After reading @pluralistic's latest piece on planned obsolescence as technofeudalism, I stumbled across this Tumblr post about how a rusty old 100-year-old Singer sewing machine can be restored to FEARSOME, SUPERIOR working order compared to any newish machine, by swapping in standard-sized parts that attach with standard flat-head screws
Meanwhile the modern machine's plastic parts wear out quickly and very little is attached with standard screws. It also depends on software that's now glitching
Hand colored antique photograph.
This is from a set of six scenes from early 20th c. Japan.
About 30 years ago a landlord owed me money for my deposit. They couldn’t pay and asked if I’d accept these as a partial payment. I later showed them to an antique photo expert who authenticated them and estimated the value.
When I stepped into the second room of the old train Depot museum at Uptop, Colorado, this vintage pitcher and basin in the window caught my attention. I especially liked that I could angle the composition to get the Chapel of the Wayside as the outside background. 2021
Paan (Betel Nut Leaf) is a popular Mouth Refreshment in entire Subcontinent, from #Pakistan, #India#Nepal to #Bangladesh
It is also popular in the Middle East, South East Asia and, as far as the Pacific!
This "autograph" book is over 100 years old and belonged to my grandmother who was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Most of the signatures are from high school classmates. It looks like she collected these from the age of 15 to about 22.
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.
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