Seen in Print

[rex desilets]

Every now and then there is justice in the world

[webenda]

You have me theorizing about what letters are hidden behind that tree trunk.

Figure it out yet Murph? Hint, some "door stops" are made out of this stuff.

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[MurphOnMillerAve]

"Brass" rubbing occurred to me, but then I thought, who would want to have their brass rubbed or want to see somebody rub their own (?)

[rogruth]

I know this should get some good answers.
What is done at a Brass Rubbing Centre?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I know this should get some good answers.
What is done at a Brass Rubbing Centre?

Exactly. And how many do we need?
In fact, if you went into a place and said, "Rub this for me," wouldn't a variety of responses be expected, some of them punitive?

[rex desilets]

Oh, my.
For the few who don't know what a brass rubbing is: Medieval tombs of famous/well-to-do persons were adorned with brass plaques showing a likeness engraved into a brass plate. Visitors to the UK went from church to church armed with appropriate paper and crayons to transfer the images. It dawned on various and sundry churchmen, etc, that this activity was slowly destroying the images. So copies were made and Centres established where one could rub brasses to their hearts content, for a fee. Bride and I so indulged on our first visit back in '88. One Centre that we visited was located within St. Martin's in the Fields.
Given the lineup of rubbers bent over various brasses, rubbing away, the thought of ass-rubbing no doubt occurred.

[rogruth]

Very interesting

[webenda]

Rex knows.

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Reference: http://www.gsm.cam.ac.uk/brass-rubbing-at-gsm/

[rogruth]

After you do your rubbing, what do you do with it?
Is this similar to having a photo of an old family artifact on display?

[webenda]

Hang it on a wall as a souvenir from your trip to the country where O-Scale is 7 mm.
Take it to school for "Show and Tell."

[rex desilets]

Hang it on a wall as a souvenir from your trip to the country where O-Scale is 7 mm.
Take it to school for "Show and Tell."

Did several, framed them, hung them on the wall. Reflection of Bride's and my early Anglophilia.
Fell for Brit steam whilst there. For a while bought all sorts of OO equipment until the fever passed and fell into O3RS.

[aterry11]

The rubbing in above photo of the crusader knight is impressive!!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[J. S. Bach]

My eyes (brain?) inserted the "R" several times; about the fourth reading (so, what is wrong with this sign??) it finally clicked.

[webenda]

My eyes (brain?) inserted the "R" several times; about the fourth reading (so, what is wrong with this sign??) it finally clicked.

Ths is becase the huamn mnd deos not raed evry leter by istlef, but the wrod as a whle and it is hppy to sort and isenrt leters for youl