Hobbies and DIY
Seaweed Collecting
Back in the Victorian era, this was apparently a popular hobby. From Collectors Weekly:
And yes, the seaweed did smell bad. But Collectors Weekly reminds us that the Victorian era was "a more pungent time."
Posted By: Alex - Sat Apr 18, 2015 -
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Category: Hobbies and DIY, Nineteenth Century
Diamond Postcard Gun
Original ad here.
Original text here.
I am uncertain about how the technology of 1914 allowed for one-minute development of photos. But somehow they managed, as you can see from the buttons below.
And damn, that was one gorgeous hunk of equipment!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 07, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Hobbies and DIY, Photography and Photographers, 1910s
XM42 Flamethrower
Purchase yours here.
A tip of the propeller beanie to Charles Stross.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 21, 2015 -
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Category: Death, Destruction, Hobbies and DIY, Technology
Car with Thatched Roof
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 03, 2014 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Hobbies and DIY, 1960s, Cars
Collecting Dirt
Back in 1936, Patricia Salter had an unusual hobby for a 12-year-old girl. She collected dirt. Whenever I come across stories like this, it always makes me wonder what became of the collection. I'm guessing that at some point it must have been tossed in the trash, or dumped outside.But it looks like there are some like-minded dirt enthusiasts in the present day, over at the Museum of Dirt.
Source: The Washington Post - Feb 9, 1936
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jun 16, 2014 -
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Category: Hobbies and DIY, Collectors, 1930s
Alouette
Alouette by René Jodoin & by Norman McLaren, National Film Board of Canada
Once upon a time, before karaoke, our ancient ancestors entertained themselves thus.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 27, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Hobbies and DIY, Music, 1940s
Enjoy the Experience
This 2-disc compilation of "homemade recordings" is pure caviar for all WU-vies. Listen to more at the link below, then buy your copy--which features many other "hits"--soon!
YouTube playlist here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 21, 2014 -
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Category: Hobbies and DIY, Music, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Make Molds for Fun & Profit
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 30, 2014 -
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Category: Hobbies and DIY, Sexuality, Advertising, 1950s
Walter Potter
The Wikipedia page.
Alas, the museum was dissolved in 2003.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 23, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Eccentrics, Hobbies and DIY, Museums, Outsider Art, Europe, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
Internet Movie Cars Database
Car buffs are fanatical. A group of them has compiled a database of car appearances in films, the Internet Movie Cars Database, to accompany the more famous IMDB.
With screen captures.
So suppose, like me, you once drove a Mercury Marauder, circa 1973. You can now nostalgically learn all the times that make and model of vehicle appeared onscreen.
My car looked exactly like the one below, down to the paint job.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 13, 2013 -
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Category: Hobbies and DIY, Movies, Collectors, Cars
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