I have recently found a couple of builders of classic bicycles, one British (Pashley Cycles) and one American (Worksman Cycles, who even make pennyfarthings). Each one offers wonderful bikes, delightfully characteristic of their national traditions. I was thinking it couldn't get any better.
It got better.
Just down the road from my 1924 bungalow -- well, just down the road, around several corners and a few blocks over, which is still quite close -- is a brand-new business, gearing up to offer a product right out of time: National Moto+Cycle builds motorized cycles of the sort that haven't been made in nearly a hundred years. Just click through their "wall photos." You'll see.
My lodger says I stared at the screen, stunned, when I first saw them.
We're got an invitation to stop by tomorrow. I can't make any promises but I will be bringing my camera.
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RETROTECHNOLOGIST?
I KNEW THE LOSS WAS SERIOUS WHEN I SAW THE NEWSPAPER JUNK THEIR OLD PRINTING PRESSES. Seeing it myself made it real. Ripped the heart right out of that building and that paper.
It's not why newspapers are dying but it is one reason why they die largely unmourned.
I'm pushing back.
Typewriters, Dial Telephones, Hand Tools, Old Amateur Radio Gear, Telegraph Keys, Analog Volt Ohmmeters, Vacuumatic Coffeemakers, Slide Rules, Fountain Pens, etc.: I have 'em. I use 'em.
It's not political.
There are other places for that. People who love old technology can be found all across the spectrum. Let's concentrate on what we have in common.
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It's not why newspapers are dying but it is one reason why they die largely unmourned.
I'm pushing back.
Typewriters, Dial Telephones, Hand Tools, Old Amateur Radio Gear, Telegraph Keys, Analog Volt Ohmmeters, Vacuumatic Coffeemakers, Slide Rules, Fountain Pens, etc.: I have 'em. I use 'em.
It's not political.
There are other places for that. People who love old technology can be found all across the spectrum. Let's concentrate on what we have in common.
A major goal of this blog is to make information findable.
I try to use post titles that include the topic or device covered and to include links to further information. If you have anything to add, please comment on the post or e-mail me.
(e-mail update pending)
PRACTICIONERS OF THE ART:
- ALL THINGS WIRELESS AND LETTERPRESS
- INDIANA HAMFEST CALENDAR, 2015
- DURENBERGER.COM (RADIO BRODCASTING)
- OLDENGINE.ORG
- THE RADIOTELEGRAPHER
- THE RAYMOND SCOTT ARCHIVES BLOG
- VINTAGE TECH OBSESSIONS (Blog)
- AM AMATEUR RADIO FORUM
- BILL'S ANTIQUE RADIOS
- Niel, W0VLZ
- ELECTRONIX AND MORE
- CQ de W0VLZ
- YE OLD DRILLE
- COLLAPSING WORLD
- THE INDIANA HISTORICAL RADIO SOCIETY
- WESTERN HISTORIC RADIO MUSEUM (KEYS)
- Radiotelegraphy.net
- THE TELEGRAPHER
- THE TYPEWRITER PAGES OF WILL DAVIS
- THE STEAMPUNK WORKSHOP
- ROUGH AND TUMBLE ENGINEERS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
- AA9PW FCC EXAM PRACTICE
- MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- THE CLASSIC TYPEWRITER PAGE
- W. R. SMITH: TELEGRAPH KEYS, CLOCKMAKING AND MODELMAKING
- W1TP TELEGRAPH & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT MUSEUMS
- HISTORY OF TELEVISION
About Me
- Roberta X
- I'm *mindlessly* fascinating. My internal monologue is like a frog in a blender, swimming like mad to keep ahead of the blades.
Followers
SOURCES
- Hewlett-Packard Archive
- Edcor Transformers: power, audio, chokes
- Angela Instruments (tube parts)
- Pilot Light Data
- VIZ key: bugs, cooties and keyers
- PM Research: Steam Engines, Stirling Engines
- Campbell Tools (Steam Engine Kits, too)
- Your Old Time Bookstore (titles from Lindsay's Technical Books)
- Extendadot: speed reducers for bug keys
- Vibroplex
- Morse Express
- Antique Electronics Supply
- Modern Radio Labs
- PhoneCo
- Old Phone Works
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