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09 Nov

Great collection: The mechanical vintage stapler

November 9, 2022
By K@VMS
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Before we went almost entirely digital and left no more paper made paper trail we all used to have one. There is a certain pulling you in when you encounter one of these. Unfortunately you see them le...

13 Oct

Background Reading, Bar Games, Collecting vintage, Vintage style

Vintage chess set collecting information

March 8, 2023
By K@VMS
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This article offers information on vintage chess set collecting specific and general information on the chess game. Vintage chess sets are highly sought after by collectors but also by many enthusiast...

18 Jan

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Vintage Manly Tools, Vintage Stuff Manmade, Vintage style

Great vintage collection: miniature oil cans

October 28, 2022
By K@VMS
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They are small, can be carried in your hand or pocket and were an important part of the industrial revolution: miniature oil cans! Often made of tin measuring about 2 - 3 inches or 5 - 7 cm and quite ...

20 Oct

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Vintage Manly Tools, Vintage Stuff Manmade

Collecting vintage diver equipment

December 13, 2022
By K@VMS
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Vintage diver equipment When look for quality, this is often found with items that have to reliable in their use. For instance watches have to be very precise in their timekeeping and carpenter hand ...

05 Jul

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Vintage style, Vintage toy information

1500 items on Vintage Man Stuff – Celebrating with ALF

July 5, 2021
By K@VMS
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In celebration of the 1500th item added to VintageManStuff.com today (July 5th 2021) I awarded myself this piece of Vintage Man Stuff. It is an original ALF series puppet/Doll holding his stuff (2 mus...

15 Jun

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Vintage style

Great vintage collection: Early automatic wrist watches

June 15, 2021
By K@VMS
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Some ancient history and perspective Before the early automatic wrist watches, there were pocket watches.These marvelous pieces of engineering were somewhat bulky since size was restricted only by th...

30 Jan

Background Reading, Collecting vintage

Great vintage collection: Pocket slide rules

January 30, 2021
By K@VMS
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Slide rules are a field of collecting in their own right, read the article Great vintage collection : slide rules, for general information on this calculation aid. In this article I will be looking in...

16 Sep

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Vintage Design item, Vintage Manly Tools, Vintage style

Great vintage collection: the electronic calculator

November 17, 2020
By K@VMS
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When doing your math homework you were happy with every tool dat could make your calculations quicker. In the 1970's you could choose between learning to operate the slide rule (see vintage collection...

04 Sep

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Uncategorized, Vintage Manly Tools, Vintage style

Vintage collection: ALRO circular slide rules from Holland

December 15, 2022
By K@VMS
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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

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Vintage Design item, Vintage style

Collecting Vintage: The Durobor or Dur-o-bor Coffee maker

December 15, 2022
By K@VMS
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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...