The recycling symbol is known through out the world. The three arrows of the symbol signify the three steps in the recycling process.
Step 1: Collection and Sorting
Step 2: Reprocessing of the Materials into Something that is Usable
Step 3: Consumers buy the Recycled Items
This is the basic process, however, there are other aspects of recycling to consider. When a picker rescues a rare find or collectible in the wild. it could be an obsolete part that in turn is sold to someone restoring an old machine, car, or motorcycle. Artists purchase used items to transform into jewelry and there is even a niche in the jewelry world that focuses on an art-form called Steampunk which incorporates elements of science fiction, fantasy, and alternate history. Thrift Stores such as Goodwill and Salvation Army take in used goods and resell them, giving the items a second or third life.
Cumbres and Toltec is America’s Highest and Longest Coal Fired, Steam Operated, Narrow Gauge Railroad
For your viewing pleasure is this image taken from a vintage 35mm slide of the Cumbres and Toltec RR in action spouting an awesome double-header smokestack plume, it was most likely taken around the late 1960s. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is hidden away in a little-known corner of the southern Rocky Mountains, and is a precious historic artifact of the American West. Built in 1880 and essentially unchanged since, the C&TSRR is the most outstanding and best known example of steam era mountain railroading in North America. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is known around the world for its spectacular scenery, unique machinery, and historic structures. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad was originally constructed in 1880 as part of the Rio Grande’s San Juan Extension, which served the silver mining district of the San Juan mountains in southwestern Colorado. Like all of the Rio Grande at the time, it was built to a gauge of 3 feet between the rails, instead of the more common 4 feet, 8-1/2 inches that became standard in the United States. The inability to interchange cars with other railroads led the Rio Grande to begin converting its tracks to standard gauge in 1890. (source www.cumbrestoltec.com) Today the railroad is operated for the states by the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Commission, an interstate agency authorized by an act of Congress in 1974. Care of the historic assets, and interpretation of the railroad is entrusted to the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, a non-profit, member-based organization whose mission is to preserve and interpret the railroad as a living history museum for the benefit of the public.
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What is a Bazaar ?
A bazaar is a merchandising area or marketplace of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The word derives from the Persian word bāzār, the etymology of which goes back to the Middle Persian word baha-char (بهاچار), meaning "the place of prices".Although the current meaning of the word is believed to have originated in Persia, its use has spread and now has been accepted into the vernacular in countries around the world. In North America, the term can be used as a synonym for a "rummage sale", to describe charity fund raising events held by churches and other community organizations, in which donated, used goods, such as books, clothes, and household items are sold for low prices, or else the goods may be new, handcrafted or home-baked, as at a church's Christmas bazaar.
Retro, Vintage, Bazaar Shopping
复古购物, Compras de la Vendimia, पुराने खरीदारी, ヴィンテージショッピング, 빈티지 쇼핑, старинные торговые
Why Vintage ?
* Unique or almost unique - some items were custom made, and others were manufactured in small quantities.
* Good quality - they were designed to be used for years, well made
* Fine materials - many of the unusual older items are no longer manufactured, or are now prohibitively expensive
* Value for money - generally sell for a cost far below similar new product
* History - an appreciation of the past, the roles of previous generations and the skills of respected artisans
* Detailing: hand finishing, unusual, handmade.
* Style: vintage has traditionally been the favourite of creative personalities because it offers an enormously wide range of imaginative styles.
* Investment: some people buy to collect and increasingly, good quality vintage items especially items by well-known designers are sought after by collectors.
Shabby Chic is a form of interior design where furniture and furnishings are either chosen for their age and signs of wear and tear or new items are distressed to achieve the appearance of an antique.
Retro is a word used to describe, denote or classify culturally outdated aged trends or fashions, from the overall postmodern world, but have since that time become functionally or stylishly useful once again. The use of "retro" style iconography and imagery interjected into post-modern art, advertising, mass media, and decor. has occurred from around the time of industrial revolution to the present day.
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