Historical Artifact Replicas

TheDoctor said:
I've got a REAL spinosaurus aegyptiacus tooth!

As far as replicas, I've got several replica dinosaur bones (raptor claws, T-Rex tooth, etc.), a plastic replica of the Mayflower Rifle, a TON of replica documents (everything from American documents, to Titanic Blueprints, Dinosaur expedition maps, etc.), a REAL bullet from Gettysburg (part of an estate auction - I had it authenticated) along with a plastic replica of a Confederate rifle, and a plastic replica of the gun Alexander Hamilton used to kill Aaron Burr.

From a much more recent time, I also collect antique Kodak cameras. I have a nice display of Kodak cameras throughout history, right up to the first Kodak Digital Camera (consumer).
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Holy crap! Where did you get a real Spiney tooth? That thing should be worth some serious cash given how rare they are
 
Funny that this thread should come back to life now. I've been digging up images of Mayan jade masks the last few days. I thought one would look nice on the wall. Dinosaur teeth too. Guess I need to get sculpting. There are lots of tricks for making "jade" with polymer clay. It might be a good place to start.
 
JunkSabers1138 said:
Holy crap! Where did you get a real Spiney tooth? That thing should be worth some serious cash given how rare they are
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Actually, they're surprisingly inexpensive. You can get them for less than $100 in some places - depending on the quality. I got mine in a grab box from a shop I visit once a year. I had the tooth authenticated by two paleontologists (one at my local museum, and one from the museum in Chicago - friends of mine).

I was actually surprised at how un-rare they actually are!
 
TheDoctor said:
Actually, they're surprisingly inexpensive. You can get them for less than $100 in some places - depending on the quality. I got mine in a grab box from a shop I visit once a year. I had the tooth authenticated by two paleontologists (one at my local museum, and one from the museum in Chicago - friends of mine).

I was actually surprised at how un-rare they actually are!
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Really? They make Spinosaurus out to be this super duper rare to find fossil and treat anything I.D.'ed as one as if it was worth its weight in gold.

Really cool you have that though... how does it feel you own such a piece of pre-history?
 
JunkSabers1138 said:
Really? They make Spinosaurus out to be this super duper rare to find fossil and treat anything I.D.'ed as one as if it was worth its weight in gold.

Really cool you have that though... how does it feel you own such a piece of pre-history?
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It's pretty weird. Most of the stuff I own was made within my lifetime (being 30 now). I have some things that were made many years before I was born (Kodak camera dating back to 1912, books published going back to 1726) but to think I have something that has literally been around so long it's uncomfortable is just mind blowing sometimes. It's one thing to read about Dinosaurs, it's another to see actual bones in a museum, and it's something completely different to actually hold something like that.
 
This thread has had my head buzzing for a couple days now, always fun. I even started sculpting a scarab tonight. But all of this only leads to the question, is there a forum or community for people specifically building historical replicas? It would be nice to have such a resource... Anyone know of such a creature?
 
nick daring said:
I'd love to have a copy of the Rosetta Stone done in fiber glass.

Also Perhaps some Space Race replicas- Sputnik Replica, a good Mercury Helmet, Apollo Thruster

Military items fall in this category, of which I have a few items. A few wwii and 50's era Flight helmets and a WWII m1 US Steel Helmet.

So many cool items from history...

Nick
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I have a replica of The Rosetta stone; I'm not sure if it's 100% sized to scale but I bought it a few years ago from an Egyptian online store. It's pretty nice; made from hydrocal I think but all in all it's very nice!
 
Pangboche Hand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ended up getting some great reference material from the guy who runs the site about having WETA make a replica hand.

It'll give me something to do over the holidays :)

Gonna have to check out that jade link. One of my favorite books was a Casca novel where he has a death mask made out of jade. Wouldn't mind one to hang off the wall...

Chris
 
I have an authentic Nazi party pin (long story) that I could cast in resin if anyone would be interested in a reproduction.
 
TheMalum said:
Obscure is great! The obscurer the better! I never even thought of the Rosetta Stone replica until this thread popped up years ago, and now I wish I could own one/have the room to show one off! Of course, at the prices listed, it's waaaaaay too rich for me. Added to the list of "if I win the lottery".

A crystal skull would be cool, but I'm not sure it counts as authentically "historical." :) Nevertheless, there are several replicas out there made from real crystal, many of which are ascribed strange powers by their owners. :)rolleyes)

These guys have them.
Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull Replica w/ Movable Jaw 4.75" High - Ruatan - Crystal Skulls, Books & Maps

However, the dimensions seem a little off: the replica is at "6" long 4.75" high and 4" wide," while the Mitchell-Hedges skull is apparently "5 inches (13 cm) high, 7 inches (18 cm) long and 5 inches wide."
Crystal skull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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You can find those cheaper (maybe without the map) on ebay. It's just a resin cast skull. The bad thing is the jaw isn't anatomically correct. By that I mean the jaw isn't set in bone like a regular humans would be, it's a circular hole/plug that it sets in. Not really great :(

Got my own crystal skull though :) Twitpic - Share photos on Twitter

Chris
 
I'm not sure if these are the kind of thing your thinking of, but I make these Viking/Danish/Saxon reproduction amulets out of Pewter. They are besed on finds from all over northern Europe, mainly Sweeden.

Thor's Hammer
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Birka Cross
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World Serpent
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Boar's Tusk (resin)
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I also do leatherwork for living history enthusiasts of the same period.

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There are a few more examples on my website, under "Viking and Saxon Accessories"
 
Well, I had considered on doing a "last rites kit" for the short film we shot for school and had pitched it to my Production Designer, who decided not to proceed with making it because of the limited time we had to get everything together to work on such an item.

You're probably wondering what I mean by a "last rites kit", a long time ago, Christian families often ended up performing last rites for their elderly members because of the fact that most families often lived far away from town. As a result, sometimes waiting for a preacher when a loved one lay dying proved difficult because if the preacher was coming by foot, the dying would pass away before he get there. So, families would have a "last rites kit", which was sort of a small wooden cabinet with glass panels that would be hung in the corner of a room, often having a religious image (like ***** ****** or *****' mother Mary, for example). And when you opened the panel, inside would be a copy of a prayer book (I think it may have been a copy of the Bible), a Cross, and a small glass bottle of Holy Water.

I know it seems rather morbid, but I personally happen to know of it because one of the items that was given to my father from my Great Grandmother (who passed away towards the late 1980s/early 1990s) was one of these kits.

EDIT: I've talked with my dad about this, but it turns out the "last rites kit" wasn't from the 1930s. My great grandmother had the kit with her when she came over from France long before the Great Depression. My dad has told me he has considered on taking it out of storage and begin cleaning it up. I've told him to take a lot of pictures as he's cleaning it up (my dad has also has an old camera collection so he knows what he's doing).
 
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