tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post6015351081387406613..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Guess what? More candlesticks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40646623028619029232016-05-30T15:30:52.124-07:002016-05-30T15:30:52.124-07:00Do you mean to say you hand wash your shirts in th...Do you mean to say you hand wash your shirts in the bathtub? Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865639536906898385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-19473454678101747222016-05-30T02:07:08.725-07:002016-05-30T02:07:08.725-07:00Coke is far too expensive. It's cheaper with B...Coke is far too expensive. It's cheaper with Brasso.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-42229886972818023512016-05-30T00:24:58.723-07:002016-05-30T00:24:58.723-07:00Does a good soak in coke (full strenght) do the tr...Does a good soak in coke (full strenght) do the trick? <br />Oh, thats the candlesticks not you or the shirts.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87032542052596222102016-05-29T14:47:10.174-07:002016-05-29T14:47:10.174-07:00John watches, 'Secrets of the Sphincter'.John watches, 'Secrets of the Sphincter'.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-45822802239965767972016-05-29T13:01:13.669-07:002016-05-29T13:01:13.669-07:00The Egypt programme is on .....Secrets of the Sphi...The Egypt programme is on .....Secrets of the Sphinx !!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37986409483850082542016-05-29T11:48:09.277-07:002016-05-29T11:48:09.277-07:00"CODE BROWN!!!!!CODE BROWN!""CODE BROWN!!!!!CODE BROWN!" John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81573782149578077782016-05-29T11:43:54.278-07:002016-05-29T11:43:54.278-07:00It's fucking Chrome - Safari and old Google Se...It's fucking Chrome - Safari and old Google Search is super fast. I am really fed up with 'improvements'.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52664890241152826082016-05-29T11:40:59.124-07:002016-05-29T11:40:59.124-07:00It is a twenty year history. I am dealing with 300...It is a twenty year history. I am dealing with 300 year histories most of the time, and that includes a polish dating from about one year back. I know what you mean though, polishing brass is a pain.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-38600893082567131702016-05-29T10:36:58.788-07:002016-05-29T10:36:58.788-07:00I'd sell it with the tarnish. Part of its hist...I'd sell it with the tarnish. Part of its history.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-15772772577375924652016-05-29T10:14:08.533-07:002016-05-29T10:14:08.533-07:00I have the bible on early English candlesticks (th...I have the bible on early English candlesticks (the book cost me about £120) most illustrations which are not pewter are polished. I also am in intermittent contact with the author - a Dutchman who lives in Amsterdam.<br /><br />I don't think I need to worry about ruining any patina over 10 years old.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-25245981737561207072016-05-29T10:10:57.006-07:002016-05-29T10:10:57.006-07:00Good attitude. Let the inheritors spend the effort...Good attitude. Let the inheritors spend the effort, unless you want to sell it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-60000530322384149182016-05-29T10:10:04.023-07:002016-05-29T10:10:04.023-07:00The attitude is only an aspiration, not a reality....The attitude is only an aspiration, not a reality.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10839626104240254852016-05-29T10:09:23.909-07:002016-05-29T10:09:23.909-07:00Irish. That's probably why.Irish. That's probably why.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74675610190009542522016-05-29T09:48:44.576-07:002016-05-29T09:48:44.576-07:00I once took brasso (or some such) to the brass flo...I once took brasso (or some such) to the brass floor lamp I inherited from my great grandmother. The upright is a spiral, the base and the feet have an intricate stamped pattern, the bridge arm is filigree work. It was a dirty, dirty job, and I never got all the polish out of the nooks and crannies. Twenty years later it is nicely blackened again, and someone else can polish it.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-70729054403674721542016-05-29T08:44:02.453-07:002016-05-29T08:44:02.453-07:00Professor Louise Richardson, VC at Oxford Universi...Professor Louise Richardson, VC at Oxford University, and adviser to governments around the world on terrorism. So far none of them are hearing her properly unfortunately.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36220935091901586522016-05-29T08:25:59.909-07:002016-05-29T08:25:59.909-07:00I wish I could adopt your attitude about housework...I wish I could adopt your attitude about housework. None of it is especially pleasant for me, unless cooking counts. <br /><br />I like your candlesticks.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64587716423662966352016-05-29T08:14:20.623-07:002016-05-29T08:14:20.623-07:00Glad you know what you are doing. I worried too a...Glad you know what you are doing. I worried too about the polishing. In the US, only silver may be polished and still retain value. I wish I could figure out what will sell. I guess I should concentrate on one thing instead of too many.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-61401348386479321992016-05-29T07:40:14.669-07:002016-05-29T07:40:14.669-07:00Oh, I see. No, I meant all your posts as well as m...Oh, I see. No, I meant all your posts as well as mine.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78419361168296169502016-05-29T07:39:17.573-07:002016-05-29T07:39:17.573-07:00That was the only bit I heard - bad timing!That was the only bit I heard - bad timing!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56813729912192577442016-05-29T06:51:45.089-07:002016-05-29T06:51:45.089-07:00The lady you speak of spoke a lot of sense this mo...The lady you speak of spoke a lot of sense this morning. I just mentioned her in my reply to you on my blog.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59749206624596915722016-05-29T06:51:01.405-07:002016-05-29T06:51:01.405-07:00You did say in brackets (and the rest of it)by wh...You did say in brackets (and the rest of it)by which I thought you meant everything. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-80435447409801234762016-05-29T06:47:38.328-07:002016-05-29T06:47:38.328-07:00I've just finished washing the shirts. I didn&...I've just finished washing the shirts. I didn't quite enjoy it, but it was much better than doing them in the evening when I'm half pissed.<br /><br />H.I. always irons them for me. She eventually admits that she quite enjoys ironing, but just as she said this, a women came on the radio saying that she would never, ever consider marrying a man who expected his shirts to be ironed for him. She is now reconsidering her attitude.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-35434135307797492512016-05-29T06:41:51.422-07:002016-05-29T06:41:51.422-07:00Of course I have. Why, I wonder, is everything els...Of course I have. Why, I wonder, is everything else acceptably fast, but only blogger slow?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88565178694837694342016-05-29T06:36:59.124-07:002016-05-29T06:36:59.124-07:00Perhaps you are in serious need of a defrag.Perhaps you are in serious need of a defrag.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77503922447689647782016-05-29T06:31:30.651-07:002016-05-29T06:31:30.651-07:00Have you ever thought it might be your equipment? ...Have you ever thought it might be your equipment? Mine is not slow.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com