| Apr 02 |
New summer time fixup – Mole Richardson lightPosted by: ryan @ 7:06 pm in diy refinishing, vintage finds |
The dreary weather we’ve been getting these past few weeks has been preventing us from doing any restoration on some of the outstanding projects on our plates. Not to be deterred, I pulled out something I bought last fall, a vintage Mole Richardson Fresnel light during one of the rare clear days last week.
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1950s, antiques, furniture, lighting, vintage
| Feb 09 |
Tune Tuesdays: SkywriterPosted by: ryan @ 1:16 pm in records & music, vintage finds |
Tune Tuesday will now become a bi-weekly feature on our blog starting with this song, Skywriter, played by the Band of the Irish Guards. Continue reading »
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1940s, 1950s, 78rpm, ireland, record, tune tuesdays, typography
| Jan 26 |
Tune Tuesday: Disperse with the windPosted by: ryan @ 11:39 am in records & music, vintage finds |
Lately, we’ve been playing a lot of American Jazz and Big Band. I thought we’d change it up today and put on this old opera record from Russia.
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1950s, 78rpm, ephemera, soviet, tune tuesdays, typography
| Jan 16 |
Blast from the past – Museum of VancouverPosted by: naomi @ 1:07 pm in reviews, vintage finds |
What is the Museum of Vancouver? The Museum of Vancouver creates Vancouver-focused exhibitions and programs which encourage dynamic conversations about what was, is and can be Vancouver – basically it’s an awesome walk down memory lane with realistic displays of what life was like during different decades over the past 100 years.
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1900, 1900s, 1920s, 1930's, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, chinatown, gastown, museums, vancouver
| Dec 24 |
Happy Holidays from Ryan and Naomi!Posted by: ryan @ 11:59 pm in blog news, records & music |
What better way to wake up to a Christmas morning then to listen to a tune from our 78 collection?
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1950s, 78 RPM, christmas, records, tune tuesdays
| Dec 24 |
A Revolutionary BicyclePosted by: ryan @ 1:20 pm in reviews, vintage finds |
It’s nearing the end of December and while the weather conditions certainly aren’t ideal for riding a bike, I can’t help but to think of what bicycle I should get to ride along with Naomi in the Spring. I recently bought her a 1960s Dutch Bike. Wanting a matching one, I spent weeks searching but couldn’t find anything within my budget. Dutch bikes from Batavus and Jorg & Olif usually run between $700-$1500. Researching some more, I stumbled across a phenomenal blog by Jeff Stracco, an American Expat, who writes about bicycles in China.
| Oct 28 |
Rathenow Theastar opera glassesPosted by: ryan @ 12:59 am in cameras & lenses, vintage finds |
I came across a pair of interesting opera glasses on ebay that I thought Naomi might like. I bought it for $9.99 along with an old Russian camera lens that was shipped all the way from Belarus.
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1950s, antiques, eBay, germany, vintage, vintage lenses
| Sep 17 |
Restoring a Ichizuka Telinar 105mm f/4.5 lensPosted by: ryan @ 10:47 pm in cameras & lenses, diy refinishing |
A few weeks ago I picked up an interesting vintage camera lens designed by the Ichizuka Optical Company. This lens, the Telinar 105mm F/4.5, originates from Japan, dating back to the mid 50’s & 60’s. Very little is known about this lens and its manufacturer. The only information I could find online was on the Camerapedia website. Drawn by its aluminum build, quirky shape, m42 mount and $20 price tag I was curious to see what sort of images it could produce.
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1950s, 1960s, 35mm, 5D, camera, canon, m42, restoration, slr, vancouver, vintage lenses, whistler
