An heirloom of my people. If I understand correctly, a lamb goes in one end, and socks come out the other. The exact mechanism escapes me. #Photography#Antique
Spotted near Newport, NH during a bike ride a few years ago. I’ve always loved these old, “springy mounted” metal tractor seats, but then again I've never had to spend a day (or whole Spring) sitting on one.
Today's antique faire finds: a Stahly vibrating safety razor and... I actually don't know what the other thing is, but I bought it anyway.
There are no brand markings on it, only "Patented Feb 9 1915" on the bottom. The bottom twists like the Stahly blade and it seems like the top might rotate. There is a sharp round circle at the top and the dealer seemed to think it was for sharpening blades, but he wasn't sure. Any ideas? Time to do some research.
Action shot of the Collins wind-up safety razor. Would you shave with this? It's a moot point since unlike the ubiquitous double-edged razor blades that work in almost any safety razor, they used proprietary, round razor blades that are no longer in production.
Does anyone in fedi know anything about #antique#watches? I have a lot a massive collection of #elgin watches that I've inherited that I really want to know the history behind them.
Piles de l'#aqueduc du #Gier dans une rue de Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. C'était le plus long des quatre aqueducs à desservir en eau la ville #antique de #lugdunum.
I love the look of window light, especially for backlit subjects, because it adds a gorgeous glow (a halo, if you will) around the subject. Here I've applied that treatment to a charming and poignant antique Victorian statue of a cherub, in this case a little girl angel holding a rose, in soft-grained black-and-white. Find it here: https://jon-woodhams.pixels.com/featured/angel-by-the-window-jon-woodhams.html