Sunday, October 30, 2011

Photo: British temples in a Yankee basement

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  1. Not just temples, but the very gods themselves! When did you snag these? Or did you always have them of long standing?

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  2. The no. 10 has been in my collection for maybe 12 years, but the no. 6 is a brand-new addition. An addition that I can't really afford -- so it's probably going to go on eBay pretty soon. Too bad, because the 6 and 10 are individual designs with their own looks and mechanisms; I'd like to keep them both. Maybe I will, and will sell something else of similar value.

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  3. They look very architectural. That domed trash can is almost in line to make it look like it's perched on top. Very nice!

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  4. Very nice, and interesting, machines.

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  5. Those old ones always look so other-worldly. Almost as if they were based on some idea of what a writing machine might look like. The Parthenon with the amphitheatre atop. House of the gods with a place for letters to do battle in the name of entertainment - appropriate forms really.

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  6. My partner James, who is an artist and designer, always says that a pair (or three) of something is ALWAYS more powerful than one.

    I was VERY much struck by the two of these Salters -- different model years, yes -- but definitely identifiable as a brand -- sitting in the same space.

    I strongly encourage you to keep both, even though it's a stretch. The sum of the two is definitely greater than its parts.

    Does that make me an "enabler"? Perhaps...but there is something quite artistic and special about having both machines.

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