Yes, another gold audio fuse but this one has a pink LED and a bit more embellishment - four struts connected to two bracket rings. It does remind me of an old valve. It has very thin gold plate on the caps and central fuse - apparently it doesn’t degrade which effects sound quality in high end audio equipment. On this one I used a pink LED. The photo does make it look more purple but in reality it is more pink. I don’t like altering product photos too much.
As you can see the light is on when the post is inserted into the silver battery pack. The batteries can be replaced by screwing the top off. When I build these it’s so exciting turning it on for the first time - I was thrilled when I saw this one light up. Perfect for that theatrical costume or just that night out. It will certainly grab attention.
This is made from a gold plated fuse, used in high end stereo for superior sound quality. They have such a great look - atompunk/mid century - I didn’t want to really alter the look. The internal gold plate “S” connection has such great form I couldn’t improve on it. I’ve sold several attached horizontally on a cord for men’s jewellery. Audiophiles love them.
But I wanted to highlight it with light. On the bottom of the fuse I’ve installed an LED with a connection post running through the base cap. The light is turned on by plugging that pin into a small silver tone battery pack. It holds tight to the pin. The battery pack unscrews at the top so batteries can be replaced. The bracket holding the fuse is not fixed so you could turn it up the other way and have the battery pack on the top of the fuse. To balance the piece without the battery I created a similar post on the other end.
Why should fun jewellery, brave jewellery design using light be the domain of gaudy kitsch - plastic flashing Christmas earrings, disposable dance/rave accessories and cheap novelty toys for kids? Why can’t it be used in high quality unique design? Yes, it’s a bit mad scientist and will certainly attract attention whether the light is on or off.
La Ville Cybernétique / The Cybernetic City - Architect Nicolas Schöffer’s cybernetic tower concept, 1963.
A 327-meter high Parisian performing light tower was conceived to be driven by data captured in the city, including traffic, mail, the stock exchange and temperature.
On 25 August 1950, Convair issued a formal proposal for a swept-winged version of the B-36 with all-jet propulsion. The Air Force was sufficiently interested that on 15 March 1951, it authorized Convair to convert two B-36Fs (49-2676 and 49-2684) as the B-36G. Since the aircraft was so radically different from the existing B-36, the designation was soon changed to YB-60.
The YB-60 had 72% parts commonality with its piston-engined predecessor. The fuselages of the two aircraft were largely identical although the radar and bombing systems were located in a removable nose section as a result of the poor reliability of the B-36 installation. For initial flight testing a more streamlined nose with an instrumented boom was fitted; a wedge-shaped insert was added just outboard of the main landing gear to increase wing sweep and the tail surfaces were swept to match. The swept wings also used many B-36 parts. A steerable tail wheel was added to prevent the aircraft tipping backwards. It was not necessarily extended when on the ground but depended on how the aircraft was loaded.
You have stumbled upon my repository for Dieselpunk. Congratulations! What? You’ve never heard of dieselpunk? It’s my pleasure to fill you in, as I only found out recently that there was a name for my preferred vintage aesthetic.
Dieselpunk fills in the space between Steampunk - which you most likely have heard of and has become one of the more mainstream -punk genres (a la cyberpunk) - and Atompunk, which focuses on the Cold War era. In many cases, it blends in with these two bookends. Dieselpunk (and Decopunk, which is a variant that spans the same period) focuses on the Great War Era, which starts with the beginning of WWI and goes until the end of WWII. Technically, that’s from 1913 (where Steampunk ends, pretty much) and 1945, but generally, the consensus is that it covers 1920 to 1950 (where Atompunk starts coming into play).
Two major cultural influences (aside from two World Wars) are the Golden Age of Hollywood, which begins during these decades, and the Jazz Age. Other influences include Film Noir, Pulp comics, Prohibition, manufacturing, adventure travel, and (my personal favorite) the Golden Age of Burlesque. Hopefully, that gives a taste of the sort of bric-a-brac you’ll find here.
I started this Tumblr because there’s kind of a dearth of places to see more Dieselpunk, especially considering that Steampunk has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. However, I was able to find a few great sources to share and you should definitely give them a spin if you have a moment:
Dieselpunks.org - Great to find out if there are any dieselpunk meet-ups where you live (http://www.dieselpunks.org/)
I’m always interested in feedback and talking to people with similar interests so please feel free to comment and share. Thanks for viewing and stay tuned for more dieselpunk goodness!
