Interesting stuff you’ve got around the house

TexOmega · Sep 16, 2020

I didn’t play too hard with my dump truck, but my road graders and cranes are toast.

Twocats · Sep 16, 2020

High Hope
@Twocats, WWII history can be fascinating, but also sickening, at the same time. Can you tell more about your wife's grandfather?

The story we are told is the son of the watch owner was a member of the Luxembourgish resistance helping people avoid being conscripted into the German army. He was found out and disappeared with the help of other resistance members. The Germans came and took his father and neither father nor son were ever seen again after the war. It strange as the wife of the son died during the war apparently by poisoning.

There is a very discreet German grave yard not far from where I live in the city with German soldiers from all wars buried there, and a few miles away the pristine American grave yard with General Patton buried facing his men.

Canuck · Sep 16, 2020

About 10 years ago, I attended an estate sale in a small rural town. Not looking for anything in particular. Then this item popped up, and I out bid a lady who wanted it very badly. The artist is an English Chap, Charles Spencelayh who has a large gallery of his work at the Tate Gallery, in London, England. But this is one work of his that the Tate Gallery doesn’t have. The lithograph is on an unused 1940 calendar from a local watch material supplier (long since). I love the picture.

High Hope · Sep 16, 2020

Thanks @Twocats, that is very interesting!

LesXL · Sep 16, 2020

Poison bottle... Notice it is empty!

A vampire dairy...

arturo7 · Sep 16, 2020

89-0

What does the flip side look like?

89-0 · Sep 16, 2020

arturo7
What does the flip side look like?

It's missing a course-- should have 10 strings. It's a Charango. Typically tuned GCEAE.

arturo7 · Sep 16, 2020

89-0
It's missing a course-- should have 10 strings. It's a Charango. Typically tuned GCEAE.

Very cool.

You should put on the missing strings and write a song about watches.

Steve9pm · Sep 17, 2020

This thread is undoubtedly filled with interesting stuff, but at the same time reminds me of the saying...one man’s trash...😜

Deafboy · Sep 17, 2020

Fully functional first edition, fully original, MacIntosh (1984).

Deafboy · Sep 17, 2020

Canuck
I love the picture.

Hey, that looks like my workshop!

DaveK · Sep 17, 2020

Deafboy
Fully functional first edition, fully original, MacIntosh (1984).

I’m still not convinced that home computers will ever be commercially viable

noelekal · Sep 17, 2020

Deafboy
Fully functional first edition, fully original, MacIntosh (1984).

Hah! Our son still has his too which still works. Treasures it though he doesn't use it.

Deafboy · Sep 17, 2020

noelekal
Treasures it though he doesn't use it.

No hard drive in those days; everything was on double density floppies. It makes for a good conversation piece. Visitors are quite impressed by the setup.

Twocats · Sep 18, 2020

Deafboy
Fully functional first edition, fully original, MacIntosh (1984).

It’s just so cool, ugly but cool like a Mercedes G wagon.

Pazzo · Sep 18, 2020

^ ^ ^

Not ugly to my eyes.
Takes me back to the 80's which were nice times. ... 😀

Socks · Sep 18, 2020

Love that mouse! Can you get Netflix on it?

rcs914 · Sep 18, 2020

Deafboy
Fully functional first edition, fully original, MacIntosh (1984).

My dad had one which I used for a long time. I can't say I miss it though. Lost too many papers to it deciding to randomly crash.

TexOmega · Sep 18, 2020

8-Day, weight, time, strike Seth Thomas mantle clock circa 1875 in Rosewood with alarm.

Hand painted decoration on dial.

Iceter · Sep 18, 2020

That bell mechanism looks like a crazy wolf.

Interesting stuff you’ve got around the house

TexOmega

Twocats

Canuck

High Hope

LesXL

arturo7

89-0

arturo7

Steve9pm

Deafboy

Deafboy

DaveK

noelekal

Deafboy

Twocats

Pazzo

Socks

rcs914

TexOmega

Iceter

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