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A fun way to share family history with kids
Ben, my youngest, turned four last month. One of his birthday presents was the book you see above. (Thanks, cousin Jacob!) I am not exaggerating when I say that Flotsam blew me away. This...
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CD player from a bygone era
I’m not sure whether this counts as steampunk or not, but any way you slice it, that’s a beautiful anachronism. And, yes — it actually plays CDs. The speakers are in the trumpet. By bringing back a...
View ArticleMusical curio cabinet of obsolete technology
Got about 3 minutes to spare? Check out this crazy cool video from seb martel. It’s chock full of beautiful anachronisms. There’s even a steel guitar (be still my heart). P.S. Can anyone out there...
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Coffee-stained cyanotypes
Sometimes, you put a question out to the universe and something marvelous comes back. Just last week, I featured DIY Maven‘s neat-o method for antiquing paper using instant coffee. I mused about how...
View ArticleBeautifully anachronistic Victorian steampunk computer
I don’t know about you, but need a break from all the headaches of digital preservation. Lots of questions and speculation, very few concrete answers. I’ll return to this topic in a while (I promise)...
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Ambrotype or Daguerreotype? A quick and easy way to tell the difference
There are two types of cased images you might find in your family collection: ambrotypes and daguerreotypes. The quick and easy way to tell the difference between the two is that a daguerreotype will...
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Transform any digital photo into a genuine daguerreotype
Honestly, people — if this sort of delightful coincidence* keeps happening I’ll have no choice but to start thinking of the Internet as some kind of magic happy wish machine. Remember my post about how...
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Beautifully anachronistic HTTP error message
. You know how sometimes you click on a link and get an error message that says something like: 404 File Not Found? Apelad created a set of illustrations for these kinds of HTTP error messages. You can...
View ArticleClickety Clack!
I have a weakness for obsolete technology in general, and typewriters in particular. This is a marvelous video about a small Chicago business with plenty of clickety clack. He even sells typewriter...
View ArticleEveryday History: LBJ Orders Pants (Now with animation!)
LBJ Orders Pants. Now with animation! Adam and Jesse, the dapper charmers behind this video aren’t in the business of making history engaging and interesting, but they did a bang-up job of it, anyway....
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