Obsolescence Project

Day 91 – Pill Box

Pill Box

Pill Box. Or as I’ve been calling it, the little box.

Another item where when I pulled it out, and asked my partner if it was ok to photograph it (ie: was it a precious family trinket ) he responded, “I thought that was yours”. Thus, it’s another origin unknown petit objet.

It has a kind of a function, as you can see below, holding old nails. What their origin is, or why they are being kept is a mystery. They are the kind of nails that you don’t see anymore.

It is a bit of a tawdry thing, but I do like the decoration on the front. I also like the era it summons, where people put little pills (or whatnots) into such containers.

Pill Box Open

Pill Box Closed

Status: Now that it’s been established it is not a family heirloom on either side, it is not precious. It does however  have a certain charm. And it works. Find something sweet to put in it, and give as a party prize at either the Mad Men party, or the Hookah party.

p.s. In case anyone’s noticing these things – these were photographed on different days, hence the different light.

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OT – Thank You Award

Nikon Loupe from above

Retro-actively including this in the Cable Drawing series, even though it’s not a cable.

Richard, from  The Future is Papier Mâché  has included this blog in his Thank You Award, conceived of by Leanne Cole (http://leannecolephotography.com/),   – it’s all explained well over on this post. The gist, as I see it, is to 1) Be grateful and 2 ) express that gratitude, and 3) follow the “rule” that you acknowledge the person who gave it to you.

I’m currently re-reading “The Diamond Cutter” a buddhist perspective on business and managing your life, so been thinking about gratitude lately.

Here’s the list of folks and their blogs that I will say a big thank you too! (Only a few right now, as for the time being, I’m focusing more  on content production, less on content consumption – sounds a bit smarmy, but there you have it)

– Richard Guest’s The Future is Papier Mâché – photographs and fiction. Lots of great series. Many thanks also for your comments.

– Ann’s Jone’s Image, Object, Text    insightful reviews thoughts about art, artists. She’s introduced me to several artists I didn’t know about and one of her comments gave me the idea to start a sub-series of cable drawings images.

– Streets of Salem – we haven’t actually interacted, but this blog moves me.

Keri Smith – Keri’s is a super well known blog. We also don’t know each other (although my comments have been approved). Many of her posts contain nuggets of gold.

A little shout out to my book club fans, Rebecca & CEO. They don’t have blogs 😦 but do deserve my gratitude. So does the whole book club really, whom I can safely bounce ideas off before they come to fruition.

No doubt this list will grow. If I was to include all who deserve my gratitude who are blogless, now there would be a list.

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Day 90 – Gepe Glassless Slide Mounts

Box of Gepe Slide Mounts

Box of 100 Gepe 2mm Glassless Slide Mounts. Approximately 75 mounts remaining in box.

Gepe is a Germany company, so it’s no surprise these things are really well built. They are still selling them I noticed, for the princely sum of 7.95 Euros. So I could let this box go.

Why keep the blanks when the ones that are actually in use are borderline useless? There is no logic to these things. It’s the eternal hope that I will become more organized and properly archive  all slides (not just art documentation ones, but parental unit ones that linger about somewhere as well).

Glassless Slide Mounts

A small stack. Not the full 75.

Box of Gepe Slide Mounts

Status: Evaluate how many unmounted or mounted in non-archival slides there actually are remaining. Then donate remainder to an art school. If they still use slides, yikes.
There’s also the possibility of making a bigger stack, or tower , of them and making a little quick time that monitors them as they eventually topple over.

p.s Blog Update – for regular readers.

Today is Day 90! 3 times the original 30 day blogging goal of this wee experiment. I was asked last night how much longer I would go on with this project. She said she was enjoying it (thanks Kate!) and I said maybe, just maybe I could squeeze a whole year out of it. Not an additional 365 days, but the balance. For now however, I will guestimate at least 90 more days.

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Day 89 – Postcard to Polly From Leeds

Vintage Postcard from Leeds

Postcard from Bob, who was visiting Leeds,  to Polly (Mrs) in New York, remarking on Elsie’s improved appearance.

This stamp must be franked, but it is faded away – so I can’t tell the exact date. But based on deep research, I can ascertain that this stamp is vermillion green, and thus dates from between 1902 and 1904. Otherwise known as blue green, here is the evidence. My other sources must remain silent.

Back of Vintage Postcard

Polly is enjoying fresh air and fine weather, and Elsie is looking better. Things are looking up. It must be Spring.
Vintage Postcard Detail

Status: Reason #10 for purchase of macro lens has been reached. I’m eager to see how this paper and handwriting looks close up. Unfortunately, the tax-man has dibs before any new purchases can be made. Maybe I should start selling editions of some of these pix.

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Day 88 – Turkish Water Pipe

Pipe - Turkish

Turkish Water Pipe.

Just learned that a Turkish Water Pipe is known as the more familiar hookah,but also as  narg(h)ile, or Qalyān. I like this word nargile – for no other reason than it sounds good.

Can’t say that it enjoys much use. It has a sinful connotation doesn’t it, thus it should be used. For tobacco flavoured with grapes.

Turkish Pipe

Status: Polish. It’s very dusty. And hold a hookah party.

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