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Marthe48

(21,522 posts)
Sat Apr 8, 2023, 10:11 PM Apr 2023

I was looking for information about an item I have

We got a photographer's birdie in a box of stuff years ago. I wanted to see if I could find a value. I came across this You Tube video of a restoration. The restored birdie is like ours, but ours is pat'd 1-13-23, so it isn't 140 years old. But the video is cool to watch. The guy used 3D printing to make a part that was missing, past meets present.

https://petapixel.com/2020/10/21/this-140-year-old-metal-bird-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-watch-the-birdie/

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I was looking for information about an item I have (Original Post) Marthe48 Apr 2023 OP
Have no idea, but multigraincracker Apr 2023 #1
I posted in a group on fb Marthe48 Apr 2023 #2
Good. If I find mine I will ask for consult. bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #3

Marthe48

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2. I posted in a group on fb
Sat Apr 8, 2023, 10:53 PM
Apr 2023

and a collector in the group said it was worth $50-75 dollars. Nice to know. Also nice to know how it works. I thought it would be dry, because of being close to cameras, electrical equipment and so on, but the chirp is enhanced with water. After this holiday, I'm going to do a little cautious work on it and see if it'll work

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