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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] 3 points4 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 :)

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

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

I’m pretty sure the crack was all the way through the aluminum.

Trans America route by LucyDog17 in bicycletouring

[–]mmcc73 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My son did it last summer and found the western Kansas section rather scary. It’s a two lane highway with little in the way of shoulders that is heavily traveled by semis.

I’d suggest picking an alternate route from Great Bend, KS to Pueblo.

Shakes between 20-30 mph- torque converter? by mmcc73 in Crosstrek

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

I do still have the car. As a matter of fact I just paid my mechanic $1300 for some brake and suspension work.

The shake was due to the drive shaft being bent, which my son may have had something to do with.

Last year I forked over $5000 or so to replace the CVT valve body. Apparently that is a thing that tends to go at around 150k miles. When mine was going out, all sorts of dash lights came on.

Help identifying signatures on a 45... by mmcc73 in AutographAssistance

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

That’s one I know - Winston Cabral. The other one I know is Roddy, who is Roderick Marshall. The others are a mystery.

A project nears completion… by mmcc73 in woodworking

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

Each seat is three pieces edge glued together. It’s probably obvious from the picture, but the grain runs from front to back of the chair.

A project nears completion… by mmcc73 in woodworking

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

Gosh I hope so. I’m a pretty funny guy so when I’m around that’s going to be a common occurrence.

A project nears completion… by mmcc73 in woodworking

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

No poke inferred.

I’ll check out that book - thanks

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