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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Below, </div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;">You talking to me? Guiseppe Fiori, alias, Pemontto, stands for the camera in a hat and coat. He was described as a safebreaker</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;">Herbert Ellis was found in numerous police records of the 1910s, 20s and 30s. He was listed as a house breaker, shop breaker, safe breaker, a receiver of stolen goods and a suspected person. He appears again in 1934 and his convictions include 'goods in custody, indecent language, stealing, receiving and throwing a missile'.</div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;">Mob mentality: All four of these men, pictured in 1921, are wearing sharp suits and carrying hats for their mugshot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">During the late 18th and 19th centuries, the British government sent more than 165,000 convicted criminals to Australia to relieve overcrowding in prisons.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Many of those sent to Australia were sentenced to hard labour building infrastructure to cope with increasing numbers of immigrants.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;">Unknown crimes: John Walter Ford and Oswald Clive Nash in June 1921</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;">Partners in crime: A handwritten note reads 'Frederick Edward Davies stealing in picture shows and theatres Dets Surridge Clark and Breen Central 14-7-21′. Police held sneak thieves in particularly low regard, which may account for the decision to photograph Davies in front of the police station’s toilet stalls. Right De Gracy and Edward Dalton pictured around 1920 - their crime is unknown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;">Strength in numbers? This image was taken after a raid led by Chief Bill Mackay - later Commissioner of Police - on a house in 'Lower Darlinghurst' on January 25, 1928. Fifteen men and women were arrested and faced numerous charges, including (L to R) Thomas Craig, Raymond Neil (aka 'Gaffney the Gunman'), William Thompson and FW Wilson.</div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;">Strike a pose: William Cahill stands with a far away look in his eyes and a hint of a smirk in this photograph on July 30, 1923. Details of his crime are unknown</div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;">Wise guy eh? Gilbert Burleigh, left, and Joseph Delaney were labelled 'hotel barbers' in this 1920 picture. That refers to someone who checks into a hotel and robs fellow patrons</div><div class="imageCaption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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With Christmas & the New Year behind us it's back to work and this Winter's key trends remain full of colour with a touch of the "Traditional - Preppy" feel about them & plenty of opportunity to add touches which will add to your individual style & set you apart from others in the office. Where casual wear is concerned we're seeing a huge resurgence wirh local retailers stocking classic favourites which will continue to look the part on the terraces for many a season to come. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Memories of the brands which dominated the 90's "Chipie" & "Naf Naf" and their body warmers have come back with a vengence. Richmond Classics stock the Down Chevignon K-Togs Unlimited Puffa Jacket. With lamb leather shoulder pads , a great investment & also with detachable sleeves make this a versatile piece which could be worn well into Spring & even into some chilly Summer evenings. £424.99</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Luxury wool dressing gown by Derek Rose. Every robe or gown in the Derek Rose collection is made from the finest cottons or wools. Each gown is styled with a shawl collar and three pockets, and is guaranteed to be extremely comfortable. </h2><br />
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Derek Rose have been making underwear, pyjamas, gowns and nightwear for over 30 years. The success of Derek Rose is based on the design, fabric, quality of construction and impeccable presentation of the merchandise. </h2>GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02273731799334674814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686829597177839556.post-9021526717857036062011-12-18T14:10:00.000-08:002011-12-18T14:10:18.987-08:00Dreamin' - Mr Pickle and The Junkshop Quartet<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_aSw-1hnnDc?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02273731799334674814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686829597177839556.post-76540500445891861422011-12-13T23:13:00.000-08:002011-12-13T23:13:59.700-08:00Memory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupqKClqA6XpZPT99179AtHTsR-47dxCtwcqEQAwtvspu9gqXOUSHFFwoHEmZOqcSKwjxet17rDpmrhbmjpRLl43ar3vqqZV8_i76XWQGdcii3zode3IaDuTY3bHDLtNFGUCnx7KnQpWbx/s1600/note.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupqKClqA6XpZPT99179AtHTsR-47dxCtwcqEQAwtvspu9gqXOUSHFFwoHEmZOqcSKwjxet17rDpmrhbmjpRLl43ar3vqqZV8_i76XWQGdcii3zode3IaDuTY3bHDLtNFGUCnx7KnQpWbx/s320/note.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I remember not too long ago, renting a room in a house. It was warm & cosy enough, though being fairly small in size I never felt there was much of an opportunity to really think about the day ahead and more importantly what items I would team together to make the look for that day, seem whole. <br />
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Luckily. now living in a flat with a spare room. I have ample space in the christened "Dressing Room" to plan ahead, to take time and think about what I can leave the house wearing. <br />
