Extra telephone connector cable. c. 2008
Yes, we still have a landline. Two, in fact. One at home and one at the stuffice.
That will probably change from a sheer cost/value perspective.
Until then, a few of these wires hang about. This one has a nice sheen to it.
There’s no contesting anything related to landlines is obsolete. It’s a question of degree.
Status: Already claimed, by le monstre.
Nikon Charger MH-62
Charger for Nikon Coolpix camera that slowed down until eventually one day it just stopped working. This charger probably still works. It’s the need for the charger that has become obsolete. The battery that the Coolpix used was the proprietary EN-EL8 Lithium Ion battery. It strikes me that anything in the tech world that is proprietary is doomed for obsolescence as soon as it hits the market. Unlike the nice and generic charger for the Realistic Minisette tape player, which worked with many objects of its era.
Status: The sea monster has laid claim to this as well. She needs juice too.
Lens Hood for Old Nikon FM Camera.
Still in decent shape and solid.
Unused since about 2005. Not very dusty considering the length of time. Perhaps rubber is resistant to dust.
This is a very modest lens hood, but it does, or rather did, the job of filtering out sunlight quite well. I guess I haven’t thought about the need for blocking out sunlight so much. Perhaps it’s because the “new” camera does a better job of handling variable light. I’ll have to a) see if it fits the “new” Nikon D5000 camera and b) :
Status: Get out in the sun and shoot.
Ceramic Oil and Vinegar Jugs. Garage Sale – From Woman Who Had Walked the Camino de Santiago Trail in Spain.
El Camino de Santiago, or The Way of St-James is a trail that has existed for over 1,000 years. A pilgrimage that many Christians and also Westerners of a certain age seem to undertake. I mention this only in that our book club we read a book about a woman who took such a trip. I was slightly suspicious of the intention of North Americans to undertake the journey. I’m not sure why.
On Wikipedia there is a nice little chart showing that in 1985 there were 690 pilgrims who walked the path, and 179,919 souls undertook the grueling journey in 2011. (The compostela is a certificate of accomplishment given to pilgrims on completing the Way. To earn the compostela one needs to walk a minimum of 100 km or cycle at least 200 km.)
Back to the jugs. I didn’t purchase these, but they are in our house, and they happened to appear at the same time I was reading the book. Truthfully, I haven’t really liked them. Bacteria paranoia and all that. I’ve been secretly hankering to have them make their way back to garage sale status.
A curious thing happens when you photograph objects. It creates desire. I am a big fan of ceramics, and I like their form, the glaze and the colour scheme.
So:
Status: As they’re not “mine”, no need to really decide, but I will push less for their exile.
The Palace & Park, P.T. & Co. NC – Sent at 10pm, May 24th, 1905. Purchased at that shop in Victoria mentioned on Day 67.
I adore that they postmarked the time on the stamp cancel. Over 100 years later, we have email marked in a similar way.
It almost looks like the “Spence” mark is a personal seal from the sender, as there is no signature. But I could be wrong.
Both chaps seem to have enjoyed a robust meal when last together.
I am equally enchanted by the handwriting. And the way the ink sinks into the paper.
Status: Reason #9 (so close) for macro lens – to get some more of that ink seeped into the paper.
Obsolescence Project 