Posted on 10/05/2007 at 02:03
Moulinex Sixties
Let's give back to Caesar what belongs to him : it's my girlfriend who found this beauty... Her GrandMother's sixties meat grinder, shamefully abandoned for years in a closet... I know, I've got a weird sense of beauty, but I love this object...
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Posted on 10/05/2007 at 01:01
Ice-O-Mat...
I told you recently about that... Here is a first article of a new section : Fifties Stuff!
You probably noticed (if not, please see an ophthalmologist) that I'm a true Fifties-Sixties/ streamline design enthusiast. As time goes, my collection grows, and now I've got a pretty nice collection of vintage object decorating my interior... Some ideas you might find useful, if you like this style as well!
So, to start, here is a pair of Ice-O-Mat, ice crusher devices : you just put ice cubes in the top compartment, turn the handle, and voila ; clockwise to make fine ice, counter clockwise to make coarse ice ("F" and "C" are written above the handle).
Not only this helps you making the best Mojito you've ever drink, but their look is so vintage! And guess what, you can find them at very affordable prices on eBay US. The standard models are pretty usual to find, while the "luxe" ones (chrome platted, like mines) are less easy to find. But patience helps...
At last, they ll are equipped with a wall mount : ideal in a kitchen, right?
Funny detail, marvel of the all-on-the-internet : on each of the ice crushers, there's a US patent number ; by giving those references to Google Patents, we find back the original technical drawings!
You probably noticed (if not, please see an ophthalmologist) that I'm a true Fifties-Sixties/ streamline design enthusiast. As time goes, my collection grows, and now I've got a pretty nice collection of vintage object decorating my interior... Some ideas you might find useful, if you like this style as well!
So, to start, here is a pair of Ice-O-Mat, ice crusher devices : you just put ice cubes in the top compartment, turn the handle, and voila ; clockwise to make fine ice, counter clockwise to make coarse ice ("F" and "C" are written above the handle).
Not only this helps you making the best Mojito you've ever drink, but their look is so vintage! And guess what, you can find them at very affordable prices on eBay US. The standard models are pretty usual to find, while the "luxe" ones (chrome platted, like mines) are less easy to find. But patience helps...
At last, they ll are equipped with a wall mount : ideal in a kitchen, right?
Funny detail, marvel of the all-on-the-internet : on each of the ice crushers, there's a US patent number ; by giving those references to Google Patents, we find back the original technical drawings!
- Design Patent (1953, pat. D173548)
- Container engaging mecanism (1955, pat. 2947434)
- Design for an Ice Crusher (1948, pat. D151102)
- Crusher (1940, pat. 2213166)
Posted on 20/04/2007 at 15:55
Den of iniquity
What the f***!? I've just discovered my (ex-)Lambretta, which now has a peaceful (or supposed so) life in Paris... Hanging around in some dens of iniquity!
Many thanks to Pierre (whose superb orange GTR is in the background) for letting me publish his photo here!
All the pictures of this meeting of the Tontons Scooteurs can be seen by clicking on the above picture...
A though to my mate Flo, who lives just a few meters from the place where this picture was shot...
All the pictures of this meeting of the Tontons Scooteurs can be seen by clicking on the above picture...
A though to my mate Flo, who lives just a few meters from the place where this picture was shot...
Posted on 18/04/2007 at 19:03
Back in time...
Juan les Pins, 60's...
Everything has changed, and at the same time, everything's the same.
In the end, only the girls have really changed, leaving the class and sexy fashion from the sixties for the disgusting flesh and silicon market of the 3rd millenium... Times change!
To listen while looking at this picture : Dany Logan, "Mon cœur à Juan les Pins"...
Edit 18/04/2007 :
Till now I only had a partiel scan of this photo... I come back today on this picture (original article from 2006/09/30), as I finally found the original post card (thanks to eBay, as usual!)!
The card has been send on August 20th 1967. Dauphine and DS populated the streets, a big "Fly TWA" sign was above the Crystal... The GrandMarnier on the left still exists, as well as the LunaPark on its right side, which has became a place full of noisy, blinking arcade games... I imagine that by that time, it was full of Flippers!
Posted on 03/04/2007 at 13:51
DKW RT125 Handbook
Yet another manual on ShamWerks!
Technical data about the DKW/IFA RT125 being pretty hard to find (part from German stuff), I put online today a DKW RT 125 Care manual (date unknown, between 54 and 57)... Plus, it's in french! (Sorry, you English-speaking reader!)
This is another discovery made on eBay... That I scan for you today, hopefully it could be useful to some others! (drop me a line if so!)
You can download the full manual at once as a Zip archive here : [download manual] (12 pages 990x706, 5.6Mo).
Technical data about the DKW/IFA RT125 being pretty hard to find (part from German stuff), I put online today a DKW RT 125 Care manual (date unknown, between 54 and 57)... Plus, it's in french! (Sorry, you English-speaking reader!
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This is another discovery made on eBay... That I scan for you today, hopefully it could be useful to some others! (drop me a line if so!)
