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Post by photax on Dec 16, 2009 13:48:51 GMT -5
Hi ! This is a copy of a 9x12cm negative glass-plate, dated 1905. It shows a well-fed fellow in casually summer clothing with his dog starting a bicycle tour in the alps ( probably the Salzburg area ). Luckily for him, the pneumatic tire was invented 25 years ago. He was obviously a safety fanatic, because he had two acetylene-lamps mounted on the bike. Someone told me, if you inflame those lamps ( operated by carbide and water ), you could`nt turn them off within five hours. In 1905 riding a bike was a real expensive venture. As I noticed from old catalogues, for the price of one bike, you`ll also got four carved big pendulum clocks or two of the newest gramophones. At the turn of the century only high ranking people and nobility were able to afford a bike in Europe. MIK  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2009 14:12:15 GMT -5
The clarity of the image is amazing. Obviously a very dapper gentleman. Thanks for sharing.
Wayne
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Post by nikonbob on Dec 16, 2009 16:43:21 GMT -5
I'll bet you have other very interesting images lurking in your plate negative collection. If only you could know the story behind them too. Yea, carbon powered lamps can be pretty powerful . We used to use a small carbide lamp to blacken our fore sights when pistol shooting.
Bob
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Post by drako on Dec 28, 2009 16:55:08 GMT -5
Amazing how similar the bike looks to new ones made today. Virtually no change in the technology.
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Post by photax on Dec 29, 2009 3:25:22 GMT -5
Hi Johnny !
This is the interesting aspect in collecting and copying old negatives: You can do some research about the object and you always learn something new. I found out, that the “diamond shaped frame” for bicycles was already invented in 1880 !
MIK
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Post by PeterW on Dec 29, 2009 20:47:16 GMT -5
Hi Mik,
One interesting point of your Historic Bicyclist picture is that, unless you have scanned the picture reversed left-to-right, the chain drive is on the left of the bicycle (left from the rider's point of view). On all UK bicycles I've seen, either in the metal or in old adverisements, the chain drive is on the right.
BTW, and this may possibly help other people, I notice you are not alone in using the "at" sign @ in place of the copyright symbol ©.
There are two ways to get the © symbol. In Microsoft Word, I think most versions but certainly 2007, you can type Control +Alt +c.
If that doesn't work, and it doesn't in Photoshop nor in the reply box on this forum, use the ASCII extended decimal code.
Hold down the Alt key and, on the keypad on the right of the keyboard, type 0169. When you release the keys the symbol © will appear in the script.
It's so long since I've used a Mac that I've forgotten how to use the ASCII decimal code to get it. It's probably one of the control keys, possibly Option + 0169 on the keypad, but I can't remember. Perhaps a current Mac user can remind me . Mickey?
If you're using Microsoft Word and want to know the ASCII decimal codes for accented letters like ä, è, é, ö, ç and so on, plus lots other symbols, click on "Insert" on the main toolbar. Over on the right you'll find "Symbols". Click on this and go to "more symbols" to get the full range. Oh yes, remember to use a zero (0) in front of the ASCII three-digit code on the keypad when you hold down the Alt key.
PeterW
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Post by Randy on Dec 29, 2009 23:14:06 GMT -5
I haven't ridden a bike in over 30 years. Nice pic!
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Post by mickeyobe on Dec 30, 2009 0:27:25 GMT -5
"It's so long since I've used a Mac that I've forgotten how to use the ASCII decimal code to get it. It's probably one of the control keys, possibly Option + 0169 on the keypad, but I can't remember. Perhaps a current Mac user can remind me . Mickey?"
Oho, PeterW. You are asking the wrong person.
I am still trying to find the ampersand.
However, try this --- >Edit >Special Characters >Miscellaneous.
Mickey
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Post by photax on Dec 30, 2009 12:18:14 GMT -5
Hi Peter ! First of all, have many thanks for your advice ! I marked my historic glass-plate pictures with the copyright-sign, because two years ago I recovered some of them ( especially pictures from the Austrian emperor and WWI pictures ) on other websites and one in fact in a book. I did not take these pictures, but I collected, cleaned and stored them and converted them to digital pictures. If nobody sees the photos, they are completely useless and I don’t mind, if someone will copy one of mine for a vintage car website, or an Austrian history website, or something else, but they could even ask me. I want no money and I have nothing to sell, otherwise I would not post pictures on the Internet  . It`s basically an honour, that other people can use your historic pictures for their own thing  … I filled in the @ sign, because there was no better thing on my mind. The next pictures will also have the @, because I marked and saved them about two years ago. What would you like to see next ? Some 1913-1915 cars, some 1920s railroad engines, or the LZ 127 Zeppelin ? Peter, you guessed it right, I obviously scanned the picture reversed imaged, sorry. MIK |
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Post by herron on Dec 30, 2009 13:27:35 GMT -5
Hi Mik, One interesting point of your Historic Bicyclist picture is that, unless you have scanned the picture reversed left-to-right, the chain drive is on the left of the bicycle (left from the rider's point of view). On all UK bicycles I've seen, either in the metal or in old adverisements, the chain drive is on the right. PeterW Funny, I've never seen a bicycle with a chain on anything but the right side, either. And I thought we folks on this side of the pond were always a bit different.  |
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Post by drako on Dec 30, 2009 15:07:52 GMT -5
Zeppelin gets my vote, MIK!
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