I believe I might have run across a similar pipe reading somewhere, now that you have given me reference to what it could be I'll try to look for it again... Interesting, thanks for sharing...
Always a pleasure
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I believe I might have run across a similar pipe reading somewhere, now that you have given me reference to what it could be I'll try to look for it again... Interesting, thanks for sharing...
Always a pleasure
geneva_sativa
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That Buddha statue that the flapper is so beautifully honoring is such a fine work !
It looks so real to life and captures the essence of the posture-mind so perfectly.
I wonder where that statue is today
It looks so real to life and captures the essence of the posture-mind so perfectly.
I wonder where that statue is today
Love to look through early 1900's and late 1800's postcards, these two came from a French series although I couldn't find a model name...
Some incredible and really beautiful stuff can be found...
1920's french postcard
"The ship was moor'd—the oars were plied—
The boats moved on athwart the tide,
And steered their course direct to land,
Well fraught with goods, though contraband.
The landsmen gathered there in swarms,
Receiv'd the same with open arms;
And, favoured by the starless night,
Plied well their time conceal'd from sight,
The ship unloaded, all was done
Before the rising of the sun."
"Famous Escapees - Roberston-Scotch smuggler" early Turf cigarette cards
A Smugglers Tale
After the Acts of Union in 1707, Scottish lands began new taxing on items such as tea, alcohol, tobacco...
In this void of reason the smuggler arouse...
After the 'malt tax' in 1725 dramatically hiked taxes on these items especially ale, the smugglers were the only affordable means to acquire these items as a commoner. This lead to a robin hood type situation with the citizens, where they would look the other way and help them out whenever possible.
Of course whenever power or money is in question, force is applied...
Rigging Out a Smuggler, an 1810 illustration by Thomas Rowlandson, shows the practice of concealing contraband around the person: the comely lady has a barrel of cognac and panniers of tea, and a bottle of perfume wedged firmly between her breasts.
In 1736 the town of Edinburgh had many local smugglers. Andrew Wilson was a baker by trade but due to economic times began smuggling goods.
Wilson was well known by the revenue officers i.e. 'the tax man' and one day was caught...
Taking away all his goods he was also fined a hefty amount. This didn't sit well with Wilson who believed the fine was too much after taking all of his goods already.
Wilson had a plan, he would break into the revenue office and steal the very same money they took from him...
Enlisting 2 more guys, George Robertson & William Hall, the three robbed the Revenue office and took back the 200 pounds.
Suspecting who had robbed the office, the three were eventually caught. William Hall became a rat, turning 'kings evidence' against his friends, Wilson and Robertson...
The verdict? Death by Hanging the following week on April 14, 1736
North-east corner of the Grassmarket. Up until 1764 public hangings took place on a spot just to the left of the yellow traffic sign
The boats moved on athwart the tide,
And steered their course direct to land,
Well fraught with goods, though contraband.
The landsmen gathered there in swarms,
Receiv'd the same with open arms;
And, favoured by the starless night,
Plied well their time conceal'd from sight,
The ship unloaded, all was done
Before the rising of the sun."
"Famous Escapees - Roberston-Scotch smuggler" early Turf cigarette cards
A Smugglers Tale
After the Acts of Union in 1707, Scottish lands began new taxing on items such as tea, alcohol, tobacco...
In this void of reason the smuggler arouse...
After the 'malt tax' in 1725 dramatically hiked taxes on these items especially ale, the smugglers were the only affordable means to acquire these items as a commoner. This lead to a robin hood type situation with the citizens, where they would look the other way and help them out whenever possible.
Of course whenever power or money is in question, force is applied...
Rigging Out a Smuggler, an 1810 illustration by Thomas Rowlandson, shows the practice of concealing contraband around the person: the comely lady has a barrel of cognac and panniers of tea, and a bottle of perfume wedged firmly between her breasts.
In 1736 the town of Edinburgh had many local smugglers. Andrew Wilson was a baker by trade but due to economic times began smuggling goods.
Wilson was well known by the revenue officers i.e. 'the tax man' and one day was caught...
Taking away all his goods he was also fined a hefty amount. This didn't sit well with Wilson who believed the fine was too much after taking all of his goods already.
Wilson had a plan, he would break into the revenue office and steal the very same money they took from him...
