So, What’s That?

Amanda 3 year s ago

#13 Its schrimshaw. Sailors would carve scenes onto teeth,bones,baleen,etc. It may or may not be authentic. There's tons of fake schrimshaw out there.

Roger 3 year s ago

Good eye. I couldn't tell what the engraving was. Most scrimshaw I've seen has been done on ivory, bone or horns that were used to hold blackpowder. It is really some beautiful work.

Flossy 3 year s ago

#6 You'll find similar "phantoms# for CAT-Scan machines. I'm a radiographer as well!

Elsie 3 year s ago

#15 the eagle iron was not a design choice. The invented could not afford a mold. So the first speed were made in such a waffle iron. I had the Pre-Montreal cross country shoes with the real eagle iron souls.

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Elsie 3 year s ago

Elsie,

Sorry, typo... Waffle iron.

Lissa 3 year s ago

I live in Montréal. What is pre
Montréal cross? I’m curious about the waffle iron.

Lissa 3 year s ago

These types of posts are one of my favourites. Please send more. L

Manerva 3 year s ago

#19 Since Acrylic Glass was only popular after second World War, I think it must have taken longer to reach ordinary users. So I guess possibly this was original in glass and later changed to acrylic.

Austin 3 year s ago

#3 I believe they have it backwards. The hot air from the home is drawn up the chimney (heat rises) which draws cooler air from ground level, especially at night.

"An excessive amount of (chimneys, various vents?) on a house in Castile de Leon, Spain"

A: "I believe it is for cooling purposes. The chimneys cool the air as it enters the home. It’s ancient air conditioning on a modern home. Wind catchers."