In the Captain's thread for his Indy car, he mentioned recently going to a Steampunk gathering, and fitting right in. Not surprising as most of us like neat old stuff, which to us is our everyday tools, cars, household furnishings, etc.
As examples, I proffer the following images:
This lamp came about quite by accident, literally. I had just installed a new lamppost in the front yard, and Maggie took the car to go somewhere. Upon returning she was backing into the driveway, and turned the steering wheel the opposite direction. So 1 week old and it needs to be replaced. I can't throw things away so the parts were stored in the basement. One day I was sitting at my work bench and looking at the parts when I decided to see if I could straighten the bent parts. Needless to say I did and made a table lamp for Maggie as a joke. Guess what? She loved it and has it on her bureau. It's been since 2012.
This lamp came about because I had this giant Deutsche diesel engine exhaust valve. And the lab had that copper p-trap going into the scrap bin. A couple of fittings and some bits and bobs later, a lamp is born. A good weapon also should someone try to break in...
Leftover Mini gears? Make a lamp. Some scrap plumbing and a pressure gauge, wire and make a lamp guard, and there it is.
Got this back in the 60's from my grandmother's attic. I've rewired it, cleaned a century of grunge off and its back in business. It's still the quietest fan we have.
My first office chair from the first engineering job, and my father's desk made by my grandfather the cabinetmaker. The chair is from the 30s and the desk was made in the 40s after the war for my father's first medical office.
Last for this dump, is a small collection of oddball old stuff that was just collecting dust. Model A wrenches, a few oil cans, some actually old, and other stuff that hints of Steampunk.
One tool, the Lufkin folding Redhead ruler, was given to me by a carpenter in the late 50s to get me out of his way. He was an apprentice under my grandfather in the 1930s. This was my first tool of my own, andI still use it. It's probably older than me (don't ask...), and its not broken or worn out.
So let's see more of the Steampunk stuff all of us seem to collect without knowing we were following a trend.
As examples, I proffer the following images:
This lamp came about quite by accident, literally. I had just installed a new lamppost in the front yard, and Maggie took the car to go somewhere. Upon returning she was backing into the driveway, and turned the steering wheel the opposite direction. So 1 week old and it needs to be replaced. I can't throw things away so the parts were stored in the basement. One day I was sitting at my work bench and looking at the parts when I decided to see if I could straighten the bent parts. Needless to say I did and made a table lamp for Maggie as a joke. Guess what? She loved it and has it on her bureau. It's been since 2012.
This lamp came about because I had this giant Deutsche diesel engine exhaust valve. And the lab had that copper p-trap going into the scrap bin. A couple of fittings and some bits and bobs later, a lamp is born. A good weapon also should someone try to break in...
Leftover Mini gears? Make a lamp. Some scrap plumbing and a pressure gauge, wire and make a lamp guard, and there it is.
Got this back in the 60's from my grandmother's attic. I've rewired it, cleaned a century of grunge off and its back in business. It's still the quietest fan we have.
My first office chair from the first engineering job, and my father's desk made by my grandfather the cabinetmaker. The chair is from the 30s and the desk was made in the 40s after the war for my father's first medical office.
Last for this dump, is a small collection of oddball old stuff that was just collecting dust. Model A wrenches, a few oil cans, some actually old, and other stuff that hints of Steampunk.
One tool, the Lufkin folding Redhead ruler, was given to me by a carpenter in the late 50s to get me out of his way. He was an apprentice under my grandfather in the 1930s. This was my first tool of my own, andI still use it. It's probably older than me (don't ask...), and its not broken or worn out.
So let's see more of the Steampunk stuff all of us seem to collect without knowing we were following a trend.
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