Toolemera. Of Shoes and Ships

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Folks

I was going to post this through the blog, but first the toolemera site belched then the blog server started acting up. Either this is the end of the internet as we know it or some server ate too much chili.

So here is a notice of a couple of new Cabinet Cards at the site

Shipbuilders at work. An albumen cabinet card copy of a full plate tintype. Exterior shot of a large ship under construction. I have no idea what kind of ship, where this is (supposedly New England) or what the various shaped timbers in the foreground are for.

Shoe Factory interior cabinet card. A nice spur of the moment image of what looks like a final assembly or fitting department of a large shoe factory. Take a close look at the kerosene burners with what looks like burnishers sitting on them. Once again, my fund of knowledge of shoe manufactory equals my knowledge of shipbuilding.

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Enjoy
Gary

PS: Some new stuff at the blog too
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[Toolemera]

Folks

I've been pondering that cabinet card of the ships hull. Some folks have suggested it's a barge or a Great Lakes Lumber Schooner. A bit of research even suggests it could be a Great Lakes Consort Barge, sort of a cross between the barge and a schooner. All this led me to inflict my blog upon you once more.

http://toolemerablog.typepad.com/toolemera/

Best
Gary