Nathan Simms
@nathansimms.bsky.social
Socialism. Books. Gaming. Gay. Antiques and collectables.
My fav Doctor and Companion
August 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
My fav Doctor and Companion
Recently came across eleven of these plates at a local op shop. They were made by Villeory and Boch at their Dresden Works in the last quarter of the 19th Century.
July 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Recently came across eleven of these plates at a local op shop. They were made by Villeory and Boch at their Dresden Works in the last quarter of the 19th Century.
Picked up this beautiful unframed William Morris print for $4 at an op shop. It's advertising the Centenary Exhibition at the V&A. It's printed on some kind of synthetic fabric.
July 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Picked up this beautiful unframed William Morris print for $4 at an op shop. It's advertising the Centenary Exhibition at the V&A. It's printed on some kind of synthetic fabric.
This wonderful image reminds me a little of the interior to the first murder set-piece in Argento's Suspiria.
June 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This wonderful image reminds me a little of the interior to the first murder set-piece in Argento's Suspiria.
I just sold this wonderful late Victorian book on etiquette for men.
June 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I just sold this wonderful late Victorian book on etiquette for men.
High Stalinism is back in fashion in Putin's Russia. This new installation at a Moscow subway station is called 'The Gratitude of the People for the Leader-Commander'.
May 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
High Stalinism is back in fashion in Putin's Russia. This new installation at a Moscow subway station is called 'The Gratitude of the People for the Leader-Commander'.
Another find is this lidded tankard, made in Staffordshire about 1850. The ceramic lid screws on and off. The decoration to the lid is unusual, and is an indication of a good quality piece.
May 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Another find is this lidded tankard, made in Staffordshire about 1850. The ceramic lid screws on and off. The decoration to the lid is unusual, and is an indication of a good quality piece.
One of my recent finds is this 19th Century Chinoiserie plate made by Grainger & Co of Worcester. For a plate that is about 150 years old, the condition is wonderful.
May 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
One of my recent finds is this 19th Century Chinoiserie plate made by Grainger & Co of Worcester. For a plate that is about 150 years old, the condition is wonderful.
I found six of these Crown Lynn plates at the Habitat for Humanity's 'Restore' Op Shop in Christchurch. The pattern name is 'Tosca', the shape name was 'Forma', the designer was Mark Cleverley, and they were released in 1973.
May 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I found six of these Crown Lynn plates at the Habitat for Humanity's 'Restore' Op Shop in Christchurch. The pattern name is 'Tosca', the shape name was 'Forma', the designer was Mark Cleverley, and they were released in 1973.
He still has them! If I still wore suits, I would definitely buy them. At 150 pounds, I think they're great value.
May 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
He still has them! If I still wore suits, I would definitely buy them. At 150 pounds, I think they're great value.
Bob Jones, standing up for Apartheid.
May 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Bob Jones, standing up for Apartheid.
Something like this.
April 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Something like this.
Look, I made my very own dire wolf. Take that, extinction!
April 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Look, I made my very own dire wolf. Take that, extinction!
I have this wonderful edition of Low's cartoons in the immediate post-war era.
March 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I have this wonderful edition of Low's cartoons in the immediate post-war era.
Jim Crow racist segregation was not just an American issue. Here is Gary Williams, defying the "color bar" at a pub in Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia, in 1965.
February 28, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Jim Crow racist segregation was not just an American issue. Here is Gary Williams, defying the "color bar" at a pub in Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia, in 1965.
The wonderful illustrations were drawn by the author herself.
December 27, 2024 at 9:07 PM
The wonderful illustrations were drawn by the author herself.
Found this vintage NZ book recently at an Op Shop. The author, Molly Falla, and her family cared for many rescue penguins.
December 27, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Found this vintage NZ book recently at an Op Shop. The author, Molly Falla, and her family cared for many rescue penguins.
Found this very cool mid century modern desk clock a while ago at a vintage shop. Made in the 1950s in West Germany by a company called Europa.
December 27, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Found this very cool mid century modern desk clock a while ago at a vintage shop. Made in the 1950s in West Germany by a company called Europa.
Kadar was one of the architects of 'goulash communism', where economic reform achieved relatively high living standards with no hint of political reform.
December 23, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Kadar was one of the architects of 'goulash communism', where economic reform achieved relatively high living standards with no hint of political reform.