ambulance volante pt 1
Jul. 10th, 2010 09:06 amOn a sudden whim I decided to make an ambulance volante, or flying ambulance, as invented by Dominique Jean Larrey, surgeon-in-chief to Napoleon's army. He designed them in the 1790s, and I've always loved them and him.
Pictures:
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More to come later!
Pictures:
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More to come later!
doll house links
Dec. 31st, 2008 10:55 pm
I just stumbled upon the most amazing website that's all one lady's collection of doll houses that she's made and filled - Mary's Dollhouses. And I mean it when I say the pictures are breathtaking!!! (Of course, having really good photography goes a long way to help, as pictured here. The same room photographed with a flash would still look awesome, but not as amazingly realistic.) I love this description (written by her husband):Her interest is mainly in the furniture. She scratch-builds everything from basswood, using photographs or drawings from books and old catalogs as a guide. Fixtures and knobs are selected from her drawers full of thousands of scraps of cheap jewelry bought at flea markets. She makes pottery, her dolls' heads, and all the food in her kitchens and the fully stocked bakeshop, from Sculpy or Fimo brand clay!
Wow, just jaw-dropping wonderfulness.
Also, I'm so excited because, with the British pound being so low in relation to the dollar (and it's about time!!!) I just ordered a bunch of tiny chemical glassware from British artisan Ray Storey. Just look at his
things! They're brilliant!!!!!! (Click picture for bigger image.)And I talked to him on the phone just to make sure my order had gone through - I was confused because it wasn't showing up on my credit card yet - and he was just about to make my cobalt blue poison bottle. He was so nice, and he lives near Newcastle so we chatted about that, and his son went to the same uni as me. I also asked if he ever makes carboys (big stock chemical bottles - like what Stephen kept his main laudanum supply in, down in the hold) and he said yes, he does, so he's going to make me one. I'M SO EXCITED! I've wanted one forever. And I've wanted to order things from him forever. And he's going to make a carboy from scratch for me! And also, he has brown bottles which nobody else has - at least, not that's suitable for me - and I like the look of brown for chemical/medical bottles. So he's going to give me a mix of clear and brown ones. YAY!
Randomly, if you haven't noticed, I LOVE miniature bottles. I'm a little jealous of people who do witch and wizard miniatures and get to use bottles - jealous in a possessive "that's not fair, all bottles belong to ME" sense. And watching "Merlin" and especially "Perfume" really made me want to make miniature rooms with bottles. And of course I'm infatuated with Stephen's dispensary, which was the whole reason I started my M&C miniatures at all. At first it was ONLY going to be a dispensary. But Ray Storey has all these chemical utensils and stuff that wouldn't really fit in Stephen's world - he's a physician, not an experimenting scientist. But that arc lamp really makes me want to make a miniature Enlightenment era lab, like for Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier or Sir Humphry Davy. <3
A tiny gentleman
Jun. 26th, 2008 08:52 pmI have come to realize that I love the word "tiny." If something is described as tiny, I can't help but be attracted. Just now I found this on ebay in the medical and scientific antiques category.
And speaking of ebay scientific antique instruments, look at this, nautical people:
AN 18TH CENTURY KIT OF NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS TOOLS.
Pretty pretty. And I love the porte-crayon and the ruling pen. I wonder if the ruling pen fits into the porte-crayon? It looks like it must, and that would be handy.
ETA: And don't miss out on your chance to own:
19 antique human glass eyes!!!!!!!
They're beautiful. And creepy, I have to admit.
RARE, TINY, UNSIGNED, COMPLETE SCREW BARREL MICROSCOPEHeehee, tiny gentleman. Misplaced modifier. But still, TINY! (Like Stephen's tiny sneeze!) I also like the word "little." And doesn't that description just sound so loving?
A very rare and early screw barrel microscope with ivori (sic) simple lens on ornate brass arm and 4 numbered and capped objectives. Although unsigned, it is most assuredly from a fine 18th century maker. The flared simple magnifier eyepiece, the roping of the brasswork, the capped objectives, the shaped forceps, etc. would indicate that this was a tiny gentleman's pocket/field microscope of the highest quality. The bone sliders are numbered, the caps and objectives match, there is no damage to any part of this set including the forcep tines and black/ white disc. The threads and spring of the barrel (5/8 " or 20 mm. in diameter) are flawless, as are the optics. All beads of the objectives are intact. The case too, is flawless and is composed of black sharkskin with push button closure. It measures only 118 x 58 x 26 mm. (4 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1" high) and every space is filled! An asset to any serious collection.
And speaking of ebay scientific antique instruments, look at this, nautical people:
AN 18TH CENTURY KIT OF NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS TOOLS.
Pretty pretty. And I love the porte-crayon and the ruling pen. I wonder if the ruling pen fits into the porte-crayon? It looks like it must, and that would be handy.
ETA: And don't miss out on your chance to own:
19 antique human glass eyes!!!!!!!
They're beautiful. And creepy, I have to admit.
beautiful hacksaw...
Apr. 18th, 2008 08:35 pmThere's a seller on ebay, ulusminiaturas, that sells the most remarkable miniature tools and commonplace metal objects - battered kettles, measuring tapes... They're just extremely, remarkably detailed, real works of art. And every now and then they'll post one of these, and I just drool. As I was looking at it just now, I realized that I was speaking aloud and saying "Beauuuutiful hacksaw. That's just gorgeous." (Think of whipping off a leg with that!)
Be still, my beating heart...!
WANT
Be still, my beating heart...!
WANT
books, picspam, mini bottles
Feb. 8th, 2008 06:35 pm
I got a book today - Naval Surgeon: The Voyages of Dr. Edward H. Cree, Royal Navy, as Related in His Private Journals, 1837-1856. It's full of his own journal entries and watercolors. It was dirt cheap on amazon.
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cionaudha, I also got Regeneration. But I won't start until I'm done with Adm. Byrd. ARGH and I haven't finished Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death yet either!And in other book news, I'm really fond of my Moby Dick popup book. Sounds silly, I know, but the popups are amazing! So I've prepared a picspam. I'm too tired to type about it, but a picture is worth a thousand words.
Also, I made little gold capped crystal bottles to go in Stephen's dressing case.
( See the Picspam )
historic medicine
Oct. 20th, 2007 12:12 pmDoing research for my mini-dispensary, I keep running into this site about Lewis and Clark. But it was only today that I discovered how extensive it is about the medicine aspect! And it's my period too, 1803+, so I'm pleased. I'll have to read it in depth, because it's so lovely and fascinating.
Lewis's Medicines
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Lewis's Medicines
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hms_surprise .Mini Stephen world - bottles part 2
Sep. 21st, 2007 12:35 amTonight I distressed miniature bottles. Bet your evening wasn't as awesome as that.
Up next: labels on the bottles, leather covered books and a bookshelf.
ETA: And look at this miniature model of a ship's surgeon's dispensary at the NMM site! How I squeaked with delight when I saw it!
Linked atdoll_houses.
Up next: labels on the bottles, leather covered books and a bookshelf.
ETA: And look at this miniature model of a ship's surgeon's dispensary at the NMM site! How I squeaked with delight when I saw it!
Linked at
doll_houses.
