Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think I remember commercials for The Clapper, from the 80s--or am I imagining things? Fun collections of items/pictures to look at. Cheers, Nathan On 23 May, 2010, at 2:04 , Jeff Moore wrote: > As I've mentioned, many of the things belonging to my parents and me > from the house I grew up in are due to go on the auction block later > today, starting at 10AM Sunday, 23 May, near Doylestown, PA: > > http://www.robillardauctions.com/index.html > > I bet some of the Philly LUGgers could make it if they wanted. > Unfortunately, the Moravian Tile Festival (!) is no longer also taking > place in town -- I think that was the previous weekend. > > It's kind of a weird feeling -- it feels good to have mostly sorted > through the 50 years' accumulated things, picked out what we want to > and have room to keep, gotten the rest hauled off to the auction > house -- but it's pretty odd so see my stuff, our stuff, my mom's > stuff... there in the auction house. > > My, um, process seems to involve taking pictures of some things before > letting them go. So here are some snaps of some of the > artifacts... an odd collection, because some are things I took > pictures of so people could try to appraise their value, some are > things I remember being fond of as a kid, and some are remarkable > (often "As Seen on TV!") examples of the sort of gadgety gizmos my dad > just loved to keep buying. No idea how much general interest this > collection may have: > > > http://photos.bazbarfoo.com/Scratch/Auction-20100523/12252758_YZJXp#873462876_2qVfM > > ...but I think this may jog a few memories (or just scare people -- > that boy ain't quite right!) > > > http://photos.bazbarfoo.com/Scratch/Auction-20100523/12252758_YZJXp#873503679_FQ3rN-A-LB > > Next... here's a really cool and unique car (no, this didn't come from > my house!) being sold the same day: the 1958 Westland W-2. Is it > partly a Healey project? It was in a truck, so my pictures are a mite > crappy, but this is a really spectacular-looking auto (especially from > the front). > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jbm/scratch/WestlandFront.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jbm/scratch/WestlandBack.html > > Jack the Auctioneer: > > > http://bazbarfoo.smugmug.com/Other/Notebook/11919929_7HRs4#875710237_GcCRH-A-LB > > So. Odd times. > > -Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog