here is how it looked this morning:
Hi, I recently started looking for the Felix Felices stand and I was wondering if you still have yours. I am looking for the parts that you mentioned but some of the seem to be discontinued. Please let me know if you can help me. Thank you.Thanks Kris,
It was your gorgeous photograph that inspired me to obtain a vial and build the stand to hold it. I guess I need to go out and buy some cognac!:lol
The vertical shaft was a piece of chrome plated copper tubing 3/8" OD and 5/16" ID I had lying around. It's used for plumbing bathroom sinks and came from Home Depot. It was painted semi-gloss black and the top end was threaded 1/8 IPT to accept the brass loop. A 5/16-18 stud was glued into the other end and screws into the base.
The loop was the only part that I was already familiar with. It's a lamp part and came from:
LOOP
The postage was more than the part cost.
The Support Stand (A.K.A. Retort Stand or Laboratory Stand w/Triangular or Tripod base) is a Humboldt H21300.
Humboldt catalog page 12.
Stand from Amazon
It was the smallest profile I could find. Unfortunately it's not as arched as the actual prop. I hope someone else may come across a better match! It comes with a rod which I didn't use.
The clamp was a highly modified Three-Prong Extension Clamp (A.K.A Three Finger- Retort Clamp, or Swivel Clamp) VWR Talon 21572-805.
VWR Talon catalog page
I ordered it from Amazon:
Clamp on Amazon
I ended up cutting off the arm that came with it which is 5/16" diameter and replaced it with a piece of 1/4" dia aluminum rod threaded 8-32 on both ends (also painted black). I replaced the screw and wing nut that originally came with the clamp with the adjustment mechanism from an old drawing compass (I believe it was a Mars-Stadtler). The little rubber cushions were removed and replaced with small cork strips. I used a Caswell Plug-n-plate to plate over the original Nickel finish.
The brass knobs were the most difficult parts to find. They are Cole Hersee 8113-10.
Brass Knobs
I ordered them from:
Boatowners warehouse(alternate source $25 min order)
I had to remove the chrome plating.
The two brass collars I could not find anywhere so I made them from a brass plumbing fitting I found at a well stocked hardware store. I cut the fitting into two pieces and then rounded off the edges. I drilled and tapped the holes to accomodate the knobs and clamp.
Lemolemonuk,
Thanks!
By the time I found out that the vials were for sale, they were no longer available from Juno. I can work with metal, but have no talent for working glass, so I contacted Kevin at Prochaska Galleries who had previously made a beautiful glass Calla Lily for my wife. He agreed to make a vial for me and replicated it from 2 pictures that I emailed to him. The cost was $60 including postage. It's nicely made and a whole lot heavier than it looks! The cork came from Lowes.
ATL