Resistance Heating And The Billionaire
Yesterday we took a tour of Hearst Castle, and it got me interested in resistance heating. Why is it stillKeep Reading
Yesterday we took a tour of Hearst Castle, and it got me interested in resistance heating. Why is it stillKeep Reading
Today I spent a couple of hours in a basement archive belonging to the New York Times. It was aKeep Reading
In many years of going to the Alameda antiques market, I’ve stumbled across some unique and mysterious items, but nothingKeep Reading
I bought this sign at the Alameda antiques market after noticing it a few months in a row. I’m intoKeep Reading
For years I’d been searching for a matched set of vintage wooden folding chairs. Recently, just as I was aboutKeep Reading
Want a model railroad layout inside your house that takes up almost no space and is barely visible? Got aKeep Reading
When the sun rose on BART in 1972, it was a joyous, miraculous thing – the future had arrived. AtKeep Reading
I visited the Berkeley Public Library the other day looking for planning drawings, to see what kind of ideas orKeep Reading
Among all the random stuff I’ve collected over the years, this 1881 Boston phone book is one of the standouts.Keep Reading
It’s no King Tut’s tomb, but the History Room at the Berkeley Public Library is worth a look. Due toKeep Reading
Bought this badass stool today… I’m assuming it’s Korean War era, since it’s marked “Selective Service System,” and looks toKeep Reading
Saw these Love posters by Yves St. Laurent up for auction in a gallery in Hudson, NY, and thought theyKeep Reading
While looking around a local architectural salvage yard in search of something to use as a hanging pot rack, I ranKeep Reading
In December 2011 I got an email that a designer here in SF was selling a large wood type collection,Keep Reading
I bought this complete bank of fifty one 1880s nickel-plated post office lockboxes in the Sierras from a woman who’d ownedKeep Reading
Originally published on Collectorsweekly.com. Recently I read an interesting obit in the New York Times about a guy who spentKeep Reading
Originally published on Collectorsweekly.com. In this interview, Michael Bruner talks about collecting vintage 20th Century porcelain advertising signs. I likedKeep Reading
This amazing old swivel chair has the original cast iron hardware and is fully adjustable (seat, backrest and back post).Keep Reading
In 2005 I bought and had a brief infatuation with a type of antique railroad signal called a ‘wig-wag’. With someKeep Reading
This spectacular 190-page catalog has to be seen to be believed (download the 32MB pdf). If you’re into printing, graphicKeep Reading
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