Vintage Technology Obsessions

A blog about all kinds of vintage technology from simple mechanisms of the late 1800s through electronics and robotics of the 1980s. Many posts will be typecast and some will be off topic bits from everyday life. The blog will wander and meander with my quasi-evolving and ever changing interests.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Off to San Francisco and Pre-travel Ramblings

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Bad Godzilla!  Drop that rhino, right now! Greetings, all!  I'm sorry for the scarcity of posts as of late, but life has been busy ...
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

A Typogram Received! Election Avoidance on the Blog of the Beast

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It's election night.  I am a serious political junkie and need a temporary distraction.  I have interrupted my MSN, CNN, Politico, Wonke...
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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Halloween Horror: The Keychopping Edition

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This image from ebay auction 271090064838 looks ominous.  I've seen worse.  The often seen polished keys perched merrily on top of a b...
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Terror of the Violin Master Class

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Seventeen years and many thousands of hours of practice and the bow hold can still be improved upon. So, you want to be a professional v...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

We Obviously Need More Fountain Pens

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After viewing a Master Class at the Kauffman Center, MEK, the nerdlings and I dropped by the Pen Place at Crown Center in downtown Kansas Ci...
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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Green Machines: A Royal Signet and Portable of 1932

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It occurred to me that I have never shown our Depression era Royal Signet.  This machine stands in stark contrast to its more expensive sibl...
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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Triumph NORM-6 of 1938

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My slate workbench is currently occupied by a high school Honors Biology insect project.  The floor will have to make do. Correctio...
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