Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Special Instructions To Players 1898


Here is the link to see the actual document: http://robertedwardauctions.com/blog/index.php
Thanks to Irv for bringing this awesome piece of history to my attention.
Dedicated to the memory of Glorious Mundy.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

The Excelsior Six






New Invention: The Excelsior Six - a camera that produces an ink drawing onto aged paper set in a small frame. Made from scrap parts from a film enlarger which was converted into an animation stand. I started out building a camera to take Daguerreotype pictures but decided that the process in which the image is exposed directly onto a mirror-polished surface of silver bearing a coating of silver halide particles deposited by iodine vapor seemed too complicated. And I've always wanted a camera that would take drawings of things- since photographs can get so boring.
Drawings from the camera to come soon.
Photos by Kent Colony (my official photographer)

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Undertaker's Parlor


Variation Two Or The Evening Redness In The West

Sunday, March 09, 2008

Cookie Tin Banjo



Made from scrap parts from an Epiphone electric guitar and a cookie tin. Photos by Kent Colony.

Saturday, March 08, 2008

Northwest Magnesite Plant at Chewelah


"Once said to be the greatest producer in Stevens County, and at full production has been said the largest producer of magnesite in the world. Capitalist W.H. Crocker said this plant was producing 75% of the magnesite used in the nation. The plant operated from 1916 to 1968." (Pauline Battien and the Washington State Historical Society)

Eagle Peghead

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Cole Younger Is My Name


*In actuality, Cole Younger looked nothing like this.
Thomas Coleman Younger (January 15, 1844 – March 21, 1916) was a famous Confederate guerrilla and an outlaw after the American Civil War.
With his brothers Jim, John and Bob Younger, he joined with Jesse and Frank James to lead the James-Younger gang of Missouri bandits.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Monday, February 18, 2008

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Electric Sancho Panza Cigar Box Guitar




Made from spare parts from an old Ibanez. This guy named Scotty has a nice tutorial on how to build one. Although, his contact mic is a bit complex. All you need is a buzzer (Piezo Transducer) from RadioShack part #273-073a and a female 1/4 audio jack (phone jack). Here's the link: http://www.cigarboxguitars.com/workshops/Piezo_Transducer.php

Friday, February 01, 2008

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

3 Days Of The Condor VHS Box

John Ehrlichman


John D. Ehrlichman (1925 – 1999) counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon. A key figure in events leading to the Watergate break-in and the ensuing Watergate scandal, for which he was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and perjury. Along with H.R. Haldeman made up one half of what John Dean referred to as the "Berlin Wall".