Benjamen Purvis

A couple old post cards I just found in Easton, PA. The Native American post card was printed and sold in the UK, but never mailed. The Wake Up post card has a cancelled penny stamp and a 1909 postmark on the back.

A photo posted by Benjamen Purvis (@benjamenpurvis) on Aug 22, 2014 at 9:49am PDT

Today I picked up these great old post cards at an antique store in Easton, PA. The Native American was printed and sold in the UK, but never mailed. The vibrant red Wake Up post card has a cancelled penny stamp and a 1909 postmark on the back.

Old episodes of Counting Cars take up about 30% of my DVR.

A photo posted by Benjamen Purvis (@benjamenpurvis) on Jul 15, 2014 at 9:46am PDT

I’m in Vegas visiting my family, so early this morning I decided to drop by Counts Kustoms, a restoration shop that has its own show on the History Channel. (It turned out today was a filming day, so I didn’t go any further than this.)

Old episodes of Counting Cars take up about 30% of my DVR. But the producers are ruining the show for me by focusing on staged horseplay, rather than the informative but hijinks-free work that goes into restoration. And I just can’t stand hearing non-actors deliver “funny” lines fed to them by producers. Producer tinkering is the curse of every reality show I’ve ever enjoyed. (And thanks to aggressive product placement in shows like Counting Cars, American Pickers and Pawn Stars, I’m always expecting these non-actors to stop at a Subway for a refreshing and low-cost sandwich whenever anyone mentions being hungry.)

Dragon detail.

A photo posted by Benjamen Purvis (@benjamenpurvis) on Jul 12, 2014 at 10:03am PDT

I spotted this beautifully ornate building near Central Park today, after taking my visiting niece and nephew to the Jeff Koons exhibit at the Whitney (which was immediately followed by a trip to FAO Schwartz).

Nicely patinated instruments.

A photo posted by Benjamen Purvis (@benjamenpurvis) on Jun 15, 2014 at 6:43am PDT

Spotted these at the flea market today.

Jaw-dropping vintage racer In Adamstown, PA.

A photo posted by Benjamen Purvis (@benjamenpurvis) on Jun 8, 2014 at 5:44am PDT

I saw this jaw-dropping old bike for sale today at the Renningers Market in Adamstown, PA. There’s a real jolt that comes from getting this close to one of these things. I watched others gasp as they took it in as well.