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Gadgets and Toys #4

Stig — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:03:16 +0000

Firstly, I would like to make it clear that I am not some fashion crazy, shoe collecting style-phile like some people I know ¹, but I do sometimes go looking for specific clothing items and when I do, I like to get quality.

Anyway, I have been looking for some black boots for a while now. It might seem picky, but I had a checklist;

boots (as I find them more comfortable and practical)
black (so they would go with other clothing items I have)
no zippers, but buckles and studs are fine (I want them for my Steampunk look as well as everyday wear)
no fancy Western style embroidery (for the same reasons as above)

After much searching I was pretty sure they would need to be of a style known as motorbike or engineer boots. So, that is more or less what I have been looking for. And today, after a trip to the local motorbike shop I have some…..yay!!

Footnotes:

No, I am not mentioning names, but if they see this when it feeds to Facebook, and they read it, they will know who they are.

Gadgets and Toys #3

Stig — Sat, 28 May 2011 05:42:00 +0000

I just received very stylish new Ink Dip Pen. It was made by Harry Shotton¹.

This is the…certificate..that came with the pen. Each pen is stamped with a consecutive number and as you can see this one is #30. The note is hand written by the maker. A very nice touch I think.

Here is the pen with the lid off. You can see the small Carnelian stone on the end and the two parts, the pen and the lid.

Footnotes:

Harry Shotton’s Etsy Shop can be found at – http://www.etsy.com/shop/HarryShotton

Gadgets and Toys #2

Stig — Tue, 03 May 2011 09:21:30 +0000

A cool…well I think it is cool…wooden chair.

I saw this one at a second hand furniture shop about a month or so ago, but never stopped to look at it. Today I did. It is a new reproduction of an old style, but I think it looks pretty good.

Gadgets and Toys #1

Stig — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:30:52 +0000

Sighting Telescope

I found this at the Armidale Antique Fair last weekend (Saturday February 9th). It is all brass, glass lenses and awesome. Not sure how old it is, but it would have been used for checking targets on a target range or such.

The Journey (Ferð)

Per den Stigandr — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:40:59 +0000

Hi Everyone and welcome to my ferð. My what you may ask? Well, let me begin by explaining a few things to you.

This is a new part of Stigandr.com. And, while it is part of Stigandr.com it is also a little separate and aside. This section/category is more of a personal journal or blog. Its theme is “The Journey” and in Old Norse the word for journey is ferð.

So, why “The Journey“? Well, I intend to use this space to make posts about the things that influence me and as a result, my photography. This is where I will post about;

ideas
influences
experiences
thoughts
etc.

I hope you enjoy reading what I post here, for it is my journey.