15
Sep
Vintage manly tools: the coffee grinder
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K@VMS
Grinding roasted coffee beans is hard work when doing it by hand. So let's call it a manly job! I like to share some information here on the art of coffee grinding for a great cup of coffee....vintag...
04
Sep
Vintage collection: ALRO circular slide rules from Holland
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K@VMS
This article focusses on Also circular slide rules. Slide rules are a field of collecting in their own right, read the article Great vintage collection : slide rules, for general information on this c...
02
Sep
Collecting Vintage: The Durobor or Dur-o-bor Coffee maker
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K@VMS
There are many ways to make slow coffee. At the birth of the Durobor stands the methode commonly known as "drip style coffee", where hot water runs through a filter holding the coffee grind. For insta...
21
May
Vintage Timeless design: Parva Stapler by Romeo Maestri
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K@VMS
The Maestri Company
Founded in Milano, Italy by Romeo Maestri in 1919 the Company first manufactured various kinds of seals like string safety seals, seals for mills and post parcels. Maestri’s wife ...
15
Feb
Your own Casino – vintage style
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K@VMS
How to make your social time into quality time?
Time off is great, time spend with your friends even better. When enjoying time with your friends, why not make it an experience? With a few vintage it...
28
May
Picking vintage in New York City
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K@VMS
When a trip to New York came up I was actually wondering if it would be possible to pick up some vintage items in the USA. Now the question became can I find vintage in New York City? It seems thrifti...
16
Jan
Vintage Stuff Manmade: Toy soldiers different molds
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K@VMS
Different types of molds / casting moulds
Around the 1970’s there were only a handful of mold makers, producing starter kits and series of molds. We will look into them more closely below:
Zinnbriga...
26
Dec
Vintage Stuff Manmade: Toy Soldiers
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K@VMS
Winter 1970. Only a few channels on TV. Fireplace lit. You are 14 years old and finaly your dad is home for a longer period of time since business is slow due to bad weather. Out of nowhere your dad a...
13
Dec
Vintage Timeless design: B&O bottle opener
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K@VMS
About the Bang and Olufsen Company
Svend Olufsen (born 1897) and his friend Peter Bang (born 1900), Both from Denmark started working together from the attic on the Olufsen family house late 1924. In...
30
Nov
American Gods – checkers for your life
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K@VMS
About every year I find a new serie to watch! Series seem to get better and better and the best series are not only made by Networks like HBO who we have to thank for Game of Thrones and FOX that prod...