Or woo hoo?
Everyone’s favorite doughnut-loving Dad Homer Simpson is back in the form of #24 of 89 framed, limited History in Vogue greatness.
This one’s out the door already (sold):
503-338-6056 or email bill@nwlimited.com for more info
This website, the AIS Live Ships Map shows names, positions, speeds and sometimes even pictures of the vessels over 70′ that operate on the waterways of Earth.
Navigate around the world on an interactive map and watch the larger fishing vessels, cargo, pleasure and defense vessels make their way along canals, rivers, lakes and oceans.
Right now, the West coast’s deadliest fishery, the Dungeness Crab fishery of Oregon and Washington, is set to begin on December 1, and crab pots have been going into the water since 8:00 a.m. November 28, 2009. Large vessels like the F/V Maverick, or the Nighthawk are contracted to carry the hundreds of pots alloted to smaller vessels that are capable of only carrying 50 or so safely in order to have them all out and fishing as early as possible.
Rumors of a Discovery Channel feature keep it interesting, and if you have any doubt about the seriousness of this fishery, one only has to view the somber list of vessel names and years on our Dead Reckoning of the Pacific Graveyard shipwreck map, where easily two thirds of these are the losses resulting from this time of year’s activity.
Wild winds, high surf and close to the shore fishing as well as the heavy pots (each weighs approx. 100 lb. so a load of 100 is 10,000 lb. above deck, a deadly proposition in even calm weather) bring the dicey conditions to a head. All in a mad scramble to catch the most of the tasty crustaceans that inhabit this region.
Signed by Christopher Reeve, this DC Comics number of 15 also features an original invitation only ticket to the premiere of Superman, the movie Dec. 14, 1978 $750
November winds are kicking up; the storms typical to the Northwest are whipping through our corner of Oregon.
Here at NW Limited…History in VogueTM, we have been very busy gathering pieces and putting together the upcoming holidays’ custom orders (there’s still a few spaces available if you hurry and contact us!) as well as building stock for the holiday gift shows we will be attending in the next month.
A secret "hint" for our most recent "Everything Else" - click for the rest
What’s new?
TV Memories...the first build in an edition of 60 Vintage and original issue pins, badges, tickets and buttons are just a few of the details you'll find in our superlative assemblages of pop culture history! TV Memories! Some of the planned builds within this edition of just 70? pieces are:The Lone Ranger signed by Clayton Moore...I Love Lucy....The Beatles on Ed Sullivan....Hitchcock Presents...The Twilight Zone and just about anything you can imagine from the archives of the tube!Our "Magic of Disney" category grows, and currently the only available within that is the Pirates of the Caribbean Captain Jack Sparrow signed by Johnny Depp. Expectantly waiting for their chance to become History in Vogue are Tinkerbelle signed by Margaret Kerry, Pinocchio signed by Dickie Jones, a Snow White signed by 2, and Sleeping Beauty!Signed by Farrah this one of one is available for $300
We have a brand new Farrah Fawcett signed one of one, an American Motorcycle Evel Knievel red, white and blue cape-flying wheelie with vintage Harley pin,
A Christmas gift for the daredevil motorcycle enthusiast - $425 autographed by Evel Knievel
and Bill’s working on a Christopher Reeve signed DC Comics’ Superman.
To inquire about these or any of our other History in Vogue topics, email bill@nwlimited.com or phone 503-338-6056
We take Visa and Master Card and we ship superbly!
Newly built, #23 of 50 “Fins & Chrome” featuring the USPS first day of issue stamps and postmarks:
This is currently available at $300 call 503-338-6056 or email bill@nwlimited.com for more information.
Made the paper, and thank you again to the Maritime Museum for the resource of their records!
It’s Halloween, and that means you might catch a glimpse of the silent spectre of death lurking about…The Grim Reaper is just one of the terrors awaiting in the shadows.
Why do we celebrate such a ghoulish holiday?
From Wikipedia:
“Halloween has origins in the ancient Gaelic festival known as Samhain (pronounced sow-in or sau-an), which is dervied from Old Irish and meaning “summer’s end”.”
A similar celebration held by ancient Britons was known as Calan Gaeaf (pronounced kalan-geyf). The festival of Samhain celebrated the end of the “lighter half” of the year and beginning of the “darker half”. It is sometimes regarded as the Celtic New Year.”
No matter how or even if you celebrate Halloween, it would seem that the world has a fascination with all things scary, be it death, dark, or life itself.
A few death-ly links:
The Death Clock (When am I going to die?)
Find A Grave
Ghost Towns and History of the American West
Haunted Places Directory
Death Online
Happy Halloween from <a href="http://www.historyinvogue.comNW Limited…History in VogueTM!
By request:
Autographed by Taylor Kitsch, this display includes X-Men #266, Gambit's debut along with a 30-year X-Men anniversary pin, both dated 1990 $300
To have this or any of our other current builds (inquire about a custom):
call 503-338-6056 or email bill@nwlimited.com
Happy Birthday, Captain America!
Americans love their motorcycles and the film “Easy Rider” is one of the earliest tributes to the sense of self-expression, the authority-bucking freedom bestowed upon those that straddle American “horses of steel…”
We can help you create the ultimate tribute to your American Motorcycle memories. Call 503-338-6056 or email bill@nwlimited.com for autographed Easy Rider, Evel Knievel, or a custom using your own photographs.
From Morung Express:
“Peter Fonda, who played “Captain America” in the 1969 counterculture film “Easy Rider,” posed atop a Harley-Davidson motorcycle based on the one he rode in the film, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in Glendale, Calif. Fonda was promoting the recent release of the film on Blu-ray disk, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the film.”
American Motorcycle at NW Limited…History in VogueTM
The Admiral Benson, just one of the many vicitims of the Pacific Graveyard.
Re-printed from the Daily Astorian’s Coast Weekend website:
“Cape Disappointment State Park and the Columbia River Maritime Museum will celebrate “Graveyard of the Pacific” Weekend Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24 and 25, at locations throughout the Columbia-Pacific area. Activities include a sea shanty camp, maritime programs, maritime music, ranger talks and exhibits”
‘Graveyard of the Pacific’
Sea Shanty Camp of the Pacific
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24
An Evening of Maritime Music
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24
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Both at Fort Columbia State Park, U.S. Highway 101, Chinook Wash.
Both free
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” The Archaeology of Shipwrecks”
2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24
Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria
Free for museum members and free with paid admission for nonmembers
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Bill Hanable Author Appearance
1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Cape Disappointment State Park, Robert Gray Drive, Ilwaco, Wash.
Center admission $5 adults, $2.50 ages 7 to 17 and free for ages 6 and younger
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A link to the Coast Weekend article
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