Money as Living History

Posted by $ MikeMarotta 11 years, 10 months ago to History
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Thanks k. I had not thought about this book for my grandson not having seen it for many decades. I'm on my way to B&N to get a copy.
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Thanks k. I hadn't thought of this book for my grandson not haven't seen it for many decades. I'm on my way to B&N to get a copy.
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  • Posted by Commander 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Khalling mentions this book upline. I may have to order another copy....first one was lost in a move somewhere
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  • Posted by $ Susanne 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Oh... My... Gosh. I *just* wrote about that in response to Commander, and didn't see your post... And it got me wondering where to find a copy of it, perhaps for *my* granddaughters... ;) Thank you!!!
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  • Posted by $ Susanne 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I got a book as a young kid - "The way things work". It was a pretty amazing book of 2 color drawings (red and black) on a number of different mechanical and manufactured devices and processes. a generation - no, a decade before, it would have been unthinkable to get such a book - I guess it was part of the gift of growing up in the 1960's. Over the years... I literally wore that book out (first one ever!). I think, perhaps more than anything else, it changed my life, my way of looking at things, and sparked a curiosity that, these 40-something years after getting that book, has never subsuded.
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  • Posted by Commander 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Did you ever run across the Danger (hard "G") brothers? Explosives? My friend recants a story of meeting Billy in the late 80's, early 90's. RMD Corp had built and installed grinding/classifying machinery in, then, Magma.
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  • Posted by $ stargeezer 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I so agree about the old hand rendered machine drawings. They are works of art. I have often thought that a table book should be published with the rendering or mechanical view drawing on one face and the finished construction on the other. It would take the right photographer to pull it off. Say like a good B&W photog.
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  • Posted by $ Susanne 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    When you stand on a Suspension span, or better, suspend from one of the cables, and *feel* a bridge literally breathe, move, and throb with its own heartbeat, you can't help but understand the soul of those who held that inanimate, let living, being in his soul before its conception... It is, truly, like nothing else. It feels like... Prosperity. Once you've been there, you never forget!

    I can run about 95% of my shop offgrid, and the 5% can be done by hand - not as efficiently, but still, it can be done. Plus, we've been running a dual pay system - one in Fiat Kindling Script, one in Ag (or face 90% coin). It works surprisingly well... and in case the unthinkable happens (grins) it is sustainable!
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  • Posted by Commander 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Curious...did you work for "Magma" or "Newmont"? depending on the ownership transition date...early 70's.
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  • Posted by Commander 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I just posted this for Susanne. I see my endeavors reflective of yours.

    I still have my mechanical drafting tools. I've, with forethought, abstained from the CNC in my business. I've a range of tools and tooling that span 100 years. I learned to carburize steel for cutting all the way through programming. Yet..if the lights go out? I'll adapt to a waterfall or a windmill.....I have a taste of this "Living History".

    The "generations of change" struck a chord...a little detour of theme, but," Who You Are, is Where You Were, When"....a video lecture by Morris Massey relating to values development. I'll see what I can do to get it transferred to you....I have to ask permission...this product is still being marketed.
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  • Posted by Commander 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    What a wonderfully rare experience...bridges live. I wish I had had the foresight to express my concern over an observation on the 35W bridge in Minneapolis. 9 months prior to it's collapse I and a friend observed the expansion rack and pinion pylon out of position....hindsight....I crossed that span twice the day of failure. If I had just a little practical exposure...??....really thought about the history..."range" histories teach so much.

    I still have my mechanical drafting tools. I've, with forethought, abstained from the CNC in my business. I've a range of tools and tooling that span 100 years. I learned to carburize steel for cutting all the way through programming. Yet..if the lights go out? I'll adapt to a waterfall or a windmill.....I have a taste of this "Living History".
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Wow! Gorgeous creations. :) I'm sad to hear you're no longer in the studio :( (Has that story been told yet, I don't think I heard it. arg!)
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  • Posted by Zenphamy 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I worked for an underground copper mine and smelter in AZ in the 70's. Looking for some old 'as builds' an a part of the system, I came across original ink and silk drawings.

    Although not a draftsman, as a young engineer, I was in awe at the near artistry of those drawings. I still wonder today at the hours that must have taken and the skill.
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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    the IRS destroys lives. they do not care it's individuals who hide behind a group so they do not have to deal with their own actions. In cases like yours, someone should have to go to jail for putting your family through that hell. they are arrogant and above the law. The agency needs to be abolished.
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  • Posted by $ stargeezer 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That's very kind. Thank you. I do miss the studio, there was so much of us in it. The grief the IRS gave us just sucked the joy out of making things for money. I won't until things change with the gov.
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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    this is all extremely interesting and enjoyed the tour. also-how handsome! You should consider making this a separate post. Your work is beautiful.
    What lovely pieces of art for any home
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