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Stuffed, lifeless and empty

PostPosted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:48 pm
by stubbsy
3 different images all taken at the most amazing antique shop in Mittagong. The place is choc full of strange and interesting antiques - stuffed tigers, old circus equipment and all sorts of other curiosities.

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Stuffed, lifeless and empty

PostPosted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:51 pm
by Geoff M
Eclectic indeed. I like the first and last of these Peter, natural lighting I am guessing?

Re: Stuffed, lifeless and empty

PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 9:07 am
by aim54x
Those diving helms are great!

Re: Stuffed, lifeless and empty

PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:29 am
by sirhc55
Love them Peter but I would guess the guy/gal who wore the foremost diving helmet must have one helluva headache.

Re: Stuffed, lifeless and empty

PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:37 am
by ozimax
Nice taxidermy in image 1. Nice photo too. Is it a goat? A sheep? A distant cousin of the yellow bellied sap sucker?

Re: Stuffed, lifeless and empty

PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:45 pm
by biggerry
nice horns :)

I like the last and found my self wondering how much they are, then it reminded me of teh mythbusters episode where them de-compressed a sample body in one of those suits..messy :)

Re: Stuffed, lifeless and empty

PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:05 pm
by sirhc55
ozimax wrote:Nice taxidermy in image 1. Nice photo too. Is it a goat? A sheep? A distant cousin of the yellow bellied sap sucker?


The yellow bellied sap sucker, now that’s a phrase I have not heard in a long, long time. :up:

Re: Stuffed, lifeless and empty

PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:21 pm
by ozimax
sirhc55 wrote:
ozimax wrote:Nice taxidermy in image 1. Nice photo too. Is it a goat? A sheep? A distant cousin of the yellow bellied sap sucker?


The yellow bellied sap sucker, now that’s a phrase I have not heard in a long, long time. :up:


Actually Chris, I think it's the "yellow bellied thap thucker" to be precise.

Re: Stuffed, lifeless and empty

PostPosted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:35 pm
by sirhc55
So right