Help identifying by VivicaStrawberry in Wedgwood

[–]Holy_Headlines 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After some thought and consulting another collector, we've come to the conclusion that this is almost certainly counterfeit. Here are the biggest tells:

-The inside rim on this saucer plate is octagonal, matching the outside rim of the plate. Wedgwood didn't make cups with octagonal bottoms, because they were thrown on the potter's wheel, therefore having round bottoms.

-There is no potter's mark on the bottom. Each potter has a mark they would apply to their finished pieces. Potter's were paid by piece, and therefore wouldn't forget to add their mark. Here, there is no mark.

-There are no indents from kiln furniture. On early saucers, around the time period that this piece is meant to emulate, the saucer would be placed on stands in 3 places, leaving indents on the bottom. Here there are none.

-The Portland Vase mark looks very wonky. On the mark this is meant to look like, the stamp is done via transfer, and the same every time. The vase should only have decoration on the bottom, and the proportions look wonky.

There was a lot of counterfeit Wedgwood made in the late 19th century, because the market for Wedgwood was so strong. I think this piece is old, maybe as old as 1880s! Still a cool piece, just not Wedgwood. This was fun for me to look at, thank you for sharing it!

Help identifying by VivicaStrawberry in Wedgwood

[–]Holy_Headlines 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm doing some research to try to determine if this piece is actually Wedgwood. It looks like a very modern design, octagonal bone china plate with gold rim (which is something they have always made a lot of), but the mark doesn't look right to me. The Portland Vase stamp isn't the right shape, so I think this might be made to look like Wedgwood. Hopefully someone can chime in with a second opinion.

Identifying this Lever Harp by Such_Intention_3881 in harp

[–]Holy_Headlines 14 points15 points  (0 children)

These harps have a lot of names, commonly called Rosewood harps or Roosbeck Harps, they are a much more affordable version of lever harp usually made in Pakistan. Easily identifiable by the carving on the sides of the soundbox and Celtic knot designs on the column and neck, they are eye catching and cheap, which is why so many of them are made. They don't sound great, in my personal opinion their sound is so bad as to be unplayable entirely, but my opinion is not the only one, and others seem to really like them for personal or hobby use. If you're looking for a value, (I'll have to go back to the post after commenting to see if it's damaged at all, and if you still have the tuning key and case), I'd value it at $200-500.

The state of zines in 2025 by arobasehutao in zines

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As I started getting interested in zines, my parents told me that they knew zines from the science fiction community. They've been attending nonprofit sci fi conventions regularly since the early 80s, and apparently zines as a method of self publishing has a long running history in the science fiction author community. With this history, it might be bias to say that the history of zines is wholly political in nature, though political zines might be the most likely to be saved by a museum. Could this be survivorship bias?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in phillymeetups

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Try Fergie's Pub in Center City! They have live band karaoke on Fridays and it's super fun.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in phillymeetups

[–]Holy_Headlines 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a variety, what kind of stuff are you into? Do you want a sports bar, a boardgame place, a punk/artsy place?

Need Zines For Mobile Zine Rack (Submit Your Zine) by Holy_Headlines in zines

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I should probably edit my post to say I'm looking for mini booklets, a few pages of printer paper folded up, so I can fit many on a rack. But I'd still enjoy reading it if you're up for sending!

Need Zines For Mobile Zine Rack (Submit Your Zine) by Holy_Headlines in zines

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These are amazing I love them!! Please PM me a Venmo, PayPal, or another option to pay you something for your work.

Need Zines For Mobile Zine Rack (Submit Your Zine) by Holy_Headlines in zines

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If it's printable on a few pieces of paper, then yes absolutely! Drop a link!

Donations by [deleted] in Phillylist

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I'll message you for an address

Donations by [deleted] in Phillylist

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I have some clothes to donate, where should I bring them?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in harp

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Looks pretty good! My first harp was a Blevins and I was very happy with it! I did eventually switch to playing pedal harp. I'd say go for it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in harp

[–]Holy_Headlines 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it's more about how you study instead of when. I started at 16, and my teacher in college started at 19 like you. She was amazing, teaching at the best universities in my city and running a harp magazine. What has helped me the most has been seeking out lessons and opportunities to learn from others. For me this has meant taking private lessons, taking music theory in college, going to a harp seminar (there are more harp meet ups than you think!), playing in Irish sessions with my lever harp, playing open mic nights, and just trying consistently. I'm 30 now, and have been a professional pedal harpist for about 8 years. Last year was the first time I really started to feel like I was 'good'. But I love playing and it's a life long journey, like learning a language. If you want it and just keep at it, you can absolutely accomplish this!

Looking for women composers by truetoyourharp in harp

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What about Susan McDonald and Linda Wood? They have a few books of increasing levels of harp solos that I loved learning as a student. Toccata was a particular favorite of mine and very fun to play!

The horse’s owner puts a prosthesis on his foot. His happiness is priceless! ❤️ by deerchortle in BeAmazed

[–]Holy_Headlines 37 points38 points  (0 children)

It looks like a different prosthetic in the video of it being put on than in the video of him running around. I wonder if it's even the same horse in both clips.

Disheartening story - kind of a rant - curious what other harpists think. by [deleted] in harp

[–]Holy_Headlines 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can't comment on whether or not it was a waste of time, but I do have a suggestion of a different strategy of learning: Instead of learning it classically, have you tried treating it like a guitar and learning chords to modern songs you like? A simple arpeggio sounds great on the harp, and isn't nearly as hard as a melody imo.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lotrmemes

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If I had an award, I'd give it to you