Random objects of desire

[DodgyGeezer]

We've all been there, scrolling past random crap when suddenly 'wow! I really like the look of that'. It doesn't have to be good/useful/practical/cheap but there's just something that tickles your fancy.

Let's see assorted, appealing stuff...

[motco]

A Mysterious Circulator clock. I saw it offered to members in the Diners Club magazine in the late 1970s. Christie's had one for sale some years ago.

Another one here

Edited by motco on Saturday 11th September 12:06

[DKL]

motco said:

A Mysterious Circulator clock. I saw it offered to members in the Diners Club magazine in the late 1970s. Christie's had one for sale some years ago.

Another one here

Edited by motco on Saturday 11th September 12:06

You Sir are a git
I like weird clocks, I have an incline clock by Frodsham (like this one), a congreve clock, a Kaiser 400 day, an atmos clock and now, it seems, I'm going to have to find one of these....

[voram]

If you like weird clocks check out this one in Cambridge. Yes, it does tell the right time,

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/the-corpus-clock...

[slopes]

I saw that you can buy a Stirling Engine on Amazon that fits on your coffee/tea cup/mug and not that expensive either.

Do i need one? No of course not.
Do i want one? Bet your life i do

[motco]

DKL said:

motco said:

A Mysterious Circulator clock. I saw it offered to members in the Diners Club magazine in the late 1970s. Christie's had one for sale some years ago.

Another one here

Edited by motco on Saturday 11th September 12:06

You Sir are a git
I like weird clocks, I have an incline clock by Frodsham (like this one), a congreve clock, a Kaiser 400 day, an atmos clock and now, it seems, I'm going to have to find one of these....

I have one of these rolling ball clocks...



Got it from a charity shop for about £3

The incline clock uses a similar mechanism to the mysterious circulator I seem to recall. Sorry about piqueing your interest - it might cost you a few bob!

[DodgyGeezer]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113823113322?mkevt=1&am...

[23.7]

Often something on here that appeals.




https://www.trinitymarine.co.uk/shop/

[DodgyGeezer]

23.7 said:

Often something on here that appeals.




https://www.trinitymarine.co.uk/shop/

you are a very bad man!!! I'm glad I'm skinnt - if I wasn't i'd have a house full of tat and be skinnt

[23.7]

DodgyGeezer said:

23.7 said:

Often something on here that appeals.




https://www.trinitymarine.co.uk/shop/

you are a very bad man!!! I'm glad I'm skinnt - if I wasn't i'd have a house full of tat and be skinnt

No longer on the site, but they used to have an anti aircraft gun with turret I was coveting.

Too big for the house but would've looked bonza in the front garden.

[ChevronB19]

DodgyGeezer said:

23.7 said:

Often something on here that appeals.




https://www.trinitymarine.co.uk/shop/

you are a very bad man!!! I'm glad I'm skinnt - if I wasn't i'd have a house full of tat and be skinnt

Bought a few missile fins from there. Don’t have the budget or space for a full blown missile, but was very tempted by a tornado drop tank.

[Northernboy]

This Atmos clock;

https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us/en/watches/atm...

[bristoltype603]

DodgyGeezer said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113823113322?mkevt=1&am...

Now you're talking! Just a little bit of elbow grease and that'll look lovely in the dinning room.

[Super Sonic]

Curta calculator

[Johnspex]

A nice tooled leather western saddle on a trestle in the living room would be lovely. If I only had the space and the money.
I don't have a horse, just fancy owning a saddle to look at.

[fozzymandeus]

DodgyGeezer said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113823113322?mkevt=1&am...

I’ve been looking for something to drown out my neighbours’ barbecues - this is perfect! Anyone fancy helping design a fuelling system?

I note it’s misdescribed, too, so maybe I can go in with a low ball offer (all the jet engine collectors will be looking for Olympus)

[peterperkins]

A decent antique Orrery....

[peterperkins]

Soviet Lunokhod Moon Rover Toy in perfect working order..

[loughran]

A pair of Lving Voice Vox Olympians.





Maybe with dust covers.

[Captain Raymond Holt]

Very very pretty, but bugger me! As you might expect, the price is Olympian as well—£190,000/pair (just under $300,000 as of this writing).