December 1st

 

Today we open the first "window" of the Advent calendar. And here we find two Christmas ornaments that dates back to the 1950s and in my opinion are for decorating the Christmas tree. 

This picture is sent to me by my regular contributor "Mimregubben" - and it's thanks to him that I got the idea to make this Advent calendar here on the blog. Apart from today's picture he sent me some others that I will show you later, but it made me think that most people have some kind of Christmas ornament that they're particularly fond of, and why don't show it here on the blog?

What is your favourite Christmas ornament from your childhood?

An update: It seems that these ornaments were bought to be hung from some lamps on the wall instead of being used for the Christmas tree. 

December challenge

It's almost December and I'm thinking of making an Advent calendar here on the blog. But for that I need the help of you readers.

Most people have something they "can't do without" at Christmas time. It may be an old ornament for the tree or something you hang on the wall or the front door for decoration. Maybe it's something you've inherited from your grandma or it may be something you've bought on a trip to another country - or maybe it's something your child made for you when going to kindergarden.... What's important is that this is what gives you "that ol' Christmas feeling".

So, what I'm asking you to do is to take a picture of whatever it is that makes every Christmas something special for you and send it to me in a mail, preferably with a few lines explaining why you love this thing so much - and I will put in on my blog some time between the 1st and the 24th December.

Of course, I have also something I can't do without at Christmas time and I'll show it to you when I manage to remember where I've put it....

The mail address is: memoriesaroundtheworld@gmail.com.

Looking forward to hearing from you all!

Postcards from the 1920s

Today I want to share with you some old postcards from Norway that shows the traditional costumes from two different places in Norway, Stjørdalen outside Trondheim and Fana in Bergen. The postcards are from around the 1920s so they are more than 90 years old....

Stereograph

I have often seen "twin-pictures" like this in Antique shops or second hand shops. 

Some time ago my daughter bought this at a market.

And now I, too, have found one. It's a simple device for viewing photos

The picture is placed in front of the device, like you can see below. 

The device is a kind of "binocular". You put it close to your eyes ( there's also room for your nose....)

Then you adjust it so that the two pictures becomes one picture in 3D. Neat, or what?!
 

This must be some of the very first devices for pictures in 3D. But when was this? Anyone who knows?

Regards Jorun (Brudeblogg)

Norwegian coins during world war 2

Both before and after the second world war Norwegian money (the coins) where made of copper. (Or to be precise copper + pewter = bronze). They were marked H7 on one side which stood for Haakon 7th (the king of Norway).

However, the Germans decided that the copper was to be used for making weapons instead and new coins were made, called "occupation coins" where the H7 was substituted with the  lion which is Norways' coat of arms. The coins with the lowest value were made of iron (the coins you can see on the pictures here) and coins with slightly higher value was made of zinc. (The really small change that is...)


Other coins were in fact substituted with paper money.


Regards

Mimregubben