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D.W. Peters
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Member # 330

posted 09-29-2002 11:58 PM

Hello,

I am looking for a source of 'cast' letters to be used in the creation of a reproduction 14th century collar that was worn about he shoulders the 'cast' letters will spell out a motto in Latin.

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AnnaRidley
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Member # 97

posted 10-07-2002 05:17 PM

Billy and Charlie carry a set of gothic letters in pewter. (http://www.billyandcharlie.com/). The letters don't seem to be on their website, but you should be able to e-mail them. I'm not aware of anyone that is doing letters in a metal that would be more appropriate for a collar.

Most of the collars that I am familar with have a repeating letter or motif instaed of spelling out words. I'd be interested to know more about the collar that you are looking to copy.

Mitake.

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Adhemar
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Member # 274

posted 10-24-2002 01:34 PM

Long time coming, but I finally found the
site I remembered them being on...
http://www.albionworks.net/metalwork.html

Hope that helps

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Adhemar

Imagination was given to man to
compensate him for what he is not;
a sense of humor to console him
for what he is.

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Lord Thomas the Black
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Member # 394

posted 12-04-2002 12:59 PM

I looked at Albion's page, and those collars are lovely, but i can't afford to spend that much on a costume accessory. I wanted to get one (or make one) for my student that said "discipulus" ("student" in latin) on it, but the price came out to over three hundred dollars! Does anyone know of a less pricey resource for the letters and the trefoil ring? The rest I can make myself.

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Lord Thomas the Black
of House Leatherwolf
Rogue #693, Merc #373,
Mailler, Leathersmith

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tim seasholtz
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Member # 118

posted 12-04-2002 06:55 PM

Do Billie and Charlie make pewter letters?http://www.billyandcharlie.com

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Lord Thomas the Black
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Member # 394

posted 12-10-2002 01:21 PM

I got ahold of billyandcharlie.com, and their pewter letters were much more suited to my purposes, both in style and price ($.50 each vs Albion's $12.00!). I'm ordering some soon, and I'll let you all know how the project comes out.

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Lord Thomas the Black
of House Leatherwolf
Rogue #693, Merc #373,
Mailler, Leathersmith

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tim seasholtz
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Member # 118

posted 12-10-2002 07:31 PM

Glad to be of help!

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Lord Thomas the Black
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Member # 394

posted 01-06-2003 11:18 AM

For anyone who's interested, I got the letters from billyandcharlie.com, and finished the collars this past weekend. I was able to do both collars for a little under $30.00, so not too shabby. If anyone wants pics, email me, and I'll send them when I get them taken.

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Lord Thomas the Black
of House Leatherwolf
Rogue #693, Merc #373,
Mailler, Leathersmith

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Strongbow
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Member # 461

posted 04-24-2003 10:30 AM

Thomas,

I'd love to see some pics of your collars. Your email seems to be inaccessible, could you email the pics to me at vila@comcast.net ?

Thanks!

Strongbow

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