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I am not really a vintage-anything guy but, I stumbled across this watch on Etsy, and it was not from a watch seller per-se. The lady has a small store with a mishmash of items to sell, and I am guessing she found this in a garage sale somewhere.
The Popeye theme is strong with this one (me) and even tho this was purely a novelty package back in 2004, the seller had all the packaging (including in French and English) and the watch was in good shape. I just replaced the battery, put my own suede strap on it and away we go!
Right away I mostly knew I wanted this watch to do a photoshoot and believe it or not, finding reasonable looking non-licensed Popeye toys are not cheap but I found this facsimile on AliExpress and received it today. I like this dude and I will put him to work on other shots for sure!
The lore of Chester, Illinois, holds that the character of Popeye was inspired by town resident Frank “Rocky” Fiegel. Lee Huffstutler, herself a Chester local, makes and well supports this argument. According to Huffstutler, Rocky Fiegel was of Polish descent and lived with his mother in a house near the Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Huffstutler describes him as “tall, strong, always ready for a fight and always a winner” …
Rocky worked part-time at George Gozney’s saloon. When he finished his work and had consumed a couple of beers, he would take a chair outside, seat himself, tilt the chair back, and, with pipe in his mouth, proceed to take a nap in the sunshine. Of course, the sleeping Rocky became an amusing target for the school children who came by. They would creep near, yell loudly, and run. Rocky would awaken with a start and jump out of his chair, arms flailing, ready for a fight. but alas, there would be no opponent. The children would be a block away by that time.
In the March 28, 1947, issue of the Chester Herald Tribune, there is an obituary for Mr. Fiegel, who died at his home in Chester on March 24, 1947. Born January 27, 1868, he was 79 years of age at the time of his death.
The editor wrote that Frank “Rocky” Fiegel was a familiar character in Chester and was credited for being the inspiration of Elsie Segar’s “Popeye.” The article reads: “In his younger days he performed amazing feats of strength. Because of his hardened physique he was affectionately known as “Rocky.” His angular jaw and familiar corn-cob pipe apparently impressed the young Segar.
Until now, I did not realize the two info cards in the box were in French and English. I only took photos of the French version. I am wondering if all of these had the French and English “marketing” package or if this package is unique?
After I bought this I did search Ebay and I did see similar versions but not with the entire provenance that this watch has….SCORE!
You peeps probably know all these quotes by heart!!!
“I’m strong to the finich, ’cause I eats me spinach, I’m Popeye the sailor man!”
“Where’s the entrance to the exit?”
“I’ll take all on one at a time!”
“I ain’t no tailor but I know what suits me.”
“That’s all I can stands, I can stands no more.”
“If I’m not me, who am I. And If I’m somebody else, why do I look like me?”
Don’t forget to eat your spinach kiddies! 👆
Day 16: Angular
Inktober
I really want to branch out in posing for a bit. For this particular photo, I took the prompt Angular to give me some inspiration to switch it up. Much like my Photober shoots in 2013, for this one I was bouncing and jumping around to try and get that movement. I didn't necessarily go for angular poses, though that was my first intention, just something different.
I have a few outtakes from this that you'll be able to see on my personal Instagram, @kaldec_
Something else that I love about Photober is that it not only challenges me in shooting, but in editing as well. As seen in my Rose post, I have been experimenting with different types of editing in my photography. I edited this one as if it were going to go on my @kaldec_ Instagram.
Went on a quick photo escapade with Jacob the other day. Originally I wasn't going to do anything like this but I got a little inspired so here is something a little more experimental.
#FlickrFriday #Science
When you spin an egg shape object, the energy you add to the total system allows the unstable equilibrium, that is the pointy bit of the egg, to be somewhat favorable and therefore the egg 'flips' to spin at its top.
Queen Street Station in Glasgow. A fair bit of deliberate distortion from the ultra-wide.
365/256 - Year 10 Photo 3543
Funky angles and cantilevered concrete on the back of John Andrews' Humanities Wing at U of T Scarborough.
Photo macro réalisé avec une lentille grand angle 0.45X (Macro) de la marque GLOXY. (Orchidée blanche)
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Foto hecha con un objetivo macro gran angular 0.45x (Macro) de la marca GLOXY. (Orquídea blanca)
Angular connecting T clip, coverslip suspended ceiling accessory. It is use to fix the sub-profiles to the main profiles.
Firstly, the T clips act as stabilizers. However, a total of 4.7 angular connecting T-Clips is 1 square meter.
Secondly, the bottom profiles are fix to the suspension bars under the main profiles fixed with the suspension bars.
The sub-profiles are insert into the roof U-profiles perpendicular to the main profiles. In addition, the main profiles are fix at the intersection points using two T-clips.
Finally, you can also take a look at the Ceiling hanger material model of this product.
Southward view towards Snapper Point, outlining the angular unconformity between the Oligocene Port Willunga Formation and the Pliocene Hallet Cove Sandstone
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Pipefish look like straight-bodied seahorses with tiny mouths. The name is derived from the peculiar form of their snout, which is like a long tube, ending in narrow and small mouth which opens upwards and is toothless. The body and tail are long, thin, and snake-like. They have a highly modified skeleton formed into armored plating. This dermal skeleton has several longitudinal ridges, so that a vertical section through the body looks angular, not round or oval as in the majority of other fishes.