Enlisting 2 more guys, George Robertson & William Hall, the three robbed the Revenue office and took back the 200 pounds.
Suspecting who had robbed the office, the three were eventually caught. William Hall became a rat, turning 'kings evidence' against his friends, Wilson and Robertson...
The verdict? Death by Hanging the following week on April 14, 1736
North-east corner of the Grassmarket. Up until 1764 public hangings took place on a spot just to the left of the yellow traffic sign
Continued...
The pair was housed at the Tolbooth prison, awaiting their nearby hanging date.
5 days before they were to be hanged, the pair sawed some of the iron bars off the window's. Wilson being a bigger man while attempting to squeeze through the tight fit, became stuck, putting a cork in their escape plan...
Robertson didn't leave Wilson when he was stuck in the window, for this Wilson was said to feel bad.
At the time it was customary for the convicted to attend one last church service before execution. 3 days before the hanging was to take place, Wilson and Robertson with escort from 4 prison guards were taken to the Tolbooth Kirk for their last service...
the Tolbooth Kirk - Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland
Inside the Tolbooth Kirk, as the bells of the church rang out, Wilson grabbed the nearest guard by the throat while quickly grabbing another by his arm with his free hand...
Screaming "Run, Geordie, run," Wilson grabbed a third guard by only his teeth, pinning all 3 to the ground...
With the whole church now looking at the scene in aww, George Robertson knocked down the fourth guard and ran out of the church a freeman, later escaping to the Netherlands...
The Porteous Riot by James Skene, 1818
Andrew Wilson having helped his friend escape, was brought back to prison...
On April 14, 1736 a crowd had gathered in Grassmarket for the hanging, with the story of heroics and sympathy of smuggling pushing public feelings...
As Wilson's body stiffened the rope, the crown began shift... As his body was cut down, hurling rocks began hitting the executioner and guards...
Fearing the angry mob could get out of control, Captain John Porteous ordered the guards to fire 'over the crowd'... When a young boy hanging from a nearby window was struck, the mob turned...
The guards then fired into the crowd killing more innocent citizens, 6 in total...
The Porteous Mob - James Drummond 1855
Captain John Porteous who was in charge during the hanging and who gave the orders to fire, was arrested the same day at the demand of the crowd for the murder of the innocent...
The jury was quick to find Captain Porteous guilty and sentenced him to death.
The royals in London, not liking the outcome of the trail of one of their own, had the sentence deferred...
When the public found out about this betrayal, a riot broke out...
Marching down High street to the prison, Captain Porteous was dragged from his cell by more then 4 thousand gathered citizens.
Dragging him to Grassmarket to get their revenge, he was violently lynched in the ensuing riot known forever as 'the Porteous Riots'...
A plaque marks the spot where the lynching of Porteous took place, Grassmarket - Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland
Feelings run deep, which you will find out if you visit Edinburgh, Scotland...
Walking old town by Grassmarket near the West Door of St Giles High Kirk in the High Street section of the Royal Mile, lies a heart-shaped mosaic, formed in coloured granite setts, built into the pavement.
The mosaic is called the 'Heart of Midlothian' and marks the doorway to the Old Tolbooth prison: and a point of public execution.
A tradition in town still points at the feelings of the citizens of the city even hundreds of years later...
As people pass the Heart of Midlothian, they spit right on it...
Heart of Midlothian - The heart marks the doorway to the Old Tolbooth prison: and a point of public execution.
The pair was housed at the Tolbooth prison, awaiting their nearby hanging date.
5 days before they were to be hanged, the pair sawed some of the iron bars off the window's. Wilson being a bigger man while attempting to squeeze through the tight fit, became stuck, putting a cork in their escape plan...
Robertson didn't leave Wilson when he was stuck in the window, for this Wilson was said to feel bad.
At the time it was customary for the convicted to attend one last church service before execution. 3 days before the hanging was to take place, Wilson and Robertson with escort from 4 prison guards were taken to the Tolbooth Kirk for their last service...
the Tolbooth Kirk - Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland
Inside the Tolbooth Kirk, as the bells of the church rang out, Wilson grabbed the nearest guard by the throat while quickly grabbing another by his arm with his free hand...
