whatsitworth | August 20, 2012
I recently acquired this camera from a colleague in New York. The box is 7 x 7 x 3 inches and the device inside is 6 inches in diameter. The ribbon glued to the cover of the box reads, “C.P. Stirn’s Patent Time and Instantaneous Concealed Vest Camera. Honorable Mention Florence, Italy 1887. Medal of [...]
whatsitworth | August 2, 2012
I bought this press about thirty years ago as a decorative conversation piece. At the time I was told it was a fig press. It stands about 22 inches to the arched top and weighs about thirty pounds. When the crank on the side is turned a screw action pushes a metal plate into the [...]
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