Stereoscopy (also called stereoscopics, or stereo imaging) is a technique for creating or enhancing the illusion of depth in an image by means of stereopsis for binocular vision. The word stereoscopy derives from Greek στερεός (stereos) ‘firm, solid’, and σκοπέω (skopeō) ‘to look, to see’. Any stereoscopic image is calledRead More →
When you think of grinding fresh coffee beans, do you have in mind a modern day electric coffee grinder noisily smashing the beans or one of the many beautiful antique coffee grinders of decades past? There are many designs and changes throughout the years, but effectively, they all do theRead More →
We have moved out of the cabinets and into a larger area. We have been planning to do this for a while, but waiting for the right pitch to become available. Last week that became available, so it was action stations. First of all, measuring up the space so iRead More →
buttonhook Dictionary result for buttonhook /ˈbʌt(ə)nhʊk/noun 1.a small hook with a long handle for fastening tight buttons (often formerly on buttoned boots). It consists of a hook fixed to a handle which may be simple or decorative. Sometimes they were given away as promotions with product advertising on the handle.Read More →
These things are those items you look back at, and realise how really cool they were, and how spoilt we are now with the equipment we have. I’ll stick with the one’s created by a specific company called ‘PRODUX’. It was designed by Otto Meuter (1892-1970) who was originally aRead More →
These drills are pretty cool. Going through a little refurb of one of these was an absolute joy. video below of that. I read a while ago that they were originally designed with wartime aircraft maintenance in mind and i can fully understand that. They are short to fit betweenRead More →
It’s hard to think of Oxo as anything other than British but it’s liquid form was invented by a German organic chemist around 1840 by the name of Baron Justus Von Liebig. It took 30 kg’s of beef to make 1 kg of his liquid, so he travelled to UruguayRead More →
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