What have you got that will 'see you out'?
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Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Me and my brother used turquoise 'Quink' ink at school. The history teacher who taught both of us,albeit 3 years apart,sussed straight away we were brothers on seeing my turquoise ink. Well,that and the same surname might've helped
,but i still liked his acknowledgment of such a fine colour of ink!
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Turquoise Quink was the choice of literary geniuses aged nine.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
In an Osmoroid fountain pen with Italic nib
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Is it the same as this one?🤔
Edit...Obviously not the same make, as your's is a Stanley,but are they both from the same era?
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Is this old? Both were my dad's,which he used for his job and D.I.Y. The bottom one looks pretty old,but not having a clue about tools,D.I.Y or anything like that i'm just guessing it could be.
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The Record one is 1950's
The wooden one is Victorian or early 20th Century.
My Dad was an antique restorer, he must have had over 100 of the wooden planes, each one with a different shaped blade to make mouldings, dado rails, architraves, skirting, window frames etc.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Ok,thanks for that! I'm surprised the wooden one is so old. I've always thought it was my dad's from his apprentice days in the 1940's. Though i suppose it might've been and it was second hand to him. The Record one,i always remember him having it,along with about 3 other planes.
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Notafettler
Guest
2 Rohloff gears, 2 pairs of Sputnik wheels and jar of marmite.
Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
I still use the Iahgee that came down my mother’s family from 1930s. Ive had photos published in Railway Magazine that I took with it.
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Zweiformat-Auto-Ultrix
Notafettler
Guest
The jar of marmite will last longest.....minging stuff.
accountantpete
OAP
Mavic 610 BB. Apparently it “requires personal courage, real expertise" to install - both of which I am lacking so it's staying on the mantelpiece.
delb0y
Legendary Member
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos
My Fender Stratocaster. It's a mere 41 years old now. I bought it new, it's always been way better than I am, and thus I never needed anything else (save for a few spares for when I break strings at a gig). It's been refretted as I wore out the original frets, but I'm more of an acoustic player these days so I won't wear out the current frets. Plus there are no gigs anymore anyway. I have plenty of other guitars should I need to sell a few to buy a mobility scooter or a stairlift one day. But I shall keep the strat!
Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
If you get the chamfer right it doesn’t.
Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
I have a pebble collection. Each of them has significance to me. I cannot explain to anyone else and there is no reason for them to car.
Whoever has to clear up after me might wonder about them as they chuck them into the bin bag.
