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Originally Posted by suzukovich:

Nice,  but actually your not wrong with or with out the pull ring. As a kid, I can remember in our house having both types. My school had ones with a hole in them so you could use a pole with a hook to lower them.

Thank you guys, as always, very informative responses.

 

Andre.

 

Ours were old when I was growing up in the '60s.  Whithe with no pull string.  Dad grew up in the same house, Gramdma got them after the war.  I remember the ones with the hole for the stick with the hook for the stick!!  Haven't thought of that in over 40 years at least!!  Nostalgia!  I love it!

 

Regardless, I like the looks of the pull string ones better, Andre.  I'll be making an order before my birthday and Christmas.  Mrs. B and the grown daughters are always glad when I do their shopping for them!  lol

Originally Posted by suzukovich:

My school had ones with a hole in them so you could use a pole with a hook to lower them.

 

Originally Posted by Mark Boyce:

I remember the ones with the hole for the stick with the hook for the stick!!  Haven't thought of that in over 40 years at least!!  Nostalgia!  I love it!

Doug & Mark,

Now I don't feel so old. And No, I didn't have to walk five miles to school in the rain and snow..LMAO

Andre, You brought back memories, Thank you!

That looks great.

 We had heavy, loooong green shades at my elementary school built in the late 1800's. Others were shorter, lighter in shade and weight, and stacked to get length. They had wood pull rings, and tarp/rope brass eyelets that the poles could grab. The eyelets were easiest.   

 They were in the gymnasium, and there were 3 different length poles in a corner by the stage. A favorite "Grumpy Janitor prank" was for kids to get boosted high enough to reach one fully lowered, then pull and release, sending it spinning, and kids scattering 

The Grumpy Janitor had to get out a heavy wooden 40-50 ft ladder each time .

(Nope! I was too short!)

 

 I have a tiny little motor from inside a digital camera that could pull off the window shade movement.  

Thank you guys for the kind words.

Bring some memories and preserve some how the details that make an era, is what I like on my layout. So thanks again for the information about colors and types.

Those shade will be in the market soon to fit in my models and few others buildings.

Anyway I will make some wide enough to customize accordingly your needs. 

Andre.

Originally Posted by PSU1980:

Andre,

 

I would like to get shades for the buildings that I just purchased. How do I get them? Want a mix of pull downs and silhoutte's of the folks.

We are working making the shade sheets available in 2 different colors for all our buildings.

BTW, I sent you an email.

 

Andre.

 

Originally Posted by AG - River Leaf Models:
Originally Posted by mwb:
 
...........I will make some wide enough to customize accordingly your needs. 

Useful detail to dress up those otherwise boring windows

No more boring windows, Martin.

Now that's window dressing!

I cant think of the last time I saw the wide band, cloth slat tethers.

The masonry is more than just a little pleasant.

  

More memories to kick around:

 

Remember the tied, thin slat bamboo shades?

Only a tiny un-adjustable gap.

No Tiki/Hula/Surfer/Hot Rodder/Hunters cabin theme (not bamboo) would be without.   

 

For bigger "run down" or apt. buildings, a few of both would be fitting.

 

If the shade motor bit is overkill, at least rip a corner on one ..

 

How about yellowing shades where the old man that smokes a pipe at the sill lives?

 

There's a lot of ideas to play with using those.

 

 Beautiful stuff as usual.

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