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I rise for work most days when it's still pitch black outside so recently have acquired a few Antique pots which have taken their place in there, most mornings it will only be to serve fresh black caffeine. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While moving into this flat a few weeks back, I had to dismantle my veneered wardrobe. That meant of course, having to put it back together again. I realised I needed about 8 arms to stop it toppling every 10 minutes. It was like playing a vertical game of Twister. To which I have found out, I am useless at. So the wardrobe split at a few corners & I thought, well I could do with the space anyway while launching it down the hallway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The doors were still outside on the landing a few days ago, I took one & popped it on top of a couple of rails I have & now in the dressing room is a "centre piece", for which I have no name,(any suggestions would be welcomed) but which has become more than useful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Though from a mere spare room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to Man Cave, to Dresing Room. All in a weekend. And all thanks to my complete inabilty to put a wardrobe back together again. Praise the Lord & In Mod We Trust.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Links, scarves, lighters, glasses,wallets, watches, rings, collar bars & tie pins all thankfully in one place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the end, designing the ultimate man room is about creating something that will work for you. My own will take many months to get where I want it to, mainly because sourcing items takes time if they're thing I really want & have to wait for them to turn up at auctions, boot sales or local Antique shops. Figure out what pieces you want, and then be willing to wait to find them. It definitely doesn’t mean walking into a furniture store and loading up the truck with the number of items that you need just because they were the first thing that you laid eyes on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02273731799334674814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686829597177839556.post-52647433088353048852011-09-30T11:14:00.000-07:002011-09-30T20:25:08.462-07:00Fags Have To Go & 'e Legs Have To GrowI think I'm a little more than obsessed, with my new obsession. And I've put off writing this particular Blog for a while just incase this particular one passed as many others have done in the past. Some have come & gone in days, (a few in a couple in hours) but most within a month or two. However this one remains & now I'm not so sure it is an actual obsession. It's rather become part of my life (rather than a contiued & irresistible thought that outweighs all others) it affects much what I do with my days now as the health benefits that come with it have begun to ingrain themselves in most parts of my daily life. <br />
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Two months ago, I was a smoker. An avid smoker. With absolutely no intention of ever giving up. Then one day my Vintage "Golden Pigeon" bicycle from China began to fall apart. Having to walk the rest of the way to the girl's shop, I knew I'd have to find another bike fairly sharpish & she soon suggested "Jeff & Victor have an old Racer out the back, they said it'd suit you". <br />
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Kind of suit me it did, at the Princely sum of £35.00 it was more than a bargain & I was back on the road. Immediately I was astonished that I, who would only have to jog to the ashtray & have to catch my breath, was overtaking not only pedestrians but also other cyclists! The brakes hardly worked but that didn't bother me in the slightest. I was hooked. <br />
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Of course as soon as I could I had to replace the vulgar white leatherette saddle with a handmade Brooks B17 & Brooks bar tape!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Within a week or so I went out for a ride, without a destination, just for the sake of going out for a ride. Literally for excercise! Bonkers. Living on the South coast I headed west on the road for 4 miles,stopping for a break, then took the seafront back home.</div><br />
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30 minutes & I was physically shattered. But, weirdly, felt quite good, and not really bothered with the pain from my neck,al the way down my back & obviously in my legs. Three days later I did it again & timed myself. I wasn't any faster but definately wanted to be. So I planned to do the route everyday for the next 7 days. I did get faster & it did get easier. After each ride a rush of what felt like adrenalin, but probably wasn't, poured over me. Someone mentioned "that'll be the natural endorphins", so I thought I'll have some more of them please! And I did. <br />
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Week 2 was 12 miles a day, though by now, with a speedo & taliking to other cyclists, we were into kilometres - 20 a day & being able to go longer without a break, I gradually began to feel . . . . kind of fitter, obviously & well, more alive. I could feel the blood pumping through my legs, gasping for breath after making it up the zig zags to a cliff top.But always ending with a smile on my face & a sense of accomplishment. JFK wasn't wrong when he said <em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Nothing compares with the simple pleasure of a bike ride. </span></em>I began to sleep better, rise earlier & the better I felt the more I wanted to get out on the bike.<br />
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It was after this second week that I said to myself, "the fags have to go & the legs have to grow", if I'm gonna take this half seriously & be able, not only to keep up with fitter cyclists & friends but able to put in 40+ miles in a day. So to my local "Smoke Stop" it was. Patches & mints. I must admit I've found it tricky, the odd one here & there after a week of none at all. But I'm I'm confident they'll be gone for good soon enough! My relationship with food has improved no end, cycling allows for huge apetites, before a 30 mile ride I've had an Armstrong breakfast, bowl of pasta, 2 bowls of muesli, 3 bananas, Vitamin C drink, a pint of protein shake & an apple. Three black coffee & as many cigarettes was all I ingested & interested in for many many years before noon. It's quite a change & possibly the best change I've ever made in my 32 years. <br />
