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  1. robrinay

    Commonly available jeans - higher waist?

    Excellent thank you.
  2. robrinay

    Commonly available jeans - higher waist?

    You know that's a cracking idea! The only question is can I wait till next year when we go to San Francisco, Hawaii and L.A. Or do I buy them before and have them posted here. Hmm now you've really got me thinking - I've got a cousin in Canada and a nephew in the USA ....
  3. robrinay

    Commonly available jeans - higher waist?

    I favour Wrangler 13mwz's too for their high rise but sadly they are no longer available in the UK. I've found a couple of pairs in vintage clothing stores but rely on eBay for replacements. They have a good rise - suitable for the shorter of my leather jackets such as my Aero Speedway. I...
  4. robrinay

    Gold Label Brooks Cafe Racer

    Here's mine - 1970's Talon zippers. £50 from a Sheffield Retro Shop (Cow Vintage). Mint condition soft leather - a nice contrast to my Vanson Comet which stands up on its own it's so stiff.
  5. robrinay

    Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

    Ta v much
  7. robrinay

    Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

    I found these in a local charity shop - unworn condition. I found information on Butlers Bootmakers in Sheffield Business directories in 1905 and 1925. Coincidentally the father and son who ran the business lived around half a mile from where I live in Ecclesall Sheffield...
  8. robrinay

    Detach mouton collar

    http://www.bysonleather.co.uk Did a great refurbish on my Foster G1 cheers Rob
  9. robrinay

    Handed down a leather jacket?

    My kids and step kids are all grown up and approximately my size so passing on jackets and coats is easy and fairly frequent - all are pretty fashion conscious and confident enough to say 'no thanks' if it's unsuitable. We've just added 'letters of wishes' to our wills asking the kids to take it...
  10. robrinay

    Schott perfecto; can this zipper be fixed, and if not what is the replacement?

    I've speculated that a temporary stitching repair might be possible when this happens if there's still cloth in the pin edge - using very fine carbon fibre thread and a fine needle but I've never attempted it. Both can be found on eBay. A better alternative is to find a replacement zip. You...
  11. robrinay

    Aviator Sunglasses

    There are lots of Randolphs on eBay -I've bought two pairs from the US site for peanuts. Just buy and get the lenses swapped by a good optician or better yet a company that reglazes spectacles for opticians - that way you'll pay trade prices. I'm told they are US army issue hence the surfeit...
  13. robrinay

    I need some help painting/dying leather footwear

    It's not that easy to get a professional finish - even if you follow the professional advice - strip back using Fiebings deglazer then use a professional spirit based dye like Fiebings alcohol based leather dye you may not be happy with the result. Mind you once you've had a go you'll know for...
  14. robrinay

    What's For Breakfast...

    It came out really nice, Its a great recipe - fresh bread in less than an hour with no kneading. I divided the dry mix into two before adding the fruit so I got two smaller loaves. This is my favourite version but I usually add honey and 2 ounces of melted butter to the dry mix rather than the...
  15. robrinay

    What's For Breakfast...

    A slice of my latest bread experiment - blueberry and honey soda bread, coffee and orange juice. Tomorrow I'll be having a slice of the other half of the bread experiment - date raisin and honey soda bread.
  16. robrinay

    seeking "sign" image help ..........

    Excellent!
  17. robrinay

    seeking "sign" image help ..........

    No problem I've had lots of good advice on this forum and it's good to be able to pay back Cheers Rob
  19. robrinay

    seeking "sign" image help ..........

    FIEN(?) SID JUSTA S I D Stands for Semel In Die literally 'once a day' it's an acronym - doctors use the acronym on drug prescriptions. JUSTA translates from the Latin as joust or tournament. I can't read the first word. You really need a Latin scholar to give the meaning of the phrase rather...
  20. robrinay

    When did the penny drop?

    You are welcome - it's an old saw I first heard from a colleague many years ago apparently originating and often used in the US http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/02/13/confuse-me/
  21. robrinay

    seeking "sign" image help ..........

    I can't make out the first word but Sid short for Once in a day Semel in die Justa - a joust or tournament
  22. robrinay

    seeking "sign" image help ..........

    Here's a better pic http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/174714
  23. robrinay

    When did the penny drop?

    This kind of apologism reminds me of an old fundamentalist saying, 'Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up!'

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