Oldsarge
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A basalt oil lamp in the shape of a seal's head my father-in-law picked up in the Aleutions during WWII.
Speaking of stones...I forgot the stone adze that I found while doing a bit of field walking years ago. Local museum (ROM) dated it from 500 to 5000 years old. (kind of tough to date stone First Nations tools)
My aunt had some first nations pieces looked at and some of the tools were hard to date, but I can't remember if that is because they were always made in the same manner and shape (if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?), or if because regular use always smoothed away signs of production process. However, most of the arrowheads could be dated to a fairly narrow century or millenia because of distinct changes in overall shape, nuances in knapping, and skill level of the craftsmanship from one period to the next. The archaeologist that looked at them felt some of the pieces indicated a "dark age" or at least the loss of a craftsman in a particular area due to a lesser quality in a one of the sets of arrowheads. She said she had a bit of an antiques roadshow, "wait, those are how old?!" moment when he told her the eras of these bits and pieces the family has had sitting in a box in the basement for 60-odd years and thinking they might be 400-500 years old.
The oldest man-made thing I have is probably a Chinese coin from c.1750. The oldest mechanical object is a Seth-Thomas OG clock which was bought new by my g-g-g-grandfather in 1848 (yes, it still runs).
Since my primary collecting focus is typewriters, my oldest typewriter is a c.1886 Caligraph No.2.
The oldest man-made thing I have is probably a Chinese coin from c.1750. The oldest mechanical object is a Seth-Thomas OG clock which was bought new by my g-g-g-grandfather in 1848 (yes, it still runs).
Since my primary collecting focus is typewriters, my oldest typewriter is a c.1886 Caligraph No.2.
How about a photograph or two of the clock?
I'm actually planning on selling them, since I have nowhere to put them. Interested James?
How about a photograph or two of the clock?