Most Beautifullest Thing in the World
I have a weakness for antiques and all things ancient, but this is an incredible find.
R.EGE's Antique Shop, (who will do lay-a-way apparently) at 1304 Sidney has this copper and brass work of beauty:
Clocking in at 200+pounds, this 4.5 foot tall homage to 50's era Sci-Fi has a fully functioning am/fm radio, and uses standard light bulbs. I am guessing with a little bit of electronic expertise, a CD player could be tastefully mounted in some fashion.
What's astounding is the story behind it--
It was made in 1982 by machinist Kurt Stone, a custom made do-up that took six months to complete. Every dial, button, knob, and doohickey was milled by Stone himself. It has a Frankenstein-esque lever style on and off switch. However, it was Stone's last work. It lists for 1,250.00, but would appear to be an absolute steal at that price.
Lucas:
That does look cool. Did I mention that I have a birthday coming up? :D
Posted by travis reems on Fri., Sep 15, 2006 at 11:10 AMSorry, travis. I plan on winning the lottery Saturday night, buying it, donating it to Contemporary Art Museum.
Posted by Howard on Fri., Sep 15, 2006 at 9:35 PMHoward, let me be the first to say; brother, can you spare a dime?
Posted by TRouble on Sat., Sep 16, 2006 at 11:04 AMI forgot to buy a Saturday night ticket but have already bought the winning ticket for this Wednesday. Most of the winnings will go to my favorite charities: Bacon for Strays, Democrats for Yahtzee, and the Bottle District Can Museum Foundation.
Posted by Howard on Mon., Sep 18, 2006 at 10:56 AM
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