Thanks for looking. These are Brentanos. Well-cared for. Goodyear welt and made of leather. Size is 9.5 2E (extra wide).
Bay auction is here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/122393977291?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Who here has a vintage coffee bean grinder? Can you share of picture of it? I was thinking about getting one off of Ebay but wanted to see and hear recommendations from all of you. I'm guessing that most are the hand-cranked kind. Do those work well? Thanks for posting.
I recently co-wrote the book "America in the 30s" for Syracuse University Press. It is part of the publisher's decades series. The book grew out of a freshman class at Mercyhurst University that we team taught about the 1930s. It's content is probably way to rudimentary for most of you here but...
For some unknown reason, I failed to keep up with the goings-on around here. I blame Facebook. So for 2017, I've made it my resolution to be more active on forums. It is good to be back. Happy New Year to you all.
Greetings -
I am asking for you to take a poll on a new blog & podcast I want to create in the Fall.
The content will have to do with classic menswear. My profession, besides writing, is teaching in higher education.
The options I have posted have not been used already with one exception but...
Greeting Fellow-Loungers...
Myself and 2 other colleagues, at the University where I teach, are writing a textbook on America in the 1930s.
I am asking the Lounge for any volunteer who could read the chapter and a half that I wrote on the media of the 1930s.
Unfortunately, there is no...
Hello All -
I am selling my 12 disc box set of "Poirot: The Classic Collection" and will give FD members the first crack at it. These are Region 1 DVDS.
It is selling for $116 on Ebay. My copy is near mint. The discs are in perfect condition. I'll sell it for $75 plus shipping.
Inbox...
Anyone familiar with young Brit bandleader Alex Mendham? http://www.alexmendham.com/
I downloaded from ITunes his first CD, "Whistling in the Dark," and it is a perfect concoction of 1920s & 30s dance numbers. You can also find it at Amazon.com, CDBaby.com, etc...
This is from the record...
I haven't seen this posted here and thought it would be good for a laugh.
He hails from the UK. His 'long-player' is titled "The Tweed Album."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fiRPBCiJg2c
Any of our members in Australia fans of "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries"?
The show revolves around the personal and professional life of Phryne (Fry-knee) Fisher (Essie Davis), a glamorous private detective in 1920's Melbourne. It is based on the bestselling novels of Kerry Greenwood. They...
I am selling a gently used copy of the 2 disc set, "Edward and Mrs. Simpson" which dramatizes the life, love, and scandal of the former King of England and his wife. This is a region 1 set (US and Canada).
Of course, we here want it because of its attention to 1930s detail.
SET: $10...
Look here for my article on hats in "Lake Erie Lifestyle" magazine, published in Erie, Pa.
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110925/LEL09/309259990/-1/LEL
It features the hat store, "Mike the Hatter" in Cleveland, OH. Of course, I included the Lounge's web address in a...
I pains me to put this up for sale but I just never wear brown. This hat is a deep, rich chocolate brown.
It is a like new Borsolino Torino, 7 1/4 from probably the mid-70's. It shows no wear or tear.
The brim is just over 2".
I'm asking $110 (US) plus shipping for this fine piece of...
(2nd try with corrected size information)
I won this on Ebay and did not take into account the measurement. Of course, it is too small for me. It is marked as a 7 1/4 but does not measure as one. It kills me because the hat looks great.
Internal circumference of hat is 21 1/4 inches (so it...
I won this on Ebay and did not take into account the measurement. Of course, it is too small for me. It kills me because the hat looks great.
It is black and stated size is 7 1/4 but fits more like a 7 1/8.
Internal circumference of hat is 21 1/4 inches.
Made by Champ--red white black and tan...
Just got a screaming deal on this sport coat. It is a "Chester Barrie" sold by Carrol & Co in Beverly Hills. Bought it on Ebay on impulse. What season is this coat? What would go with it?
THANKS FOR ANY AND ALL ADVICE AND OPINIONS!
I am teaching a film appreciation class next term and we are looking at the history of American comedy decade by decade.
What one or two films would you recommend for the 1950's? I am looking for films that represent what Americans may have regarded as funny at that time.
Thanks for your help.
I am considering selling my 50s/60s black Dobbs fedora, size 7 1/4. It is thick fur, 2" finished brim, and in great shape. The ink on the lining ran sometime ago but it did not damage the hat. The leather band shows very little wear.
I'm thinking about $50 plus shipping.
Is there any...
I am selling my captoed 10 M Bostonians in black for $5, plus shipping.
They were actually Made in the USA. The leather is in great shape and I have taken good care of them. The soles have some wear but the heels are like new. The only reason for selling them is that I have learned my feet...
Selling Wear-Ever cookie gun complete with original recipe card and many of the metal inserts.
The box is not broken, and like new. The gun itself is clean as a whistle.
Cost is $10 plus shipping.
Thanks.
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