Featured A shovel full of fans from the shed.

Discussion in 'Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing' started by afantiques, Sep 10, 2014.

  1. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

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    As mentioned on another thread, I had a bit of a rummage around for an example of an ivory fan guard to show typical jointing and came up with a bunch of other fans, none of any great merit or value but quite decorative. 1-P1030693.JPG
    Mostly plastic. This one may be tortoiseshell, I'd expect an imitation shell to have sticks of uniform thickness but this one has a variation in thickness between sticks of up to 50%. Back
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    And front.

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    Sad relic of an Ivory brize fan

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    Bone fan, thered ribbon on the guards is under a pierced 'frame' fixed over it.
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    Bone stick lace and muslin fan

    Last three are of a cheapo plastic brize fan, unusual in having its original box, the marking 'Foreign' and the use of real glass instead of plastic for the transparent lid makes me think 1930 or so.

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    I think that is probably enough. :)
     
    afantiques, Sep 10, 2014
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  2. spirit-of-shiloh

    spirit-of-shiloh Well-Known Member

    WOW! The only fans I have are ceiling :smuggrin:
     
    spirit-of-shiloh, Sep 10, 2014
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  3. User 67

    User 67 Active Member

    Yes, but they would be so pretty on an old fashioned Christmas tree.
     
    User 67, Sep 10, 2014
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The ivory one looks like something I'd disassemble for an art project; it certainly wouldn't do a lady any good as is.
     
    evelyb30, Sep 10, 2014
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  5. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Who is it that has many many fans? They used to post on the AB - are they here?
     
    Bookahtoo, Sep 15, 2014
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  6. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Flanaganlane -- she's popped in here a few times.
     
    kentworld, Sep 16, 2014
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  7. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Oh, right. Well, maybe she'll see this eventually....
     
    Bookahtoo, Sep 16, 2014
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  8. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Lovely!
     
    Figtree3, Sep 16, 2014
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