Vintage Cast
Vintage Cast
Glass-workers belong to an old tradition and discipline. Their handiwork has evolved into the glass lamp shades found as objects of indoor decoration in many houses today. The infiltration of these objects accelerated in the times of the Industrial Revolution, precisely when gas-fired and electric illumination was embedded into city grids. One towering figure was Louis Comfort Tiffany, famed for almost singlehandedly fashioning the industry of glass lamp shades.
The lamp shades are available in a dizzying array of shapes and designs. Large-scale production methods means artisan teams no longer slave to produce a trickle of products. Instead, popular and hot-selling designs can be issued at breakneck pace to reach many more homes.
The high malleability of glass is derived from the fact that glass becomes soft and flowing at high temperatures. In turn this leads to many stylistic possibilities. Controlling and shaping the glass is a profession dating back thousands of years. A large fraction of products from this profession was in items like glasses, lanterns and containers. The need to cover lightbulbs only came in the last one hundred and fifty years.
The molecular structure of glass is a blend of silicon and oxygen. In contrast to other materials, glass has no regularity in its crystal lattice. In fact, it’s molecular structure is completely disordered, giving rise to a new class of substances which are, unsurprisingly, named “glasses”. Some people point out that it’s perpetually a liquid because of evidence that it continues to flow, seen in old church windows that are thicker at the bottom than the top. However, this is likely to be an incorrect interpretation of observations as the flowing probably occurred most when the window was initially cast.
Craftsmen use the malleable molten state to their advantage for producing the myriad shapes. To take an example, a craftsman uses a hollow metal tube called a blow pipe to pick up raw glasses. As he rolls it on a surface, he blows into it periodically to give it a cavity and some shape. For small objects, it’s very easy to manage the glass. For larger objects, great skill and patience are required.
The artisan can improve upon his product further by adding finer details such as curling the edge of coloring the surface. Louis Comfort Tiffany pioneered the stained glass lamp shades by combining colored glass with iron rods. He drew inspiration from his past work in stained glass art. To color the glass, he added iron oxide impurities, and generated shapes of natural scenes or creatures with iron.
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►►Here is some trivia for the person who knows the VINTAGE TV WESTERNS?
These are TOUGH questions, pardner…….unless you are also a bit vintage! (Like me.)
1. What tv Western started off with a showdown ?
2. Who shot first?
3. Re: the winner of the shootout……who was he?
4. Who was this: ” His fast gun for hire head’s the calling wind.”
5. Which Western character kept journals on his travels, a habit which the star also did, in real life. ( HINT….he was also a cast member of the movie, “Pillow Talk.”)
6. Who fought the Clantons at the OK Corral, in the final episode of this show??
7. What two Westers took place in the SAME town, and were on tv during the same time frame, give or take some years.
(Hint: one show was about a REAL person who had lived. The other, was about a fictional character, but oooohhh what a character he was!!)
1. The marshal walks out on the street and faces the bad guy, you get a close up of the marshals face, the a shot from his back as the bad guy draws and shoots, and misses, the marshal draws, shoots and does not miss.
The Marshal, Matt Dillion, the show, Gunsmoke.
2. See #1
3. See #1
4. A knight without honor in a savage land. Paladin.
5. Johnny Yuma
6. Wyatt Earp
7. OK, this one could be tricky becuase there are two possible answers. Wyatt Earp and Tombstone, and also Gunsmoke and Bat Masterson.
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1 Vintage Diecast Die Cast Gasoline Truck Toy New Scale VTG NR Vintage Rare OLD $15.16 |
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Lodge Logic LPGI3 Pro 20-by-10-7/16-Inch Cast-Iron Grill/Griddle $40.99 Lodge Logic, 20″ x 10-7/16″, Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Pro-Grid Griddle With Reversible Cooking Surfaces, Smooth and Raised-Rib, Ready to Use, No Seasoning Required, Both Cooking Surfaces Feature A Slight Slope For Drainage Into A Generous Grease Gutter, Use On Camp Stove Or Inside On Gas Or Electric Range, Individually Boxed…. |
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All American 921 21-1/2-Quart Pressure Cooker/Canner $199.99 This heavy-duty pressure cooker’s large capacity is probably best utilized for canning (though it would also be great for a number of cooking tasks). A pressure cooker is generally recommended when canning vegetables and nonacid fruit, since the high heat that can be generated will kill more bacteria than a regular hot water bath. Made from cast aluminum, with sturdy screws to seal the lid to the … |
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Amco Enameled Aluminum Lemon Squeezer $5.85 Amco Houseworks 8565 Lemon Squeezer Enameled Aluminum Yellow… |
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The Music of SMASH $9.09 The highly anticipated album features stars Katharine McPhee (Karen), Megan Hilty (Ivy Lynn) and other cast members performing the original music created for the show s narrative and for the musical-within-a-musical. Highlighted on the album are the Broadway-caliber songs written for the series by Tony and Grammy winners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The “Smash” also includes some of the pop tun… |
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Musicals Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection $7.93 Musical Classics 50 Movie MegaPack – Fabulous Dorseys Calendar Girl Sunny Swing Hostess Dixiana Palooka Glorifying the American Girl Check & Double Check Paradise in Harlem Duke is Tops Reet Petite & Gone Killer Diller Delightfully Dangerous Private Buckaroo Stage Door Canteen Career Girl Second Chorus Trocadero People Are Funny Doll Face Great Baggo Dancing Pirate Road Show Hi Diddle Diddle Rock… |
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The T.A.M.I. Show Collector’s Edition $8.05 Mint condition cover and disc of musical performances from 1964 by The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, The Supremes, Lesly Gore, The Rolling Stones and more. (Region 1 US & Canada)… |
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A Town Like Alice [VHS] $9.99 Product Details Actors: Helen Morse, Bryan Brown, Gordon Jackson, Dorothy Alison, Yuki Shimoda Directors: David Stevens Writers: Nevil Shute, Rosemary Anne Sisson, Tom Hegarty Producers: Henry Crawford Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC Rated: NR (Not Rated) Number of tapes: 1 Studio: Anchor Bay VHS Release Date: July 30, 1992 Run Time: 301 minutes… |
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Alice in Wonderland [VHS] $24.99 … |
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RARE SESAME STREET VINTAGE, 20-YEAR-OLD VIDEO: I Want To Go Home! And Other Stories (Features 3 Stories To Read Along With Big Bird) **PLUS FREE 20-YR-OLD, VINTAGE VHS: Great Moments From Sesame Street With New Live Segments: Sing Along $35.00 **OWN THIS VINTAGE, 20-YEAR-OLD SESAME STREET VIDEO **PLUS FREE VINTAGE VIDEO! Great Moments From Sesame Street With New Live Segments: Sing Along & Start-To-Read Video: I Want To Go Home! And Other Stories (Features 3 Stories To Read Along With Big Bird). Collectibles For Your Personal Nostalgia; Also Valuable Teaching Tools For Children. Children Will Recognize Many Of Their Favorite Songs In Th… |
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South Pacific (Collector’s Edition) $9.26 The dazzling Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, brought to lush life by the director of the original stage version, Joshua Logan. Set on a remote island during the Second World War, South Pacific tracks two parallel romances: one between a Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) “as corny as Kansas in August” and a wealthy French plantation owner (Rossano Brazzi), the other between a young American officer (John … |
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