20
Oct
Collecting vintage diver equipment
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K@VMS
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
1500 items on Vintage Man Stuff – Celebrating with ALF
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K@VMS
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
Great vintage collection: Early automatic wrist watches
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K@VMS
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
Great vintage collection: Pocket slide rules
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K@VMS
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
Great vintage collection: the electronic calculator
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K@VMS
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...
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...
14
Jul
Collecting vintage Beer Mugs, Steins and Stoneware
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K@VMS
There are several things I am interested in. Amongst these are drinking beer, collecting and vintage stuff. Resulting in picking up vintage beer mugs whenever I can. I think the region I live in is ve...
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 ...