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Johnnythefox said:
When I went to NZ a few years ago I set a letter with a Kiwi keyring inside to a Romanian girl in Romania.

A year later it arrived at my house in England from the small address on the back ignoring the big address on the front with stamps. 😆


Its nothing compared to this one missing for 100 years though.




A letter lost in the post in 1916 was finally delivered to a London address more than a century after being sent from Bath.
Bearing a penny George V stamp and Bath and Sydenham postmarks, it dropped through the letterbox of theatre director Finlay Glen’s Crystal Palace flat in 2021.
It was addressed to Katie Marsh, who was married to the stamp dealer Oswald Marsh, and was sent by her friend Christabel Mennell, who was holidaying in Bath, according to research by Stephen Oxford, the editor of The Norwood Review, a local history magazine.

It begins: “My dear Katie, will you lend me your aid – I am feeling quite ashamed of myself after saying what I did at the circle.”


www.theguardian.com

Letter lost in 1916 delivered in London more than 100 years later

Royal Mail ‘uncertain what happened’ to delayed letter from Bath, which arrived in Crystal Palace in 2021
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Royal mail 4 ya , they lost my gold signet ring I had made in England , and it took 6 months to get my money back . The seller didn’t insure it , and it never left the post office . I still think I’ll get my ring in the mail one day .
 
MrGrey13 said:
That is amazing . I may need to do somthing similar . How long did it take to dye ?
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Thanks. I used a leather dye kit by Angelus. It's called Angelus X Barbasol Limited Edition Dye Kit. It only costs $14.95, and you get 3 bottles of alcohol based leather dye. The link is
angelusdirect.com

Angelus X Barbasol Limited Edition Dye Kit

Add a one of a kind marble effect to your sneakers using the Angelus X Barbasol Limited Edition Dye Set! Choose your own colors of leather dye or shoe dye.
angelusdirect.com angelusdirect.com
I chose the colors Winetone, Oxblood, and Red, and mixed them all together, but you could choose any color(s) you like. I put all three bottles in a jar big enough to cover the knife while it was standing on end with the main blade sticking out of the jar. I added lacquer thinner to bring up the level to cover the knife, plus a bit extra, since it will evaporate a little. Cover the jar and knife with saran wrap to minimize the evaporation of the alcohol. Just wrap the saran around the main blade that you can use as a handle. I let this soak for 48 hours to ensure complete penetration. Remove it from the dye, and without wiping it off, soak the entire knife in boiled linseed oil for 48 hours. This sets the color and at the same time gives the bone more transparency, as opposed to an opaque look. Then, wearing gloves, start wiping the knife down with paper towels. The color will bleed a little over the next few days. Just keep wiping it down, and eventually it will stop bleeding. There is color and oil under the handles too, so it take a while for that to seep out and dry. The bone was still pretty glossy after this process, but you can buff it further by hand rubbing vigorously with a clean soft rag. Use a q-tip to remove the red color from the recessed brass pins. Since the color goes all the way through the bone, and it is somewhat transparent, it is beautiful in the sunlight, and a darker cranberry color when not in direct light. Another benefit of full penetration is that the color will not rub off with use. The process is fool proof, with absolutely no pitting or staining of the blades.
 
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doulos said:
Thanks. I used a leather dye kit by Angelus. It's called Angelus X Barbasol Limited Edition Dye Kit. It only costs $14.95, and you get 3 bottles of alcohol based leather dye. The link is
angelusdirect.com

Angelus X Barbasol Limited Edition Dye Kit

Add a one of a kind marble effect to your sneakers using the Angelus X Barbasol Limited Edition Dye Set! Choose your own colors of leather dye or shoe dye.
angelusdirect.com angelusdirect.com
I chose the colors Winetone, Oxblood, and Red, and mixed them all together, but you could choose any color(s) you like. I put all three bottles in a jar big enough to cover the knife while it was standing on end with the main blade sticking out of the jar. I added lacquer thinner to bring up the level to cover the knife, plus a bit extra, since it will evaporate a little. Cover the jar and knife with saran wrap to minimize the evaporation of the alcohol. Just wrap the saran around the main blade that you can use as a handle. I let this soak for 48 hours to ensure complete penetration. Remove it from the dye, and without wiping it off, soak the entire knife in boiled linseed oil for 48 hours. This sets the color and at the same time gives the bone more transparency, as opposed to an opaque look. Then, wearing gloves, start wiping the knife down with paper towels. The color will bleed a little over the next few days. Just keep wiping it down, and eventually it will stop bleeding. There is color and oil under the handles too, so it take a while for that to seep out and dry. The bone was still pretty glossy after this process, but you can buff it further by hand rubbing vigorously with a clean soft rag. Use a q-tip to remove the red color from the recessed brass pins. Since the color goes all the way through the bone, and it is somewhat transparent, it is beautiful in the sunlight, and a darker cranberry color when not in direct light. Another benefit of full penetration is that the color will not rub off with use. The process is fool proof, with absolutely no pitting or staining of the blades.
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Thank you for the complete process , I get my knife tomorrow if it’s very light I’ll do somthing similar . I’m keeping this knowledge 4life , thank you
 
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