Screaming "Run, Geordie, run," Wilson grabbed a third guard by only his teeth, pinning all 3 to the ground...
With the whole church now looking at the scene in aww, George Robertson knocked down the fourth guard and ran out of the church a freeman, later escaping to the Netherlands...
The Porteous Riot by James Skene, 1818
Andrew Wilson having helped his friend escape, was brought back to prison...
On April 14, 1736 a crowd had gathered in Grassmarket for the hanging, with the story of heroics and sympathy of smuggling pushing public feelings...
As Wilson's body stiffened the rope, the crown began shift... As his body was cut down, hurling rocks began hitting the executioner and guards...
Fearing the angry mob could get out of control, Captain John Porteous ordered the guards to fire 'over the crowd'... When a young boy hanging from a nearby window was struck, the mob turned...
The guards then fired into the crowd killing more innocent citizens, 6 in total...
The Porteous Mob - James Drummond 1855
Captain John Porteous who was in charge during the hanging and who gave the orders to fire, was arrested the same day at the demand of the crowd for the murder of the innocent...
The jury was quick to find Captain Porteous guilty and sentenced him to death.
The royals in London, not liking the outcome of the trail of one of their own, had the sentence deferred...
When the public found out about this betrayal, a riot broke out...
Marching down High street to the prison, Captain Porteous was dragged from his cell by more then 4 thousand gathered citizens.
Dragging him to Grassmarket to get their revenge, he was violently lynched in the ensuing riot known forever as 'the Porteous Riots'...
A plaque marks the spot where the lynching of Porteous took place, Grassmarket - Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland
Feelings run deep, which you will find out if you visit Edinburgh, Scotland...
Walking old town by Grassmarket near the West Door of St Giles High Kirk in the High Street section of the Royal Mile, lies a heart-shaped mosaic, formed in coloured granite setts, built into the pavement.
The mosaic is called the 'Heart of Midlothian' and marks the doorway to the Old Tolbooth prison: and a point of public execution.
A tradition in town still points at the feelings of the citizens of the city even hundreds of years later...
As people pass the Heart of Midlothian, they spit right on it...
Heart of Midlothian - The heart marks the doorway to the Old Tolbooth prison: and a point of public execution.
I found some creepy or strange, vintage promotion pictures.
Welcome Kaochiu, loving the Gealic. do dheagh shlàinte!
Some interesting finds Herman, innocently creepy in a way only the Victorians could pull off. Really dig all the WW1 and WW2 posters, the std ones are always fun, Thanks for sharing
french "You keep your helmet" poster
'stay away from dance halls' ww2 std poster
Wartime propaganda poster shows Adolf Hitler and Emperor Hirohito singing a "Duet to defeat"
'Loaded' ww2 poster
H. Dewitt Welsh created this WWI poster
A piece from the personal collection I cherish...
Truth is, it is what got me started collecting again. Many years ago my home was raided, police took everything that they felt like, which included everything to do with cannabis i.e my small but cherished collection...
Anyways out of the blue, a friend and fellow member on the boards sent me a gift... 'The Seed Bank' 1985 Catalog....
After I woke myself up off the floor and composed myself, the bug was released again...
I could never show enough gratitude, the gesture meant the world to me and came at a real needed time in life...
My blubbering aside, here is that precious gift, Thank You, you know who you are...
I'm going to have the staples redone (pro) because they are showing rust, so will clean the old scanner better and re scan when done...
Truth is, it is what got me started collecting again. Many years ago my home was raided, police took everything that they felt like, which included everything to do with cannabis i.e my small but cherished collection...
Anyways out of the blue, a friend and fellow member on the boards sent me a gift... 'The Seed Bank' 1985 Catalog....
After I woke myself up off the floor and composed myself, the bug was released again...
I could never show enough gratitude, the gesture meant the world to me and came at a real needed time in life...
My blubbering aside, here is that precious gift, Thank You, you know who you are...
I'm going to have the staples redone (pro) because they are showing rust, so will clean the old scanner better and re scan when done...
Wow, the Seedbank Catalog is interesting!
very cool
one.sixoneeight
Member
A friend of mine sent neville some cash in an envelope in the mid '80s. The NL5xhaze he found is still being run. She is known as "pyp" and "stu"
Arguably one of the best pairings ever...
