9, 2015 2:49:41 GMT I am totally in love with the compartments that separate the bobbins of embroidery floss!! Deliciousness! What do you think you'll put in the secret compartments once you get them fixed?

shangas God Amateur Historian[N4:####scheong#] Posts: 699	Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 9, 2015 10:20:36 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shangas on Jan 9, 2015 10:20:36 GMT Not sure yet. I'll be working on building things up this weekend. Gluing in the supports. Cutting out the false bottoms, and all that stuff.
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Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 11, 2015 9:40:44 GMT Fallenbelle likes this

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The Restoration/Rebuild/restomod is underway:

Pulling the box apart for cleaning.

The support-pieces glued in.

Once the glue dries, I'll be able to test this thing and see how well it works. Give it 24 hours to fully set and harden.

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shangas God Amateur Historian[N4:####scheong#] Posts: 699	Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 12, 2015 8:16:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shangas on Jan 12, 2015 8:16:44 GMT
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snacky God Promulgating the cult of Murdoch Mysteries south of the Canadian border. Posts: 9,158	Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 12, 2015 8:23:10 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by snacky on Jan 12, 2015 8:23:10 GMT Jan 12, 2015 8:16:44 GMT shangas said: If I launch a Bat Signal, will you come to the rescue of my unfinished essay with all these writing gadgets?

shangas God Amateur Historian[N4:####scheong#] Posts: 699	Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 12, 2015 8:31:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shangas on Jan 12, 2015 8:31:46 GMT What's the essay about? If I know anything, I just might.
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snacky God Promulgating the cult of Murdoch Mysteries south of the Canadian border. Posts: 9,158	Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 12, 2015 8:55:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by snacky on Jan 12, 2015 8:55:37 GMT Jan 12, 2015 8:31:46 GMT shangas said: What's the essay about? If I know anything, I just might. Alas not historical - I need draw on some personal experience and stop procrastinating.

shangas God Amateur Historian[N4:####scheong#] Posts: 699	Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 12, 2015 9:18:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shangas on Jan 12, 2015 9:18:23 GMT Awww. Well best of luck.
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snacky God Promulgating the cult of Murdoch Mysteries south of the Canadian border. Posts: 9,158	Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 12, 2015 9:45:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by snacky on Jan 12, 2015 9:45:47 GMT Jan 12, 2015 9:18:23 GMT shangas said: Awww. Well best of luck. How is your History Magazine job going? Is there a new issue coming out? Recent events make me very interested in political upheavals such as the anarchists!

shangas God Amateur Historian[N4:####scheong#] Posts: 699	Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 12, 2015 10:32:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shangas on Jan 12, 2015 10:32:22 GMT My latest issue is out (January), about the discovery of Longitude at sea. issue 2 (February) will be tackling our misconceptions of the Middle Ages! (En garde ye jacknapes!)
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Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 13, 2015 5:14:50 GMT

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Another antique whistle!

"The EMCA City Whistle"

MADE IN ENGLAND (Yay!)

EMCA = ACME backwards. As in the ACME Whistle Co. As in Joseph Hudson & Co. Official manufacturers of whistles for the London Police Services!

That's right. The company that made this whistle also made the police-whistles featured in "Murdoch Mysteries".

And it sounds exactly the same!!

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Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 13, 2015 5:19:30 GMT

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Jan 13, 2015 5:14:50 GMT shangas said:

Another antique whistle!

"The EMCA City Whistle"

MADE IN ENGLAND (Yay!)

EMCA = ACME backwards. As in the ACME Whistle Co. As in Joseph Hudson & Co. Official manufacturers of whistles for the London Police Services!

That's right. The company that made this whistle also made the police-whistles featured in "Murdoch Mysteries".

And it sounds exactly the same!!

OMG ACME is a real thing?!

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Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 13, 2015 6:14:58 GMT

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Yes.

The ACME Whistle Company. Previously called Joseph Hudson & Co. Established in the 1870s as a manufacturer of whistles.

They're still around today. And they still manufacture their same line of whistles. Including old-style police-whistles as used in MM.

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Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 13, 2015 6:17:47 GMT

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Jan 13, 2015 6:14:58 GMT shangas said:

I got a little metal whistle for Christmas! I'll have to check the maker, lol.

Fallenbelle God I found it hard, it's hard to find... Oh well, whatever, nevermind. Posts: 2,891	Shangas' Antiques & Victoriana Jan 13, 2015 7:23:36 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fallenbelle on Jan 13, 2015 7:23:36 GMT I always thought that ACME was a generic cinematic invention that stood for "A Company Makes Everything".

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