PipesMag Ephemera Syndicate - Collectors Group

[misterlowercase]

If anyone else may be interested in the The Episodes of Ebenezer Phizzletop,

I am definitely up for it.
Noticed the bookseller has an eBay listing with cheaper price,

and open for offers...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301851966298?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Should I be talking about such things publicly?
Would like to open a dialogue regarding such matters.
Hopefully, we can refine our strategies and become a well-oiled machine.

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[buroak]

Sable would be an excellent keeper of the catalogs. I would gladly do it, but I think we need someone of his reputation to ensure pool members' trust. I also know that I no longer have ready access to the kind of scanning equipment needed for this project.
I would also chip in on Phizzletop.

Hopefully, we can refine our strategies and become a well-oiled machine.

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And quickly! If we doubt our ability to get our act together, perhaps someone should reach out to Gary Schrier.

 

[misterlowercase]

And quickly! If we doubt our ability to get our act together, perhaps someone should reach out to Gary Schrier.

I agree.
The genesis of such a group was spurred by an unusual lot of available older catalogs,

not an everyday occurrence and the likes of which rarely show up.
They could disappear at any moment.
And,

great suggestion referring to Briar Books Press,

the importance of Gary's noble endeavor cannot be overstated as to just how crucial his publishing house is,

the possibilities for future editions is very exciting.
I would likely still buy a paperbound edition from BBP even if I had a digital copy.
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[buroak]

So far, just the English stuff (including Phizzletop) could cost any pool over $325. We are going to have to figure out what is possible.

 

[gloucesterman]

I would second Jesse as "trustee of the archive", if he is willing.

 

[misterlowercase]

I will be a diligent scout for such tomes,

sometimes they pop up in the most unexpected of places...
...this old Missouri Meerschaum catalog sold for around $135 just several days ago:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-CATALOGUE-XIXe-de-CORN-COB-PIPES-TIBBES-MISSOURI-MEERSCHAUM-U-S-A-/361477926506?hash=item5429c36e6a%3Ag%3AIUEAAOSwzhVWqPKv&nma=true&si=j81fJL3WTKrmJNAJZqaw0cCxGDQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
...note the BBB bulldog,

I thought that was really cool!

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[buroak]

MLC, You should be our official scout. Nobody else has near the nose for this stuff.
The old Corndogs are great. I am lucky enough to have one, and it is among my favorites to just stare at.

 

[shotime]

great idea, very worthwhile project looking forward to helping out

 

[buroak]

Shotime, Glad to have more interested parties. I hope we will be able to get this going in short order.

 

[framitz]

I would like to join in interested in char atom stuff also. Shel

 

[sablebrush52]

What say you Sable?

Sounds good to me if it sounds good to the others.

I would gladly do it, but I think we need someone of his reputation to ensure pool members' trust.

Which reminds me...Buroak, how did that Florida swampland that I sold you work out for you?

 

[misterlowercase]

Sounds good to me if it sounds good to the others.

Glad to hear it.
Brings up another question,

do we vote or what?
If so,

I'm going with D.J. Trump!
Just kidding.
Glad to see things coalescing here.

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[sablebrush52]

A lot of good points have been made here.
Keeping the copies as digital PDFs of scanned pages is the way to go. Printing this stuff, unless you send it to China, is a money sink. There just isn't that much interest in this arcana. To give you an example, I've probably sold around 100 copies of the Barling Catalog in the years that I've made it available. If I don't count my labor in producing the facsimile I've just about broken even. But then, I printed in the US. There is barely zero money in it.
You do this to spread about information and to satisfy your curiosity. That's the only good reason to do this.

 

[misterlowercase]

Yes,

PDF makes the most sense definitely.
Too bad all you have access to are crappy lo-res scanners,

I'm going back to D.J.T.! :wink:

 

[buroak]

Which reminds me...Buroak, how did that Florida swampland that I sold you work out for you?

D.J. Trump used eminent domain to seize it, so I'll never know.
PDF is my preference. The only alternative I could see would be trying to self-publish it for Kindle to provide better protection against free riders. I have no idea how that would work.

 

[walt24]

This may not be doable but once it is in pdf. how much trouble/effort would it be to copy to a CD?

Where do I send my check?
Walter

 

[buroak]

Putting a PDF on a CD is no trouble at all. More details to follow.

 

[buroak]

We may want to rethink the whole thing. This is how catalog fans end up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVWpHTafYuA

 

[pruss]

I think we're safe Buroak... I wouldn't be caught dead in a Starbucks.
I'm with Walter... Where do I send my cheque?
I am also more than ok with Jesse being the company archivist.
I'm also very happy with .pdfs we could load up into a Google.doc account, or Dropbox, or simply send out to folks on flash drives.
-- Pat

 

[sablebrush52]

Too bad all you have access to are crappy lo-res scanners,

Ahem...I scanned the Barling catalog on my scanner, an Epson V600 Photo, at 1200ppi in 48 bit color. Each scanned page was about 860mb.
Before Greg Pease bought his copy, he asked for my scanning and printing specs. I answered him. Evidently my approach was - how shall I say it in properly understated tone - acceptable...
That would be for an archive copy. A good looking digital PDF would be made from a reduction, or the size of the PDF would be too large for most computers to handle. I'd probably drop it to about 120ppi for the PDF.
BTW, I'm pledging $100 toward the purchase fund.