Background Reading Archives - Vintage Man Stuff

17 Nov

Background Reading, Fantastic Vintage Finds, Picking in the wild

Leica Post Camera – Fantastic Vintage Finds

December 4, 2023
By K@VMS
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The Find: One very interesting camera A Leica MDa POST 1972 24x27mm with a Summaron 35mm f 2.8 lens. When you look at it, you get the feeling something is wrong. As wel as the strange rectangular ste...

21 Jul

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

World famous slide rules

November 24, 2023
By K@VMS
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How does a slide rule makes this list of world famous slide rules? Read on and find out! Most people heard about the slide rule as a predecessor to the hand held electronic calculator. But besides the...

30 Apr

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Vintage Manly Tools

Great vintage collection: slide rules

July 18, 2023
By K@VMS
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This article is looking into collecting slide rules, the calculating aid that was widely used before the electronic pocket calculator (different field of collecting). From as early as the 17th century...

02 Apr

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

Vintage camp stove collecting information

April 25, 2023
By K@VMS
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Vintage camp stove collecting can be a fun and rewarding hobby for outdoor enthusiasts, historians, and collectors. Collecting vintage camp stoves allows you to appreciate the history and evolution of...

22 Jan

Background Reading, Collecting vintage, Vintage style

Top 5 vintage things for men

January 24, 2023
By K@VMS
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What are the best vintage things for men? When a man is buying his stuff he unconsciously takes a few rules into account. First shopping must be easy, when there are not a lot of shops close together ...

21 Dec

Background Reading, Design trends, Vintage style

Vintage industrial design

February 14, 2023
By K@VMS
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Vintage industrial design is the reason why one item looks and feels so much better than the ordinary basic item. This article tries to explain how this works. Industrial design history Industrial d...

01 Dec

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

Picking vintage in Denmark

December 16, 2022
By K@VMS
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I was actually wondering if it would be possible to pick up some vintage items in Denmark. We were lucky enough to find a beautiful home in the middle of Denmark about a 1,5 hour drive from the Germa...

09 Nov

Background Reading, Collecting vintage

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 enthus...

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 ...