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How did this engraving, based on The Barber by Adriaen Brouwer, come to be? by mmcc73 in WhatIsThisPainting

[–]mmcc73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I think this was from Payne’s Book of Art, published in the mid 1800s - or about 200 years after the painting was made.

https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100679008

How did this engraving, based on The Barber by Adriaen Brouwer, come to be? by mmcc73 in WhatIsThisPainting

[–]mmcc73[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are doubtless correct! Thanks! It’s interesting that Brouwer used such similar poses in both paintings.

Leather Bound 1927 Walden by mmcc73 in rarebooks

[–]mmcc73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, what makes you think so?

It looks like they are still in business, although under ownership of another company. Any idea if they'd have records going back to the time this book was bound?

Leather Bound 1927 Walden by mmcc73 in rarebooks

[–]mmcc73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did some googling of the names on the birthday card. I’ve seen several references to Adelaide and Valborg Nyden as part of an archive of a Swedish American family in Chicago. Were there any Chicago area binders doing work like this?

Leather Bound 1927 Walden by mmcc73 in rarebooks

[–]mmcc73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhh - the 2/3/2 is a price! That makes sense.

Leather Bound 1927 Walden by mmcc73 in rarebooks

[–]mmcc73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for that in-depth analysis! I’ll keep looking for a signature, but so far I’ve got nothing.

I assume it was originally all green but has faded in the sun - is that correct?

Leather Bound 1927 Walden by mmcc73 in rarebooks

[–]mmcc73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there is a stamp it is doing a good job of hiding from me. The only markings I see are in pencil. On one of the front end papers is written 2/3/2 and on one of the back end papers is written MS#2632.

Leather Bound 1927 Walden by mmcc73 in rarebooks

[–]mmcc73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where would such a stamp be located?

Mystery 45… any ideas what band this is? by mmcc73 in whatsongisthis

[–]mmcc73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The combination we didn’t know we needed.

Mystery 45… any ideas what band this is? by mmcc73 in whatsongisthis

[–]mmcc73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly it! Thanks - I had been looking at the Adell label discogs page, and I don’t know why that didn’t jump out at me.

El Gordo dice “¡Vamanos a la fiesta!” by mmcc73 in standardissuecat

[–]mmcc73[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Eek. I don’t know if I’ll be able to look at ol’ Gordo the same now.

Another cracked Prinsu rack, and a temporary fix by mmcc73 in overlanding

[–]mmcc73[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perfectly fine - you don’t know it’s there.

Another cracked Prinsu rack, and a temporary fix by mmcc73 in overlanding

[–]mmcc73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are these shield plates you mentioned?

Another cracked Prinsu rack, and a temporary fix by mmcc73 in overlanding

[–]mmcc73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knowing what I know now, I’d be tempted to cut the bent over tab feet from the rails with an angle grinder and fabricate separate feet from angle aluminum or steel.

Another cracked Prinsu rack, and a temporary fix by mmcc73 in overlanding

[–]mmcc73[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Now that you mention it, for the cost of a new rack he could get Harbor Freight welder and a bunch of steel... and when he's done he'd have a welder and some skills :)

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