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PSYSHADOW Regular user England 196 Posts |
Loads of Hudson Tuttle titles on Amazon. 'Hope that helps.
BOBBY.
Peace in the World - or - the World in Pieces
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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
Thanks, I'm currently checking Ebay
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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
I checked my library and found three nice engravings about table turning in Paris and Belgium from 1853 to 1888.
The second engraving is made from a painting by Belgian painter Gérard Portielje, you may notice the man at extreme left who seems to look suspiciously under the table. And the wine bottles... |
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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
Look at details, studying engravings and paintings may provide lot of information for the bizarrist.
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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
Two details from the engraving dating from 1853. While the girls at the center of the image do table tipping, two other "mediums" seem to play different game: one is pendulum divination and the other does something apparently similar with a top hat. I've to research about that kind of divination now...
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Bill Ligon Inner circle A sure sign of a misspent youth: 6437 Posts |
I would guess she is using the hat as a planchette, but maybe she is doing something else.
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WDavis Inner circle 1276 Posts |
Maybe a bucket filled with water for scrye'ing? I think I misspelled that
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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
The hat as a planchette is impossible in 1853. Spiritualism arrived in Europe in the Winter of 1852-53. It became almost immediately a craze (Victor Hugo did seance in 1853-1854, but I think not later.)
Planchettes weren't in use at that time, but turning the table was. Pendulum was also in use (Chevreul's book about Downing stick, pendulums and Table turning was published in 1854). And it's a hat, not a bucket. Contrary to the many people playing table turning, only 2 people use the hat. Maybe the hat contains messages ? |
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Robin DeWitt Regular user 187 Posts |
Are you sure it's a hat? Looks to me like the gentleman is proffering his palm and the woman is reading same. Maybe whatever the *hat* actually is is something for a querient to rest his/her hand upon. Or maybe not.
I am the fakir, you....
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
I think they're using the hat in the same way that they'd tip a table. It would be a logical extension. And of course, a hat is a personal item, which would be above suspicion, and survive examination.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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SpellbinderEntertainment Inner circle West Coast 3519 Posts |
This is a great thread, I love moving into the past and exploring the madness.
Thanks again CC! Magically, Walt |
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dsacks Special user 609 Posts |
The table is a real beauty; based upon the pictures it looks to be one of kind - especially in that condition Where on earth did you find such an exquisite piece of furniture?
David |
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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
It's one of a kind and I found it on ... a flea market.
The merchant discovered it earlier on another market and immediately thought that it may interest me (he was correct ) So he brought photographs first and I was immediately conquered. I've a nice collection of antique spiritualism and ghost hunting material, but this is without doubt the masterpiece. |
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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
Speaking about raps: http://www.answers.com/topic/rapping
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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
To "enhance" the spirit rappings, I place an antique monaural wooden stethoscope on the table. For two reasons: first the aspect of the black stethoscope fits the look of the table (an is easier to use than a spirit trumpet). The second reason is that the system has been used by Dr Crandon, husband of Marjorie "Mina" Crandon in the 1920's.
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In the séances with Mina A. Crandon ("Margery"), the first raps were faint but definite, sounding like something soft inside a wooden box. Dr. Crandon listened to them through a stethoscope applied to the table. They were so magnified as to be unlike anything in his experience. Later they developed to such a degree that the control "Walter" could render tunes or rhythmical phrases with a marked syncopation upon the cabinet, the table, the arm of "Margery," the hands of the sitters, and even on the limited surface of a ring. Once he rapped out a popular tune unknown in his day and answered in explanation that they (the spirits) go everywhere, to our theaters and other places. |
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dsacks Special user 609 Posts |
Love going to flea markets, swap meets, thrift shops...one can find the neatest things. And when you do -- aha!
David |
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RCP Inner circle Two Minnie's in The Hell's Half Acre, The Republic of Texas 2183 Posts |
Is the top leather? How were the three colums of letters/numbers selected?
That is one great find. |
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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
The top and the table are from the same oak (maybe an antique sacred oak ). The tabletop looks lice wooden lace.
I can't be sure about the selection of column but the most logical think is typtology or a rotation of the table prior to typting. ex: Column 1 - rotation clockwise Column 2 - rotation counter clockwise column 3 - no rotation. While I prefer to hide the Eviltron, another idea comes to my mind. I can explain that the "device" his an electronic amplificator, it fits the stethoscope's mouth perfectly and enhance the sounds from the table. Quote:
On 2010-03-17 18:48, Bill Ligon wrote: I revised my first impression, you may be right Naljorpa. Typtology can be done this way too. |
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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
I add a flexible monaural stethoscope to the set. More practical than the straight one. A Golding Bird's model with wooden ear piece and chest piece.
and a momento mori cane. |
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The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3909 Posts |
Another detail on the table foot. The Acanthus leaf, symbol of immortality or victory against Death (Nothing can take us apart).
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The Roman writer Vitruvius (c. 75 BCE — c. 15 BCE) related that the Corinthian order had been invented by Callimachus, a Greek architect and sculptor who was inspired by the sight of a votive basket that had been left on the grave of a young girl. A few of her toys were in it, and a square tile had been placed over the basket, to protect them from the weather. An acanthus plant had grown through the woven basket, mixing its spiny, deeply cut leaves with the weave of the basket. |
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