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The clothing's been tricky. "Fuck lycra" I've quipped more than once, but a few close fitting Vintage cycling Jerseys look quite the trick on the Vintage Racer. <br />
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Mods in the early '60's were obsessed with any apparel from the continent, & cycling jerseys were on their backs regularly. It's not all about Harrington's & Desert boots. (In fact they miss the point completely if you ask me) So I'm slowly entering onto a new "scene", not one with concerns of showing 1/2 an inch cuff out of my mohair, 3 button jacket, but one of "group sets", derailleurs, Mavics, and thankfully one hell of a stylish Co. called Rapha. <a href="http://www.rapha.cc/">http://www.rapha.cc/</a> All Mod. All Cycling. <br />
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So, for me a new "Way Of Life" has begun. I'm getting through a book a week on the giants of past and present in world of cylcling. Jacques Anquetil & Laurent Fignon, awe inspiring characters form bygone eras. With endearing philosophies on their role of what being a World class cyclist meant to them of course can inspire everyone & they certainly did me. In Fignons "We were young & carefree" he says<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">" The lust for excitement, tempests & battles has always been there. It springs from the tiniest inkling of an idea. It looks wide eyed out at the world. I always wanted to grab life with both hands. Otherwise, what's the point of being on this earth? Is it pride when you prefer the surge of living things to slavish complacency? Is it vanity when you want to surprise yourself again & again? Is it a crime to have a competitive soul & a gamblers blood? Cycling is a living breathing Art. Those cyclists who forget that are halfway to becoming slobs. I wanted life to be full, every instant of it, beginning again everyday, I wanted it to be complete & loaded with surprises."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I of course couldn't express how it feels any better than that. I've begun to love my bike & everything it offers. Having made a few new pals who've been in to it for years, I've been convinced to go from Land's End to John O Groats next June for charity. Now I have the excuse, "I'm not going for a ride, I'm training. I'll see you in a bit." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02273731799334674814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686829597177839556.post-80193498464013183742011-08-09T07:07:00.000-07:002011-08-09T07:07:02.087-07:00Just one more flight up . . . .<div style="text-align: center;">I heard myself saying this to friends, family & delivery folk who were helping me move into my new abode, whether they were carrying up boxes, tables, books, lamps, clobber or just themselves. A fourth floor penthouse (attic flat) is my new residence on the sunny South Coast.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The only thing I had in mind when starting to kit out this place was the the kit would all be pre 1960's. The best find of the lot, thanks to Amber at Decades Of Design, was the 1950's Harrods, green leather Chesterfield. I was simply anxiety ridden for a whole week before it was delivered as to whether it would actually fit up the four flights of stairs and round a couple of tight corners. Five strong men, actually four as I was one of them, managed in the end though!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">So now settled in it's starting to feel like a home, the only things to add is art work for the whitewashed walls! </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My much traeasured photo of myself with my eldest sister in '81 giving Princess Diana a rose on her leaving day at the local Kinderarten in St Georges Square SW1.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">As I write on this sunny Tuesday, apparently the riots are kicking orf once more in my beloved home town of London. Thankfully SW1, where my parents & sister still live has come out mostly unscathed but my thoughts & prayers are with all the boroughs & communities and locals all effected by the mindless stupidity. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care London Town and stick together. X</div>GShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02273731799334674814noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686829597177839556.post-10498676231096219572011-06-09T04:07:00.000-07:002011-06-09T04:07:00.392-07:00Art Deco Perfection?<div style="text-align: center;">In the last few years I've seen a few of these come up for auction, but not in as pristine condition as this. 3 days left to get a bid in!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> An original early 1930's Art Deco - Machine-age in era and design Black Americana antique rarity - A Figural " Ronson Touch-Tip" desk top lighter featuring a prohibition era bartender shaking a martini behind his streamlined state of the art modernist speakeasy era bar with all top accessories intact!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This lighter is pictured in all of the collectors books and is viewed as an iconic andimportant American Jazz-age modernist art deco design. It appeals to tobacciana collectors, Black Americana collectors, Barware and cocktail shaker collectors, Pre-prohibition era advertising collectors, and fans of the streamlined industrial machine age modern aesthetic. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is only the second of these we have ever offered for sale in nearly 30 years of dealing antiques and this one is in fabulous & gleaming in complete very good - fine condition. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is untested but the touch tip element is there and with a flint and fuel and service this would likely spark and light for you as designed. I do not believe the lighter element has ever been used as seen in the touch-tip jpeg photo seen below. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It can be found on Ebay through this link.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290572057039&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290572057039&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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