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Adverts of yesteryear.
- Thread starter G G Jean
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An advert more important to BIRMINGHAM HISTORY is this one, dated January 1900, showing Herbert Austin in the driving seat of his first four wheeler car, and the first time a Wolseley car had been advertised in a motoring journal.
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A Brummie Dude
Magic our Maurice.Further to my post #91, here are the images of the Perry Linocraft item passed to me by my cousin.
Maurice
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sospiri
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Pete,
When I think of the thousands of pen nibs and stuff like that Dad used to bring home from work, and not one left now, though you can still buy them on specialist sites at very high prices. Oh to be a knowledgeable kid again - I'd be squirelling stuff away for my old age, like most of us I guess!
Maurice
When I think of the thousands of pen nibs and stuff like that Dad used to bring home from work, and not one left now, though you can still buy them on specialist sites at very high prices. Oh to be a knowledgeable kid again - I'd be squirelling stuff away for my old age, like most of us I guess!
Maurice
Radiorails
master brummie
I have some steel and brass pen nibs here. I used to be interested in calligraphy. Now there is another subject for the Trying Times thread I guess.
sospiri
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Alan,
I can still do musical arrangements far quicker manually with a pen & lined paper than I can with MuseScore, Notation Composer or expensive software like Sibelius. May not be quite so readable and still needs playing or keying in if you want to hear it, but there's not a great deal of call for arrangers these days!
Maurice
I can still do musical arrangements far quicker manually with a pen & lined paper than I can with MuseScore, Notation Composer or expensive software like Sibelius. May not be quite so readable and still needs playing or keying in if you want to hear it, but there's not a great deal of call for arrangers these days!
Maurice
Radiorails
master brummie
A decent sized feather and ink you are set up!
sospiri
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Alan,
This was from the medieval period when they only had 4 lines to the stave instead of five, and, of course, no key signatures, time signatures or barlines. But apparently they didn't indicate actual notes, only the direction in which they were going, up or down. Those who are heavily into early plainsong and Gregorian chant will understand this better than me, because I have never really investigated this. In fact, it may even precede plainsong, but I'm no expert. I also read that William Byrd even used a 6-line staff in some of his early keyboard works. The mind boggles!
Maurice
This was from the medieval period when they only had 4 lines to the stave instead of five, and, of course, no key signatures, time signatures or barlines. But apparently they didn't indicate actual notes, only the direction in which they were going, up or down. Those who are heavily into early plainsong and Gregorian chant will understand this better than me, because I have never really investigated this. In fact, it may even precede plainsong, but I'm no expert. I also read that William Byrd even used a 6-line staff in some of his early keyboard works. The mind boggles!
Maurice
Radiorails
master brummie
Maurice, the picture I posted is plainchant (from the French). Still used daily in monastic and other claustral houses. I can read it better than the usual crochets and minims that I learned at school. I think plain song is how the Anglican church described it initially - the word probably stuck. Plain chant had something of a lull in some areas, post reformation and later Hstates versus religious issues in Europe. However, the Benedictine Monastery of Solemnes (western France, near Le Mans) was, in the late 19th.century, highly instrumental in reviving it to a more widespread ecclesiastical usage.
It seems to have a following among a large many people for having relaxing moods rather than a religious purpose. CD's sell well in the UK apparently.
I think plain song is how the Anglican church described it initially - the word probably stuck. Plain chant had something of a lull in some areas, post reformation and later Hstates versus religious issues in Europe. However, the Benedictine Monastery of Solemnes (western France, near Le Mans) was, in the late 19th.century, highly instrumental in reviving it to a more widespread ecclesiastical usage.It seems to have a following among a large many people for having relaxing moods rather than a religious purpose. CD's sell well in the UK apparently.
sospiri
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I bow to your better knowledge, Alan. But it is still somewhat more musical than the chanting of the Greek Orthodox church, which is more akin to the chanting in Middle Eastern churches. The fact that it is in Ancient Greek and only the priests and their assistants understand it probably accounts for the falling off in the churchgoing by the younger generation. But again we're drifting way off topic, so I'd best get back to pen nibs, lino cutters and what have you!
Maurice
Maurice
A Sparks
master brummie
Those Smash robot toys from the 70's are apparently very collectable now - even the free bendy one is £20 on eBay
G G Jean
Brummy Wench.
I think they are in the old Co Op book of moms?
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sospiri
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
A few that wouldn't get past the censors today, Lloyd, such as doctors advocating smoking, and babies fed with coke or beer! I certainly remember that utility-type of Flavel cooker, and the Littlewoods advert is quite clever. And that sneaky advert advertising your cocaine throat sweets!
Maurice
Maurice
chrissweep
master brummie
You are right Maurice but that doesn't mean they are. If they didn't condemn anything they wouldn't have a job. How many times has the advice about butter or red wine changed ?A few that wouldn't get past the censors today, Lloyd, such as doctors advocating smoking, and babies fed with coke or beer! I certainly remember that utility-type of Flavel cooker, and the Littlewoods advert is quite clever. And that sneaky advert advertising your cocaine throat sweets!
Maurice
Eric Gibson
master brummie
There's this but only cartoon kids.https://www.historyworld.co.uk/content/virol.jpg
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